Serebii Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 You can pay for Used Games to be played though Microsoft did say that if a disc was used with a second account, that owner would be given the option to pay a fee and install the game from the disc, which would then mean that the new account would also own the game and could play it without the disc.
madeinbeats Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Console is not always online. It does blocked used games, though http://kotaku.com/the-xbox-is-not-always-online-but-seems-to-block-used-509077987 Shit on me hahaha.
ipaul Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 I wasn't expecting much but somehow it was still underwhelming. At least the controller looks a bit better...
Happenstance Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 I thought the name is terrible and its an ugly looking console. Looks like a VCR. The conference was what I expected. Full of filler bullshit, information I didnt care about and deals that will never appear outside the US.
flameboy Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 The key question is: are the exclusives Kinect-focused? The conference was complete wank, the strategy they're taking was to be expected though. Makes it easier to choose the PS4 I suppose. Yeah I guess so purely based on that. However we have to bare in mind this broadcast on daytime tv clearly it was going to be tailored to them. Look how many times they demoed the TV thing and Price is Right popped up. The best thing though is how similar it looks to a Rogers (cable company) nextbox tivo box lol
Grazza Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Maybe I'm getting old, but technology is becoming too complicated for me. When did we become too lazy to turn things on physically, change channels with buttons, or look at a TV guide (and since when did we want to do so many things at once)? I quite like some television programmes, but what does Xbox have to do with it? It won't change what programmes are available to me, will it? Sports... yawn. But, it wasn't actually that bad a show (the pacing was good, at least) and I was surprised at how much I was impressed with Call of Duty: Ghosts. I won't buy it, I'm just saying. Overall, I just get the feeling that the wider games industry has become something that isn't for me. Bring back Sega vs. Nintendo!
Agent Gibbs Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 how can people like the new controller, its like the perfect 360 controller got drunk and slept with the butt ugly original xbox 1 (not to be confused with xbox 3 also called one) then had a love child! its got angular growths on the top and end of the hand grips
Ike Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 The Xbox ONE actually makes me less enthusiastic for the whole next-gen. Yep, looks like I'm out. Well may pick up a PS4/Xbox One in a few years depending on how the software turns out. Just got home so catching up a bit, but the console looks like it's a VHS/freeview box or something. Controller looks a little 3rd party-ish. By the sounds of it I have zero interest in the games shown. It all just sounded underwhelming so far, but like I said still catching up so my opinion may change. Slightly.
are1981 Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 XBO blocking used games. What happens when they turn off the servers? No more authentication? Retro gaming is so... retro! It will be impossible in the future! Torrents, here we come...
madeinbeats Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 I thought the name is terrible and its an ugly looking console. Time to start coming to terms with it mate - it isn't a console!
Ville Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 And here we go... Microsoft has confirmed that all Xbox One games will require mandatory installation onto the system's hard drive and, to install the same disc onto another user's drive, a fee must be paid. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/407912/microsoft-confirms-pre-owned-fee-for-xbox-one/
-Dem0- Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 The start of the conference was quite good when it was discussing some of the changes/improvements in home entertainment but that's about it. The rest bored me.
dwarf Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Nobody on the stage gave the faintest toss about games. There was no passion, just buzz-word gibberish. The name is OK, but there is an issue with it being 359 less than the 360.
Serebii Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Hold up. The Xbox One TV stuff. How were they changing channel? From what tech specs say, it's done via HDMI passthrough. I don't recall HDMI being able to manipulate cable boxes in such a way.
flameboy Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 And here we go... So now it makes sense why EA abandoned online passes...these two systems can't both work.
Dog-amoto Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Well I'm still gutted that I can't use Nintendo TVii so day one purchase for me
Cube Posted May 21, 2013 Author Posted May 21, 2013 The Xbox One TV stuff. How were they changing channel? From what tech specs say, it's done via HDMI passthrough. I don't recall HDMI being able to manipulate cable boxes in such a way. It's quite simple. The guy says the words just before the pre-recorded feed is about to change.
Ville Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 So basically if you buy a used game or even borrow your friend's game, you have to pay extra just to install it? Screw that.
Cube Posted May 21, 2013 Author Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) You also need to install a game to your HDD before you can play it. Edit: Apparently this is just for the second console. Edited May 21, 2013 by Cube
liger05 Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Woah they went through with paying to play used games. That's a crazy decision!!
Grazza Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Hold up. The Xbox One TV stuff. How were they changing channel? From what tech specs say, it's done via HDMI passthrough. I don't recall HDMI being able to manipulate cable boxes in such a way. I think he said with a mobile phone (how that's simpler than using the remote, I don't know).
flameboy Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Hold up. The Xbox One TV stuff. How were they changing channel? From what tech specs say, it's done via HDMI passthrough. I don't recall HDMI being able to manipulate cable boxes in such a way. Yeah it makes no sense...essentially your voice commands via HDMI are replacing infrared signals from a remote.
dwarf Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 I think toying with apps and menus while watching films or dramas is actually disrespectful to the people creating them. Not appealing in the slightest. What's the crack with used games on PS4?
Cube Posted May 21, 2013 Author Posted May 21, 2013 According to IGN Xbox One will not function without Kinect connected, continues Microsoft UK As long as that is the case, nothing - not even Banjo-Kazooie, Blast Corps, Jet Force Gemini and Perfect Dark - would convince me to get the console. I think toying with apps and menus while watching a films or dramas is actually disrespectful to the people creating them. Not appealing in the slightest. What's the crack with used games on PS4? "Up to the publisher. Sony won't be doing it" I think.
madeinbeats Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 I think toying with apps and menus while watching a films or dramas is actually disrespectful to the people creating them. Not appealing in the slightest. What's the crack with used games on PS4? Yeah, I don't get that. If you're watching a film and it's any good, you don't want to be browsing the web looking at shit.
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