Jimbob Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 The chap who got his Xbox early has been banned until the console launch.
Zechs Merquise Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 Looks like some games on the Xbox One might require an internet connection after all, even for offline play! But of course, it could just be Call of Duty. Apparently people getting XBOs early are now being prevented from downloading the day one patch and will not be allowed to get it until closer to the actual launch. It's almost like MS are digging themselves a bigger hole with every move they make. Having units ship early and impressions come out is something that builds buzz for a release not kills it. Having these people banned from playing their consoles sends out all the wrong messages - contempt for the loyal fanbase that is excited over the release and it is all as if MS have things to hide. It's like the ridiculous embargoes on the games - it just ads to the air of uncertainty over the console and builds negative momentum on forums and in the gaming press that every game on the system is inferior to its PS4 counterpart!
Agent Gibbs Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 (edited) The guy managed to get the Day one patch but was banned from accessing Xbox live, and then 24 hours later banned from accessing anything on the xbone ; its effectively bricked until (hopefully) he can be reinstated on launch... Panello has tried to explain the situation as the day one patch isn't final and is being updated constantly, as such the OS has a 24 hour timelimit....he also said DRM has never been in the xbone build.... Others have pointed out its quite a coincidence that the 24 hour limit is identical to the original 24 hour online DRM check in..... Conspiracies and lies are abound as there is just no trust in MS and their representatives, and eitherway its seen as a dick move, or really bad that a week or so before launch the OS is so in flux it has a 24 hour limit.. of course sony have capitalised on this, saying they won't ban early consoles, and some ps4's are in the wild..... Its like if it can go wrong MS are doing it EDIT: i should mention supposedly the xbones are shipping with NO real OS and the day 1 patch is to install one...or so has also been said (its like 40 pages the thread on neogaf and nobody sumarises without hyperbole) Edited November 12, 2013 by Agent Gibbs
dwarf Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 I really don't think this is an issue for Microsoft. The patch on the other hand... Sounds dodgy.
Cube Posted November 12, 2013 Author Posted November 12, 2013 I just think it's a case that the day one patch isn't fully ready yet. They won't want someone posting stuff with buggy software.
Charlie Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 I think it's also worth noting that in the original article the updates said that Major Nelson sorted the issue out for the user. He hasn't been banned from playing it and can do everything apart from access Live until release day.
Cookyman Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 (edited) Interesting article but worth posting for the title alone. The Xbox One Has A Wee Dong Problem But designing around male genitalia is nothing new for video game consoles. The Kinect is one of the most amazing pieces of consumer hardware on the planet. It can recognize the human anatomy with incredible logic and accuracy. And when Microsoft’s new Xbox One comes out next month, every unit will be packaged with an improved Kinect, capable of 1080p Skype video and improved 3-D fidelity that, using an IR camera, can even make out your body in the dark. With extreme specificity. In fact, while I’d intended to post the above tech demo of the improved Kinect from Microsoft Research, I noticed, alongside the intricacies of a hoodie and jeans--and there’s no graceful way to put this--a dong. The Kinect hardware/software is now so effective at deciphering the bumps and folds of clothing that it can pinpoint a man’s package down to its pant leg, carving out the distinctive folds in our trousers that society, backed by a bit of shadowy denim, has become remarkable at ignoring. As soon as I made the observation, it brought me back to a moment I must have repressed during the Xbox One announcement at Microsoft’s campus in Redmond. Testing the new Kinect in a cozy room, I, amongst a small handful of journalists and engineers who I didn’t know, caught a glance at my own man lump snake python on the screen. I felt the fear of every ninth-grade boy called up to the chalkboard. Truthfully, a small percentage of Xbox owners may ever have such an experience. This topographical view is essentially a debug mode (I believe, accessible to gamers, but far from standard), and most Kinect experiences will likely render you as a bubbly asexual cartoon or a character with stock anatomy, smoothing over everything from hoodie strings to the overzealous nipples. But as everyday technologies get better at seeing us naked, it does call to question: Should developers start thinking about censoring their imaging APIs? Should a company like Microsoft algorithmically smooth over chests, rears, and crotches at the core layers of their technology to protect a user’s chastity in the uncanny valley of nudity? Because while the Kinect isn’t nearly as anatomically omniscient as the TSA’s controversial millimeter wave scanners and Backscatter X-ray machines, it’s still processing our anatomy at a level more acute than the human eye, and it’s only going to get better. “As everyday technologies get better at seeing us naked, should developers start thinking about censoring their imaging APIs?” As absurd as this problem may sound, the consoles have a history of designing around sexuality--what most of us would agree is a necessary countermeasure on platforms where five-year-olds may interact with 50-year-olds. Xbox Live gamertags and profiles, for instance, ban “topics or content of a sexual nature.” (This policy led to mass bannings of subscribers who used the words “gay” and “lesbian” a few years ago, when Microsoft clarified the policy was not driven by an anti-gay agenda, but because a vast majority of users were using those words as insults.) The Nintendo Wii U took on dongs in a more direct manner, when their latest console allowed users to draw on the walls of Miiverse message boards: The company actually developed algorithms derived from popular, Western styles of penis sketch to detect and block phallic imagery. (Crafty artists beat the code, but Nintendo’s heart was in the right place.) Almost everything in this article is laughable, so I’m not going to pretend that Microsoft is violating us, or spotting anything that a strong squint couldn’t already see. And I’m certainly not going to imply that some exacerbated shadowing around someone’s crotch will defile the youth of our society. The new Kinect certainly isn’t malevolent; it’s just engineering that works a bit too well, and is sharing that a half step more socially than we might want it to be. As increasingly capable technologies become more personal, we’re going to have to think less about what we can do, and more about what we shouldn't do. Whether it's Kinect staring at our crotches, Amazon peeking into our buying habits, or Facebook leering at our social life, the technology industry will have to continually strike a design balance between the granular information they see and the information about ourselves that we see. Because if I’ve learned one thing in 31 years of masculinity, it’s that nobody ever wants to see my placket-racket flopping around in the living room. Edited November 12, 2013 by Cookyman
Jimbob Posted November 14, 2013 Posted November 14, 2013 (edited) GAME Cardiff have an Xbox One on display (and it's playable as well), they had Dead Rising 3 on demo. Edit: Got some snaps, boy the console is huge. I did say there was a demo, the staff couldn't get the console working (funny, Kinect wasn't working for them and they couldn't sync the controllers) Edited November 15, 2013 by Jimbob
Jimbob Posted November 16, 2013 Posted November 16, 2013 Shopto put this up, processing Xbox One orders as we speak.
Hero-of-Time Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 HERE'S a cracking episode of the Bonus Round. This week they discuss the XBone and what when on behind the scenes before launch. It was quite interesting to listen to the power point section. It sounds like Microsoft basically did the exact opposite of what they were advised to do.
Debug Mode Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 I was literally coming here to do the same HoT! Absolutely amazing run down of what's most likely going to drag down the Xbox One. It's going to be a really interesting generation.
flameboy Posted November 18, 2013 Posted November 18, 2013 HERE'S a cracking episode of the Bonus Round. This week they discuss the XBone and what when on behind the scenes before launch. It was quite interesting to listen to the power point section. It sounds like Microsoft basically did the exact opposite of what they were advised to do. Wow they fucking ripped them to shreds!
Happenstance Posted November 19, 2013 Posted November 19, 2013 Looks like streaming to Twitch from the Xbox One has been delayed until 2014.
flameboy Posted November 19, 2013 Posted November 19, 2013 Looks like streaming to Twitch from the Xbox One has been delayed until 2014. I wonder why they only just announced it's full set and released another video and now it's suddenly not happening for a while! Pretty big lose to be honest.
Happenstance Posted November 20, 2013 Posted November 20, 2013 Eurogamer gave Forza 7/10 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-20-forza-motorsport-5-review
Daft Posted November 20, 2013 Posted November 20, 2013 I fucking knew it. It always looked so weak, at least relatively. How none of the previews picked up on that is beyond me. I'm sure elsewhere it'll score better because it's Forza.
Happenstance Posted November 20, 2013 Posted November 20, 2013 Lococycle Quick Look http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-lococycle/2300-8243/
Shorty Posted November 20, 2013 Posted November 20, 2013 I fucking knew it. It always looked so weak, at least relatively. How none of the previews picked up on that is beyond me. I'm sure elsewhere it'll score better because it's Forza. Agreed. Ever since I heard the word "Driveatar" alarm bells started ringing.
dwarf Posted November 20, 2013 Posted November 20, 2013 Hahaha, Drivatar! Remember everybody rinsing the demonstration in the IRC when that phrased cropped up.
Retro_Link Posted November 20, 2013 Posted November 20, 2013 It got an 8.8 from IGN http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/11/20/forza-motorsport-5-review
Hero-of-Time Posted November 21, 2013 Posted November 21, 2013 He says "Happy to be meeting the fans!". He thinks " Get me the hell away from these people"
Daft Posted November 21, 2013 Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) Major Nelson OFF. Forza 5 at E3. Forza 5 on release. Edited November 21, 2013 by Daft
Jimbob Posted November 21, 2013 Posted November 21, 2013 Twitter's gone a little nuts with people complaining that GAME have driven people into overdrafts over taking money for the Xbox One. Similar situation with Shopto over the PS4/XOne orders.
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