flameboy Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazza Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choze Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 You can pay for Used Games to be played though Thats anti second hand. I thought it was untrue. This is huge news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
are1981 Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madeinbeats Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ville Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dem0- Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarf Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serebii Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog-amoto Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Well I'm still gutted that I can't use Nintendo TVii so day one purchase for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ville Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liger05 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Woah they went through with paying to play used games. That's a crazy decision!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazza Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarf Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madeinbeats Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Dem0- Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Surely it would mean that the Kinect is bundled with every console then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Damn gutted to hear that Xbox won't work without Kinect. Just hope Sony don't follow suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapedeck Posted May 21, 2013 Share 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. That's insane. Gamers shafted again. Doesn't take rocket science to realise this could shaft retailers and gamers. If someone buys FIFA 14 second hand who gets the money? Do EA get a percentage or does it go straight to MS? Also: the notion of installing games onto HDD's boils my blood. I want to sit down and play a game, not install it on to my console first. This was like watching the unveiling of a new TiVO device. This isn't about gaming anymore. It's about owning your living room, taking your monies and controlling who you speak to and what you watch. Remember when gaming used to be less but so much more? Maybe I'm old and cynical but gaming, to me, is about escapism and fun not NFL dreamteams and talking to my TV trying to get it to understand my accent while doing hadoukens to bring a film up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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