flameboy Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 So I've been wondering for some time now how it's weird that we are so close to the launch of Xbox One and outside of the states we don't really know 100% to what degree Xbox One guide and the like will be intergrated with our tv boxes outside of being able to switch to it. It seems I'm not the only one as I found a post by people asking what boxes does it work with. To which the only answers seem to be any hdmi device can bypass through the Xbox One, hell the PS4 and Wii U can bypass through doesn't mean it can control it! So I posted this: Isn't it a bit crap that they haven't outright said which providers/boxes will work? People could very well go out and buy one only to find it doesn't work with a cable box they are tied into a contract with. I then got an email to tell me that I it had been deleted as it was SPAM! What a crock of shit...I reposted it to see how long it lasts there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookyman Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) Bloody hell! and I thought the mods on here are amazing Edited November 22, 2013 by Shorty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 Bloody hell! and I thought the mods on here were harsh Yeah they have a FAQ where someone has answered that question and it's put on the FAQ but with no answer....makes me think they have something to hide....I expect the IR stuff with work so you get to it but One Guide won't work....if that's true kind of losing one of it's only plus points over the PS4....seem as it "loses" on pretty much anything else games, graphical power, controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 xbox forums always have fanboy mods who won't have anything even remotely negative posted against them but thats a fair question, and something i've thought since launch (because of TVii or lack thereof) that it just won't work with most boxes, only specific ones, and that they will keep it quiet and then when its out in the wild just promise to patch it, then like TVii never deliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 One thing worth considering is that it could have been removed due to profanity. Some places (especially official forums) are nowhere near as lax as us when it comes to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 xbox forums always have fanboy mods who won't have anything even remotely negative posted against them but thats a fair question, and something i've thought since launch (because of TVii or lack thereof) that it just won't work with most boxes, only specific ones, and that they will keep it quiet and then when its out in the wild just promise to patch it, then like TVii never deliver Exactly....if the tv stuff doesn't work as promised it becomes little more than a voice controlled HDMI switcher.... I have to be honest PS4 is all about games and there perhaps isn't quite enough there yet to warrant a purchase but if all the media based stuff did work on Xbox One as promised then I could certainly justify a joint purchase with the missus as she likes all that stuff! One thing worth considering is that it could have been removed due to profanity. Some places (especially official forums) are nowhere near as lax as us when it comes to that. True but then why not give Profanity as the reason rather than spam... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 Just for the record I found out today via a mainstream press review that One Guide/tv integration isn't supported by Xbox One in Canada as they haven't even opened talks with Rogers or Bell (two biggest providers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 get the fuck out! seriously? well that settles it there is no way they've spoken to BSKYB yet if they haven't even sorted all of North America how have MS gone from the best console provider at the start of last gen, to quite possible sega levels of stupid by the start of the next gen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 get the fuck out! seriously? well that settles it there is no way they've spoken to BSKYB yet if they haven't even sorted all of North America how have MS gone from the best console provider at the start of last gen, to quite possible sega levels of stupid by the start of the next gen? YOU LEAVE SEGA OUT OF THIS!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Gibbs Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 YOU LEAVE SEGA OUT OF THIS!!!!! Sorry:cry: painful memories for me too as i was just thinking of the CD/32x/Saturn saga....Sega are still a better company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayseven Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Deleting for spam might be a generic/default setting? I dunno anything about this modding business. :P But srsly - the whole TV! TV! TV!! side of xbone is totally unexplained, I feel. For our EU market, anyway. But then I've not actually, like, looked at any info or anything. Fuck paying full whack for a console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 get the fuck out! seriously? well that settles it there is no way they've spoken to BSKYB yet if they haven't even sorted all of North America how have MS gone from the best console provider at the start of last gen, to quite possible sega levels of stupid by the start of the next gen? Yep seriously....I mean what use is it if it doesn't replace the UI etc...like they promised then what's the point. I think this would have been much better as a subscription based device that was a console with a cable box integrated but then that's a massive undertaking if they want to reach out to cable providers and take up contracts as providers of boxers. I think that may come later down the line or they contract out the xbox one tech to be built into cable boxes (like 3DO models lol). Hey every platformer holder has their fall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debug Mode Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Or they just didn't want to acknowledge this issue during a period people might reconsider their pre-order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamba Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Just for the record I found out today via a mainstream press review that One Guide/tv integration isn't supported by Xbox One in Canada as they haven't even opened talks with Rogers or Bell (two biggest providers). From what I've heard about those companies, I would think it's because MS have not dropped enough (Candian) $$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 From what I've heard about those companies, I would think it's because MS have not dropped enough (Candian) $$. Yes I think you are right....Rogers especially are not in the market to offer competitive pricing. Their cable service for the most part sucks, cuts a lot, the boxes they issue are old with horrendous and hideous menus and in serious need of phasing out. They do have a box called the Nextbox (DVR box not anywhere near on a par with the likes of virgin media or sky) which they were offering for "free" recently before announcing and putting the Nextbox 3.0 on sale recently screwing all the people they tied down to the older nextbox. I think they would rather customers upgraded to their own box rather than allow Microsoft to overlay over their antiquated box and rule those customers out of potentially ever upgrading their cable box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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