Xbox One

[thaSLAB]

The XBone Kinect constantly interrupting your game meekly calling out, "Where are you...? I want to see you..."

I LOL'd real hard...


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[superjames1992]

Re: Xbox One

have to many people in your room watching a movie, well the xbox1 says **** YOU PAY ME MORE MONEY TO CONTINUE WATCHING





http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/the-e...emerge/0116138

I have arrived. Welcome to the age of constant surveillance.

[superjames1992]

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The whole Kinect feature is quite odd and freaky, if the rumors are true. I'm also not real comfortable with the Xbox One always being on. I'm not really a paranoid conspiracy theorist, but if I were to buy Xbox's next-gen console, I might be tempted to simply unplug the console when I'm not using it.

I know that this sort of thing is the future and there's really no getting around it, but I'd like to salvage some of my present privacy while I can. The whole thing is almost reminiscent of the telescreens from 1984.

For my gaming needs, Kinect is completely useless. At this point, I am almost sure that I will not be purchasing an Xbox One and, as a past (largely satisfied) consumer of the Xbox and Xbox 360, it makes me sad. I may not buy a next-gen console at all as PC gaming is making me plenty satisfied these days as "gaming" consoles move further and further away from gaming.

[muleyman]

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The big thread talking about how the cloud service stuff would affect games. You're right, there are people on neogaf who are in the industry and there are just as many who aren't but try to act like they have inside knowledge.

I've been there long enough to know the difference, but alas opinions and all lol

[trobinson97]

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Just some opinions

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[ghettogeeksta]

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Is there something stopping you from turning the camera toward your wall or a window instead?

Won't be surprised if you get prompt with a message something along the lines about it can't sense something. Remember the Kinect is used for more than playing games, if you just want to use the XO for playing games then you might as well get a PS4.

[Goffs]

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Compiled story from xbox forums

http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/general_discussion/f/3817/t/1362841.aspx

hopefully M$ responds to this and change some things....like there attitude...

[Rockie_Fresh88]

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Just realized you got to have a cable box for the TV feature to work.damn I only have basic cable cause I barely watch TV.

[JBH3]

I think I am going to stick w/ the 360 for awhile. I have read the game informer newsletter that confirms that I will have to a fee for a game that I want to play w/ my son. So if I buy a lego game, I will essentially need to buy two or pay a fee so that we both can play.

I am appalled by this. In the grand scheme, I don't care about fantasy sports integration or instant switching. I have a tablet pc I can check my fantasy scores on, and switching from input 1 to input 2 via my tv remote is a few seconds longer than the instant switching .... big whoopdy friggin do.

MS is just trying to rake the gaming population over the coals to increase their revenue stream since their other ventures are not as succesful anymore.

I love my xbox gamertag and achievements, but as it stands what news is coming out has me very dismayed about the new MS console.

Plus some tech guys I know are telling me that the PS4 will be the better device from a power/tech perspective.

[NikeBlitz]

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Compiled story from xbox forums

http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/general_discussion/f/3817/t/1362841.aspx

hopefully M$ responds to this and change some things....like there attitude...

MS in panic mode ? They should ... Most crucial E3 for the Xbox brand, exciting times

Microsoft Blames Gaming Media For Xbox One Consumer Rage?

[Picci]

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This should be one for the history books. What does MSFT do next? Economists down the road will discuss these critical next steps.

Slashing its price to under $300 would get my attention.

[Boltman]

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Compiled story from xbox forums

http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/general_discussion/f/3817/t/1362841.aspx

hopefully M$ responds to this and change some things....like there attitude...

That was an excellent compilation of articles and definitely opened up my eyes a bit more.

MS in panic mode ? They should ... Most crucial E3 for the Xbox brand, exciting times

Microsoft Blames Gaming Media For Xbox One Consumer Rage?

With everything that has gone down so far E3 may not make a damn difference for the XB1.

I've always maintained that I was purchasing both consoles either way (much like I have both a 360 & PS3 now). But I suspect that most of my games purchased & played may end up being on PS4 in the future.

We'll see what transpires between both companies down the road as it gets closer to launch but that is how I'm feeling right now. I'm sure the 360 will continue to be a viable console for quite some time either way and I definitely love gaming on that console.

[ubernoob]

I enjoyed that article. I'm not a fan at all of gaming media sites (at least the big ones, like IGN, GameSpot and those of that ilk.)

However, Microsoft blaming them for consumer outrage is asinine. Nothing they are doing with their box is good for the core gaming audience. Nothing.

The ps4 is more powerful, doesn't do BS checks and actually seems to care about it's audience that wants their console to be mainly about the games.

Not to mention the fact that Sony has never basically called me a puppet without the ability to critically think for myself.

Seriously, Microsoft, gamers hatred the reveal because none of the news there was good for them; not because done website told them how to think. Blaming others isn't the mature or intelligent way to handle things.

[spankdatazz22]

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I saw this said on another gaming board and it sums up my feelings on the issue perfectly:

Because the "hardcore gamer" is pretty selfish. They dont care about the !@##$ that doesnt or wont translate into as many games as possible. Even if this !@#$ is the very thing that might be helping to keep their hobby relevant.

Hardcore gamers imo are selfish - and extremely fickle. Even on this board you see people having fond remembrances of a time when we'd have 3+sports games of every genre to choose from - despite the fact that the market no longer supports that model (other factors contribute of course). Many gamers nowadays expect their titles to all be AAA+ or close to it, or they'll kill it before it even gets a chance to start. Or are happy to see a decent/good title fail, if it wasn't exactly what they wanted. Constant comparisons, so one title must be clearly/definitively better than another similar title.

While I think some of the criticism of the Xbox One is legitimate/warranted, much of the overreaction by hardcore gamers is ridiculous. I can understand looking out for one's best interests, but too often hardcore gamers - especially the extremely hardcore - seem willing to cut off their noses to spite their face. Microsoft said before this press conference that this showing wouldn't be about the games, yet gamers are mad... because they hyped themselves into believing it would be about the games anyway. Or should've been more about the games.

While I dislike the 24hr online requirement (technically my machine's always connected anyway) or Kinect requirement (truth is I've wanted to get one), the only thing I truly hate is the direction Microsoft is taking with used games and the secondary market. But I think that's being driven by the bigger game publishers more than anything, so I figure the PS4 will have something similar in place. The market has evolved and hardcore gamers need to realize that. Last gen while hardcore gamers were obsessing over whether the PS3 or 360 was more powerful, Nintendo came in with the Wii and became an absolute phenomenon. Same with the 1st gen Kinect; hardcore gamers declared it dead on arrival because it wasn't "for them". Everything can't just be about the hardcore gamers' concerns, or these systems will fail imo.

[VDusen04]

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While I dislike the 24hr online requirement (technically my machine's always connected anyway) or Kinect requirement (truth is I've wanted to get one), the only thing I truly hate is the direction Microsoft is taking with used games and the secondary market. But I think that's being driven by the bigger game publishers more than anything, so I figure the PS4 will have something similar in place. The market has evolved and hardcore gamers need to realize that. Last gen while hardcore gamers were obsessing over whether the PS3 or 360 was more powerful, Nintendo came in with the Wii and became an absolute phenomenon. Same with the 1st gen Kinect; hardcore gamers declared it dead on arrival because it wasn't "for them". Everything can't just be about the hardcore gamers' concerns, or these systems will fail imo.

I don't really consider myself a hardcore gamer. I'm also not declaring anything XBox related to be the end of the world. I just find the 24 hour online to be an unneeded difficulty and stressor. We could argue as to why it's a stressor but for some reason, it just is. As someone else said earlier, when I play an offline game, all that I want to matter is whether I have electricity and whether I have the time to play. Unfortunately, my internet capabilities often suck and even when they're working great, it makes no sense for my offline gaming to rely upon it. If my toaster were online-reliant in order to function, I'd be similarly displeased.

The Kinect is sounding creepier by the day. It's all virtually rumor-based right now, but the biorhythms, the tracking of number of people in a room, the tracking of who specifically is in the room, always having to be on... that's just flat out intrusive and bizarre to me, gamer or not.

I feel the collection of concerns regarding the XBox One seems to go well beyond the demands or inability to adapt by hardcore gamers. If Microsoft were to come out and say, "All that stuff about the Kinect always being on and tracking your body in order to play is not true and whether you have it connected is completely up to you", I think virtually everyone would sigh in relief, not just the hardcores.