Xbox One

[Cyros]

Re: Xbox One

At this point we have most (or all) the information out there for making a decision. It shouldn't effect you if someone else decides to go with a system different than what you chose. A person shouldn't have to justify their decision to anyone else, nor should someone feel the need to talk them out of it.

[trobinson97]

Re: Xbox One

How though? What can it do that a PS4 "can't" do?

Just wanna here some opinions

Man, just stop. All the info is out now. Anyone here still wanting this thing at this point is locked in. I get what you're saying but you're not going to change anyone's mind in this thread.

[DukeC]

Re: Xbox One

- Play all games without the disc in the drive both retail and digitally purchased.
- Share entire gaming library with family and possibly friends (yet to be fully detailed)
- HDMI passthrough allowing for a better multimedia experience (if you aren't using your box for multimedia in some form, you're in the minority)
- Included Kinect so it can be assumed to be available for all developers to consider using
- Ability to give away any game (unless it was already given to you)

No opinions, just features. I am sure there are others, but those are what came to mind first. Proceed with the minimizing.

1. Fair enough.
2. If you mean digitally then yes. If you buy a retail copy then its no different than letting your friends borrow your games this gen.

3. Fair enough.
4. That if broken, fried, or malfunctions means you have to buy another Xbox One as it cannot function without the Kinect. Hopefully there's a must have game that is built around the Kinect (maybe Spark?) that warrants this decision.

5. Not sure if that's something you want to include unless you're tying it in to point number 2 and the digital aspect. And if so, if you purchase a physical copy, then you can still do that on the current gen.

Is this minimizing enough ?

Edit: Not knocking anyone for buying an Xbox One. Mestevo presented a challenge and I was too stubborn to resist it

[bigfnjoe96]

I am behind what MS is doing. I always have been. Dispatch mentione some pages back that this current gen really showed their commitment to what Xbox means, and they did deliver. I don't understand this theme that many carry, claiming MS is intentionally making it hard on gamers. If you look at their history, they have done things that really make the gaming experience much better.

Remember when MS added an Ethernet port on the back of the OG Xbox and the resistance they got because they hinted games would begin using it for Internet activity.

From that came XBL and look how that turned out.

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[Swamp Swagger]

Man, just stop. All the info is out now. Anyone here still wanting this thing at this point is locked in. I get what you're saying but you're not going to change anyone's mind in this thread.

Wasn't trying to. I just wanted some opinions, but I seen it was to much to ask.

So just left it at that

[DukeC]

Re: Xbox One

Remember when MS added an Ethernet port on the back of the OG Xbox and the resistance they got because they hinted games would begin using it for Internet activity.

From that came XBL and look how that turned out.

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Didn't the PS2 have a similar feature or was it after one of the redesigns?

It was a freaking hassle trying to get my PS2 online . And for the Gamecube? Forget about it.

That was waaaaaaaaaaay too much work

[LBzrule]

Re: Xbox One

How though? What can it do that a PS4 "can't" do?

Just wanna here some opinions

For me it's not about what it can do vs what the PS4 can do. For me one reason was outside of Kingdom Hearts (which is going to be on Xbox1) I was not interested in any of the AAA titles that Sony showcased. They just did not capture me. Some of them were beautiful, I was just not captured by them on the level of ideas, nothing more nothing less. On the flip side I was highly interested in the AAA titles MS showcased; I like the entertainment value of the machine; I'm not impacted by DRM as I buy all of my games new and I actually keep most of my games; I'm not paranoid about Kinect; I called the 500 price tag at the reveal a few weeks back so that was what I was expecting; I don't feel like I'm getting screwed. So for me it came down to two questions: 1) Do I mind paying an extra 100 dollars? 2) Can I find a AAA title for Sony that I am really intrigued by? The answer to both of those initially are no. The second one I've somewhat amended to NOT YET. So it leaves it open.

Outside of this I don't even entertain talking about it. People just get what you are going to get and enjoy it.

[Cyros]

Re: Xbox One

Didn't the PS2 have a similar feature or was it after one of the redesigns?

It was a freaking hassle trying to get my PS2 online . And for the Gamecube? Forget about it.

That was waaaaaaaaaaay too much work

They had the ethernet adapter that fit into that expansion slot on the fat PS2. The PS2 Slim had the ethernet port built in afterwards.

[The Chef]

Re: Xbox One

Didn't the PS2 have a similar feature or was it after one of the redesigns?

It was a freaking hassle trying to get my PS2 online . And for the Gamecube? Forget about it.

That was waaaaaaaaaaay too much work

Pretty sure the PS2 had an ethernet adapter that screwed into the back of the PS2 at one point.

[Dispatch]

Re: Xbox One

How though? What can it do that a PS4 "can't" do?

Just wanna here some opinions

They're being innovative and progressive when it comes to online gaming and in home entertainment. Those are the two main features that matter to me.

All I know is that when I turn on the Xbox One for the first time and start navigating menus with my hands and voice commands I'm going to have the biggest grin on my face. I've had game consoles my entire life. I've never had something capable of doing what the Xbox is doing all in one. Technology is innovative. At the beginning of this generation we didn't have smartphones. Now look at us, I can control HBO Go on my Xbox by using my Smart Glass App on my iPhone. I can see the vision that Microsoft has and I want to be apart of it.

[DukeC]

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They had the ethernet adapter that fit into that expansion slot on the fat PS2. The PS2 Slim had the ethernet port built in afterwards.

Pretty sure the PS2 had an ethernet adapter that screwed into the back of the PS2 at one point.

Thanks guys, I wasn't really sure. I only had the slim PS2 waaaaaaaaay late into its lifecycle.

[mestevo]

Re: Xbox One

Pretty sure the PS2 had an ethernet adapter that screwed into the back of the PS2 at one point.

I remember buying one to play the beta of Everquest Online Adventures. Wasn't even my PS2, borrowed it from a friend because I never owned one.

1. Fair enough.
2. If you mean digitally then yes. If you buy a retail copy then its no different than letting your friends borrow your games this gen.
5. Not sure if that's something you want to include unless you're tying it in to point number 2 and the digital aspect. And if so, if you purchase a physical copy, then you can still do that on the current gen.

How do you figure? Retail games have the same rights as your digital purchases. That's the whole point of the cloud and licensing arrangements. The family share stuff means those who have that permission have access to your entire library, the physical disc just makes it so that they don't have to install it from the cloud. I was addressing that differentiator, since that's what this is about. Even with a physical disc, you'd just need to gift the person that license as well. Discs are becoming redundant and just a vehicle for retail purchases is all in this system.

[Paulinho]

Re: Xbox One

You guys defending the Xbox One need to sit back and think about what you're supporting. Its not about video games or being a fanboy. You're supporting a company who is looking to sucker every dime they can out of you, loaded with a bunch of crap from other crappy company's like Facebook, Twitter and so on to spy on you.

Why give your hard earned dollars to a company like that? Every one should buy a PS4, for simply not trying to **** us.

[AUChase]

Re: Xbox One

Didn't the PS2 have a similar feature or was it after one of the redesigns?

It was a freaking hassle trying to get my PS2 online . And for the Gamecube? Forget about it.

That was waaaaaaaaaaay too much work

Pretty sure the PS2 had an ethernet adapter that screwed into the back of the PS2 at one point.

Damn I remember having to get that thing and get it installed.

We still had dial up internet at the time, but I was able to play NCAA smooth as butter for some weird reason.

The day I first got DSL was such a phenomenal day.

By that point, I had traded for the white slim model PS2 with the adapter built in. It's amazing how far things have come since then. I would gladly purchase a console that didn't even have an ethernet/CAT port on the back

You guys defending the Xbox One need to sit back and think about what you're supporting. Its not about video games or being a fanboy. You're supporting a company who is looking to sucker every dime they can out of you, loaded with a bunch of crap from other crappy company's like Facebook, Twitter and so on to spy on you.

Why give your hard earned dollars to a company like that? Every one should buy a PS4, for simply not trying to **** us.

How many times does someone have to say you guys are wasting your time trying to justify to others why you're buying a specific console and then trying to call others out for wanting to buy something different.

FWIW, I'm a launch day PS4 guy and I've been a strong lean that direction for a long time. I'm not parading around an XBOX One thread trying to convince people to think the way I do and want what I want out of games.

Just buy a PS4 and be happy with it. It's not even that I disagree with everything you're saying, even if I would word it a lot differently. I just think you're wasting your time.

[Paulinho]

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They're being innovative and progressive when it comes to online gaming and in home entertainment. Those are the two main features that matter to me.

All I know is that when I turn on the Xbox One for the first time and start navigating menus with my hands and voice commands I'm going to have the biggest grin on my face. I've had game consoles my entire life. I've never had something capable of doing what the Xbox is doing all in one. Technology is innovative. At the beginning of this generation we didn't have smartphones. Now look at us, I can control HBO Go on my Xbox by using my Smart Glass App on my iPhone. I can see the vision that Microsoft has and I want to be apart of it.

You have a bright future in politics if you ever decide to go that route.