Xbox One

[TreFacTor]

Re: Xbox One

I'm going to assume that the One comes with a headset. When the 360 launched everyone received a headset. I think Microsoft knows having a headset is huge when it comes to facilitating online gaming. Can't see it not shipping with one.

There's a microphone on the camera so don't be surprised if it's not included.

[TheBuddyHobbs]

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Stupid question time. Can they be used as normal headphones(for movies and music)?



Every time I run into someone on Live with a Kinect as the mic, it sounds like I should be yelling my order in for fast food.

You can use them on computer or Xbox 360. They have a really nice bass and yes it has a mic attached to it.

[CaliDude916]

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Glad Microsoft finally came to their senses. Now I can pick up an Xbox One to go along with my PS4.

[LambertandHam]

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You can use them on computer or Xbox 360. They have a really nice bass and yes it has a mic attached to it.

Nice. I'll have to check them out since they can be dual purposed.

[DanH35]

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Nice. I'll have to check them out since they can be dual purposed.

They can be used with pretty much anything that has an output. I have mine hooked up to my audio receiver, so I use them with my tv, 360, and PS3.

[Kevin26385]

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Might have missed the link, but that rumor about timed games for the family plan was wrong.

Microsoft has confirmed that family sharing was not limited to timed demos:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/21/on-xbox-ones-social-network-canceled-family-share-demos?utm_campaign=fbposts&utm_source=facebook

[TheBuddyHobbs]

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Might have missed the link, but that rumor about timed games for the family plan was wrong.

Microsoft has confirmed that family sharing was not limited to timed demos:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/...ource=facebook

I like how he says it was as they described it. I don't know what world he lives in, but we got pretty much no info at all on the family sharing.

[ubernoob]

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It just wouldn't work that way.

He attributes the DRM to losing money to piracy (never really an issue on consoles) and used games (again, for a lot of those people it's either used or no purchase) and then goes on to say, "But we'll let you share games with 10 people. So, why don't you get a group together and cost the publishers $540 for every 10 person group because you can ALL share games."

Edit: I say 10 person group for one game. If all 10 people buy a single game and they rotate them around, it's $5400 in saving that doesn't get passed on to the devs/publishers for their work.

[EnigmaNemesis]

It just wouldn't work that way.

He attributes the DRM to losing money to piracy (never really an issue on consoles) and used games (again, for a lot of those people it's either used or no purchase) and then goes on to say, "But we'll let you share games with 10 people. So, why don't you get a group together and cost the publishers $540 for every 10 person group because you can ALL share games."

Exactly! Too much holes in their "story".

[rewind247]

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I think its great that MS is listening to its customers. Its too bad that they didn't do any focus groups before deciding on these bad policies. They could have saved themselves some grief.

[zanner]

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You can go to one section of Amazon where it says the Xbox One is the Best Seller, and than go to another where the PS4 is ahead of it.

Don't believe the reports yet.

Well, Ps4 launch day sold out. So it has dropped, but they now have 2 bundles that is in top 10 sellers, the standard console is top 10, and 1 more PS4 bundle in top 20. So You have to take in consideration all PS4 preorders that way.

[bigfnjoe96]

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MS Spending big on Cloud Infrastucture...

Microsoft spends $700 million beefing up Xbox Live for Xbox One cloud support

Microsoft has rummaged around down the back of its sofa and pulled together the princely sum of $700 million to fund a new data centre in Des Moines, Iowa, which will power Xbox Live and the company's other cloud-based services.

The firm has already invested heavily in the Des Moines area, and this new expansion will bring the total amount to almost $1 billion. In a statement to the Des Moines Register, Christian Belady, GM of Microsoft's data centre services, said that the new project "supports the growing demand for Microsoft's cloud services." It'll also make Microsoft the third "big tech" company to push its data center investment to $1 billion or more.

The new data centre will support several of Microsoft's cloud services, but mainly Xbox Live - which Microsoft has stated will be powered by 300,000 servers by the time the Xbox One launches in November. Engineering boss Jeff Henshaw has claimed that Xbox One's cloud processing capability is equivalent to three additional Xbox Ones, allowing developers such as Forza 5 developer Turn 10 to offload

http://www.oxm.co.uk/56922/microsoft-spends-700-million-beefing-up-xbox-live-for-xbox-one-cloud-support/

Dedicated Servers for all XB-1 Games will be HUGE. No more p2p connections

EDIT: Video added talking about Match-Making, New Rep System & Dedicated Servers

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L1QsjRI4XNY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Flightwhite24]

Oh my!!!

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[Dos_Santos]

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I am afraid the heavy online gamers who are making the jump from the 360 to the PS4 are going to be in for a little surprise.

[Flightwhite24]

I am afraid the heavy online gamers who are making the jump from the 360 to the PS4 are going to be in for a little surprise.

Please do tell. Bad/Good????

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