Xbox One Discussion

[Candescence]

Oh, good, I finally caught up with the rest of y'all.

 

So... I take it that the reveal of this console was a fiasco, or is it still too early to say?

Considering the reactions of the general gaming online populace? It was an unmitigated disaster, I'd say.

[SkyLlama]

What I can't find any info on is if cable providers will have to support the system or if existing set top boxes will work with it. I can't for the life of me imagine the first being the case, but you never know.

[Patticus]

You can simply authorize your wife account when you lend her the games, it used to be better when you didn't had to do that crap, but it's not that complicated.

You wouldn't happen to have a source for that info, would you?

[CrownSlayers Shadow]

Yeah, I knew I was planning on getting the PS4 at some point...this just fucking cemented that deal from what I keep hearing about it. Not even jumping on this console.

[Patticus]

Has this been posted in here yet? Apologies if it has, I've only just seen it. From Kotaku...
 

Xbox One Does Require Internet Connection, Can't Play Offline Forever

The Xbox One doesn't have to be online all the time, but it does have to be online. Not just once in a while—once a day, according to Microsoft vice president Phil Harrison.

In a Q&A on their press site for the new Xbox, Microsoft tackles the always-on question with a strangely-worded answer: "No, it does not have to be always connected, but Xbox One does require a connection to the Internet."

At the event in Redmond today, Kotaku boss Stephen Totilo asked Phil Harrison for clarification on this. And what Harrison told us might not please people who enjoy playing Xbox on military bases or other locations without Internet.

"There are many devices in your life that require the Internet to function," he said. "Xbox One is no different in that it requires, at some point in the beginning and at various times through its on state, to connect to our cloud and to our Internet. That is to deliver Xbox Live functionality, that is to deliver download content to you, that is to deliver some of the innovations around TV and entertainment that we showed today. But it doesn’t require it to be online all the time."

So how often does it check your connection? "Depends on the experience," Harrison said.

"For single-player games that don’t require connectivity to Xbox Live, you should be able to play those without interruption should your Internet connection go down. Blu-ray movies and other downloaded entertainment should be accessible when your Internet connection may be interrupted. But the device is fundamentally designed to be expanded and extended by the Internet as many devices are today."

And here's the bombshell:

Kotaku: If I’m playing a single player game, do I have to be online at least once per hour or something like that? Or can I go weeks and weeks?

Harrison: I believe it’s 24 hours.

Kotaku: I’d have to connect online once every day.

Harrison: Correct.

So the system is built to work even if your Internet connection goes down, but you still have to be connected at least once a day to use it, Harrison said. We're not sure exactly what would happen if you don't connect once per day—and that timeframe could change—but this doesn't sound good for anyone who was hoping to use Xbox One without an Internet connection.

http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-does-require-internet-connection-cant-play-o-509164109

 

What about that high percentage of players who lack any kind of internet on their Xboxes? The Live attach rate was around 50% IIRC, are they really going to fuck than many people over?

 

 

 

[Solkia]

Yeah, it's been posted before.

 

It's not "always online" but it might as fucking well be.

[KHCast]

You honestly have to wonder what was going through these guys heads when they came up with half of these ideas for the Xbone. :/

[Abominal SnowTaz]

Oh, good, I finally caught up with the rest of y'all.

 

So... I take it that the reveal of this console was a fiasco, or is it still too early to say?

I'll just say this is all that matters right now.

 

I hope this pic wasn't posted already. If this post gets deleted, may I use 20 likes to re-install it?

[Kneecaps]

Can I punch him instead? because he sounds like a Dudebro, and I fucking HATE dudebros.

 

by all means i approve

 

this console simply was a huge step down for Xbox they wanted to take a console people originally bought for games because that was what was on it. and turned it into a a smart TV. all i see is that it's for people who are way to lazy to turn off their consoles to watch TV and all the things they did to restrict the game Fan Base that started their consoles rise in the first place it's all just so idiotic.

[Tornado]

Guys, I know we spent the past day ripping on the TV thing for the Xbone.

 

 

 

 

But I was watching Venture Brothers and American Dad just came on and I can't find the remote!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If I had an Xbone this too could have been avoided.

[Strong Bad]

https://twitter.com/collarduty

already has 13k followers looooooooool

[KHCast]

Bro, I bet that Dog doesn't even lift!

[Ming Ming Hatsune]

Guys, I know we spent the past day ripping on the TV thing for the Xbone.

 

 

 

 

But I was watching Venture Brothers and American Dad just came on and I can't find the remote!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If I had an Xbone this too could have been avoided.

 

Thankfully I have iPhone 5 that has a DIRECTV app that lets me use my voice to change the channel or browse the list of channels on it. I can even watch the recorded stuff I have on the box on my iPhone anywhere. Score!

 

I'm sure the Nexus 7/Android has a similar app but never bothered to find out as I hardly carry it around.

[Place]

 

 

I think the Xbox One is the best thing that ever happened to the Internet.

[Speederino]

If you missed the conference earlier (or would like to re-watch it), here's a video showing the highlights. Don't worry, you missed NOTHING in between these segments.

 

[Ming Ming Hatsune]

Here's the kicker (which most of you probably forgot) is that you still need Xbox Live Gold! I mean really?

[Komodin]

Here's the kicker (which most of you probably forgot) is that you still need Xbox Live Gold! I mean really?

 

... Please don't tell me they're actually axing Xbox Live Silver/Free...

[Jetronic]

Here's the kicker (which most of you probably forgot) is that you still need Xbox Live Gold! I mean really?

For real for real?

[Kneecaps]

might as well be i guess seeing how much this thing might drain some people's wallets i guess

[Ming Ming Hatsune]

... Please don't tell me they're actually axing Xbox Live Silver/Free...

 

 

For real for real?

 

In the conference, they said that your current Gold subscriptions will transfer so yes Gold will be returning for XONE. But I don't know if they will be axing Silver/Free.

 

I'm guessing that you still need to have Gold for Skype, online multiplayer and Netflix.

[SuperStingray]

So, I was pretty busy today taking a plane ride and visiting family, so I didn't really get a chance to look into this until now.

 

I'm not really liking this "new Microsoft."  Frankly, it's becoming more obnoxious than Apple.  It's really trying to force it's own vision of what the future looks like, and fuck you if you aren't willing to go along with it.  "The start menu is too efficient and straightforward, let's try using obtrusively large colorful rectangles instead.  Flailing your arms and talking to nobody doesn't make you feel like an idiot at all, so let's make that integral to our next interface."

 

Virtually everything presented here was fluff.  A flashy new navigation UI is worthless if there's nothing worth navigating to.  I want to see something the Xbox One can do that the 360 clearly can't.  The N64 blew the SNES out of the water, the PS2 made the PS1 look like crap.  Unfortunately, all we're seeing now is diminishing returns.  Sidegrades instead of upgrades.  I'm wishing the Wii U came out later so that Sony and Microsoft had more time to work on these consoles before having their hands forced; both of their reveals felt very rushed and desperate.

[Masterofnone169]

Well.  I know I won't be buying a Xbox One anytime soon knowing what I have seen.  Yes I did watch the showcase.

[EuroMIX]

I'm wishing the Wii U came out later so that Sony and Microsoft had more time to work on these consoles before having their hands forced; both of their reveals felt very rushed and desperate.

 

But surely given that each generation is about 5 or 6 years, they've had more than enough time to prepare for 8th gen regardless of what Nintendo did or didn't do?

[Conando]

They had plenty of time, yeah. There's really no excuse for being unprepared, and I doubt Microsoft would have different plans if they waited a bit longer anyway.

[SuperStingray]

But surely given that each generation is about 5 or 6 years, they've had more than enough time to prepare for 8th gen regardless of what Nintendo did or didn't do?

In the past maybe, but Sony and Microsoft seemed intent on taking this generation for the long haul.  The PS3 and 360 felt more like living room PCs than classically defined game consoles, relying more than ever on firmware upgrades, accessories and downloadable content to stay popular and strong.  I recall Sony saying they wanted the PS3 generation to last for 10 years and it was pretty evident Xbox was using the Kinect to draw out the 360's life span.  I'm sure if it were entirely up to them they would have stayed focused on the PS3 and 360 at least until 2015.