You’ve just woken up. It’s a brave new world. There is a new Xbox console and it is called the Xbox One. Everything you need to know about this new device can be found here. This is home base. We will be updating this post as news breaks and keeping you informed on all the latest info on Microsoft’s brand new console.
The Live Blog
Xbox Reveal: The Live Blog
Just in case you want to relive the conference and our reactions as they happened
The News
Xbox One Does Require Internet Connection, Can’t Play Offline Forever
Of Course You Can Pre-Order The Xbox One At EB Games
Xbox One’s Live TV Will Not Be Available In Australia At Launch, Requires A Separate Device
Xbox One In Australia: ‘We’re Looking At The Nuances In Each Market’
Sony’s Stock Jumped Up During Microsoft’s Xbox One Reveal
Xbox One Is Not Always Online, But It Seems To Block Used Games
The New Xbox LIVE Is More Powerful, More Personal
The Next Xbox Is Called Xbox One
Snap Mode Is The Xbox One’s Revolutionary New Interface
Steven Spielberg Is Making A Halo TV Series For Xbox One
The Machine
These Official Photos Make The Xbox One Look Like A Scary Robot
Kinect 2: Full Video Walkthrough
Under The Hood Of The Xbox One
This Is The New Kinect For The Xbox One
Watch Live TV With The New Xbox One
The Games
Take A Look At The Improved Tech Behind Call Of Duty Ghosts
Here’s Quantum Break, The New Game From The Creators Of Alan Wake
Call Of Duty Ghosts Gives You A Dog, Customisable Multiplayer Avatars
Here Is What Forza Will Look Like On Xbox One
EA Sports And Xbox One To Have A Very Special Relationship
Comments
144 responses to “Everything You Need To Know About Xbox One”
Highly unimpressed.
Yeah it was pretty terrible overall. Seems to be way to focused on tv more so than games.
Yeah bit meh of an intro. I am hoping though they used this as a here it is, this is what it is blah blah. And will be showing a lot more during E3. 15 exclusives could be cool.
Which was basically the business model for the 360 for a year or two, after Foxtel on Xbox became available here.
Who cares. Do you think xbox one will have the graphical power of a nintendo 64 or something? They focused on the entertainment division because that’s what they provide that other companies do not. E3 is where they will go to battle with their launch titles and exclusives. There is no point at revealing a new console and solely focusing on what games it can play. A game console that plays games, who would have thought. If you are going to spend $600 on a console, playing games should should the basic feature it provides and the entertainment side is the icing on the cake.
It would have been stupid to showcase their launch titles in that reveal. That is why they attend E3 every year.
Sony will have to wow with their console reveal and Microsoft will reveal their games at E3. Microsoft will win where it counts.
$600!!! F#ck me! Let me put it out there right now – I am NOT spending $600 on any console – no matter how good it purportedly is! I also have a sneaking suspicion that neither of these new consoles will be priced above US$400 and I’d expect similar to USD pricing in Australia or else they’ll find a whole lot of people not buying.
I think the $6–700 mark is highly realistic. I paid $800 for my Samsung Galaxy S4 and it’s just a phone (and a complete pineapple to be typing this comment with!). A high end video card is around the 1k mark. I’ve been hunting a new laptop and there’s no way 1k will get me anything close to the specs of either the new Xbox or the PS4. So don’t be too put off by a pricing. Unless both companies highly subsidise hardware costs.
To be fair, as far as I recall most consoles sell at a loss on release just to get them into the market.
I spent $4000 on my PC. Really is $600 all that much of an investment when it will last the next 10 years? I think not. It’s peanuts, that’s what it is.
You are all going to by this anyway, so stop complaining.
you mean buy right??
everybody has a right to complain and make comment…if you don’t like it don’t read the comments
I won’t be buying one that’s for sure
Actually I’m not. I usually buy at least one of each console, I happily brought four XBOX 360’s since launch and got my money’s worth out of each of them, I own a PS3 even though I think it’s a joke of a console, but this presentation has put the XBOX One in a place where I’m actually not comfortable buying one.
I thought the same thing about the PS3, but services like PS+ have relly filled me with confidence regarding the PS4. Nonetheless, my primary platform is PC, so I’m mostly focused on the exclusives anyway.
And just to add to the point through dissent.
I’ve never felt the need to buy a single xbox console, this gen or last, offers absolutely nothing I’m interested in except maybe that Banjo Kazooie remake. And I think the PS3 is probably on par as my second favourite (non handheld) console of all time at this point. But that’s okay, respecting other people’s opinions and all that.
Conversely I don’t think people should ‘shut up’ about the PS3’s faults just because I enjoy it. Shocking I know.
I should say yes – PS+ makes the PS3 outstanding value, though at this point in the cycle I have so many games on 360 it makes very little sense to get a second box – it’s just a pity that (apart from the Wii) we never did hit that $99-$150 price point that consoles seem to get to every other generation
Yep. I’m not getting one on the strength of this reveal either. PS4 is definitely cemented in as my most anticipated of The Two Left, and by far the more likely to get my dollars.
No, No im not!
Despite the poor English I’m with Super on that. I love reading comments like “I own 8 Xbox 360’s (one for each room of the house), three PS3’s, a few Wii’s and Gameboy for the backyard but I just don’t know about this one.” I don’t know if parents just buy kids whatever they want these days, or if disposable incomes are a sh!t tonne better than the popular press reports but there are a lot of people that will snap this up simply because it is new.
I won’t be, still don’t own a PS3 or 360 and there’s no enticement to buy the new Xbox either. PS4 I am intrigued in though.
Yeah, not overly impressed with the name, Kinect-mandatory and the rumours/inconsistencies with Always-online and used games.
It was predictable Microsoft: Entertainment hub, Kinect, Halo, Forza and bending the consumer over a barrel.
To be Honest, i found that Youtube comedy week more interesting and entertaining than this new xbox, and the comedy week was very very un-interesting and un-entertaining.
I Agree have you seen the new watch dogs trailer
Hold on… Wasn’t the Xbox 1 released in 2001? It looked better too. Reminds me of the wii u naming fiasco, in anycase I think I’ll skip this gen and just upgrade my pc and get an occulous rift…
Understandable if you’re usually a PC gamer, but assuming you’ve been a console gamer up until this point, I bet you’ll end up buying at least one of the next gen systems (Xbox 1 or PS4).
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The name is tres stupid. I don’t know which genius came up with it, bit it’s like they don’t realisie how many people refer to the original xbox as xbox 1, just like with PSone. Sure, we didn’t call em that when they were current, but come on.
That was a terrible reveal, barely showing any games and mostly focusing on the TV stuff.
I like the controller but am not excited for the console.
Im excited for it but I will reserve my judgment for E3 to see there game line up alot of people are saying show more games but if they did what would they have to show at E3 but they could of shown a few more games to wet our interest
I think thats spot on mate. I’ll wait a few more weeks when both games consoles have had their games conference then there will be no secrets.. then we judge them 🙂
I think they’re also trying to distance gamers from the key announcements here. They know the people who will be upset by things like the online requirement don’t really care about the other stuff they’ve announced here. So at E3 they’ll probably do a more gamer centric showcase and try and steer things away from what we’ve seen today.
But why alientate what theoretically should be your easiest consumer base?
Looks like this was all about the multimedia functions rather than gaming. With E3 just around the corner it’s a pretty smart move to draw non-gamers in, if any actually care. E3 should show more of the games.
I’ll still pick one up regardless. I really don’t like this install all games, it’s exactly what turned me off ps3 but I’ll wait until I have one in my hands before I pass judgement. Either way I have no problem with the semi always on, so long as it actually works, which in Australia is a bit of a gamble
Well MS found their own way of not “displaying” a console. Its just a black brick. Not surprising of course, since its simply practical and most users want to stack it into their media unit anyway. Had a chuckle though at Techspots coverage calling it “sleek”. Well yeah, 1980s sleek I guess.
No surprises elsewhere either. Spec-wise PC gamers can reasonably hope for better times now.
If it had cylindrical silver feet it’d go nicely with my amp/receiver. If I were to get one. Which I likely wont. That being said, I appreciate a flat top on a console.
I wonder what drives someone to be unimpressed by this?
I wonder what you actually want, and i worry for your sanity because it’s something you are not going to get.
Do you like games? Yes, then get it and shut up. No, don’t get it and shut up.
We do like games, but what games did you see?
Microsoft made it clear that Games are not their main interest anymore and lets be honest, apart from gamers who is really going to be watching that conference?
The reveal was about the console and the new features it’s bringing to the table. We’ll see the games at E3.
I have serious doubts about that. The fact is, this presentation was perfectly consistent with the 360’s direction in the las three years: entertainment service before games. It’s a brain dead strategy too, because most of that functionality is inbuilt into newer TVs. There’s no real attempt at product differentiation in this announcement at all.
I think the games are a bit of a no brainer to be perfectly honest. Microsoft have been focusing on other stuff the last few years because the games have been flowing on the 360 and I’m sure this will continue.
The controller and technology are functionally similar enough to PS4 that they will both get all the same cross platform games and a few exclusives each. They’ve focused on the TV shit here because those are the things they think separate it from the PS4.
They announced Forza 5 and said they were working on 8 new games which are probably exclusives. If you aren’t trying to be a negative Nelly it’s a fair assumption that more games are coming at E3 just as they were the last 2 generations.
I read on CVG that they said within the first year, they should have 15 exclusive titles. At least, I’m pretty sure I did…
Yeah you did. 15 exclusives of which 8 will be new, I was just going off what I remembered from the conference.
I’d guess at least 1 or 2 of those games will be “new kinect” arcade games. I don’t really understand why people are so concerned about a lack of games last night. It looks like we’ll all be playing Forza 5, Call of Duty, FIFA, Assassins Creed 4 and several others games by Christmas. Even from here that’s a fairly solid launch in my book.
Here’s my analysis of the fifteen exclusive games:
You have to think about who’s making exclusives for the xbox. Third parties aren’t producing many exclusive titles any more, MS has only two decent first party studios (the guys that make Forza and the guys that make Halo). Even if they had both studiod work on two games apiece, only four of the games will be quality internal titles.
One of the fifteen will be probably be a gears game. The rest is probably first-party kinect shovel ware. They may also be including timed exclusives.
I might be wrong of course. We’ll find out for sure at E3.
Just realised that fifteen new IP exclusives. That makes my analysis even bleaker unless they have secret suite of studios.
Let’s not forget Microsoft’s use of exclusive being often synonomous with ‘timed exclusive.”
Keep in mind Microsoft’s other strategy, buying up exclusives. The entertainment stuff can be obnoxious enough that it hogs the spotlight, but they’ll continue to run with their ‘keep it off the other consoles’ strategy.
I like games, I didnt see any
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new console would look good in Periwinkle Blue
Might want to read whats happening.
Now THAT is what i call an x’BOX’!
I just can’t wait to see the games. PS4 we all know will have kickass titles. Microsoft have something to prove here, and I hope they are successful.
Well I for one would like to thank Microsoft. Now I can fully commit to PC gaming and not be worried about missing out on anything.
Hopefully there’s a wired version or a wireless dongle for the controller so it can be used on PC. Games with force feedback on the triggers would be pretty neat.
I don’t know, as someone that watches very little TV, what exactly is there for me to get excited about? This Worldwide announcement, felt like the World Series of Baseball.
Ditto. I watch sweet f**k all TV, precisely because I have a console. News and Game of Thrones is about the only thing I watch and I get that all on my iPad. The rest of my time using my TV is either:
a) playing games; or
b) watching Blu Rays.
I really don’t have any interest in a cable box with a smart UI, because I don’t watch cable. This announcement did nothing to excite gamers, almost did exactly the opposite. Really, the only people who cared about this announcement were gamers, everyone else wasn’t listening, but they pitched it to the people who weren’t listening and ignored the gamers.
“But I bought the Xbox 1 in 2001, why are they re-releasing it?” – idiot shoppers. It’s almost like the WiiU naming problem.
No., this won’t happen at all. Nobody is THAT stupid and it’s been a long long time since you could buy an XBOX on the shelves.
Anybody who bought an XBOX 12 years ago who still has an interest in the One is going to know the difference.
The problem with the WiiU is the names are so similar, consoles back to back, out of line with Nintendo’s previous naming strategies, not a clear generational leap graphically and a lot of the people who bought a Wii are not gamers/ tech savy.
I think you are overestimating the intelligence of the common shopper 😉
Realistically I don’t think the name will be a big problem but there will be some people who think “1 is less than 360”, might have vague memories of the PSOne being a re-release of the first playstation console, and make the assumption that the Xbox One is the same sort of thing.
But I’m just poking fun after watching an underwhelming reveal.
Heh, you actually make a pretty good point about the PSOne thing even if you were just joking around. I hadn’t thought of that.
Even if it doesn’t directly confuse, it’s conversationally awkward too. It for some reason reminds me of IBM Lotus Notes having by default unread messages showing in the colour red. This makes for some frustrating conversations when talking to the non-tech savvy.
“So I had a go on my XBOX the other day…”
“Which one?”
“The first one.”
“Oh, you mean XBOX 1!”
“…Uh, no. The original XBOX.”
“I don’t remember there being one called that…”
FFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
While I don’t think it will be an issue at all, (when was the last time someone who said “I’m going home to play Xbox” was asked which one?) I must admit, when they were talking about the 3 different internal architectures (which turned out to be The Xbox One, Windows and something else I can’t remember) during the presser they stated with “The first is the Xbox One architecture” and I thought for a few seconds the console contained backwards compatibility for all three consoles
EXACTLY my first thought. Surely they’ve learned from Nintendo’s difficulties that it is not wise to give an old name to a new product? I guess the difference here is that the original XBOX was two generations ago, instead of one.
I’ve been a console gamer since the Master System and my primary machine at the moment is Xbox 360, though it’s looking increasingly likely that I wont be there next generation.
A custom built gaming and media PC hooked up to a TV with Steam big picture mode sounds far more appealing at the moment.
I’m not keen on being forced into the tightly controlled and tailored gaming “experience” that MS wants us to have.
That’s what I have at the moment. Not only is it my movie and TV watching machine, but plays games too. Cost about $500 including some spare parts. Runs all my Steam games (300+), but can be much cheaper if you only want a media server.
I haven’t turned on my PS3 in over a year.
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i was seriously hoping for IllumiRoom for xbox one. its like increase in hardware. Hoping to get some insight in E3
Underwhelmed. So lets get this right. They have a games console. Now they are focusing more on it being a glorified multimedia machine. Might not be able to play used games. Isn’t backwards compatible. But its a gazillion times more powerful.
Right.
Well Microsoft, you talked your way out of my money. PC gaming it is!
E3 is just around the corner. They will show off the games there. They already said 15 brand new IP exclusives for the Xbox One.
There is still no confirmation about used games. But i will assume the single player aspects will be 2nd handed and you can buy a cheap “online” access code like many Ps vita titles do atm.
Either way both being based around PC will just make better ports and pc games 🙂
Do not want. Ima buy Sony this generation, it appears.
Forza and EA Sports? Yeah, I’ll take my no games for the Wii U, thanks.
Irregardless of what Microsoft have done with their next console, I will be getting one. If I am to experience any sort of next-gen gaming then this will be it. It has a lot to do with TV programming granted but come on. If you want the next generation of games just get one 🙂 stop be-littling the reveal event. Of course they won’t reveal ‘everything’ about the console right now. Xbox has done right by me. I have never experienced gaming like I have with the xbox, especially with friends. I have unforgettable moments with this console and memories to last a lifetime.
Bring on Xbox One, I am ready 🙂
Irregardless isn’t a word.
Irregardless of his whacky wording. I agree with him.
Irregardless is short for “Infra-Red Regardless” Geez. it’s like no one knows anything around here. I feel like I am taking crazy pills or something.
PS4: game focussed
Xbox One: entertainment unit with some ‘blockbuster’ sports games and shooters targeted at teenage boys
Wii U: paperweight
I’ve gone back and forth between consoles and PC’s since my NES. I think this time around I’ll be building a Steam box to put in the living room and waiting patiently for the Oculus Rift to get a retail release.
I think I’ll be getting the xbox one as my main 3rd party console (at launch) and the PS4 for its exclusives (def not at launch). No real bias except I prefer the thumbstick layout on xbox and of course my irl friends are xbl gamers just like me. So next gen will be the same as this gen for me, with a better pc…
Big fart noise
all hail the Xbox US Entertainment System… you know.. cause half that bullshit they’re on about won’t work in other countries…
*sigh*
Going into the next gen I see it like this…
PS4 – Gaming console w/ media capabilities
WiiU – Gaming console
XOne – “Entertainment” system w/ game capabilities
Spot on view.
That’s because the US think they are the centre of the universe. They did a survey a while back and 80% of people tested could not locate the US on a map.
this made me laugh. They could point up to the sky and say “the center” and they would think it is right.
Yup. Despite their promises of “eleventy billion jiggaflops of servers” or whatever they were saying that was running Xbox Live, I’ll bet Australia will get a dusty Gateway PC with a 386 processor to handle this territory. Or we’ll all be lumped in with SE Asia, or simply face massive latency pinging back to the US.
And, of course, subscription prices and games – what ones that are available in Aus – will be mysteriously higher than the US versions, because “that’s what Aussies are used to”.
Looks nice but I want a game console that’s built for gaming all I saw was a TV tuner/blu ray player.
A mate of mine pointed out it looks like the old foxtel boxes… suiting given its tv focus. Its just so plain… I do have to see games before judgement is passed though. Dont like the boomerang look of the controller though.
The controller does look like something you can now throw if you rage 🙂 I’m not sure about the ‘guide’ button at the top of the controller…
Careful. Itll circle back around and kill you. Its why they cancelled the original ps3 controller!!!
From a practical standpoint, I’m actually pretty happy with the design of the housing. For the very first time since the CDTV we have a console that can sit comfortably in a home entertainment unit stack.
Xbox One. The console designed in and made for North America.
No backwards compatibility? Go home MS, you’re drunk.
No back compat is a good thing. PowerPC is well past its use-by date.
You do know what emulation is right?
I don’t know about you, but I plan on keeping my Xbox 360 for a while after this new one releases. Original Xbox 360 games will surely be dirt cheap by then.
Does anyone else think this looks hideous? I thought consoles were supposed to make a statement in your loungerooms, not to blend in with all the other black boxes one may have.
Ok, i haven’t read all the articles, is it the final design?
That design is lovely.
Understated and will look lovely as part of my home theatre.
Will I get one? Probably not from this reveal, but a few years in once all these features are readily available outside the US it might be worth it. That being said I’m interested in this for all of it’s non-gaming features that I already have plugged into my TV.
I’m confused about this, now.
The design is lame, the name is Stupid
Wow! Serious load of not much…we now all patiently wait for Gabe to see if Steam can release something worth buying this generation…
The design is just a square box (going of the picture) and the name….Did Microsoft look at HTC and how they called their new flagship phone the HTC One and thought “that’s a good idea”
And that ladies and gentlemen is why I shall not buy the next gen console. PC gaming has actually won me over. What ever happened to gaming consoles? I am happy for Microsoft to release an entertainment package but not as a game console. Well, lets see how this goes for them.
Xbox One? That’s just confusing.
Knew they were going backwards =P
People thought it was going to be Infinity. They were a little off.
A backwards design without backwards compatibility…
Sorry, double post.
Does it come in white?
Wow, they have metro-fied the look Xbox & Kinect units…big squares with minimal colours.
I find it interesting how many people are claiming they will stick with PC gaming. I wonder if this is indicative of the increasing age of core gamers and obviously related to that, the increasing wage/money to spend. A gaming PC is a lot more expensive than a console, so it does make it quite tricky to compare the two. Almost like comparing a Toyota Corolla to a Toyota Camry.
Another thing I found weird was how many people are disappointed with the Xbox One’s entertainment focus. Considering how many of you are sticking with PC gaming, does it not annoy you that the PC is not, and never was, first and foremost a gaming machine?
It’s mainly just that we’re being forced to go to/stick with PC. If consoles keep being this uninteresting then we’re going to move elsewhere.
What would have made it more interesting for you?
Some games would have helped.
It’s depends how to define expense. PC gaming is more expensive upfront, but the games are a lot cheaper. In addition, a lot people need a machine for work, so that can offset part of the cost. I tend to buy a new laptop eery 2-3 years, and I haven’t had any trouble running the latest games by spending maybe $200 on a machine with decent graphics card.
I’m going to assume that was $2000
If not, please contact me as we have much to discuss >_>
danb, I don’t know, 10 years ago the average age of gamers was still apparently 30-40 according to studies, it seems much more likely a combination of factors such as:
– It’s easier than ever to put together your own PC, everything is so plug and play, and ATX form factor is so ubiquitous it’s pretty hard to screw up even if you try.
-While parts may not necessarily be cheaper relative to wages, the access to different businesses via the internet and online ordering makes finding reasonable prices easier than ever. Just jump on something staticice or even go to the pccasegear website and put together an entire build in 10 minutes and have it delivered to your door.
– In the last few years PC ports have actually (overall, and contrary to internet rage) gotten better and controller support is extremely common, so its easier than ever to pay less for games and get the same (if not better) interface experience.
– And definitely a better graphical experience, not to mention control scheme for certain genres.
-When you consider that so many people simply need a computer, and for some things a decent one at that (graphic design etc etc) it’s not out of the realm of reason to simply be comparing the cost of a good GPU with the console rather than an entire rig.
And you know.. other stuff <_
Was there any talk about Illumiroom? After the demo video I saw a week or 2 back, it’s become the only thing I’m hyped for.
Seriously? Worst name choice since the Wii-U. Haven’t microsoft been looking at the consumer confusion over Nintendo’s naming debacle?
I think there will be a bunch of people that think this is a ‘retro’ repackaging of the original xbox console.
Wow, I just watched the entire, somewhat underwhelming presentation and gamers really take a back seat for Microsoft to instead try and bring us new ways of doing things that we’ve managed to be doing fine for the last decade.
Furthermore, but based on the information so far regarding the online connection and used games, gamers are somewhat penalized by choosing XBox1 over PS4.
At what point did Microsoft forget that the core audience for a gaming console are gamers?!?
Sony had all the momentum leading up to this presentation, and all Microsoft have done is given them more.
I think we can all agree that Microsoft’s focus on ‘media’ was all wrong; but at least it wasn’t full of ludicrous hyperbole (aka lies). We’ll have to wait for Sony’s press conference for that 😛
To be fair, this was just the first look. E3 will likely be far more focused on games.
And ultimately, when the dust settles the PS4 and XOne will no doubt have practically identical specs (much as they do in this generation…don’t bother arguing this point); and the only real difference will be exclusive titles. Do you prefer Halo and Forza, or Killzone and Gran Turismo?
What I find truly astounding is that in a company as vast as Microsoft they can’t find a single person that can present confidently to an audience. Next time, hire an actor. I really don’t care if you were involved in the creative or decision making process.
All my Xbox gaming mates have all said “time to get into PC gaming”. Thanks Xbox team =D
Has anyone got a link to a capture of the live stream?
How did MS make this thing look expensive and cheap at the same time?
you… you just get me… but exactly what i was thinking, i didn’t know how to phrase it
I guess it’s impressive but all in all coming from someone that as had the 360 and ps3 i really think the ps4>xboxone goodbye microsoft ill forget that the xbox one even existed
Xbox Juan. OLE!
You are all so negative. The presentation was brilliant. This box rocks. Entertainment before games? I think you’ve all missed the point.
were we watching the same console reveal???……….
Mandatory Kinect = not buying. Simple as that.
Starting with the design, This has to be the most plain boring – old fashion multimedia box I have seen in a long time. It just look like an old VHS or DVD player. Is this the best a team a professional designer can come up with with? So let me ask : “does the Xbox One also come with a SCART connection “
The comments on here amaze me. How can people judge a console on the reveal event only? How can people not understand that the games will be shown at E3? And more importantly, how can people not understand that xbox ‘one’ means all in one system and not that it’s the first. Buy whichever console you prefer when they are released, just don’t be ridiculous about it.
They couldn’t call it ‘Xbox 3’ because Sony are releasing a 4. Playstation4.
Just like MS couldn’t call the 360 ‘Xbox 2’ because Sony released a 3.
Will the Xbox after Xbox One be 2?
Why not Xbox cubed (small 3) it is a box after all
Sorry to break it to you, kid, but there won’t be an ‘Xbox Two”. They have a longer than 10 year plan with this thing. They want to shift, as the broadband network improves, more and more computing power to the cloud. They will literally never have to make hardware again, and they are likely stoked about that.
This is the end of the evolutionary path.
There’s nothing I hate more, than the developers saying “This is in game footage” and then it being a cutscene/cgi practically.
It’s not the same. It won’t end up the same. Show the proper thing.
Back to the xbox – wow I never knew watching TV and skyping was such a problem before! Like seriously?
I nearly cried when Yusif did the switch between things and said “Let’s see it again” like it was an encore for it. No. It wasn’t. It was the over enthusiastic people you paid sitting in the audience cheering at the end of everything.
I believe that was just a prototype model – the better looking actual version can be found here.
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JB Hi Fi have this pre-order at $899 as a “guess price”.
This console looked like it was designed for lazy westerners.
Xbox One
running Kinect 2
Able to use a third additional/ third party device for Smart Glass.
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Xbox has you covered 1, 2, 3.
Simple as 1, 2, 3.
1, 2, 3 steps?
Theres some marketing thing here. . .
So, after all this, in the most Rube Goldbergian/Heath Robinson-esque fashion, Microsoft have made an…
…HTPC. A crap HTPC.
This is excellent news. More reasons to grab a PC! *inb4 “HURP, i liek 2 play on tv and couch wiht conttroler” comments*
I’ve just recently moved back to the PC scene (Absent for 6 years). And i play my PC on my 51″ Samsung with a controller… playing on my couch… (Which is the same setup i have for my xbox) i also have a desk setup up to slide right in so that if in need, i’ll play using keyboard/mouse. So anyone who says:
you can you dead shits… Plus you have the option of a keyboard/mouse too… oh and a joystick? Yep. That too.
A friend of mine actually tried that excuse on me when I offered to build him a PC – “No, I don’t like tiny monitors; I’d rather play on my TV sitting on the couch.” And he’s a 29-year-old teacher.
I still can’t believe that myth has traction. For god’s sake, the no-name laptop I had in 2002 had S-video out. Jeez, half the PCs of the eighties used TVs for monitors.
And a lot of the supposed benefits of consoles haven’t been true since the N64. More reliable? The Xbox is as flaky as your average PC – and much harder to repair. The “stupid updates” PCs require? Now on consoles too! (These myths have been wheeled out to me in the last few years.)
Consoles are now as complex and bloated as the PCs which they’re supposedly better than. YLOD or RROD, anyone?
Now you’ve got always-online connections (which were, according to some, only needed on PCs because ALL PC gamers are thieving pirates, apparently), and no resale of games. And installing games is now mandatory…just like on PC.
On a PC? You’ve got free online gaming. No subscription (Steam is AWESOME!) for multiplayer. There’s better graphics (60FPS at 1080p isn’t considered a special feature in PC gaming – it’s the norm). Option of ANY controller you like – controller, joystick, KBM. More internal storage, and faster – an SSD and multi-terabyte HDD. A back catalogue of tens of thousands of games. And a PC is much more versatile – better web browsing, multimedia playback that’s not within a walled garden (or oriented/limited to the US), and, word processing, photo/video editing…
I’m from straya, is this exbux gonna be able to understand me lingo or is that gonna take a few years again, strewth
It looks to me that if I was to buy this Xbox thingy I’d be paying about the same as I paid for my current PC last year but get a machine that is less powerful and I’d be forced to pay more for any games I buy.
All in all, not a good deal.
I’m a massive xbox fanboi but If Sony don’t mak me kjump tthrough a hoop with authentication and one use games, ps4 here I come. I will miss you halo.
Well um… No trading games anyomore- So you’re telling me I can’t let my friend test out an epic game at his house
Must be connected online once in 24 hours- Really? I mean c’mon Microsoft, you’re not my mother
I have 0% interest in the TV/entertainment part of this console, so i will wait till the console is being sold for $200 and then pick one up and i also will be picking up games when the hit around $30.
Now lets see how the PS4 turns out.
Finally, a worthy successor to the CDi.
More like…
Everything you didn’t know you wanted to know, and getting it wrong.
The presentation still restricted so many things, Watermarked games, DRM, the small things that make a major difference. The Xbox one is personally, “no longer a Gaming Console”, and I’m a fan of the Xbox since I was 7 (or somewhere close), it’s become a poor excuse as a social media console and a rip off concept of Steam & Origin/w return-ability at 90% difference for you AND Retailer (meaning boosted prices). Xbox franchise and community has ended with the Xbox 360, this is why I say to them, as all this is, is a box with a Low-Grade PC programmed to be a media device and utilising the brand of Xbox to give it the excuse of being a “Gaming Console”.