News - Xbox One ‘A New Generation Revealed’

[davidcrofter]

Could look the place in a modern entertainment set up - let's face it you are getting a hell of a lot of power for what you will pay (£399 according to pre-order prices I have seen).

I think Microsoft have taken the "one box" entertainment route simply because there is not enough difference in graphics/gameplay to really make these devices "next gen". The problem is can they pull it off as there is no point having lots of half-arsed features and functions that are worse than the original device you are looking to replace in the first place.

Are Microsoft also a bit late to this party (what with Smart TV, SkyPlus etc) and can they really make this work globally, as right now it really looks pretty much like a "US console launch". The features will no doubt evolve but they need to be semi-working for your territory or they can pretty much forget it ...

[kalniel]

So, if you've got 3 users of the console, and games are tied to Live memberships, does that mean you have to buy 3 copies of the same game?

No.

"So, think about how you use a disc that you own of an Xbox 360 game,"
he began. "If I buy the disc from a store, I use that disc in my
machine, I can give that disc to my son and he can play it on his 360 in
his room. We both can't play at the same time, but the disc is the key
to playing. I can go round to your house and give you that disc and you
can play on that game as well. "What we're doing with the digital
permissions that we have for Xbox One is no different to that. If I am
playing on that disc, which is installed to the hard drive on my Xbox
One, everybody in my household who has permission to use my Xbox One can use that piece of content. [So] I can give that piece of content to my son and he can play it on the same system."

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ne-in-xbox-one

[Smudger]

Right. Glad that's straightened out.

Immaterial really, as Domestic Management will never release the Purchase Request Acknowledgement.

[kalniel]

Right. Glad that's straightened out.

Immaterial really, as Domestic Management will never release the Purchase Request Acknowledgement.

It's a new hard disk recorder, and she can stream Desperate Housewives on demand.

[crossy]

No.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ne-in-xbox-one

Thanks for that link kalniel - although I'm still less than clear how they're going to work this in practice. Only thing I can think is some kind of cloud-based permissions feature like UAC.

Best thing - I guess - is to wait. Although if we end up swapping the two '360's in the house for two XBO's then I think it'd be sensible to install as much as possible on both systems.

Still that matter of price though, hopefully less than £400.

Immaterial really, as Domestic Management will never release the Purchase Request Acknowledgement.

Since it's mandatory Kinect, push it as "fitness" equipment perhaps? All that arm waving would be just the job to prevent keyboard-induced RSI.

[Smudger]

'What does it do that the Tivo doesn't?' Would be her response. Always with the questions...

[kalniel]

'What does it do that the Tivo doesn't?' Would be her response. Always with the questions...

There's bound to be an exercise game.. on second thoughts, that's not a good line to take.

[Smudger]

Haha, deffers not going there! I only just got away with that for the Wii Fit...

[crossy]

Haha, deffers not going there! I only just got away with that for the Wii Fit...

Hmm, nice to know that I'm not the only one that got away with that one.

How about a nice upgrade so you can do that stuff that the Samsung smart tv's do, without having the expense of having to "replace a perfectly good tv"?

Either that, or amplify the noise of the current XBox and "justify" it as a way to game a lot quieter (and hence not interrupt Eastenders/Corrie/Emerdale/etc) - although if you've also got a gaming PC then this won't work.

[Smudger]

Already got one of those Samsung Smart TVs... Wedding lists are wonderful things!
I think I'm going to have to do the slowly slowly catchy monkey thing on this. Make it seem like the only choice is between an XBox or a PS, not between one of them or nothing at all...

[dangel]

I bought a 360 for the missus - based on an dancing game for kinect. No objections.

That said, it doesn't really get used and I keep thinking about using it as an extender for the media center in another room..

[steve threlfall]

It looks like a piece of AV equipment. No red lights this time? I think I'll wait for the inevitable slim model

[Percy1983]

I bought a 360 for the missus - based on an dancing game for kinect. No objections.

That said, it doesn't really get used and I keep thinking about using it as an extender for the media center in another room..

I will say I setup a quad tuner HTPC and got slims for each room on the cheap (cash generator) and its the best thing I ever did, even the mrs approves.

[cheesemp]

Its a no sale for me. My 360 is rarely used (and my kinect is in the loft). Would have been used a lot more for iplayer/netflix but I refuse to pay a fee for this this when my bluray player does it for nothing instead. I just want a games console for silly multiplayer games with the wife (i.e. Lego harry potter) and I can't help but feel a PS4 will do a better job of it (rather than being a jack of all trades)...

[xirevels]

Looks damn mature to me. Nice clean straight edges like any high end gear that sits under a TV. This is going to look very very nice under the
TV.

Think about it. Pop down to Currys. TV's , bluray players are all going with the simple straight edges now ( except Sony ). Simple gloss black finishes are the
current in for home entertainment equipment.

Microsoft have really thought about this and got it right in my book...

i agree i think it would look well under a 60" tv in the lounge or any room

[Zeven]

It does look boring and bulky and they just seemed to talk about TV/media for about two thirds of the presentation or is just me? EA and COD for the remaining third?
I'm probably not going to buy one to be honest.

It most certainly is not just you.