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It is actually very impressive, but they really padded that list with "features" to get a bigger number.
Yet people still moan.
They've done a good job this year. Lets hope the next year is equally productive.
'I say the market leader is delivering, my most used features besides gaming are screen captures and video recording, both of which have been available since day one.
Streaming and share play are for me the most next gen features right now and only the market leader does both.
To each his own.
Lots of unnecessary stuff listed there but some awesome updates have occurred, can't say the same for my PS4 which is a shame, totally lacking in comparison and the one big one seems to have gone a bit tits up
Microsoft has been fucking fantastic at this. I really hope it pushes Sony to do more feature updates. I'd say Wii U as well but seems like a lost cause now.
I wish we could disable snap. I don't need my achievements or friends snapped to the side shrinking the game. Even worse is that it took me forever to figure out how to even open the Achievements app by itself without snapping it.
Snap Center makes me actually use snap more often.
So, that's definitely a thing.
I wish they would add the snap audio mixer to the snap center though. Seems dumb not to.
It is actually very impressive, but they really padded that list with "features" to get a bigger number.
Well,
When the market leader and your largest competitor isn't delivering on this front to nearly the extent you are you need to sell to that point.
I'm sure that MS has some data to suggest that this is a winning point for them, and I'm also sure it's nice for the team to see a PR regarding the work they've done over the year, especially given how maligned the OS was by some at launch and rumors of it not working at all pre-launch that were floated around.
Buy a Smart TV.
My webOS LG is godly. I love it.
Has a company ever got so much credit for fixing broken things then Microsoft has in the last year? Having to revamp features in year one means that the previous version was that bad. Also Microsoft has patched in alot of features that the ps4 has had since day one.
Has any other company on earth been given credit for adding volume control on a multimedia device?
You do know that like 85 of those updates you could do on the ps4,since day one right?
Not if you want to appeal to adult audience. But they never did anyway.But when your competitor has a meme going against it (Stability) you would be dumb not to try and play that advantage up.
Funny thing because I got a FW update for my Bravia today. Those come more or less once a month. I don't know what they do. I couldn't care less about 'smart TV'.It is a smart TV. It's a XBR-65X900A - 2013 65" Sony 4k LCD display. Sony is perfectly happy to just let their firmware coast, though.
Yeah some of the comments in here are ridiculous.
Why so upset?
There's a really good tutorial system about how to use all the snap and kinect commands that has been there since day one.Microsoft cares about their OS. This isn't surprising. I should expect the company that is the creator to the biggest OS in the world to do what they do best. It's their obvious strength and something they should be proud of. This is a strong pro and I would think nothing less. It would be far more embarrassing if their OS as a software company was not working but I'm glad they kept things tight. I hope they keep up the good work....
and add tutorials in the system for new comers who are still in the learning curve.
Is any of that stuff even necessary?
I long for simpler times. NES, where are you?
Well,
When the market leader and your largest competitor isn't delivering on this front to nearly the extent you are you need to sell to that point.
I'm sure that MS has some data to suggest that this is a winning point for them, and I'm also sure it's nice for the team to see a PR regarding the work they've done over the year, especially given how maligned the OS was by some at launch and rumors of it not working at all pre-launch that were floated around.
I get that, and like i said, good on them, i was just saying that IMO, Sony has delivered so far.'
MS isn't releasing a list of features that only they have.
They are releasing a list of the updates they are delivering monthly. Arguments can be made (rightly) that a lot of these should have been day 1.
But when your competitor has a meme going against it (Stability) you would be dumb not to try and play that advantage up.
There's a really good tutorial system about how to use all the snap and kinect commands that has been there since day one.
You have to be certain type of Microsoft fan to be that knowledgable to notice some of this stuff .
He's just harping on about it.Why so upset?
Not upset at all, I own both systems. So I can first hand say that vast majority of the updates are added features that where already available on the ps4. My only point is why give credit for missing or broken features and then knock the other company for not added something they already are doing. Neither system is perfect. But in realty the reason the xbox one has gotten so many updates is because a lot of features were either worse then the 360 or just missing to begin with.Why so upset?
"... for connected devices". I think they forgot that part here.
and add tutorials in the system for new comers who are still in the learning curve.
I get that, and like i said, good on them, i was just saying that IMO, Sony has delivered so far.
Right,
But open up any single thread for new features for the Xbox One and you will see non owners bemoaning lack of updates for their console or stating that they wish they had feature X.
This is marketing, this isn't a peer review journal if you are looking for a company to make an objective statement about their products I'm not really sure what to tell you.
Im not convinced, sorry. You have to be certain type of Microsoft fan to be that knowledgable to notice some of this stuff and Im not convinced it would sway anoyones opinion on the system.
If devices sold on features alone, iOS would be a distant memory.
It just feels like preaching to an echo chamber.
Until you hit send.Microsoft have made a lot of progress from the shitty OS at launch but for me it still misses 2 very very important things. Speed and background music.
I really hate how there's a millisecond of lag when i try to enter text, on PS4, it's blazing fast and super responsive,
If it only had ONE more feature... Something to capture the moment in a single frame. Stuff like that probably doesn't exist though.
103. Screenshots
Hush, you cretins! Do not question the Faceless Hero!
Now press F to pay your respects.
The same could be said in Andriod threads, But fair enough, im happy to just leave it as that.
Oooh, I've been meaning to look up the list of updates. Glad they went ahead and compiled it. Sony should take note.
So close.
You were so close.
But then you fucked up.
What is this F to pay your respects?
Where exactly did they state that?but lets not pretend that these are 102 features brand new to video games that MS has brought us.
yeah sony really needs to step up their game and provide us monthly updates like
36. External storage support
oh wait it already did all that(and more) by default
So close.
You were so close.
But then you fucked up.
Kinda, it does support exporting videos ad screens to external devices, i know what you mean tho.
yeah sony really needs to step up their game and provide us monthly updates like
11. Twitch live streaming support
12. Optical out supports 5.1 Dolby Digital
13. Support for Dolby Digital surround sound over HDMI
37. The ability to add your real name
50. Low battery notification
oh wait it already did all that(and more) by default
More transparency and commenting on what they're ACTUALLY doing would be nice, but lets not pretend that these are 102 features brand new to video games that MS has brought us.
Some were catch up, some were fixes for their fuck ups, and others were adding/improving their specific features to make them actually usable/better
EDIT: it's a benefit to MS that they release monthly things (obviously, by your post) but it's not that both platforms were at parity, with MS updating monthly adding new features and Sony having 1 update in a year.
Fuck! meant exporting to usb and shit but not using it for actual storage. my mistake