I do this too.
After a few months an extra controller is clearly a better deal than AAs.
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Polygon's marathon Xbox One live stream
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I do this too.
After a few months an extra controller is clearly a better deal than AAs.
Just plug it in on standby overnight. 100% charge the next day.
BruiserBear
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This stream has been surprisingly even keeled so far.
Thanks for the link!
on 360 i tended to buy a month when a new halo game came out to mess around with. i'm not a huge multiplayer person, though i don't hate it. i'll get an xbone but i don't expect to regularly subscribe unless they get very aggressive with games for gold, yet i regularly want to use netflix. i don't think that's a totally niche opinion, yet grant was presenting it like xbone is everyone's choice for netflix.
SEGAvangelist
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I ended up doing just that. I also hate that you have to log out to turn off the controller and log back in when turning on the other controller. I also need to leave a wire out to charge the other controller and I hate wires. I find it easier to just swap out batteries that have been charging. Of course the PS4 situation is a minor annoyance, but still an annoyance (also, I get about 6 hours maybe?). Knowing the controller battery life is long for Xbox One plus the fact that is uses AA batteries is awesome. So yeah, I'm not sure what was confusing about my preference to you.
This sounds like a good idea, but the battery doesn't last very long on the PS4 controller so unless you have a second controller, you'll be using the controller while it's plugged in, and the charging cable is pretty short. Fortunately the charging time is quick.
Glass Shark
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Polygon is just being super objective because they know GAF is catching on to their clear MS bias. /s
Can Crusher
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"Here is that framerate in action" lol.
Pretty impressive amount of zombies though.
Pretty impressive amount of zombies though.
Oh boy lol
Impeccable
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Do you work at Polygon or some shit?
Did you not watch the stream last week? They couldn't have been more dismissive of the PS4 if they tried.
TetraGenesis
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The Gies Effect.
There definitely is a trickle down unfortunately. The console war has brought out the worst in it.
But I still love the McElroy brothers and even Frushtick and Plante (even if I don't always agree with them) and I think Polygon's video content and features are the best in the business.
But that Gies Effect, man. Makes it hard to give them clicks.
Muppet of a Man
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For me, a more fair assessment would have been reversing the scores: Xbox One @ 7.6 or 7.7 and the PS4 @ 8.0.
Both consoles have enough to offer in terms of exclusive content and differentiating features, much of which is probably best judged subjectively. It should probably come down to things like performance, price, online/community, and controller when making a more objective comparison (i.e., the foundational elements most relevant to actual gaming). I think most everyone could agree on that here. And that would be the logic regarding flipping the scores in PS4's favor at the outset.
Both consoles have enough to offer in terms of exclusive content and differentiating features, much of which is probably best judged subjectively. It should probably come down to things like performance, price, online/community, and controller when making a more objective comparison (i.e., the foundational elements most relevant to actual gaming). I think most everyone could agree on that here. And that would be the logic regarding flipping the scores in PS4's favor at the outset.
She was talking about the framerate not dipping even with all that on screen, they had just been talking about how the framerate doesn't slowdown.
Glass Shark
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Not yet, but I hope that someday they can be my stepping stone to an inevitable career at MS PR.
/s /s /s /s /s
killertofu
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Dead Rising 3 looks good. The armor is so shiny!
Nymphae
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I was actually going to ask him that, he jumps to their defence pretty quick lol.
vpance
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Impeccable
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Welcome to NeoGAF, sir.
deranged_666
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This is more of a general statement rather than anything specifically related to Polygon, but I don't understand the general shift in attitude of gaming journalists towards the new consoles from last year's E3 until now. Most sites were so disappointed that there was not a shred of information about the new consoles at E3 2012, saying that the PS3/360 gen was long in the tooth and we needed fresh blood.
Now we get fresh blood, and both new consoles are really good successors to their older counterparts, and even though a lot of them have been through console launches before and know that launch titles and software/services are usually not up to par upon release, they are either yawning at them or saying everyone should hold off for another year.
I really don't get it.
Now we get fresh blood, and both new consoles are really good successors to their older counterparts, and even though a lot of them have been through console launches before and know that launch titles and software/services are usually not up to par upon release, they are either yawning at them or saying everyone should hold off for another year.
I really don't get it.
Glass Shark
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I'm just pretty tired of the conspiracy stuff. It's boring and there are much more interesting things to talk about than "Polygone" and "Gies effect"
BruiserBear
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"How is the AI in this game?"
Might be the first time I've ever heard that question posed in relation to a zombie game.
Might be the first time I've ever heard that question posed in relation to a zombie game.
HawksWinStanley
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Well with the poor battery life on the DS4 I can't blame them. I'd much rather use a regular remote as I would think most people would if given the option.
Impeccable
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Thankfully you seem to be on point in your efforts to change the tone of conversation.
FaintColt388301
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That was really annoying. Especially if it's not a regenrating health. If it just went away within a few seconds it wouldn't be as bad.
This girl is getting on my nerves. "Open world zombie games are becoming like a thing" "You're making me nervous" "This game is purrdy" I'm not saying she is one because I know nothing about her but I really dislike it when things have a girl just for the sake of having a girl. I'd rather somebody who is informed, intellectual and knows what is going on
Can Crusher
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I personally would love to see more zombie media adopting the style of zombies in WWZ. These slow almost harmless zombies, also featured in the likes of The Walking Dead, aren't intimidating at all.
Nymphae
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Well sniping at people complaining about them isn't the best way to correct the conversation. Yeah they are shit on a lot here, but not without good cause.
Muppet of a Man
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There is no conspiracy theory. It's just pretty apparent that their are brand preferences going on here. Much of the goodwill that MS has been seeing from games journalist has been built over the past 8 years will the 360 and fairly so. I think they are just lagging a bit with the X1 when it comes to the realization that it comes up short against the competition.
Glass Shark
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It's the only thing I have left that brings me joy, Nymphae. Just give me this ONE thing.
WhiskeyKnight
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Oh God. Plante just threatened to bring in Gies.
Nymphae
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So this game has stamina bar monetization
What?! NOOO
DC1
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Ummm..I have never experienced charge degradation of my launch ps3 controller.
DangerStepp
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That confirms they know GAF is watching.
fuzzyreactor
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Mr. Gies himself
GodParticle
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Were they experiencing framerate drops in DR? I wasn't watching the stream
legacyzero
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DC1
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Hmmm.... interesting.
I am not sure why you would need to play with it plugged in it 2 controllers unless you forgot to plug it in after it ran out.
this maybe a problem if your gaming sessions are constantly 8-10 hours long otherwise the controller lasts about that much. Launch weekend I was playing all day and controller was on low battery only at the very end of the session. It never died though since I ended up plugging it in so I can't saw how much more it would have lasted.