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malfcn · Aug 31, 2014

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While this thread strives to cover a wide range of info, new threads are welcome.

Earn free games for being an XBL Gold member.
Xbox 360 titles are yours to keep forever: New titles are available at the beginning of the month until the 15th.
On the 16th a new title becomes free to purchase until the end of the month.
Xbox One titles are yours to keep during subscription: New titles are available at the beginning of the month until the end of the month.

Xbox One
00 | Super Time Force
00 | Crimson Dragon

Xbox 360
01 | ~~Monaco: What's Yours is Mine~~
16 | Halo: Reach

System Versions and Update notes.
May also contain important patch information.

Xbox One
09.02.14 | OS 6.2.11511.0 (xb_rel_1409.140829-1829) fre // Controller Firmware 1.1.2228.0

Parties

The Party App has been re-organized!
See what activities everyone in your party is doing and tell more clearly who is playing in the same game with you.
Quickly perform common actions like muting, joining, or sending game invites.
Parties now have a Party Leader. This person can change whether the party requires invitations and can remove others from the party.

Media Player

A new app will enable users to play media files from either an attached USB device.
Xbox One will support more formats than Xbox 360, including support for dozens of new file formats.

Boot to TV

Set your console to boot directly to television when coming out of connected standby.

SmartGlass updates

Post status messages from the Activity Feed as well as add comments and share items from both your Activity Feed and from Game Clips.
A personalized Activity Feed has been added to your profile.
Messages have been updated to a new layout supporting a full conversation view.
]*]Ability to record game clips directly from the Now Playing bar.

“Xbox On” in new markets

Adding support for additional markets to use the “Xbox On” Kinect voice command to power on their consoles. New countries include:
- Australia
- Canada (French)
- Italy
- Spain
- Mexico

GameDVR deletes

Users will be able to choose multiple GameDVR clips to delete from within the Upload app.

Save your Avatar Gamerpic

Save Avatar GamerPics to your OneDrive.

Settings Updates

A new option within the Settings menu called Devices & accessories will help Xbox One owners manage their controllers and accessories.
Instant Sign-In is now available from within the Sign-in, security & passkey area.

Bandwidth Usage Display

Bandwidth Usage will show customers how much bandwidth their Xbox One is consuming over a period of time.
This is useful for customers who want to track against bandwidth caps set by ISPs in certain markets.
This new feature located in Network Settings under the Troubleshooting column.

Country Expansion

Critical updates that are required to enable the launch of Xbox One to 29 new countries.

Live TV

Improved stability.

Xbox 360
09.04.14 | Dashboard 2.0.16767.0

Increase Storage Capacity

Support Hard Disk 500GB.

Links to other helpful threads about Xbox information.

Xbox Live Arcade News
Xbox One Download Games
The Gamertag Exchange
Games with Gold Discussion
Xbox One Hardware Troubleshooting / Q&A

Climb back through time and see how we got here.
These links provide a glimpse of discussion and information as it happened.

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07.2014 | Drinkbox Juan - All in One Luchador
06.2014 | Something to do with EEEs
05.2014 | Doge & Order - Special Games Unit
04.2014 | Springtime Watersports
03.2014 | Dropping Titans like it's Hot
02.2014 | Don't call it a Drought
01.2014 | Definitively Bigger & Blacker
11.2013 | Jump In! The Resolution is Fine

malfcn · Aug 31, 2014

This place will be populated with sales and specials information as it becomes available.
Typically the store is updated Monday night, and sales updated by Tuesday nights.
To use any stored local funds you must use your console. Using the website will require another form of payment.
Prices listed as USD currency.

Helpful Links
Xbox Games Store
Deals with Gold
Xbox Live Database

Xbox One Deals with Gold 09.09 - 09.15
$41.99 | Watch Dogs
$14.99 | Worms Battlegrounds

Xbox 360 Deals with Gold 09.09 - 09.15
$04.99 | Borderlands
$04.99 | Borderlands 2
$14.99 | Borderlands 2 - Season Pass
$04.99 | Borderlands 2 - Mr. Torgues Campaign of Carnage
$04.99 | Borderlands 2 - Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt
$04.99 | Borderlands 2 - Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep
$04.99 | Borderlands 2 - Captain Scarlett and her Pirate's Booty
$01.49 | Borderlands 2 - Headhunter 1: Bloody Harvest
$01.49 | Borderlands 2 - Headhunter 2: Wattle Gobbler
$01.49 | Borderlands 2 - Headhunter 3: Mercenary Day
$01.49 | Borderlands 2 - Headhunter 4: Wedding Day Massacre
$01.49 | Borderlands 2 - Headhunter 5: Son of Crawmerax
$04.99 | Borderlands 2 - Psycho Pack
$04.99 | Borderlands 2 - Mechromancer Pack

T.O.P · Aug 31, 2014

Horizon 2

Destiny

Dance Central

Super Time Force for free

best month, so damn excited!

Twin Tails · Aug 31, 2014

SUPER HYPED

Also maybe we will see Minecraft this month too finally

Steverulez · Aug 31, 2014

Nothing for me in GwG but I am getting Fifa 15 and Forza Horizon 2 later in the month, Shadow of Mordor is early October I think, FH2 might be too as well I'm not sure

Poodlestrike · Aug 31, 2014

I gotta say, the Warframe release date came out of nowhere

Definitely looking forward to it, and Destiny, of course.

Doffen · Aug 31, 2014

I'm so ready for Horizon 2!

T.O.P · Aug 31, 2014

Big Jeffrey said:
SUPER HYPED

Also maybe we will see Minecraft this month too finally

gaf crew assemble!

JAYSIMPLE · Aug 31, 2014

Big Jeffrey said:
SUPER HYPED

Also maybe we will see Minecraft this month too finally

That gif isn't in game is it??

Miles Quaritch · Aug 31, 2014

Big Jeffrey said:
SUPER HYPED

T.O.P said:
gaf crew assemble!

Whoa, looks so real.

Diablohead · Aug 31, 2014

Warframe is out on the 2nd as a download f2p game, I heard somewhere the horizon 2 demo is the 14th, might be wrong with that one.

Terbinator · Aug 31, 2014

FH2 is Oct AFAIK? Demo on the 16th, though.

Nori Chan · Aug 31, 2014

DEEEEESSSSSSTIIIIINNNYYYYY

SkinnerSw33t · Aug 31, 2014

FH2 is my most anticipated game. Also getting Destiny and probably Shadows of Mordor and Minecraft.

Terbinator said:
FH2 is Oct AFAIK? Demo on the 16th, though.

FH2 is Sep 30 in the U.S.

T.O.P · Aug 31, 2014

Terbinator said:
FH2 is Oct AFAIK? Demo on the 16th, though.

Different dates from what i know

NA is getting it on the 30th

Italy shows 30th on some websites, 3rd on others, no idea really

VinFTW · Aug 31, 2014

Destiny, Forza Horizon 2, Minecraft (hopefully) and Shadow of Mordor. Can't wait!

malfcn · Aug 31, 2014

Amazon says the 30th for me. (US)

T.O.P · Aug 31, 2014

Miles Quaritch said:
Whoa, looks so real.

Gestault said:

yes it does

Miles Quaritch · Aug 31, 2014

It's the 30th in the US and possibly EU and Oct 3rd in the UK.

Miles Quaritch · Aug 31, 2014

T.O.P said:
yes it does

Gestault said:

You're not joking. I just pulled a few strips from the new build:

Click to expand...

Only 16 days left until the demo.

Soon you will be mine. Soon I shall devour you.

Soon.

pedr0theli0n · Aug 31, 2014

Groupon has PS4 and XboxOne at 10% off for labor day. Ive been holding off on next gen but this may be the time with destiny right around the corner. I'm still so torn between the two though! Maybe leaning towards xbox One, just with a better lineup of games coming out, but it feels weird not to buy the more powerful system. GAF tell me what to do!

BabyFaceKillah · Aug 31, 2014

SkinnerSw33t said:
FH2 is my most anticipated game. Also getting Destiny and probably Shadows of Mordor and Minecraft.

FH2 is Sep 30 in the U.S.

fuck man let me get some money lol

i can only pay for 1 game this month and im stuck between Destiny and Modor

i got Forza money ready thanks to that gamestop promotion.

T.O.P · Aug 31, 2014

pedr0theli0n said:
Groupon has PS4 and XboxOne at 10% off for labor day. Ive been holding off on next gen but this may be the time with destiny right around the corner. I'm still so torn between the two though! Maybe leaning towards xbox One, just with a better lineup of games coming out, but it feels weird not to buy the more powerful system. GAF tell me what to do!

you said it yourself dude

go where the games you want to play are

R3TRODYCE · Aug 31, 2014

The FH2 car club should be fun.

Grisby · Aug 31, 2014

Really pumped for Forza.

Nice thread btw.

JAYSIMPLE · Aug 31, 2014

pedr0theli0n said:
Groupon has PS4 and XboxOne at 10% off for labor day. Ive been holding off on next gen but this may be the time with destiny right around the corner. I'm still so torn between the two though! Maybe leaning towards xbox One, just with a better lineup of games coming out, but it feels weird not to buy the more powerful system. GAF tell me what to do!

As someone who owns both I can only say it's about games over anything for me. I know what system looks to have the better games this year IMO and I'm playing that system more than the one I got caught up with the most powerful console hype, and bought first. In the end it's down to you. There's no shadow of a doubt fir me that 2014 is xbox ones year. If that helps.

When it comes down to the youngest consoles anyway.

Welfare · Aug 31, 2014

Lol September - December is going to destroy my wallet. I'm guaranteed to buy at least 5 games this month alone. Fifa, NHL, Destiny, FH2, and I'm going to assume Minecraft will be released in September.

Ugh.

Rocketz · Aug 31, 2014

Destiny is already bought and preloaded for me. Excited to try Warframe and then Forza Horizon 2 at the end of the month. Hype! Hopefully Minecraft too.

Edit: I wonder how much EA access members will get to play NHL before release?

Doodis · Aug 31, 2014

T.O.P said:
Horizon 2

Destiny

Dance Central

Super Time Force for free

best month, so damn excited!

This right here. Such a good month coming up.

One question - I remember thinking Warframe was free-to-play. True or False?

JAYSIMPLE · Aug 31, 2014

So gutted my destiny isn't digital but I couldn't pass up on the Tesco deal

Fleshfeast · Aug 31, 2014

Doodis said:
One question - I remember thinking Warframe was free-to-play. True or False?

Yup, free to play coop shooter. A good one at that.

Darkmakaimura · Aug 31, 2014

Why is Reach striked out? Not coming in September after all?

Steverulez · Aug 31, 2014

Darkmakaimura said:
Why is Reach striked out? Not coming in September after all?

Second half of the month, not free yet

ironcreed · Aug 31, 2014

T.O.P said:

This game looks and will be amazing.

Laws00 · Aug 31, 2014

Forza Horizon 2

and Ki session 2 pass or whatever theyre calling it

YUP YUP

SkinnerSw33t · Aug 31, 2014

I think Killer Instinct season 2 releases on Oct 15.

BabyFaceKillah said:
i can only pay for 1 game this month and im stuck between Destiny and Modor

So many good games this fall. It's going to be tough. I think I'd definitely go with Destiny if I had to choose between those two because of the MP vs SP aspect.

jond76 · Aug 31, 2014

Wacky month. DESTINY already preloaded. DC: Spotlight. FH2. Yaaaaaaaaarrrrrgggghhh1!!!

mocoworm · Aug 31, 2014

JAYSIMPLE said:
So gutted my destiny isn't digital but I couldn't pass up on the Tesco deal

What's the Tesco deal??

chugen · Aug 31, 2014

destiny already downloaded
forza 2 and with a demo
warframe
free stf
and middle earth!

im ready

Cheddahz · Aug 31, 2014

Wait, Forza Horizon 2 is this month?!?!? Making me consider cancelling my PS4 pre-order to grab an Xbox One instead (I loved Forza Horizon that much)

U2NUMB · Aug 31, 2014

4 Games for me this month.. NHL, Destiny, Shadow and FH2!

Laws00 · Aug 31, 2014

SkinnerSw33t said:
I think Killer Instinct season 2 releases on Oct 15.

It is technically but the retail version of KI session 1 comes out on disc the 23rd with TJ combo dlc code

Iron Galaxy said you can download or prebuy the season 2 pass and get TJ combo right away as well as if you get the premium edition you get KI2 classic right away too as well

SkinnerSw33t · Aug 31, 2014

Laws00 said:
It is technically but the retail version of KI session 1 comes out on disc the 23rd with TJ combo dlc code

Iron Galaxy said you can download or prebuy the season 2 pass and get TJ combo right away as well as if you get the premium edition you get KI2 classic right away too as well

Oh, very cool. Didn't realize that.

Diablohead · Aug 31, 2014

I have to wait until oct for horizon 2 but that's ok, will be playing destiny

*edit* and warframe

Obscured · Sep 1, 2014

pedr0theli0n said:
Groupon has PS4 and XboxOne at 10% off for labor day. Ive been holding off on next gen but this may be the time with destiny right around the corner. I'm still so torn between the two though! Maybe leaning towards xbox One, just with a better lineup of games coming out, but it feels weird not to buy the more powerful system. GAF tell me what to do!

JAYSIMPLE said:
As someone who owns both I can only say it's about games over anything for me. I know what system looks to have the better games this year IMO and I'm playing that system more than the one I got caught up with the most powerful console hype, and bought first. In the end it's down to you. There's no shadow of a doubt fir me that 2014 is xbox ones year. If that helps.

When it comes down to the youngest consoles anyway.

I picked up both figuring each would be an exclusive machine and I'd pick up multiplats wherever it seemed like I would have the most fun (based on friends lists, who was picking up which games, if there was a substantial quality difference (while the numbers are objective, the experience is subjective)). In some rare cases I will be double dipping, like Destiny. If I was only going to get one console I would have picked the XB1 primarily for the line up and I went 360 previously so I have a bias in that direction. If it would endlessly bug you knowing that the PS4 has more owner under the hood then that is probably a better choice. I can tell the resolution and framerate differences and with how I use it (I watch TV and gave other family members who aren't game-centered, also the game lineup is more enticing) the XB1 is a better choice for me, if I could only choose one.

I hadn't realized Dance Central was this soon. I was already for Destiny, but might need to add to that. Forza 2 looks awesome, but driving games are always the kind I want to line but can never get into. Drive Club will probably be my fix even though it looks to be a different experience just because I can try it as part of PS+.

This fall in general is looking awesome though.

Twin Tails · Sep 1, 2014

oh cool did not know about buying KI s2 characters, will be getting that.

JAYSIMPLE said:
That gif isn't in game is it??

yup in game from trailer, dis game gonna be sick.

Toa TAK · Sep 1, 2014

Destiny will be the first retail game I get for my One. I'm going to go digital for it, too. Really excited!

And for Xbox 360 users, PICK UP HALO REACH!

SkinnerSw33t · Sep 1, 2014

Super Time Force is free now.

Nori Chan · Sep 1, 2014

SkinnerSw33t said:
Super Time Force is free now.

That's good looking man

Twin Tails · Sep 1, 2014

SkinnerSw33t said:
Super Time Force is free now.

nice downloading now

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