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Closer look at the Xbox One from a user who got the console early
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eso76
Member
that was all a bit strange, in general he doesn't have a problem sharing insider info, but he wouldn't spill the beans on what these issues were..
Gintoki313
Banned
No joke, this guy is a better promoter of the UI then Microsoft right now. He is making me want to go out and get this system. If all these impressions hold up come launch day, consider me interested. Also he talked about the snap feature more in-depth which I was most interested in on the Xbox One.
I was already interested because of Dead Rising 3, D4, and Killer Instinct. The UI just looks so good, and that snap feature would help me out a ton.
I was already interested because of Dead Rising 3, D4, and Killer Instinct. The UI just looks so good, and that snap feature would help me out a ton.
Digital-Hero
Member
Look at that aliasing on the wires on the upper left.
Oh stop it. His console was banned from XBL and his unboxing video was taken down by MS.
EightBitNate
Member
Look at that aliasing on the wires on the upper left.
Because that's the only problem with that screenshot
You're absolutely right. The biggest problem is that it's a Call of Duty screenshot.
lol
Rey
Member
WHY?
One of these is not like the other.
Or Microsoft bribe him with some free games lol
Rey
Member
http://www.penny-arcade.com/report/article/the-xbox-ones-ui-may-have-sold-me-on-the-kinect-pack-in
So what happens if my son walks in the room and unplugs the kinect and grabs the controller?
So what happens if my son walks in the room and unplugs the kinect and grabs the controller?
BruiserBear
Banned
dat lack of empathy
CassidyIzABeast
Member
You tell your son the important life lesson that nobody likes a douchebag.
We're talking about your son walking in the room while you're there correct?
else it would still have regular privacy settings.
Caayn
Member
He can play M-rated games on your account, unless you require a password to log-in onto your account.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Wouldn't Kinect see him before he unplugged it? Parental controls could also be applied to his account, so even if he were to unplug Kinect, the restrictions would still be in place on his account.
Adam_Roman
Member
All of MS' best stuff has been reminding me of the Zune team
Metro started on Zune HD, and now it's on Windows 8, Windows Phone, and Xbox One. I loved my Zune.
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
The controller probably will prick your sons finger, then extract some dna to verify and log his data.
Cynn
Member
The voice features are neat and snapping apps seems like it would be less of a hassle than picking up your smartphone for the same functions but once the games started I could never get over playing inferior software as a trade. (ports not exclusives naturally)
How many people will really use snapping and heavy voice navigation past the first week of ownership? It reminds me of Siri on iphone. It seems really neat and it's fun for a while then it gets old and you never use it again. Unfortunately, once you get back to a singular focus you realize what you traded for that week of "magic" features was a generation of lesser core experiences.
I hope MS invests heavily in first party and exclusive content this generation. Things coded to the metal and lacking nothing. (Like Forza)
How many people will really use snapping and heavy voice navigation past the first week of ownership? It reminds me of Siri on iphone. It seems really neat and it's fun for a while then it gets old and you never use it again. Unfortunately, once you get back to a singular focus you realize what you traded for that week of "magic" features was a generation of lesser core experiences.
I hope MS invests heavily in first party and exclusive content this generation. Things coded to the metal and lacking nothing. (Like Forza)
Miles Quaritch
Member
I could snap being very useful for RPG games and the like. Video guides, text guides, etc. Not particularly revolutionary and chances are I'd probably default to using my tablet/phone, but it's nice to have options...
Gabotron ES
Member
Looking good, I see some neat looking gamerpics there.
loving the menus feel
loving the menus feel
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
Actually, I use Siri for Weather, Maps, and NFL scores on a daily basis. It's much quicker than typing it in. Also, if I don't know how to spell a certain places name, siri usually knows.
I feel like once I get used to Kinect navigation(and if it works consistently, I won't likely want to move 20 places on screen to get where I want to go. If I can just say "Xbox go to indie game, ______".
Cynn
Member
I can dig that. I use Siri when I need hands free stuff. But if pins work as well as they do on Xbox 360, nothing of interest will be 20 places away. My girlfriend is going to love just telling the Xbox to open Netflix. I would have preferred power vs smartphonish apps being the focus though. In fact, a set top box for $99 that did all of this would have been great. Then allow people who wanted the fluff features to hdmi it into an Xbox mega-beast console for an uncompromised experience.
Then you should probably teach him some manners.
Rey
Member
Yeah pretty much my feelings. Still disappointed with the power of both next gen consoles. let's hope for a 5 year cycle.
MS can never fail at one thing and thats their UIs, give them that credit at least before we started talking about how crap the Xbox One (and anything MS related) is.
I dont know, the CPU is good enough, loads of RAM but the GPUs are disappointments compared to the XBOX, 360 and even the PS3. Lets not forget that the 7800 GTX wasnt even announced when the RSX was detailed at E3 05. Then again the Xenos wasn't exactly a beast but just elegantly designed, excluding the eDRAM it wasn't all that in raw power.
Fallout-with-swords
Banned
I've never been a huge fan of the tiles but it looks pretty good. Hope they keep the ads to a minimum.
SteveWinwood
Member
i looked through the gamerpics and i don't see a pink haired anime chick
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
What? I'm assuming you posted in the wrong thread...
3rdamention
Member
Look at that aliasing on the wires on the upper left.
Look at that color pallet. Makes Killzone 2 look like Rainbow Brite.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Insiders relayed old information? MS have been updating the OS pretty regularly based on what we've heard. The latest update, released late Oct seems to have stabilised snap.
Now we're waiting to see if the reports of XBL being broken and being broken for potentially months are still accurate...
Yep I did, fail on my part! I meant to post in the thread that someone started saying that Sony won't ben people if they get their PS4's early. Pathetic.
GalacticaN7
Banned
I know people will just call me fanboyish......but the new UI just seems really cluttered to me. I've always like my XMB because of how simple it is, and it looks like Sony is keeping that basic feel, but the more I see the XBone UI, I just can't seem to like the tile format.
I don't know, maybe I'm just being nitpicky. The UI has some awesome features, just from an aesthetic standpoint, not my cup of tea.
I don't know, maybe I'm just being nitpicky. The UI has some awesome features, just from an aesthetic standpoint, not my cup of tea.
Poker Face
Member
Zoro7
Banned
Unlike Microsoft, Sony isnt using like a thousand tiles per screen. Ps4 looks cleaner.
people getting all worked up about a console that has always been a work in progress. typical fud and jumping to conclusions.
I don't think they're going to stop you from doing this, but from various looks at the dash it seems like 360 gamerpics don't fill up the entire square which to me is a deal breaker. I like my Alucard pic. ;_;
mangochutney
Member
The 360 looks a lot smoother on those wires.Look at that aliasing on the wires on the upper left.
I wonder if this sharpening thing the One is doing when upscaling (if other games follow BF's lead) is going to hurt the Xbox One in these areas.
