Yes you are missing something. You cannot charge Eneloop batteries while they're sitting in your 360 controller. It's just not designed to do that. The play and charge cable is only designed to charge the play and charge kit.
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Every Xbox One Includes a Chat Headset!! + Xbox One Day One Unboxing
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Yes you are missing something. You cannot charge Eneloop batteries while they're sitting in your 360 controller. It's just not designed to do that. The play and charge cable is only designed to charge the play and charge kit.
There isn't 900 yottabytes of games/Xbox features. So it's impossible to achieve that. Ok listen I'm not trying to troll. I apologies my argument is to write off the possible significance of being able to use the cloud as storage is premature.
SEGAvangelist
Member
They were trying to sell Kinect as the packed in headset and save a few bucks. It was a bad idea.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Oh, it's the same headset they're selling separately. That's pretty cool.
I thought they might just include some cheapo earpiece or something.
I thought they might just include some cheapo earpiece or something.
No, that's not accurate. For the 360, the (proprietary) P&C kit only charges the MS pack (as far as I know) but for regular AAs you need your own charger.
With the One, the USB cable will charge the MS battery pack but not AAs where you still use your own charger. The only difference is they now use a standard micro USB cable which will also communicate with the console when connected.
Trogdor1123
Member
Good for MS for listening, maybe they are learnign their lesson.
That's fine, but to tell someone that they're wrong for calling the word "unlimited" a marketing term isn't accurate. Companies used to get around this by using the word "virtually". It's "virtually unlimited" because it is so unlimited that you will never reach its limit. But simply saying "unlimited" and "infinite" is not accurate and is purely marketing.
The Faceless Master
Member
real talk.
there's only 44640 minutes in 31 days, why do these cellphone companies claim i have "unlimited minutes" when this is so obvious?!?
GrizzledGrump
Banned
I bet you're a cheap date.
dreamer3kx
Member
Not liking that touch on/off button, those things tend to screw up, physical is better.
Portugeezer
Member
Xbox 360 HD
What word should MS use then? "You can use as much space until our servers are full" ?
You are not limited to an allocated quota on their cloud storage == unlimited.
You are continuing to make such silly posts, I don't think we need this in here. Let everyone decide on their own maybe.
And quieter, too.
gAg CruSh3r
Member
Stolen from Reddit
Jokes on him. The kinect has a heat sensore.
Virtua Ben
Member
I'm suffering listening to L.Hyrb in order to see this console. Uggghhh.
Well advertising something that is so unlimited that you probably won't ever reach the limit they used to say "virtually unlimited".
For some reason in advertising, they've dropped the "virtually" from their statements. Now you have bullshit like "infinite power of the cloud". Really? The power is infinite?
Fair enough I was just trying to prove a point not to disregard this feature just because the term unlimited sounds rediculous. When I originally posted saying to include unlimited storage to the list I put that in quotes. I apologies if I wasn't clear with my words.
Marvel
could never
Dunno why I laughed hard at the "Are you ready?Take a look at this
Glad I wasn't the only who found that bit hilarious.
GrizzledGrump
Banned
This wasn't a criticism of his choice.
JrBaconCheeseburger
Member
Seeing this unboxing makes it seem like the console is about to launch in a few days.
Not a few months from now
Not a few months from now
Ahh ok, I use Eneloops but I thought I could connect the play & charge kit cable to charge them, I just never have because I always have a spare charging on the wall charger and then swap batteries when needed. Now that I think about it, the battery pack ignores the springs and has a metal contact in the middle, that's probably where any charge coming from the controller would go, if that's the case with the One, then you'll have to use the wall charger for the Eneloops, at least that solves anyone exploding their controllers trying to charge Alkaline batteries, makes sense now.
QuiteUndead
Neo Member
I'm not buying one at launch but I still think it looks damn good.Hope we see a PS4 unboxing.
Nightengale
Member
Let's not get hostile here.
Those who wanted an XB1 would've gotten one even with the initial policies/items.
Those who changed their mind and decided to get an XB1 post-DRM reversal would've liked this extra benefit, but it's really just that. A small extra benefit. Even if MS didn't do this, you'd still get one.
Those who didn't change their mind on the XB1 even after the DRM reversal most likely wouldn't get an XB1 with just this little addition, because it's pretty much inconsequential.
Different folks, different strokes. Let's just get along with our respective choices without egging each other.
Those who wanted an XB1 would've gotten one even with the initial policies/items.
Those who changed their mind and decided to get an XB1 post-DRM reversal would've liked this extra benefit, but it's really just that. A small extra benefit. Even if MS didn't do this, you'd still get one.
Those who didn't change their mind on the XB1 even after the DRM reversal most likely wouldn't get an XB1 with just this little addition, because it's pretty much inconsequential.
Different folks, different strokes. Let's just get along with our respective choices without egging each other.
Pssst! Don't spill their Gamescom surprise.
Why would they drop the price?
Haha, they pull a Saturn. "Xbox One is available on store shelves at select retailers RIGHT NOW!"
Windom Earle
Member
Why use this guy for the unboxing vid? I don't understand how MS can use him for PR, he is the face of the whole announcement fiasco.
I AM going off of what we know and what they claim, and what they're claiming is an account system like we already have for PS3 and XB360.
Read what MS said again.
AcceptableGhost
Member
now just remove the kinect microsoft
Without games.
Nightengale
Member
"XB1 is launching... TODAY, right here, right now!.. only 50 units available! First come first serve, rush on stage now!!"
Surprise September launch? They said in the podcast last week that they were in their internal beta with the console.
LukasTaves
Member
But isn't the norm is that if a game is available on anything other than a sony handheld platform, it can't be counted?
At least, that what's all those other comparisons threads told me.
Uhh not sure what' you are referring to. The only thing we know is they are offering unlimited cloud storage....?
I just re-read a few stories...
"Gamers we have listened and you will be able to buy the Xbox one...right now!"
Saturn launch it Microsoft do it
ChosenPredator
Banned
so yeah it looks like their ready to launch this fucker early with all these reveal videos.
Nice headset. I think everything in the box is really worth $499 now. Xbox 180 indeed, but as long as it turns towards the favor of gamers that's fine with me.
On another note, why all the thumbs down on the video? There's night wrong with it whether you're getting the console or not lol
On another note, why all the thumbs down on the video? There's night wrong with it whether you're getting the console or not lol
B1gg_Randall
Member
Good shit,Microsoft.
Beer Monkey
Member
Honestly all the have to do is drop the Kinect requirement and I'm in.
The difference is Saturn was rushed to beat Sony but had no games ready to go with the hardware, BIG mistake. Games like Virtua Fighter were rushed and glitchy and the good titles weren't going to be ready until the end of the year, they were better off launching together with their best games and getting more polish for their launch titles, sucks that there was no way to patch games either.
Also, Saturn launched in May lol nobody buys games or consoles in the summer
however a September launch for Xbox One would be perfect, and if the games and production units are ready, there's no need to wait until November.Nightengale
Member
You must not have seen Titanfall. [/joke]
Anyway, comparison charts/threads are never 100% objective.
Just list all the games, and worry about excluding stuff afterwards.