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Every Xbox One Includes a Chat Headset!! + Xbox One Day One Unboxing

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Majine

Banned
subrock said:
-- A company co-opting unboxing videos is a little lame, but doing is months before the thing is actually released is totally missing the point of an unboxing. Unboxing videos are supposed to be launch day or shortly before to satiate the people that haven't got their hands on one yet.
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Eh, I love unboxings and I left pretty satisfied.
 
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CambriaRising

Member
farisr said:
You could not have a battery in a wireless controller, connect it with a wire and be able to play battery free on the 360?

News to me.

Anyways, even if that was possible, still different this time around. Doesn't use propriety cables (like the 360), just a typical usb micro cable. So yeah, a person from the getgo, can use the controller that came with the console as a wired controller without a play and charge kit if they have a cable lying around in the house.
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The 360 cable doesn't transfer any data so yeah you need a battery pack too iirc.
 
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Bsigg12

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boohowc said:
Someone create a new thread just for this so people STOP with the rumor.
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I don't think that's thread worthy because the rumor never gained any traction. It was all a pipe dream.

CambriaRising said:
The 360 cable doesn't transfer any data so yeah you need a battery pack too iirc.
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Works fine without it. We have a controller missing a battery pack and just use a charge and play kit to run power to the controller.
 
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farisr

Member
Loch Doun said:
Cooling. That's why.

They don't want the machine to have any hardware issues at launch. Hence the spacious case with a large fan and plenty of air vents plus the separate power source.

How come some people still don't get that?
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It's not just about launch though. ALL 360s, even the latest revision, come with power bricks. Whilst Sony manages to time and time again, release consoles that don't use power bricks.
 
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FonkyByNature

Member
The packaging looks beautiful and classy ! The console itself is a little too big though and that power brick. But that's not what would prevent me from buying one.

I'm surprised they did an unboxing that early. The console is coming in like 3-4 months.

Very very happy they're including a headset now, and a nice one at that !
 
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watership

Member
OverBlood 3 said:
Just like a slab of concrete covered in excrement can be hideous yet boring. Yet I could get down with so boring it's hideous. Either way Microsoft have cracked it, if you didn't think it could be done.
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You really think that the xbox one is hideous and boring like a slab of concrete covered in excrement? Okay. That's your take.

What if they made it slightly smaller and perhaps angled it the front and back, perhaps to make it look like a parallelogram?
 
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bGanci

Banned
Albert Penello said:
Glad this is finally out. Headset going in wasn’t really a backpedal so much as a collective “Really?” internally. At some point I hope to share the story behind that, but it’s not a 180 the way you guys think about. Doesn’t matter – I’m just glad we put it in.

IR Blaster. Kinect has and IR blaster array built in. Can turn on your TV, Cable Box, etc. so when you say “Xbox On” it will actually power your equipment, switch inputs, etc. (I know, TV TV TV but when you get to see it, you’ll understand.). As someone pointed out, if for some reason your setup doesn’t work with Kinect IR blasting, you can get a cable and connect to the port in the back.

Storage is about HDD space. This is a generic disclaimer. You lose some of the 500gb in formatting (just like every HDD), and we reserve some space. No different than 360 or PS3. It’s just a legal disclaimer, no shenanigans going on.

Be nice to Larry. I know you guys hate him, but he really is a great guy. Doing what he does is hard – being filmed, trying to be concise, trying to be personable and “official”. It’s rough. I guarantee if any of you could spend 10min with him face-to-face, you’d get what I’m saying. That’s my plug for Larry.

4K rated HDMI cable – you can blame me for that. My point was, we have in fact tested this cable against 4K, and made sure we didn’t get EMI interference with our internal radios. So I wanted people to be confident it wasn’t a POS generic HDMI cable – to make it work great, you need to test it with the system you ship, to make sure at full resolution you’re not getting any interference.

By the way – wouldn’t it technically be Xbox ONE EIGHTY?
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Thank you sir for taking the time to post here.
Cannot wait for gamescon!
 
The Elite

The Elite

BOSS
Gowans said:
THANK CHRIST

Time to update the comparison chart http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=638808

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If you're going to include optional peripherals like the Play & Charge Kit for the Xbox One, then you should include the camera for PS4.
 
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CrunchinJelly

formerly cjelly
Albert Penello said:
Glad this is finally out. Headset going in wasn’t really a backpedal so much as a collective “Really?” internally. At some point I hope to share the story behind that, but it’s not a 180 the way you guys think about. Doesn’t matter – I’m just glad we put it in.

IR Blaster. Kinect has and IR blaster array built in. Can turn on your TV, Cable Box, etc. so when you say “Xbox On” it will actually power your equipment, switch inputs, etc. (I know, TV TV TV but when you get to see it, you’ll understand.). As someone pointed out, if for some reason your setup doesn’t work with Kinect IR blasting, you can get a cable and connect to the port in the back.

Storage is about HDD space. This is a generic disclaimer. You lose some of the 500gb in formatting (just like every HDD), and we reserve some space. No different than 360 or PS3. It’s just a legal disclaimer, no shenanigans going on.

Be nice to Larry. I know you guys hate him, but he really is a great guy. Doing what he does is hard – being filmed, trying to be concise, trying to be personable and “official”. It’s rough. I guarantee if any of you could spend 10min with him face-to-face, you’d get what I’m saying. That’s my plug for Larry.

4K rated HDMI cable – you can blame me for that. My point was, we have in fact tested this cable against 4K, and made sure we didn’t get EMI interference with our internal radios. So I wanted people to be confident it wasn’t a POS generic HDMI cable – to make it work great, you need to test it with the system you ship, to make sure at full resolution you’re not getting any interference.

By the way – wouldn’t it technically be Xbox ONE EIGHTY?
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Thanks for posting. So does that IR blaster thing mean Xbox One will work with Harmony remotes?
 
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Nightengale

Member
Albert Penello said:
Be nice to Larry. I know you guys hate him, but he really is a great guy. Doing what he does is hard – being filmed, trying to be concise, trying to be personable and “official”. It’s rough. I guarantee if any of you could spend 10min with him face-to-face, you’d get what I’m saying. That’s my plug for Larry.
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He feels way too intense, and it really rubs people off the wrong way sometimes. There's a fine line between being an 'official' source and person for many things Xbox, and well... the far right side of PR and marketing, which people will always be angry about, even if 'PR' and 'marketing stance' is used industry-wide by everyone.
 
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Pillville

Member
Bsigg12 said:
Works fine without it. We have a controller missing a battery pack and just use a charge and play kit to run power to the controller.
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That's not the same thing. The XB1 controller will actually send the controller data through the USB cable when it's hooked up. That's a big plus for people who want to use the controller on a PC.
 
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bGanci

Banned
Nightengale said:
He feels way too intense, and it really rubs people off the wrong way sometimes. There's a fine line between being an 'official' source and person for many things Xbox, and well... the far right side of PR and marketing, which people will always be angry about, even if 'PR' and 'marketing stance' is used industry-wide by everyone.
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Naw he's not to intense. He's really passionate. Which is a good thing.
 
Doug Heffernan

Doug Heffernan

Member
Albert Penello said:
Be nice to Larry. I know you guys hate him, but he really is a great guy. Doing what he does is hard – being filmed, trying to be concise, trying to be personable and “official”. It’s rough. I guarantee if any of you could spend 10min with him face-to-face, you’d get what I’m saying. That’s my plug for Larry.
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I agree. The guy comes from a radio background, don't fault him for being slightly awkward on video.
I listen to his podcast once in a while, he's not as bad as people make him out to be.
As they say; "don't shoot the messenger."
 
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TheJCAbr

Banned
Loch Doun said:
I agree. The guy comes from a radio background, don't fault him for being slightly awkward on video.
I listen to his podcast once in a while, he's not as bad as people make him out to be.
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In fact he's really good. I like to hear him, don't think he's a bad person.
 
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FunkyMunkey

Banned
Between the console, the camera, and the power brick, it's almost laughable how big and how much space this thing is going to take up for people who buy it.

Also LOL @ HDMI cable PR bullshit.
 
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Bsigg12

Member
Pillville said:
That's not the same thing. The XB1 controller will actually send the controller data through the USB cable when it's hooked up. That's a big plus for people who want to use the controller on a PC.
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Yea I understand that. He was saying it would require a battery pack, which it doesn't.
 
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LukasTaves

Member
Albert Penello said:
Glad this is finally out. Headset going in wasn’t really a backpedal so much as a collective “Really?” internally. At some point I hope to share the story behind that, but it’s not a 180 the way you guys think about. Doesn’t matter – I’m just glad we put it in.

IR Blaster. Kinect has and IR blaster array built in. Can turn on your TV, Cable Box, etc. so when you say “Xbox On” it will actually power your equipment, switch inputs, etc. (I know, TV TV TV but when you get to see it, you’ll understand.). As someone pointed out, if for some reason your setup doesn’t work with Kinect IR blasting, you can get a cable and connect to the port in the back.

Storage is about HDD space. This is a generic disclaimer. You lose some of the 500gb in formatting (just like every HDD), and we reserve some space. No different than 360 or PS3. It’s just a legal disclaimer, no shenanigans going on.

Be nice to Larry. I know you guys hate him, but he really is a great guy. Doing what he does is hard – being filmed, trying to be concise, trying to be personable and “official”. It’s rough. I guarantee if any of you could spend 10min with him face-to-face, you’d get what I’m saying. That’s my plug for Larry.

4K rated HDMI cable – you can blame me for that. My point was, we have in fact tested this cable against 4K, and made sure we didn’t get EMI interference with our internal radios. So I wanted people to be confident it wasn’t a POS generic HDMI cable – to make it work great, you need to test it with the system you ship, to make sure at full resolution you’re not getting any interference.

By the way – wouldn’t it technically be Xbox ONE EIGHTY?
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Great stuff, thank you.

How does IR blasting works? Do you have to configure anything, Or through HDMI or some other automatic proces, the xbox is able to figure out the code from each device?
 
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Raymo

Member
Albert Penello said:
Glad this is finally out. Headset going in wasn’t really a backpedal so much as a collective “Really?” internally. At some point I hope to share the story behind that, but it’s not a 180 the way you guys think about. Doesn’t matter – I’m just glad we put it in.

IR Blaster. Kinect has and IR blaster array built in. Can turn on your TV, Cable Box, etc. so when you say “Xbox On” it will actually power your equipment, switch inputs, etc. (I know, TV TV TV but when you get to see it, you’ll understand.). As someone pointed out, if for some reason your setup doesn’t work with Kinect IR blasting, you can get a cable and connect to the port in the back.

Storage is about HDD space. This is a generic disclaimer. You lose some of the 500gb in formatting (just like every HDD), and we reserve some space. No different than 360 or PS3. It’s just a legal disclaimer, no shenanigans going on.

Be nice to Larry. I know you guys hate him, but he really is a great guy. Doing what he does is hard – being filmed, trying to be concise, trying to be personable and “official”. It’s rough. I guarantee if any of you could spend 10min with him face-to-face, you’d get what I’m saying. That’s my plug for Larry.

4K rated HDMI cable – you can blame me for that. My point was, we have in fact tested this cable against 4K, and made sure we didn’t get EMI interference with our internal radios. So I wanted people to be confident it wasn’t a POS generic HDMI cable – to make it work great, you need to test it with the system you ship, to make sure at full resolution you’re not getting any interference.

By the way – wouldn’t it technically be Xbox ONE EIGHTY?
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This is such a refreshing post. Thank you.
 
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soul creator

Member
Albert Penello said:
Glad this is finally out. Headset going in wasn’t really a backpedal so much as a collective “Really?” internally. At some point I hope to share the story behind that, but it’s not a 180 the way you guys think about. Doesn’t matter – I’m just glad we put it in.
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From the outside, I will say there does seem to be a general vibe that the people working more directly on the project are not always on the same page with the higher ups and PR folks. This seems like an example of that...

IR Blaster. Kinect has and IR blaster array built in. Can turn on your TV, Cable Box, etc. so when you say “Xbox On” it will actually power your equipment, switch inputs, etc. (I know, TV TV TV but when you get to see it, you’ll understand.). As someone pointed out, if for some reason your setup doesn’t work with Kinect IR blasting, you can get a cable and connect to the port in the back.
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Awesome. I figured that the "Xbox On" stuff wouldn't work for my setup, since I use a receiver and harmony remote. Nice to know this is somewhat accounted for (and possibly may not need the harmony remote as much anymore...)
 
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TheJCAbr

Banned
FunkyMunkey said:
Between the console, the camera, and the power brick, it's almost laughable how big and how much space this thing is going to take up for people who buy it.

Also LOL @ HDMI cable PR bullshit.
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Not really a problem to be honest since is a good looking console.
 
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CambriaRising

Member
Bsigg12 said:
I don't think that's thread worthy because the rumor never gained any traction. It was all a pipe dream.



Works fine without it. We have a controller missing a battery pack and just use a charge and play kit to run power to the controller.
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I stand corrected.
 
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ekim

Member
Albert Penello said:
Glad this is finally out. Headset going in wasn’t really a backpedal so much as a collective “Really?” internally. At some point I hope to share the story behind that, but it’s not a 180 the way you guys think about. Doesn’t matter – I’m just glad we put it in.

IR Blaster. Kinect has and IR blaster array built in. Can turn on your TV, Cable Box, etc. so when you say “Xbox On” it will actually power your equipment, switch inputs, etc. (I know, TV TV TV but when you get to see it, you’ll understand.). As someone pointed out, if for some reason your setup doesn’t work with Kinect IR blasting, you can get a cable and connect to the port in the back.

Storage is about HDD space. This is a generic disclaimer. You lose some of the 500gb in formatting (just like every HDD), and we reserve some space. No different than 360 or PS3. It’s just a legal disclaimer, no shenanigans going on.

Be nice to Larry. I know you guys hate him, but he really is a great guy. Doing what he does is hard – being filmed, trying to be concise, trying to be personable and “official”. It’s rough. I guarantee if any of you could spend 10min with him face-to-face, you’d get what I’m saying. That’s my plug for Larry.

4K rated HDMI cable – you can blame me for that. My point was, we have in fact tested this cable against 4K, and made sure we didn’t get EMI interference with our internal radios. So I wanted people to be confident it wasn’t a POS generic HDMI cable – to make it work great, you need to test it with the system you ship, to make sure at full resolution you’re not getting any interference.

By the way – wouldn’t it technically be Xbox ONE EIGHTY?
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Thanks for answering.
And thanks for debunking the 12GB rumor.

One question: my TV has it's Satelite receiver built in - so I guess I won't be able to watch TV through the Xbox One, right?
 
Vol5

Vol5

Member
After watching it again, I really have a problem about Nelson. He just comes across as the worst possible corporate shill; Trying to be 'down with the kids' n' all.
 
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derFeef

Member
Oh, I wondered how turning on Xbox One with Kinect would be benficial since I would have to turn on my TV and swtich channels after it - if it just fires up and switch channels for me - that's awesome.
 
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NeoJanissary

Banned
DoctorWho said:
If you're going to include optional peripherals like the Play & Charge Kit for the Xbox One, then you should include the camera for PS4.
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so true! clearly the play and charge kit is included to "bring it level" with the ds4 having internal and a charge cable, so the camera should be too

well spotted ;)
 
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Alchemy

Member
DoctorWho said:
If you're going to include optional peripherals like the Play & Charge Kit for the Xbox One, then you should include the camera for PS4.
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Well then you better include the price of all those AAs your controller will be consuming. Including the price of the Play and Charge kit is completely fair in comparing value since the PS4 controller comes with a rechargeable battery.
 
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FonkyByNature

Member
Albert Penello said:
Glad this is finally out. Headset going in wasn’t really a backpedal so much as a collective “Really?” internally. At some point I hope to share the story behind that, but it’s not a 180 the way you guys think about. Doesn’t matter – I’m just glad we put it in.

IR Blaster. Kinect has and IR blaster array built in. Can turn on your TV, Cable Box, etc. so when you say “Xbox On” it will actually power your equipment, switch inputs, etc. (I know, TV TV TV but when you get to see it, you’ll understand.). As someone pointed out, if for some reason your setup doesn’t work with Kinect IR blasting, you can get a cable and connect to the port in the back.

Storage is about HDD space. This is a generic disclaimer. You lose some of the 500gb in formatting (just like every HDD), and we reserve some space. No different than 360 or PS3. It’s just a legal disclaimer, no shenanigans going on.

Be nice to Larry. I know you guys hate him, but he really is a great guy. Doing what he does is hard – being filmed, trying to be concise, trying to be personable and “official”. It’s rough. I guarantee if any of you could spend 10min with him face-to-face, you’d get what I’m saying. That’s my plug for Larry.

4K rated HDMI cable – you can blame me for that. My point was, we have in fact tested this cable against 4K, and made sure we didn’t get EMI interference with our internal radios. So I wanted people to be confident it wasn’t a POS generic HDMI cable – to make it work great, you need to test it with the system you ship, to make sure at full resolution you’re not getting any interference.

By the way – wouldn’t it technically be Xbox ONE EIGHTY?
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Nice ! THX for the nice words and explanation !

Larry is cool imo, he gets too much hate sometimes for nothing. The guy's is passionate about Xbox which is nice to see.
 
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Miles Quaritch

Member
Alchemy said:
Well then you better include the price of all those AAs your controller will be consuming. Including the price of the Play and Charge kit is completely fair in comparing value since the PS4 controller comes with a rechargeable battery.
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Do rechargeable batteries not work in the One controller?
 
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Bsigg12

Member
Alchemy said:
Well then you better include the price of all those AAs your controller will be consuming. Including the price of the Play and Charge kit is completely fair in comparing value since the PS4 controller comes with a rechargeable battery.
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What about those who use rechargeable AAs though? Eneloops man, Eneloops.
 
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shinobi602

Member
Albert Penello said:
Glad this is finally out. Headset going in wasn’t really a backpedal so much as a collective “Really?” internally. At some point I hope to share the story behind that, but it’s not a 180 the way you guys think about. Doesn’t matter – I’m just glad we put it in.
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Hey Albert. Fans wanting a headset, especially useful for MP, was surprising to you guys? .....
 
statham

statham

Member
Albert Penello said:
Glad this is finally out. Headset going in wasn’t really a backpedal so much as a collective “Really?” internally. At some point I hope to share the story behind that, but it’s not a 180 the way you guys think about. Doesn’t matter – I’m just glad we put it in.

IR Blaster. Kinect has and IR blaster array built in. Can turn on your TV, Cable Box, etc. so when you say “Xbox On” it will actually power your equipment, switch inputs, etc. (I know, TV TV TV but when you get to see it, you’ll understand.). As someone pointed out, if for some reason your setup doesn’t work with Kinect IR blasting, you can get a cable and connect to the port in the back.

Storage is about HDD space. This is a generic disclaimer. You lose some of the 500gb in formatting (just like every HDD), and we reserve some space. No different than 360 or PS3. It’s just a legal disclaimer, no shenanigans going on.

Be nice to Larry. I know you guys hate him, but he really is a great guy. Doing what he does is hard – being filmed, trying to be concise, trying to be personable and “official”. It’s rough. I guarantee if any of you could spend 10min with him face-to-face, you’d get what I’m saying. That’s my plug for Larry.

4K rated HDMI cable – you can blame me for that. My point was, we have in fact tested this cable against 4K, and made sure we didn’t get EMI interference with our internal radios. So I wanted people to be confident it wasn’t a POS generic HDMI cable – to make it work great, you need to test it with the system you ship, to make sure at full resolution you’re not getting any interference.

By the way – wouldn’t it technically be Xbox ONE EIGHTY?
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Thanks for the post! Nice communication. & How big of a external drive can we use?
 
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MoneyHats

Banned
neojubei said:
Yeah it seems that way haven't seen this with consoles since Sony got rid of the boomerang controller
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NIGHT- said:
Don't forget "rumble is last gen". Few months later, dual shock 3 announced!! Rumble is next gen baby!
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Add the standard HDD to the list. Ken Kutaragi said: "PS3 won't ship with a HDD because no HDD will be big enough."

No one should ever complain about good 180s or fault anyone for doing it ;-)
 
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boohowc

Banned
shinobi602 said:
Hey Albert. Fans wanting a headset, especially useful for MP, was surprising to you guys? .....
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I think he might have meant that people internally were surprised that it wasn't originally going in in the first place. Especially considering it was there with 360
 
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Becky

Banned
Albert Penello said:
Glad this is finally out. Headset going in wasn’t really a backpedal so much as a collective “Really?” internally. At some point I hope to share the story behind that, but it’s not a 180 the way you guys think about. Doesn’t matter – I’m just glad we put it in.

IR Blaster. Kinect has and IR blaster array built in. Can turn on your TV, Cable Box, etc. so when you say “Xbox On” it will actually power your equipment, switch inputs, etc. (I know, TV TV TV but when you get to see it, you’ll understand.). As someone pointed out, if for some reason your setup doesn’t work with Kinect IR blasting, you can get a cable and connect to the port in the back.

Storage is about HDD space. This is a generic disclaimer. You lose some of the 500gb in formatting (just like every HDD), and we reserve some space. No different than 360 or PS3. It’s just a legal disclaimer, no shenanigans going on.

Be nice to Larry. I know you guys hate him, but he really is a great guy. Doing what he does is hard – being filmed, trying to be concise, trying to be personable and “official”. It’s rough. I guarantee if any of you could spend 10min with him face-to-face, you’d get what I’m saying. That’s my plug for Larry.

4K rated HDMI cable – you can blame me for that. My point was, we have in fact tested this cable against 4K, and made sure we didn’t get EMI interference with our internal radios. So I wanted people to be confident it wasn’t a POS generic HDMI cable – to make it work great, you need to test it with the system you ship, to make sure at full resolution you’re not getting any interference.

By the way – wouldn’t it technically be Xbox ONE EIGHTY?
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Can you get a collective “Really?” about having Netflix behind the paywall? My $99 AppleTV doesnt make me pay to use Netflix.
 
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