Fix their language settings, maybe?
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Xbox One gets external storage, real name support, auto-sign in w/June system update
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Steverulez
Member
Whats wrong with the language settings? (Genuinely not sure)
They need to fix the store next
Just one of these. It's nice and small and I just have it sitting beside my XB1.
The best thing for me is because it's going through the XB1 it plays out 5.1 sound. It's a nice solution to streaming for me as it's plug and play. As no way will MS or Sony ever allow MKV's to be played native on their consoles.
LittleJohnny
Banned
Not just because its cheaper, but you take the Hdd out and you basically remove 500GB of data that you now have to transfer to the new, say 1TB drive, and on top of that hassle, it becomes only 500GB of added storage as opposed to adding a full TB.
Adding external storage is a much easier and beneficial advantage, such as hot swapping, adding more than one drive, and even taking it with you to a friends house. Win win in every aspect that I can think of.
Language and billing region are seen as one. There's no mix-and-match option.
If you want to play your games in English or want an English Dashboard, but are living in a non-English country, you are forced to change your billion region (online store).
rayisbeast
Neo Member
They could start with ... This
That first step would be absolutely useless. Why would you want to hold it down when you can easily just tap it and just about everything is on the dash by default. You can see most of it just in that pic. There is no need to slow it down.
XtremeXpider
Member
And this allow to have a third or even a fourth hard drive, unplug any off the two plugged drives and plug the third one, more games! and you can back to the unplugged drive. As you said, win-win in every aspect.
EDIT: It looks like 16TB is the max size per drive, due the NTFS limitations. Then, you can have up to 32TB at the same time.
condompickle
Banned
thank baby jesus for the auto sign in.
XtremeXpider
Member
Scottish Sin
Member
They could start with ... This
Pretty nice ideas in there. I especially like the one where you have more options while holding down the guide button.
Steverulez
Member
Hmm? Link?!
Can't give you one. Major and Richard Irving just did a webcast Q&A for MVPs/Ambassadors, was mentioned in there
Steverulez
Member
Ok thanks, appreciate the info!
thefunkyman
Banned
The one major area left, IMO, is media playback/streaming. You can't store files on the internal hard drive. You can't play back music/videos from an external drive. You can only stream videos from a PC if you use "Play To", which is weak.
I suspect (or at least, I hope!) we'll see them address that next, now that the major gaming stuff is out of the way. They seem to have prioritised things best on most requested gaming features, but better media functionality is the one thing left that a lot of people are talking about on the Xbox forums. The one major thing anyway.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
That's AWESOME news if so. I may have to visit Best Buy this weekend and look for a harddrive.
Kratos' 2nd cousin
Banned
Yep really want re arranging pins next. Getting tired of constantly moving things to the front to get the arrangement I want.
Also, can I have my Xbox jewel on my controller flash to let me know the battery is dying? Flash slowly to begin with which tells me there is about 10 minutes left and then flash really fast at the one minute mark.
Also, can I have my Xbox jewel on my controller flash to let me know the battery is dying? Flash slowly to begin with which tells me there is about 10 minutes left and then flash really fast at the one minute mark.
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
If you have an android phone Allcast will stream to it.
I was playing a game with the TV snapped on the side of the screen the other day, whilst my girlfriend read a book and watched the Tv at the same time.
I spend more time gaming than I do watching TV and my gaming revolves around my other gaming friends, so being able to switch between friends list/tv/games etc with ease has proved to be really neat so far.
It feels really backwards that I can't do the same with my other machines
I don't pay for cable, so I can't comment on the live tv part. But we use the tv everyday for Hulu or Netflix. It is sometimes used in snap mode, but the problem sometimes comes down to the sound mix etc. Still love the feature.
Thankfully I am not a videophile, because I have heard some people complain about the pq/iq and sound being effected. Either because of the HDMI pass through, or because they have the settings for gaming, that don't work as well for cinema.
It's not a perfect solution, AIO. But it is damn good and works for me.
Thankfully I am not a videophile, because I have heard some people complain about the pq/iq and sound being effected. Either because of the HDMI pass through, or because they have the settings for gaming, that don't work as well for cinema.
It's not a perfect solution, AIO. But it is damn good and works for me.
I play videos from my NAS to my Xbox One and I don't use a PC to do that.
Precisely not. But good that you mention this. Except the friend list tile, every single tile and basic system functions can always be on a different place at your home screen (dependent on the order you opened them). The only way to prevent this is to misuse the "My Pins" feature - and even that way isn't quite comfortable.
The solution mentioned in the picture should be easy to implement and the user knows that he will find the basic features always at the same place.
This idea is also awesome btw (Xbox Minis).
XtremeXpider
Member
It looks like preview beta will come "very soon"...
Kssio_Aug
Member
\o/ excited to get my console now!
Some more details:
Xbox.com Beta Forums said:Hi all!
We know since Wednesday's announcement of the June update that you are all very excited to get to see these new features in action, and we're working hard to deliver! While I can't say a specific time, I can tell you we will have this update ready for you to preview very soon.
With that in mind, we thought you might like to get ready for one of the coolest features of the June update: External Storage. If you've been holding off to pick up a drive, don't delay!
Just make sure you pick up a hard drive that meets the following requirements:
- Must be USB 3.0
- At least 256GB in size
Some other notes to keep in mind:
- You can connect up to two external hard drives at once, and we encourage those of you who want to try this and have two hard drives to do so!
- Your external hard drive can be powered by either an AC Adapter or straight from USB
That's it! Hopefully you'll be ready to plug in a drive as soon as the update is released for preview, and start installing ALL the things!
We'll let you know the moment we are ready to kick off this preview for you, but until then - Game on!
http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_early_a...view_forums/wave_3_1405/f/4756/t/1759357.aspx
Maybe tomorrow ...
This.
Bought a high quality 6GB/s SATA III external enclosure and a 3.5" 4TB Seagate SSHD.
My body is ready
Nice, congrats. Which games are you picking up?
XtremeXpider
Member
How is the performance of SSHD compared to SSD?
This is from the PS4. It's by far the best speed/price ratio as SSD prices are still insane.
I guess since you can move stuff around you could also get a big 5200rpm external from seagate or western digital and put a say 250 or 500gb SSD in an external casing and always move the games you are actively playing on it like some people do on PC.
LittleJohnny
Banned
And if you have a Windows phone, you can use myMediaHub. You can pick up serviio files with it, then send it to Xbox One. Works really well.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Dead Rising 3 is for sure! The other one however, I'm still deciding. Wont take Forza 5 however because I dont like simulators, I would be more happy with Forza Horizon! =)
SWEET
Give Killer Instinct a try. It's got an amazing training mode if you're not someone who plays fighting games.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Yeah! Sure!
But how is it on the controller itself? Im really bad at fighting games, but one thing that always kept me way of trying is that theyre usually made to play with a arcade controller.
But that one is free to play, right? (with 1 fighter at least)
I can't speak for controller vs arcade stick but people who use arcade sticks say that the game plays fine without one. The free character rotates every week. Jago and Sabrewulf are the easiest to use. Spinal, Fulgore, and Glacius are the hardest to use.
B1gg_Randall
Member
Amazing.
Kssio_Aug
Member
MrBenchmark
Member
There was a live webcast for Xbox ambassadors tonight.
Most info was just a recap of what to expect in the June update.
Biggest thing answered was about external storage.
External drives must be USB 3.0 powered or USB powered.
Two external drives are supported at the same time plus the internal drive with a maximum of 32.5TB max!
Data can be moved between any of the drives and used on any Xbox one once you sign in on that Xbox.
Most info was just a recap of what to expect in the June update.
Biggest thing answered was about external storage.
External drives must be USB 3.0 powered or USB powered.
Two external drives are supported at the same time plus the internal drive with a maximum of 32.5TB max!
Data can be moved between any of the drives and used on any Xbox one once you sign in on that Xbox.
Robot Pants
Member
Meanwhile at Sony....
Steverulez
Member
Usually I'm on the ball with these things but I feel like drawing a blank, did anyone else know there was a video out that showed off the update?
Maybe I've just forgotten, i'll add it to the OP anyway
Maybe I've just forgotten, i'll add it to the OP anyway
Kssio_Aug
Member
I have a PS4 and one thing I notice when I see this Xbox One update, and now that video, is how Sony is really getting behind on the system aspect. That "real name share" stuff is on PS4 since day one, but it looks like that what MS just added on Xbox One is already more functional (allowing you to select many friends at once, and in a more simple way).
I hope Sony is really taking in consideration all the feedback on their blog to update their system, there are plenty of things they need to update too.
BruiserBear
Banned
I have a feeling this gen is going to be very similar to last gen in regards to firmware. The XB1 already offers a more full featured experience, and they're adding features at a much faster pace than Sony.