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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 0:14 
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Wow, how cynical! Perhaps they are just trying to listen to the people who complained about the kinect initially (and subsequently didn't buy the Xbox).


Well, yeah, they are listening to those people of course. The point is though that initially they were bullish enough about their chances in 'forcing' the Kinect sensor, and it's attendant cost, on their customers to reckon they could get away with not listening to those exact people. The fact that they're climbing down from that position is significant no matter how you slice it. It was the same thing when they climbed down from the the 'always online' requirement; and also the same thing now they're dropping the Gold paywall for streaming apps and bolstering the quality of the free games they give away for Gold members. They're losing sales and they're losing customers and they're suddenly looking to actually compete with their competition rather than just hoping brand loyalty will somehow magically bring the cash rolling in.

I'd always massively preferred the Xbox experience last gen and as recently as a year ago would've confidently predicted they'd get my money this time round as well. However, a combination of hilariously bad decisions on their part allied with a surge in really excellent consumer-friendly stuff from the Sony camp means I'm totally buying a PS4 when the time comes. Of course Sony might well let their victory lead to arrogance like they, for their part, did with the PS2 and I'll be picking up an Xbox Two rather than a PS5 in ten years time, but that remains to be seen.

It turns out that even in this day and age consumers will still tend to give their money to the company that serves their needs the best. Who knew?


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Indeed, the timing is easily the most interesting part of this. I can't see any reason other than desperation.

I'd imagine they were waiting to see what affect Titanfall had.

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 Post subject: Re: The Xbox one thread
PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 9:34 
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The neogaf NPD thread for April

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=819775

Only some people actually give out numbers but the PS4 sold more hardware units than the Xbox One which only managed 115,000 units for the month - given they have announced the Kinectless version will be out in June I think it would be strange for them to have a good number for May (because even if you've decided you really want an Xbox One why buy now instead of waiting a month and getting it cheaper without Kinect ?)

And Titanfall was the best selling game (but they lump in 360/pc/Xbox One together)

http://venturebeat.com/2014/05/15/april ... one-again/

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April 2014 NPD: PlayStation 4 outsells Xbox One again

The sci-fi shooter Titanfall was once again the top-selling game of the month, but Sony’s PlayStation 4 continues to pull ahead of the Xbox One.

Gamers spent $580.3 million at retail on new hardware, software, and accessories in April, according to industry-intelligence firm The NPD Group. That is up 17 percent from $495.3 million over the same period last year. Once again, consumers rushed into stores to get the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One systems, which boosted hardware sales by 76 percent from $109.5 million to $192.8 million.

“As seen in the past two months, overall spending in April 2014 across hardware, new physical software, and accessories were increased collectively versus April 2013,” NPD analyst Liam Callahan said in a statement. “The 17 percent growth [year-over-year] was due to hardware and accessory growth, despite a 10 percent decline in new physical software.”

Gamers spent $227.9 million on new physical games, which — as Callahan pointed out — is down 10 percent from $254.3 million in April 2013. This is largely due to consumers putting their money toward the high-priced consoles and the sluggish sales of old-gen releases.

An important thing to keep in mind is that these NPD numbers only keep track of new physical games sold at brick-and-mortar retailers. It doesn’t include online or digital sales, which means that these figures merely represent a snapshot of a larger picture. It doesn’t include mobile, either.

OK. Let’s get on to the best-sellers list.
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1. Titanfall (Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC)
2. Call of Duty: Ghosts (Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Wii U, PC)
3. NBA 2K14 (Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, PC)
4. Minecraft (Xbox 360)
5. Lego: The Hobbit (Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4, 3DS, Wii U, Vita)
6. The Lego Movie Videogame (Xbox 360, 3DS, PS3, Wii U, Xbox One, PS4, Vita)
7. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (Xbox 360, PS3, DS, 3DS, PS4, Wii U, Xbox One, Vita, PC)
8. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PS4, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, 3DS)
9. Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)
10. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Wii U, PC)

Titanfall tops the charts for the second month in a row. This time, it got some help from the introduction of the Xbox 360 version, which wasn’t available in March. That also probably helped keep Titanfall on the charts while Sony’s PlayStation 4 exclusive open-world action game Infamous dropped off completely, but it turns out that it still did pretty well when compare to Xbox One only.

“Infamous: Second Son was the top-selling new-gen software title in April,” PlayStation brand boss Guy Longworth said in a statement. Of course, that only includes physical retail games sold in the U.S. But we double checked with Sony, and it confirmed that, according to the NPD, Infamous outsold the Xbox One SKU of Titanfall.

The entire top 10 looks pretty similar to what we’ve seen over the last several months. The only new releases to make this chart are Lego: The Hobbit and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. I don’t like to judge, but it’s clearly a rough month when the only new games to make this list are adaptations of blockbuster films.

Oh, and here’s our monthly reminder that Minecraft is insane. It really shouldn’t surprise anyone anymore, but the block-building title is still on this list — and it’s still only on Xbox 360 as a physical game. This is almost a year after the retail disc debuted, which was a year after Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition hit Xbox Live Arcade, which was a year after the game released on PC.
Hardware

“Sony’s PlayStation 4 was the No. 1 platform for hardware sales in April for the fourth month in a row, followed by Xbox One,” said Callahan.

Microsoft confirmed it sold 115,000 Xbox Ones and 71,000 Xbox 360s. Sony and Nintendo have not provided the numbers for their systems as of press time.

Unlike in March, April didn’t really have a Titanfall or an Infamous: Second Son to move systems. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One instead coasted along on their momentum — as did the Wii U (although with considerably less momentum). This is also a strange month because sales happened before Microsoft announced the new, Kinect-less Xbox One for $400, which should be available June 9.

With the PS4 consistently outselling the Xbox One, it does make sense that Microsoft saw the need for a change.

Looking away from the head-to-head competition for a bit, both Sony’s and Microsoft’s consoles are doing very well.

“[Home] console hardware sales increased by 120 percent in April 2014 over last year,” said Callahan. “Life to date, sales of PS4 and Xbox One hardware have more than doubled the combined sales of PS3 and 360 hardware through their first six months of sales.”


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 Post subject: Re: The Xbox one thread
PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 10:19 
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I'm astounded that Minecraft is still selling so well.


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 Post subject: Re: The Xbox one thread
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I notice Microsoft have announced Halo 5 today too, so another big announcement that couldn't wait for a proper reveal at E3.

It does all scream desperation to me a bit.


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It's hardly an announcement worth making either. I don't think anybody would be surprised to hear that there's going to be a Halo 5.


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It's hardly an announcement worth making either. I don't think anybody would be surprised to hear that there's going to be a Halo 5.


Its also strange because we got the '30 second clip' last E3 (with no name on there) with Master Chief in the sand

It does make you think if they are clearing stuff out of the way to do something different with E3 or is this all desperation ?


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 Post subject: Re: The Xbox one thread
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No punches pulled at Eurogamer today.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digit ... egy-failed

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While there is price parity with PS4, a brutal assessment of Xbox One is that we're still looking at a less capable machine retailing for the same price, with few points of differentiation. Communicating whatever it is that makes Xbox One unique, original and different is the new challenge facing Microsoft. Primarily it will be about exclusive titles and third-party content deals, but it's also about rebuilding a relationship with a core userbase that has lost its close sense of connection to the Xbox brand and has grown distrustful of Microsoft itself.


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 Post subject: Re: The Xbox one thread
PostPosted: Wed May 21, 2014 17:08 
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Lots of system updates due in June

http://majornelson.com/2014/05/21/exter ... Id=8289115

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External Storage, Real Names and More Coming with Xbox One System Update in June

With the next system update coming in June, we’re thrilled to announce two of your most-requested features will be here soon: external storage support and real names for identifying your friends.

Since our launch of Xbox One last year, we’ve been hard at work to continue making Xbox One the best destination for all your gaming and entertainment experiences. Because of the way we’ve designed the Xbox One platform, we’ve been able to continually improve the product for you with a more regular cadence of system and app updates. Your feedback for what you want most has been our guiding light for these updates, and will continue to be as we work to bring the fan-favorite features you want most.

Real names and external storage support are just the beginning for June. With this update, Xbox Live is being improved in a number of ways as we announced last week. You will also be able to take advantage of great new SmartGlass features, including OneGuide and Universal Remote Control, select an account for automatic sign-in, and for Xbox One owners in Canada and Europe, get access to OneGuide and more TV, SmartGlass and voice features.

Easily Increase Games Capacity with External Storage Support
It couldn’t be easier to increase your storage capacity of games and apps with the external storage support features we’re bringing in June. Your Xbox One system will soon support up to two external hard drives at once. Simply plug in your 256 GB or larger USB 3.0 external hard drive and once formatted, copy and move games, apps and game add-ons to increase your storage capacity at home.

This is also a great way to take your content to a friend’s house and get straight into a game directly from an external drive. You’ll need to sign in to Xbox Live if you’ve purchased your content digitally or insert a disc to verify your game ownership when you take your content on the road. The great benefit here is there’s no need to wait to re-download your game and all the DLC. With external storage support in June, you can also choose to copy full games and all of the associated content in one easy step.

Real Names Makes it Easier to Identify Friends
With Xbox One you can have 1,000 friends and infinite followers, but as these lists grow it can become increasingly more difficult to remember the people you know by their gamertag alone. Now with real names feature you can recognize people on your friends list and more easily discover people you already know who are on Xbox Live.

Most importantly, we heard your feedback that to make this most useful you need full control. You’ll be able to share with all your friends, a subset of your choosing, friends of friends or none at all. The choice is yours. Also, your name doesn’t show up in games, and you can change your settings any time from your profile and when adding new friends.

SmartGlass Provides Access to full OneGuide and Universal Remote Control, Pin Reordering and More
We’ve made a ton of changes to your SmartGlass app for Xbox One. After getting great feedback from our SmartGlass beta, we’re thrilled to be bringing the entire OneGuide experience and Universal Remote Control to SmartGlass. Now in supported markets you can view all of your TV listings on your SmartGlass device and set and view your favorite channels and app channels on your smart phone, tablet or PC. With the Universal Remote Control, you can also easily switch channels, set new recordings and select and control recorded content from your DVR. Another great companion feature now in SmartGlass is pin reordering. With the touch of your finger you can easily organize your pins in categories or favorites based on your preferences and have those changes refresh to your console.

Other improvements to SmartGlass will help you stay current on what you and your friends are up to, even when you’re away from your console. We’re bringing hero stats and activity feed front and center, and adding more ways for you to compare achievements via SmartGlass whether you’re on a friend’s profile or viewing a game from the activity feed. Just like on the console, you can choose to get notifications on your smart phone, PC or tablet when a favorite friend signs into their console or starts broadcasting a game. For many devices, you can even choose to start watching the broadcast wherever you are.

Expanded TV and OneGuide Soon Available in More Markets
The TV and OneGuide features we began sharing with select Xbox Live members in April will be available in June to everyone in Canada, UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. The update will bring OneGuide, alongside Favorites and App Channels, for people in these markets who have their TV connected to Xbox One via HDMI-in. Additional features in these markets include Kinect voice commands for controlling your set-top box and other AV equipment. We’ve also updated TV and OneGuide settings to provide better power management and control of your devices and improved compatibility with more devices.

New Gold Membership Benefits, Access to Apps for All and More
With this update, you’ll find a new hub in Xbox One for exploring all of the great benefits available to Xbox Live Gold members, including Games with Gold and Deals with Gold. Also, with the Xbox Live Gold changes announced last week, shortly after the Xbox One system update becomes available in June all Xbox Live members will be able to access popular gaming and entertainment apps without a Gold membership.

Finally, we’ve made it possible for you to choose an account for automatic sign-in on your Xbox One – another much-requested feature from fans like you.

Coming soon, these features will be available to members previewing Xbox One system updates as they help us work through final improvements. This system update will become available to the full Xbox One community in June. We look forward to hearing what you think and keep the feedback coming.


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 Post subject: Re: The Xbox one thread
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So, as of 5 minutes ago, the Xbox One has been out for 6 months. Of all of you lot that have bought it, how's it going? Are you glad you bought it? Annoyed? Has it been worth the price you paid?


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It seems to be a trend where manufacturers fuck up their third console. Nintendo: NES: pretty good, SNES: Ace, N64: expensive cartridge based games, odd controllers. Gamecube: Ace, Wii: sold like hotcakes.

Sega: Master System: roughly on par with NES, Megadrive: Ace, Saturn: bizarre dual processor set-up, 2D focus in a 3D market. Dreamcast: Great console, shame about the marketing.

Sony: PS1: Ace, PS2: Ace, PS3:Overpriced, six-axis controller wasn't very well conceived, bizarre architecture hamstrung games in the beginning. PS4: looking pretty damn good.

MS: Xbox: Pretty Good, 360: Ace, One: oh dear.

Hang on, Wii U is Ninty's sixth and isn't doing so well. Is it a law that every third console will be crap? (excluding handhelds... though I suppose the GBA was the 3rd in the Gameboy line, and they fucked that up to begin with, too)


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Cookie197 wrote:
So, as of 5 minutes ago, the Xbox One has been out for 6 months. Of all of you lot that have bought it, how's it going? Are you glad you bought it? Annoyed? Has it been worth the price you paid?


Has anyone bought one?


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Bobbyaro wrote:
Cookie197 wrote:
So, as of 5 minutes ago, the Xbox One has been out for 6 months. Of all of you lot that have bought it, how's it going? Are you glad you bought it? Annoyed? Has it been worth the price you paid?


Has anyone bought one?


When I asked about 2 months ago 2 people had :
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10006


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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2014 9:04 
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I have got one.

It's mostly my kids that play on it, but I completed trials on it, I'm enjoying it and love the kinect aspect of it.

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love the kinetic aspect of it.

But it doesn't move anywhere - just sits under your TV.

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Malc wrote:
love the kinetic aspect of it.

But it doesn't move anywhere - just sits under your TV.


He really enjoys the way the discs spin.


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I'm astounded that Minecraft is still selling so well.


And that if you bought Minecraft 360 you can get the Xbox one version for 'cheap'

http://news.xbox.com/2014/05/games-mine ... n-announce

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Are you feeling that uncomfortable “Minecraft” withdrawal from not being able to go all next-gen with your favorite blocky life simulator? If so, great news: “Minecraft” creator Mojang has just announced that “Minecraft: Xbox One Edition” is coming to the Xbox Live Marketplace this August – and if you’re a current “Minecraft” enthusiast, it’s only going to cost you a mere $4.99*!

Get ready for even bigger worlds (with scenic vistas), all of your favorite features from “Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition” and the option to import your saved game data and your beautiful, one-of-a-kind “Minecraft” world onto your Xbox One. That’s right: You don’t have to start from scratch. You can just keep going, right where you left off! That goes for most (but not all) of your downloadable skins and texture packs, though not all of them will make the jump.

“Minecraft: Xbox One Edition” will debut at $19.99. But here’s the best news for current “Minecraft” junkies: If you’re moving up from “Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition” (either the disc or Xbox Live Marketplace version), the Xbox One upgrade will run you a mere $4.99. And, even better, you can upgrade at this price for a full year from the game’s release!

So, get pumped for the sure-to-be-awesome “Minecraft: Xbox One Edition,” coming your way this August. And if you’re not already one of the 12 million-strong fans of “Minecraft” on Xbox, what are you waiting for?

*Users must own the retail version (disc or digital) of “Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition” in order to receive the upgrade price of $4.99 for “Minecraft: Xbox One Edition.”


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When I signed up for a year of Live Gold I was given 6 months Skype Premium for Free

Yesterday I tried to call my Dad and was told it had ran out.

Then this morning I get an email saying I have another 6 months (at no cost), not sure if this is an error or if MS are giving more stuff for Live Gold subscribers.


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Just caught the advert with that Breaking Bad guy.

I was pretty impressed actually when something cool happened on Titanfall (I know it's an advert but it's easy to remember times it's happened to me in a game) and he goes "Yo, xbox record that" and it does. Pretty sweet. Does the PS4 camera do that?


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Starting to get some free stuff now, Spartan Assault and Max: The Curse of Brotherhood are now free downloads.

Also saying on the Gold Website that Dark Souls is free as well, although that wasn't the case on last week when I installed the other 2.

All these games are not big titles but better that a kick in the nuts given they were costing upwards of £15 each a month ago


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Dark Souls is free on the 360 at the moment so I don't think it's an Xbox One title.


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Dark Souls is free on the 360 at the moment so I don't think it's an Xbox One title.


Given that there is no Xbone version of Dark Souls I think that's pretty safe to assume.


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Bamba wrote:
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Dark Souls is free on the 360 at the moment so I don't think it's an Xbox One title.


Given that there is no Xbone version of Dark Souls I think that's pretty safe to assume.


Yes you are right I just noticed it says 360 next to the game :S

Shame it looked quite good!!


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Good news for all you dudebros who play EA games on your Xbox One:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014- ... d5-a-month

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On Friday (not sure if its still available) there was a download for the Beta of Destiny

http://www.destinythegame.com/uk/en

By the people who did Halo, not sure how big the beta is in terms of content, but the final game is supposed to have play on a number of planets in our Solar System.

Looks nice, I played for 5 minutes before my wife told me off as I had our son on my knee! He was loving it and we had not got into any shooting or gore, but she doesn't like him looking at consoles etc


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On Friday (not sure if its still available) there was a download for the Beta of Destiny

http://www.destinythegame.com/uk/en

By the people who did Halo, not sure how big the beta is in terms of content, but the final game is supposed to have play on a number of planets in our Solar System.

Looks nice, I played for 5 minutes before my wife told me off as I had our son on my knee! He was loving it and we had not got into any shooting or gore, but she doesn't like him looking at consoles etc


There's a whole thread about it here:

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And the beta is now closed as I understand it.


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MS have released a TV tuner, not badly priced @£25 and Amazon reviews are generally good.

Also a Plex App have been released for 360 and One, you need a Plex pass for this @$39.00 PA not sure I'm willing to buy that as its really duplicating the XBMC function. I found that Plex (Server running via a Thecus NAS App) was not good at library updates.


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Played on one of these last night. It's pretty good. The controllers are pretty much identical to the 360, except they've got extra-grippy thumbsticks, a better d-pad and force-feedback in the triggers.

The dash is obviously plastered with ads still, but it can run apps in the background like the PS4. Played a bit of Fifa and after scoring a cheeky chip it decided to save the clip automatically - I liked this feature.

It still looks like an 80s VHS recorder under the telly, but at least Microsoft seem to have sorted out a lot of the own goals they scored early on. I probably won't feel too bad about picking up a slim version for the exclusives in 2018.

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I've asked for one for Christmas because Forza Horizon 2 and Halo really. Plus MS do seem to have got their act together.

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I've asked for one for Christmas because Forza Horizon 2 and Halo really. Plus MS do seem to have got their act together.

Played enough Forza and Halo to last me the next few years. Will be nice to play the MCC in a few years time. :)

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I've played about 3 hours of Sunset Overdrive on the XBONE and it was masses of fun!

I'm a bit gutted it ain't in the PS4 actually. The mechanics are great: you basically spend the entire game rail sliding everywhere and on everything with an edge. It's basically Tony Hawks with shooting gloopy monsters and it's ace.


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 Post subject: Re: The Xbox one thread
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All the Live Services were down most of Xmas Day, this doesn't just affect gaming, I couldn't use Skype or anything else online

Pissed me right off as we wanted family Skype calls without having to be crowed round an Ipad or PC.

Even now on their service status page they claim all the apps are working but there are still issues with signing into Live, which means you can't use any of the fucking apps >:(


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 Post subject: Re: The Xbox one thread
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Apparently xbox and ps networks were both hacked.

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Malc wrote:
Apparently xbox and ps networks were both hacked.

Malc


Subject to a Denial Of Service attack rather than hacked, but the end result is the same - lots of people can't sign in.


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 Post subject: Re: The Xbox one thread
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I've got one of these!


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 Post subject: Re: The Xbox one thread
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Nevermind, hey, we all get that one duff prezzie at Christmas. I got some gloves that didn't fit.


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 Post subject: Re: The Xbox one thread
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Saturnalian wrote:
Nevermind, hey, we all get that one duff prezzie at Christmas. I got some gloves that didn't fit.


Hey! I actually quite like it. :P
Most of my family and friends have the Xbox too, instead of the PS4.
I like the snap feature. I use Skype on it a lot, its pretty good.


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 18:55 
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They both seem quite similar now. I would go with whatever your friends have got.

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American Nativity wrote:
They both seem quite similar now. I would go with whatever your friends have got.


Tossed a coin, did you?

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MaliA wrote:
American Nativity wrote:
They both seem quite similar now. I would go with whatever your friends have got.


Tossed a coin, did you?

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 Post subject: Re: The Xbox one thread
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Doesn't really fit in here... But meh.
My 360 is having troubles. After 20 - 30 minutes of being on, a warning comes us telling me that it is turning off to prevent overheating, and I can turn it back on once the power light has stopped flashing red. I've tried moving it around, standing it up, etc. but it always says it after a while.
Any ideas on any way to fix it?


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 Post subject: Re: The Xbox one thread
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Try putting a vacuum cleaner around all the air holes. The fans inside should stop it from overheating so mayne they're clogged up with dust? Worth a try.


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 Post subject: Re: The Xbox one thread
PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 13:52 
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So I got me an XBoxOne off of Father Christmas.

Thoughts;

It's big, really big. And it has a power brick even. It is reasonably quiet for all it's size though at least.
The controller is utter fucking sex. An iterative evolution of the 360 pad it just feels like an extension of your own nervous system.
Modern gaming is rubbish - not once was I able to actually put a disc in and play. The 18GB Halo Master Chief day one patch is a complete piss take.
The dashboard is awful, really awful. It's cumbersome and confusing and like some kind of puzzle game just to find stuff. The store is a joke.
The games look very pretty polygon, lighting and frame rate wise but nothing so far is as breathtaking or visually compelling as Mario Kart 8 (or Bayonetta 2 for that matter)
The Forza Horizon 2 demo had to be found via the website rather than the store - WTF? It's really good though so I have bought it.
The Master Chief Collection is a love letter to Halo fans (of which I am one) and despite having played the first Halo on Xbox, PC, Xbox 360 I am playing it again and enjoying just as much - only at 60fps whilst switching between legacy mode for nerdgasms.

Verdict - If you like waiting to play your games with more shinies and a sexy controller then this is the kind of thing you will like.

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Cookie197 wrote:
Doesn't really fit in here... But meh.
My 360 is having troubles. After 20 - 30 minutes of being on, a warning comes us telling me that it is turning off to prevent overheating, and I can turn it back on once the power light has stopped flashing red. I've tried moving it around, standing it up, etc. but it always says it after a while.
Any ideas on any way to fix it?

This is what happened to mine. I took the whole case off and cleared out all the dust. It worked perfectly after that.

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 Post subject: Re: The Xbox one thread
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Trousers wrote:
The 18GB Halo Master Chief day one patch is a complete piss take.


'Patch'.

18GB. 'Patch'......


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