This controller costs as much as 2 of the small bottles of Clarins face cream\day night stuff I have to buy for my fresh faced 35 year old wife each time I go to the EU
So I'm having one
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| Author: | Bamba [ Fri Oct 30, 2015 15:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: The Xbox one thread |
Saturnalian wrote: It's got neat paddles on the back and the inputs are crazy customisable via the dashboard, yo. It's not just a prettied up controller. I'm sure customising inputs was a feature added in general for all controllers in a recent dashboard update? Assuming you're talking about switching buttons around. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Fri Oct 30, 2015 15:46 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Bamba wrote: Grim... wrote: Bamba wrote: markg wrote: Bamba wrote: If spending money on a control pad is fine for an avid gamer, I don't understand why doing the same on a putter is different for a golfer. I was simply saying that it doesn't seem a particularly amazing amount of money for someone to spend on their hobby when it's something that might actually make a difference to the experience even if only a slight one, in a way that a carbon fibre seat post or equally expensive putter probably won't even. I agree with the general point, I suppose I just don't think a golf club is a very good example because to me that seems like something which could make a difference to your performance and is genuinely worth spending decent money on. But a good pad could improve your video gaming, right? Well, yeah; I don't think I've claimed otherwise have I? Does that not make a golf club a good example, then? Of something that can't improve your performance? No. I honestly don't know what you think I've been trying to say here? |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Fri Oct 30, 2015 15:51 ] |
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Bamba wrote: Saturnalian wrote: It's got neat paddles on the back and the inputs are crazy customisable via the dashboard, yo. It's not just a prettied up controller. I'm sure customising inputs was a feature added in general for all controllers in a recent dashboard update? Assuming you're talking about switching buttons around. Nah, it goes much deeper than swapping buttons about. |
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| Author: | markg [ Fri Oct 30, 2015 15:55 ] |
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: MarkG should have gone with audiophiles rather than golf clubs, I think. Probably, although I play golf so it sprang to mind. Of course decent clubs can help your game but then it's all down to you, buying a crazy-expensive putter won't really make you any better at putting. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Oct 30, 2015 15:56 ] |
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Bamba wrote: Grim... wrote: Bamba wrote: Grim... wrote: Bamba wrote: markg wrote: Bamba wrote: If spending money on a control pad is fine for an avid gamer, I don't understand why doing the same on a putter is different for a golfer. I was simply saying that it doesn't seem a particularly amazing amount of money for someone to spend on their hobby when it's something that might actually make a difference to the experience even if only a slight one, in a way that a carbon fibre seat post or equally expensive putter probably won't even. I agree with the general point, I suppose I just don't think a golf club is a very good example because to me that seems like something which could make a difference to your performance and is genuinely worth spending decent money on. But a good pad could improve your video gaming, right? Well, yeah; I don't think I've claimed otherwise have I? Does that not make a golf club a good example, then? Of something that can't improve your performance? No. Everyone agrees! Now fuck off, I'm busy writing Myp's gaming calendar. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Fri Oct 30, 2015 18:32 ] |
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This controller costs as much as 2 of the small bottles of Clarins face cream\day night stuff I have to buy for my fresh faced 35 year old wife each time I go to the EU So I'm having one
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Fri Oct 30, 2015 18:38 ] |
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I'm going to have a hands-on with my mate's and if I like it I'll buy one. It's a lot of money for a gamepad, sure, but considering my current wired 360 pad is literally wearing out through overuse, I can see the benefit of having something like the Elite pad. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Fri Oct 30, 2015 22:18 ] |
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Well those are two posts that are ripe for innuendo |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Fri Oct 30, 2015 23:22 ] |
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| Author: | lasermink [ Mon Nov 02, 2015 1:57 ] |
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The Xbox One Is Garbage And The Future Is Bullshit is a rather funny little write-up about modern console gaming. The bit about (possibly) having to buy special cables to update the effin controllers just to get them to work is particularly choice. I hope the PS4 owners out there are having a better time*. * Because I am eyeing one of those after the recent price cut. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:38 ] |
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That's actually quite funny and perfectly timed as I'm going to be buying one this Friday. |
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Mon Nov 02, 2015 10:44 ] |
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lasermink wrote: The bit about (possibly) having to buy special cables to update the effin controllers just to get them to work is particularly choice. I hope the PS4 owners out there are having a better time*. A lot of the complaints here could apply to the PS4 as well : Large system and game patches from day 1 Games must be installed Some people have problems with ejecting disks Multiple 'off' modes only one of which actually turns the thing off A few differences between the Xbox and the PS4 though : Patches can be skipped or ignored if you want (you cant play online without a patched version but you can play the game without patching or while you wait for patches to download) Installation on the PS4 is quick , typically installing from a disk will just be a few seconds until it gets to the point where you can start the game up The PS4 comes with a cable so although there are no firmware patches for the controllers (yet) if you had to update one there is a industry standard cable included in the box and you can connect up the controller to the system (*) (*) Actually this is quite a big thing for the PS4 and something that is not really shouted about but : The main power cable for the system is a simple figure of 8 plug , something goes wrong / it gets damaged / you need a spare you can pick one up from the pound shop - oh and there is no large ugly power brick - its just that single cable to the unit. The controllers port for connection and power is a standard microusb cable - want a longer one - you've lost your original - use any standard cable The controllers port for audio is a standard jack on the bottom of the controller - you get a cheap crappy headset (which works) or you can use just about any headset (including the one which came with your phone) The hard drive on the system is a standard laptop drive - want a bigger one / faster one / SSD - then slide off the top and take out one screw and you can replace it. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Mon Nov 02, 2015 10:48 ] |
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I bet you can play a cd on the XBone |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Mon Nov 02, 2015 11:03 ] |
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You can indeed. |
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| Author: | Mr Russell [ Mon Nov 02, 2015 11:07 ] |
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What's a CD, Grandad? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Nov 02, 2015 11:25 ] |
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Mr Russell wrote: What's a CD, Grandad? They're the things you're hawking in your signature 
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| Author: | TheVision [ Mon Nov 02, 2015 11:26 ] |
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Doesn't the Xbox one controller have a headset jack on the bottom of it? |
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| Author: | asfish [ Mon Nov 02, 2015 11:26 ] |
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I don't really game that much on mine, its used mostly for Skype and some Amazon video and Youtube. I've not seen any issues with the controller when using it to navigate around though I also remember getting a cable for the controller when I got mine, that was a "Day One" model and came with the Kinect so maybe they removed this later? Its a bit crap that you need to use a cable, my Harmony remote started like this but now all the updates are done via the remote, the only thing (I think) you still need a cable for is adding new devices or activities. |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Mon Nov 02, 2015 11:38 ] |
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TheVision wrote: Doesn't the Xbox one controller have a headset jack on the bottom of it? It has a port to which you can attach an adapter* with a 3.5m port on it. *sold seperately** **Because Microsoft are dicks. |
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| Author: | Mr Russell [ Mon Nov 02, 2015 11:41 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Mr Russell wrote: What's a CD, Grandad? They're the things you're hawking in your signature I like to cater to the oldies. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Nov 06, 2015 1:48 ] |
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So this just happened. The pro controller feels glorious! I kind of want to keep it clean but that would involve not using it. Also, it comes with a headset. A broken headset no less. I'll take it back in the morning. |
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| Author: | TheCookie197 [ Fri Nov 06, 2015 2:24 ] |
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TheVision wrote: Doesn't the Xbox one controller have a headset jack on the bottom of it? They updated it back in June to include one - since then all new Xboxes come with a controller with a 3.5mm jack next to the original headset one. zaphod79 wrote: The hard drive on the system is a standard laptop drive - want a bigger one / faster one / SSD - then slide off the top and take out one screw and you can replace it. I prefer the way this is done on the Xbox. You don't really get 2.5" drives bigger than 2TB (at least, not in a good price:capacity ratio) so while you can upgrade the drive inside the PS4, you can get a high capacity 3.5" drive for a much better price and just plug it into the Xbox. (Which is technically faster than the internal storage on the Xbox. SATA 3Gbps vs USB 5Gbps) Much easier than replacing the Hard Drive and reinstalling the OS. Also, as far as I can tell the Xbox USB cable is just a normal one - can't quite remember, but I think I might've used my phone cable to update the software on my controller. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Nov 06, 2015 14:23 ] |
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I've got my Xbox one and I've been having a mess with it while I should be working. Never mind, I'm sure my boss would understand. Anyway, the console is good. I like it because it's shiny and new. It's going to take some getting used to compared with the 360 but that's only natural. The Elite controller feels delightful but I'm scared I'll damage it! I want to keep it nice but the rubberised covering doesn't feel like it will last with my hands rubbing against it all the time. The controller does have a 3.5mm jack which is ace for using headphones and not waking the children up. The interface on the actual console is a little clunky, but I guess I'll get used to it. I'm going to enjoy using the screenshot/video features though. I don't quite understand the snap feature yet. It seems quite prominent. So far I've played Halo 5. After a massive install that's taken up 7% of my drive, I started playing it. It's starts with a cut scene where you're jumping and shooting and generally kicking ass... It's ace, but it should have been me playing it. Not watching it. Regardless of this, it's Halo and it's brilliant. I'm just installing the Rare replay collection now. Once that's done, I'll probably go back to work. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Nov 06, 2015 14:24 ] |
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Cookie197 wrote: Also, as far as I can tell the Xbox USB cable is just a normal one - can't quite remember, but I think I might've used my phone cable to update the software on my controller. It is indeed. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Fri Nov 06, 2015 14:39 ] |
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TheVision wrote: I'm going to enjoy using the screenshot/video features though. This is about the best feature of modern consoles. Well, uploading videos to youtube not the screenshot feature which I don't think I've ever used except by accident as I can never remember how to press the Share button on PS4. Short hold, long hold, click, press with left hand, press with right hand or smash knob on controller. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Nov 06, 2015 14:42 ] |
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I'm going to bombard you all with screenshots. Just you wait. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Fri Nov 06, 2015 14:48 ] |
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Saturnalian wrote: TheVision wrote: I'm going to enjoy using the screenshot/video features though. This is about the best feature of modern consoles. Well, uploading videos to youtube not the screenshot feature which I don't think I've ever used except by accident as I can never remember how to press the Share button on PS4. Short hold, long hold, click, press with left hand, press with right hand or smash knob on controller. You'll have been taking them unknowlingly every time you get a trophy. Although the trophies in PS4 games somehow manage to pop at times that give the shittest and most pointless screengrabs known to man. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Sun Nov 08, 2015 13:19 ] |
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TheVision wrote: Cookie197 wrote: Also, as far as I can tell the Xbox USB cable is just a normal one - can't quite remember, but I think I might've used my phone cable to update the software on my controller. It is indeed. Yep. Anyone that can't figure that out, or doesn't have one lying around, probably shouldn't be doing this unattended - and probably has no idea they can or why they would anyway. |
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| Author: | Morte [ Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:00 ] |
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So it seems that I have just purchased one of these (along with a large amount of other stuff)...just so I have something to mess around with when I get back for Christmas. (Roll on the 19th Dec) |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:06 ] |
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Do I have you on my friends list I wonder? I'm TheXboxVision. |
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| Author: | Morte [ Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:40 ] |
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I'll have a look when I get back to the apartment on my 360 tonight (I also need to remember to bagsy the Games for Gold for November on the XBone while I'm at it). |
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| Author: | Morte [ Wed Nov 25, 2015 12:46 ] |
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Yes you are on my friends list! I'm now in the office wishing my life away...having missed out on it last year I can't remember looking forward to a Christmas this much since I was a wee one. |
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| Author: | TheCookie197 [ Thu Nov 26, 2015 0:49 ] |
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Not quite the right thread.... But does anyone know where's a good place to get a replacement fan for the 360? I've tried cleaning it out but that only helped for a few months before it started overheating again. (Despite being in a far better ventilated place than it used to be.) |
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| Author: | DBSnappa [ Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:40 ] |
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Not for the Xbox, but any replacement parts I've wanted for anything electronic, be it phones or consoles, I've either used amazon or eBay. |
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Mon Dec 21, 2015 11:16 ] |
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This is meant to show you how much time you've spent on Xbox Live in the last year but for me its more depressing to say that i hardly used it - and with that i'm still in the 'top 50%' , so 1/2 the people on Xbox used it less than I did last year Login to see your 'year in review' http://www.xbox.com/en-US/year-in-review-2015/ Attachment: Screenshot 2015-12-21 10.11.31.png Attachment: Screenshot 2015-12-21 10.11.46.png Attachment: Screenshot 2015-12-21 10.11.55.png Attachment: Screenshot 2015-12-21 10.12.05.png Attachment: Screenshot 2015-12-21 10.12.14.png
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| Author: | TheVision [ Mon Dec 21, 2015 11:28 ] |
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Here's mine. Looking a bit healthier than Zaphods. It's interesting that my most played game was GTA5 and I never once touched the single player campaign. Attachment: Xbox stats 1.JPG Attachment: Xbox stats 2.JPG Attachment: Xbox stats 3.JPG Attachment: Xbox stats 4.JPG Attachment: Xbox stats 5.JPG
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| Author: | myp [ Mon Dec 21, 2015 20:21 ] |
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I'd bet that the half of the Xbox Live players who played less than Zaphod abandoned it for the PS4 a while back. Half of all Xbox Live players logged under 18 hours for the entire year? That is really bad. |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Mon Dec 21, 2015 21:36 ] |
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Is that live, or just gold subs? If the former, probably not too surprising. |
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| Author: | myp [ Mon Dec 21, 2015 21:43 ] |
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Mr Dave wrote: Is that live, or just gold subs? If the former, probably not too surprising. Good point |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Wed Apr 27, 2016 15:31 ] |
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http://xboxdvr.com/ Here's an interesting website. It collates all your screenshots/videos so you can download them and mess with them all you like. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Tue May 03, 2016 9:44 ] |
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Superhot is out today for the Xbox One. £17.99 though! I thought it would be cheaper than that... I may have to think twice before buying it anyway because that's what I do. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Wed May 11, 2016 20:00 ] |
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How did this thread drop off the first page? Hmm.. Anyway, Raiden 5 is out today. I don't know how much it is yet but it's pretty much a given that I'll buy it. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Wed May 11, 2016 20:02 ] |
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£39.99! Fuck that! |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed May 11, 2016 20:06 ] |
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Lol |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Thu May 26, 2016 10:09 ] |
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I've just noticed that Octodad Deadliest Catch is only £6 on the Xbox One this week. For that price, I think I may buy it. It looks like it could be quite amusing. |
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| Author: | myp [ Thu May 26, 2016 10:11 ] |
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TheVision wrote: I've just noticed that Octodad Deadliest Catch is only £6 on the Xbox One this week. For that price, I think I may buy it. It looks like it could be quite amusing. Dadliest Catch. But yeah, it's hilarious. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Thu May 26, 2016 10:23 ] |
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Lonewolves wrote: TheVision wrote: I've just noticed that Octodad Deadliest Catch is only £6 on the Xbox One this week. For that price, I think I may buy it. It looks like it could be quite amusing. Dadliest Catch. But yeah, it's hilarious. I always read it as Deadliest catch... Dadliest makes much more sense. Ace. I shall buy it this very evening then! |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:12 ] |
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Something that came out of E3 is the Design Labs for the Xbox controller. You can basically design your own controller using the website and also get some laser etching on it too. There's tons of colours to choose from so you should be able to have what you want. It's US only at the moment but due to come to the UK later in the year. Sounds exciting. https://xboxdesignlab.xbox.com/ |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Thu Aug 04, 2016 10:50 ] |
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There was an update to the Xbox One dashboard the other day. It added some cosmetic changes with the biggest being the way that your game collection is now ordered. Your games are now presented in a vertical list of at least 5 across rather than a horizontal list. This seems to work quite well with larger game collections and makes sense. They’ve also integrated Cortana into the Xbox One. Before this update, you could activate the voice commands (as long as you have Kinect) by simply saying “Xbox…” and then your command. Now, you have to say “Hey Cortana….” Followed by your command. The voice commands are quite useful and I find myself using them quite a lot. I can turn the console on, change the volume of my surround sound, launch games, invite people to parties and take a screenshot/recording without touching a button. The integration of Cortana is welcome but it does seem more of a faff than before. Now Cortanta will answer back. For instance, before I could say “Xbox… record that” and a little notification would appear saying “Gameclip recorded”. Now I can say “Hey Cortanta, record that” and Cortana loads up in the top right hand corner, takes a millisecond to decode what you’ve said, then responds by saying “I’ve recorded that for you” and THEN the little notification appears saying “gameclip recorded”. One bad point from it is that when I recorded a clip of a backwards compatible game (Cod Blops) the frame rate dropped dramatically while Cortana did her thing. The game recording wasn’t effected but it did interrupt the flow of the game quite a lot. I’ll have to see how it works out over time and I guess the improvements easily outweigh the minor niggles. Cortana is (in my eyes) amazing and having the ability to talk to my Xbox one is a welcome addition… especially when she can sing songs to me. |
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| Author: | Morte [ Thu Aug 04, 2016 11:10 ] |
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You're right that the interface is more ordered (is it me or does it seem slightly slower transitioning between screens?). I have been getting into the GTA Stunt racing, which has transformed the GTA Races into Trackmania...and I'm finding it better than Trackmania, it also means there is online content that doesn't seem to necessitate being part of a crew. |
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