Xbox One- what would it take to get YOU to buy one ?
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Yoda
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Currently I own a PS4 and a Wii U; but I primarily game on PC(in the little free time I have these days). I purchased a Wii U for the unique exclusives I know won't come to PC and got a PS4 in anticipation of Bloodborne/Destiny/MGS5. I quite literally have on game atm on my PS4 (GZ) and will not purchase a game that has a comparable release on PC. The Xbox One needs products that I can't not only experience anywhere else, they also have to be good enough to warrant the price-tag. The PS4 being the go-to system for multiplats which aren't on PC will convince the crowd like myself to invest in it before the X1. This gives the X1 a harder sell for me because it will need to really have a killer exclusive for me to bite and I honestly can't tell you what that would be. The MCC does look cool in concept but it's hard to justify a console for what is essentially a remake. X1 is in a strange spot for quite a few people as it needs a killer exclusive which can't be bought anywhere else OR a hefty aggregate of exclusives similar to how the PS3 eventually generated a library which couldn't be played anywhere else. The problem is Microsoft has the smallest first party development scene in the business and it doesn't look like they are willing to invest enough in the game's division to change this. The sad irony here is they have quite a few solid IPs which could gain them traction (Conker, PD, etc...) but they don't have enough resources allocated to first party titles to make it a reality and if they want anything to come of it they need to start sooner rather than later because any investment in first-party now will take 2 years to actually see the light of day.
Rogue_element
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"selling the Xbox one is like making love to a beautiful woman Paul....."
I'd struggle to name one worthwhile exclusive on Xbox One, yet I can think of ten worthwhile exclusives on Wii U just off the top of my head.
I seriously don't see how anyone could seriously say the Xbox One represents better value than the Wii U at this moment in time.
Its really easy for me
Gears of War 1-3 Marcus Fenix edition, its 2nd on MS list of most requested, i need a familar franchise title to entice me over to whenever black tusk gets gears done in...2017?
None of microsofts first partys are doing anything for me, there just isnt that killer must have title, im looking for a great third person shooter game with a engaging sp and multiplayer to boot similar to specs ops the line and ghost recon future soldier mp n sp
Still enjoying my 360 and buying one isnt the problem, its the games and content thats missing
Tldr
Just give me Gears of war HD collection and be done with it
Gears of War 1-3 Marcus Fenix edition, its 2nd on MS list of most requested, i need a familar franchise title to entice me over to whenever black tusk gets gears done in...2017?
None of microsofts first partys are doing anything for me, there just isnt that killer must have title, im looking for a great third person shooter game with a engaging sp and multiplayer to boot similar to specs ops the line and ghost recon future soldier mp n sp
Still enjoying my 360 and buying one isnt the problem, its the games and content thats missing
Tldr
Just give me Gears of war HD collection and be done with it
BumbleChump
Banned
Quit with all the sports, tv, call of duty, madden, kinect, yearly games, and dashboard ads nonsense. Everything they announced the X1 to be was all the stuff I DON'T want in a console.
Focus on games. Lower the price of xbox live and I'll buy one.
Focus on games. Lower the price of xbox live and I'll buy one.
Uh, well, Halo is better than all Nintendo exclusives. It's like, opinions, man.
Wii U doesn't have Halo.
Duxxy3
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Unless you are begging for a hot system and the accompanying fan noise, you don't want it to shrink.
Ps4 looks slick as hell in its small case and internal power supply, but it does get hot and it does get loud.
intheinbetween
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I could say the same, but as I said, opinions, that's all
Obviously opinions ahead but I see next to no value in a Wii U. It doesn't just have slightly worse multiplats, it has next to no multiplats. None of the exclusives really interest me beyond a passing glance. The game pad is kinda cool but useless if I have no games to play on it.
So many people rag on the X1 having slightly worse multiplats yet so many defend the Wii U with its apparent lack of any multiplats.
Also as others have said, Nintendo games (or any other exclusives really) have nothing on Halo.
I could also argue that Xbox One doesn't have "Halo" either now 343 are in charge, "but y'know opinions.
I think this is the point I need to stop reading this thread.
They've kinda already done all that...
Although I suppose they still advertise CoD but that's because CoD is huge. Don't buy it if you don't like it.
Keep on piling on the exclusive games. A big draw would be to pull out the Rare catalogue and give other developers a chance at those IP's. At the moment, a PS4 is higher on my priority list than the XB1 because of the Sony first party studios, and the lineup they have. Quantum Break certainly pikes my interest, but I'm not sure if that will release on PC at a later date. This is similar with some other games.
You should just leave the site altogether if opinions and preferences of others bothers you.
levyjl1988
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Xbox 360 getting unlimited external hard drive support. Then I'll hop into Xbox One knowing that Xbox 360 has reached it's pinnacle in support.
AmaterasuOni
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I can't see Halo remakes moving the console that much (it will sell some, but like MUCH much, I really doubt it), so it's up to Halo 5 to start moving it. And if that fails, I'm quite sure Halo 5 will be introduced to PC within a year after the initial release.
I honestly can't see a bright future for Xbone at the moment. Xbone just doesn't offer anything that's more interesting than PS4/Wii U/PC - apart from Halo 5. And is one game enough? I wouldn't buy a console for just one game, dunno about others.
That's Nintendo exclusivity for you. Some of the (if not the) best games only come out on Wii U. That's why neither Wii nor Wii U can "exist" as only console under your TV, you need another platform for all the third parties, there's just no way around that and everyone knows it.
Wii U also doesn't try to convince people it's a power house, jardware isn't part of its "personality". That helps too.
SwiftDeath
Member
$300 or so pricetag would help. I will almost assuredly have one for Halo 5 though
Because people like different things. Someone could say the same thing about the PS4 or Wii U.
I'd struggle to name one worthwhile exclusive on PS4, yet I can think of ten worthwhile exclusives on Xbox One just off the top of my head.
See. Easy.
One game? The X1 has far more than One true exclusive. Why ignore them?
LyleLanley
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That would be a stupid argument, unless you mean that it currently doesn't have a Halo game even though that will change in a couple of months with The Master Chief Collection.
Yeah, it should really say "a good Halo".
I never wrote any of that. I don't give a crap what sells Xbox Ones. Halo, whether it's the MCC this year or Halo 5 next year, is more excitement for me than any title on Wii U. I didn't have to write Gears of War, Crackdown, Forza, Quantum Break, Sunset Overdrive... because Halo is already better than their entire lineup, to me. My post was aimed at that user's comment.
Y0j1mb0
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Heh, yeah that's not gunna happen.
Last Halo game on PC originally released 10 years ago.
Even the bloody RTS game never came to PC. Halo will always be an Xbox franchise. I'll eat many, many hats if I'm wrong.
He's not wrong.
You know, opinions.
Jimmyfenix
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I think it will happen but not for a few years. I need to see people eating hats then.
LegendofDragoonLives
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To me, this backtracking is basically "we'll do it your way until you can trust us again" type of deal. Several of them have come out stating that their idea wasn't bad and they could go back to the way it was in the future. A big problem is also I don't have enough time to game, so it's hard having several consoles like I used to. If I do buy another, it will be probably be the Wii U so I can play some of their games because they're quite different from the rest. MS is like a different version of Sony when it comes to first party, just far more generic, less creative, and better for MP games which is not where most of my focus in gaming lies anyways.
I think MS will be ok this generation, not x360 numbers but good enough to continue unless their CEO really isn't a fan of the division. I don't have a financial background nor know that much about their profits from the previous generations, so I could be off here.
I think MS will be ok this generation, not x360 numbers but good enough to continue unless their CEO really isn't a fan of the division. I don't have a financial background nor know that much about their profits from the previous generations, so I could be off here.
I'm not sure why some feel buying a XO is a life defining decision. It isn't - the console is (in my money) £350, which isn't a big investment.
I own one along with my PC, PS4 and Wii U and have zero regrets. Getting a bit tired with the hyperbolic attitude of some treating the XO as the leaper of videogames.
I own one along with my PC, PS4 and Wii U and have zero regrets. Getting a bit tired with the hyperbolic attitude of some treating the XO as the leaper of videogames.
Feels good to see all the 'smaller form factor' and 'redesign' threads.
I'm sure to many it sounds silly, but let's be honest. At this point the thing needs to, bare minimum, hit parity with PS4. I bought PS4 and XB1 at launch, sold my day one bundle to a friend. I kept thinking I'd rebuy one, but a few points stand out in my memory:
My PS4 can (and XB1 couldn't):
- Easily fit on TV stand right underneath the TV (on the same surface as the TV stand) because it's very small
- Use a regular AC cable for power instead of a brick
- Sit vertically no problem
- Be easily upgraded to have a bigger internal hard drive
It sounds dumb, but I can move my ps4 easily between TVs at my house (or bring to a friends) with no hassle. I can place it vertically if I want. I put a 2TB hard drive in it easily, just bought the right drive on Amazon for $109.
Xb1 isn't just hurting because the games can't hit 1080p as easily. Some of the exclusives are cool (TF, DR3, KI). But still. Can't upgrade the hard drive (I get it I can hook up an external. That's stupid when the box is the size of a VCR). Can't put it vertically.
At the moment it just feels kind of stupid to buy one. Worse versions of multiplats, worse exclusives, way worse form factor.
I'm sure to many it sounds silly, but let's be honest. At this point the thing needs to, bare minimum, hit parity with PS4. I bought PS4 and XB1 at launch, sold my day one bundle to a friend. I kept thinking I'd rebuy one, but a few points stand out in my memory:
My PS4 can (and XB1 couldn't):
- Easily fit on TV stand right underneath the TV (on the same surface as the TV stand) because it's very small
- Use a regular AC cable for power instead of a brick
- Sit vertically no problem
- Be easily upgraded to have a bigger internal hard drive
It sounds dumb, but I can move my ps4 easily between TVs at my house (or bring to a friends) with no hassle. I can place it vertically if I want. I put a 2TB hard drive in it easily, just bought the right drive on Amazon for $109.
Xb1 isn't just hurting because the games can't hit 1080p as easily. Some of the exclusives are cool (TF, DR3, KI). But still. Can't upgrade the hard drive (I get it I can hook up an external. That's stupid when the box is the size of a VCR). Can't put it vertically.
At the moment it just feels kind of stupid to buy one. Worse versions of multiplats, worse exclusives, way worse form factor.
Exclusive games I was interested in playing. For the most part, the games I am interested in playing are not the types of games that become big console exclusives. Quite truthfully, the only game from last gen that I really enjoyed that could only be played on consoles (rather than PC) was Red Dead Redemption and that wasn't exclusive to either platform.
This would be nice too, but I've managed to pick up most of my library on pc over various steam / origin sales
I have zero interest in kinect, halo, or any of the tv stuff they announced originally (though I guess 2/3 of those things are dead issues now anyway).
This would be nice too, but I've managed to pick up most of my library on pc over various steam / origin sales
I have zero interest in kinect, halo, or any of the tv stuff they announced originally (though I guess 2/3 of those things are dead issues now anyway).
AmaterasuOni
Banned
No you didn't write anything like that, no. I'm just venting out my thoughts about the whole Xbone situation, because I've been having these kind of discussions on one other forum. People are trying to really convince themselves to buy Xbone and they can't really find any excuses to get one.
Yup, like you (and I) said: opinions. I guess we'll see eventually, meanwhile we can't do anything else than speculate.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
That Banjo X06 trailer made me go out and buy a 360, as B-K is my 2nd favourite game of all time. Waited 2 long years for the game, and when it released it was a vehicle-creation game. Even though I have been burned before, an actual B-K game would force me to get an XB1
Glorified G
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Maybe near the end of the gen when it's $199 and has had a redesign. PS4, Wii U, 3DS, VIta and a huuuge backlog of PC/Steam, PS3, and 360 games makes it smart to wait. It's not about whether the library is good enough or not, there is great games on every platform. It's about time. I game on too many platforms as it is.
LOL. Right, monthly updates is the reason why your friend is going to be an early adopter and pick up a console 9 months into a console lifespan. This is almost as believable as someone getting a PS4 over an X1 because there is two USB ports in the front of the console instead of just on the rear or the side.
LOL. Right, monthly updates is the reason why your friend is going to be an early adopter and pick up a console 9 months into a console lifespan. This is almost as believable as someone getting a PS4 over an X1 because there is two USB ports in the front of the console instead of just on the rear or the side.
When you say "mostly" I guess you mean Ryse & Dead Rising 3...two games.
Obviously the meaning of the word "most" has a different definition in NZ from here in the UK.
SparkPeople
Banned
I'd only buy an Xbox one if they standardized the bullshit they pull with peripherals. No-backwards compatability with all the Xbox 360 accessories I've amassed over 7 years is bullshit, and reeks of money grabbing. The whole headset add-on for the controller pisses me off too.
I recently bought a PS3 and it's so much easier to get things working with it. I don't have to deal with Microsoft's prices/peripherals where I can plug in any USB keyboard to type on, or use any bluetooth headset for chat. The lack of ads everywhere is so much nicer to address too. I'm pissed I went with a 360 for the previous generation.
the Xbox One would have to go through a significant redesign in practice and execution to go from a money sucking ad machine to something that benefits me in some way. HDMI-in is useless, since I don't and will never have cable. Kinect is useless because it's functionality could be replicated with a simple microphone. Graphical disparity aside, Microsoft's business practices have to go from their current standard to something that let's me sit down and play games without being tossed into the whole 'hardcore gamerz dew fuel and doritos' crowd.
I recently bought a PS3 and it's so much easier to get things working with it. I don't have to deal with Microsoft's prices/peripherals where I can plug in any USB keyboard to type on, or use any bluetooth headset for chat. The lack of ads everywhere is so much nicer to address too. I'm pissed I went with a 360 for the previous generation.
the Xbox One would have to go through a significant redesign in practice and execution to go from a money sucking ad machine to something that benefits me in some way. HDMI-in is useless, since I don't and will never have cable. Kinect is useless because it's functionality could be replicated with a simple microphone. Graphical disparity aside, Microsoft's business practices have to go from their current standard to something that let's me sit down and play games without being tossed into the whole 'hardcore gamerz dew fuel and doritos' crowd.
Randolph Freelander
Member
There's nothing. When it was revealed that there was no backwards compatibility, the tie between me and the Xbox platform was severed. The known franchises no longer have any draw, and I can ignore anything else. I'm not interested in Xbox as a platform and frankly there's nothing that can change it, because it's not as if I'm looking for reasons to be swayed.
Alcoholikaust
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As an owner of both an Launch XB1 and a Launch PS4 I'm finding it hard to justify keeping my XB1
For me, a 60 FPS Rallisport Challenge 3 would get me to buy an Xbox One, and I wouldn't care what the native resolution was.
makingmusic476
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$199 and a bunch of the major developers I care for mysteriously going Xbox exclusive. Exclusive Souls, exclusive FFXV, exclusive MGS, exclusive Platinum Games, etc.
While I really want Scalebound, that's the only XB1 game I'm remotely interested in.
While I really want Scalebound, that's the only XB1 game I'm remotely interested in.
In response to OP:
New Gears of War to have a proper Horde mode. Horde 3.0 if you will. They bring that, I'll buy one the week before it hits.
As it is now, there are a few exclusives I'd like to try but only Killer Instinct is a must-have IMO. They make a great Halo and give fans the Gears game they want, I'll be there. It'd also help if they could bring down the price another $100. As it is, I have a PS4, Wii U, PS3, and 360. Then add a Vita to the mix. Another $400 console is a hard argument to make to my wife at this point.
New Gears of War to have a proper Horde mode. Horde 3.0 if you will. They bring that, I'll buy one the week before it hits.
As it is now, there are a few exclusives I'd like to try but only Killer Instinct is a must-have IMO. They make a great Halo and give fans the Gears game they want, I'll be there. It'd also help if they could bring down the price another $100. As it is, I have a PS4, Wii U, PS3, and 360. Then add a Vita to the mix. Another $400 console is a hard argument to make to my wife at this point.
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