I had a similar experience when I picked up a PS4 last year, after years of Xbox One gaming - I was like, how do people put up with this OS? Simple things like lack of offline mode, that sort of thing. Thankfully both systems are getting better.
Very disappointed so far with the Xbox One S. What's going on here?
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I had a similar experience when I picked up a PS4 last year, after years of Xbox One gaming - I was like, how do people put up with this OS? Simple things like lack of offline mode, that sort of thing. Thankfully both systems are getting better.
Outrun
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deadscreensky
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I've been playing through the MCC recently, and the logo stutter at the beginning just blows my mind. I get it's not a huge deal (and contrary to many players for me it's been smooth sailing actually playing through the games, though obviously I recognize it's been patched a bunch). But I cannot understand how a big publisher for a big game release allows their logo video to screw up every time the game boots. So strange!
Some of the issues could be unique to xbox one s. There is a new controller with new updates. The game audio or chat audio dropping out independently, requiring the headset to be unplugged, doesn't seem like a headset issue. Seems very much a software issue, maybe just the controller firmware?
KiefbladeMaster
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The UI lag is the only thing that has happened to me, I just got the base model though. Sounds like it could be your networks.
DryvBy
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It doesn't. I just played this weekend and we were all in the chat within seconds of the invite.
The party issues could definitely be network. We will try to make sure we all have open nat. But there are many issues here that are not network related or at the very least should not be.
uh, congratulations.I always wanted to post this :
I actually like the layout and organization of the Xbox One more than the PS4 (except for the store), but yeah I'm my experience it's just much slower and "chunkier" than PS4's OS (edit: I'm in the Preview Program).
I don't know anything about the party stuff because I very rarely play multiplayer. Sucks you're having problems OP. Hopefully a solution will present itself soon.
I've encountered most of those myself, just shrugged it off as being par for the course tbh. The UI is a complete clusterfuck on this machine.
Microsoft has promised the console will be Beta tested in the future though, so I'm hoping when they get around to that a lot of these issues will be sorted.
Microsoft has promised the console will be Beta tested in the future though, so I'm hoping when they get around to that a lot of these issues will be sorted.
Breakfast at Noon
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Sounds just like my experience as well.
Gone back to ps4 and pc.
Gone back to ps4 and pc.
Hey! I recently bought an Xbox One to be a "Halo console." Like you, played a lot of Halo on 360 and wanted to jump back in.
While not quite as bug-ridden as your experience, I've found the X1 to be a fairly inferior experience compared to the PS4.
Have had no issues like you mentioned with Halo 5 though or party chat / REQ issues.
While not quite as bug-ridden as your experience, I've found the X1 to be a fairly inferior experience compared to the PS4.
Have had no issues like you mentioned with Halo 5 though or party chat / REQ issues.
ShadowkillXNA
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Thats great but it doesn't change the fact that it doesnt work "perfectly" for a lot of others.
When I still owned my Xbox One I did as well. It felt sluggish and slow doing just about anything.
Still nowhere near as bad as the Wii U in that regard though, that console UI belongs in the dumpster.
I've owned both a PS4 and XB1 S. While I prefer the PS4's user interface, the only real problem I had with the Xbox was the download speed. For some reason, whenever I downloaded anything from Xbox Live, my download speed would always drop to about 2 mb/s. I'd have to reset the console to get the speed back to normal. Other than that, I never had any issues with it.
| Praxis |
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A few of these issues (and lack of exclusives I care about/those coming to PC) is why I sold mine. It was one of my biggest gaming purchase regrets.
hogendaz85
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Stealth PS4 vs is better than Xbox One thread? Kidding op yeah the OS is jank I'm used to it now.
It's games. It's been clear for a long while. BC for a ton of titles and more keep coming. Constant improvements to the UI in little ways and that's mostly catered towards the gaming ecperience. The last update was great. UWP. And just a focus in general back to what these systems are primarily for. I hope it works out enough. We'll see.
NoFaceNico
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So in other words you're cherry picking, you have a confirmation bias. If you look at all of the responses in this thread, then I'm right, the vast majority here confirm OP's statements are true. Therefore his experience is "typical" but in your eyes because you're ignoring what you don't like.
RichiRamjag
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UI is certainly sluggish. My network is fine and im seeing 100+ download speeds, but that UI was slow on my 2 OGs and its slow on my S. I'm constantly wondering if I actually pressed a button or if it picked it up. It's something they need to address on their end rather than the random excuses folks are making up imo. I think Major said(on the reddit page) he was submitting that feedback daily for this issue.
VincentMatts
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Thats my biggest annoyance with the console. I have to manually change going from headset to tv speakers at all times? Really? How is Sony ahead of MS on UI's? Thats baffling to me.
I hate the xbox UI. Hate it with a passion. Why they felt this was better than 360 is beyond me. Those people need to get another job. Terrible UI overall.
They don't. A bunch of FUD going on imo.
Sounds like a bunch of you have no clue how to use an Xbox. Just go into sound settings. Click the box that you don't want sound coming from speakers. It's simple.
Lucky Seven
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"Works well on my machine!". Don't worry OP, i'll PM you the fix 
VincentMatts
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Yes but when i close my headset, on ps4 it automatically switches from TV speakers to headset and vice versa without having to click a fucking button everytime in the settings.
Looks like someone at microsoft doesnt know how to make something user friendly.
I only had party-issues when xbox live experienced some problems and that happend only ~4-5 times in almost three years.
ethomaz
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Lack of offline mode you mean disable network? It is a flag in options... you can turn on/off any time.
Did you try updating the controller?
HMCC was patched to work this way, because apparently some of the severe matchmaking issues were related to the way it originally (tried to) work at launch. That is, automatically trying to find you another match in the same playlist.
Overall though it's a pretty minor inconvenience; you're still in the same party with the friends you went in with. You just have to select the next playlist to enter again. Some of the older Halo online MPs worked that way too
01DragonFly
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I have never encounter the Halo 5 issues ( We have 3 spots if anyone needs a Spartan Company )
I think MCC works like that , you have to choose each time what playlist to play after finishing a game.(each halo game in MCC has its own multiplayer)
Do you really have to mute your tv/speakers manualy on xbox one?yes thats the only way to do it.
headset option appear on the guide menu in the settings section after plugin one , try the chat mixer option
It looks you or one of your friend have NAT issues( This create problems with parties and other issues)
Why NAT is important
Go to settings and then Network and do a Test for network connection and Multiplayer connection and look the error you get on xbox site to solve your issues
The game install also checks and downloads the latest patches so unless the installation say "Installation Stopped" don't mess with it.
-Disk drive - while installing Halo 5, my friends disk drive was making a loud noise. His recording sounded like a washing machine. (might want to exchange it , you can backup your games to a external HD so you don't have to download them again)
I think MCC works like that , you have to choose each time what playlist to play after finishing a game.(each halo game in MCC has its own multiplayer)
Do you really have to mute your tv/speakers manualy on xbox one?yes thats the only way to do it.
headset option appear on the guide menu in the settings section after plugin one , try the chat mixer option
It looks you or one of your friend have NAT issues( This create problems with parties and other issues)
Why NAT is important
Code:
A table shows the compatibility of two Xbox consoles when each has open, moderate, or strict NAT type.
[IMG]http://compass.xboxlive.com/assets/b1/21/b121e9b6-bb11-482e-bb97-0400f29ea9d4.png?n=one-network-nat-m.png[/IMG]
With an OPEN NAT type, you're able to play and host multiplayer games with people who have any NAT type on their network.
With a MODERATE NAT type, you're able to play multiplayer games with some people; however, you might not be able to play with others, and normally you won't be chosen as the host of a match.
With a STRICT NAT type, you're only able to play multiplayer games with people who have an OPEN NAT type. You can't be chosen as the host of a match.
Notes
If you can't hear your friends online, or if you can't join or host a multiplayer game, this is because your NAT type is set to moderate or strict. If you want to change your NAT type, it can be difficult, but you can modify it by following the steps in the Xbox One Multiplayer Game Solution.
[URL="http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/networking/network-settings"]http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/networking/network-settings[/URL]The game install also checks and downloads the latest patches so unless the installation say "Installation Stopped" don't mess with it.
-Disk drive - while installing Halo 5, my friends disk drive was making a loud noise. His recording sounded like a washing machine. (might want to exchange it , you can backup your games to a external HD so you don't have to download them again)
Yes, everything is fully updated.
If there are games that you want to play then go for it, I've enjoyed most of what I have played. Just expect a laggy OS that features a shop that is somehow slower to load and less responsive to button presses than the PS3 shop (yes, really).
Sigh
ethomaz
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It is a bit overclocked that won't change 0.5s of the actual time.
LuvOfThaGame
Banned
OP. Go to settings, network, network settings, test MP connection. When it finishes, hold down both triggers and both bumpers. What is the
"Packet loss"
"MTU"
"Latency"
"NAT Type;"
"Status Code"
"Packet loss"
"MTU"
"Latency"
"NAT Type;"
"Status Code"
I don't have to click the button every time either. Who the hell wants voices coming through their speakers? Push the button, it's done.
Looks like they've done their job to sway you not to then.
family_guy
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They're running like 3 operating systems on the Xbox One. May be nothing they can do unless they drop TV and Kinect support.
That seems very exaggerated. The UI is not that slow. (It is slow comparing to the PS4 though). It takes like maybe 1 second to respond and I'm talking about both the Xbox One and the Xbox One S. The PS3 store takes around literally a few seconds to respond.
OP, do you use Instant-On mode? I don't get most of the crashing problems, especially recently.
We are talking about GAME AUDIO.
Game audio should automatically stop coming out of the speakers if you have it going to your headphones.
VincentMatts
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I have astros, i have all sounds in my headset not just people speaking. In order to get all sounds to come through my headset, i have to go in and settings and set it so that all sounds go through my astros. Once im done and i close them, it doesnt revert back automatically to TV speakers like it does on ps4. I have to go back in the settings and set it all back to TV. Its annoying as fuck and one of the reasons i buy most of my multi-platform games on ps4.
How this gets passed usability testing and how Sony of all companies can do it better than MS is beyond me.
PackAPunchedMick
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The UI is laggy, slow and stuttery for everyone, you don't have a special kind of xbox one, you just tolerate it better than most.