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Halo |OT17| We Flew Out Members To Make This OT
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NobleGundam
Banned
I have High Hopes & Expectations for the Halo Live Action Tv Series.
Question to Frankles: Will the script to the new project Tv series be using the same Movie script that has been within the Halo Vault under 343's surveillance?
Question to Frankles: Will the script to the new project Tv series be using the same Movie script that has been within the Halo Vault under 343's surveillance?
Alchemical
Neo Member
Perfectly sums up my stance too. I really couldn't give a monkey's about enhanced social media or kinect or dogs or whatevs. My xbox gets powered on so I can play games and that's it.
Dongs Macabre
aka Daedalos42
Eh, no backwards compatibility, having to buy the game to play it on another account? The Xbox One better be cheap or have something incredible up its sleeves for me to get it.
xxjuicesxx
Member
You are going to buy a Xbox One on the first day because of H2A.
Dongs Macabre
aka Daedalos42
It's mostly the anti used games and game trading stuff, I think.
I want to believe it to be true so bad
Something I hadn't considered, but if the overlaid entertainment guide is really that responsive than I would never have to use my crappy slow cable guide again. Silly little thing, but that could be really awesome. Yes TV is ridiculously easy to watch right now, but if they have really figured out a way to consolidate all of those various services into a responsive seamless experience, that is the kind of thing that people don't even consider important but then they never want to be without it. I had the same feeling when I first got a harmony remote, and my heart is still broken from the day it died on me.
Dongs Macabre
aka Daedalos42
Have they said anything about Kinect being mandatory or not? I really don't want to get one, since I'll never use it anyway. It'll just be extra junk I'll have to pay for.
EDIT: Holy crap, Spielberg's directing a Halo TV series?
EDIT: Holy crap, Spielberg's directing a Halo TV series?
Franklinator
Member
The dedicated servers are pretty cool (even though PS3 and probably 4 have them), but everything else for the XBO is a disaster.
Anti-used games
Serial keys
Internet connection for activation
Focus on Kinect
Kinect must be plugged-in
Focus on non-gaming stuff
Weaker hardware than PS4, wasn't expecting better but nearly matching would've been fine
Lackluster presentation
No game reveals (PS4 game reveals weren't very interesting but at least it had something showing of the capabilities)
Multiplayer still requiring sub, presumably (don't give a shit about dedicated servers or other "services")
...
Eh, i'm sure there was something else.
Speaking for myself only of course, tough i reckon there are others who feel the same.
EDIT i don't have anything against on non-gaming stuff, if that stuff didn't require Live Gold, and worked in Finland, and if the focus wasn't on it at the expense of the gamers.
It comes with it and its required.
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
This is how I feel.
I buy my games used. I have reliable Internet. I don't let people borrow my games and I don't rent. Xbox One doesn't affect me negatively. Aside from Kinect being always required, which is fine, I'm not scared of being spied on, everything is fine. I'm sure always on Kinect will be put to good use, and I want to play me my Halo 2 Anniversary (and Halo 5 if 343 makes it a true Halo game) and my Forza Motorsports 5.
I'm buying my Xbox One, Day one.
ElzarTheBam
Member
How did they manage to screw up so badly?!
I'll give then E3 to clarify and impress me with games, otherwise...
xxjuicesxx
Member
Dedis and 60FPS Halo.
Now they just need to hire me so they can make a good Halo again!
Now they just need to hire me so they can make a good Halo again!
It is part of the system and a key component to the control of the interface and even powering on the device.
Q: Why require Kinect with every Xbox One?
A: The all new Kinect is now an essential and integrated part of the platform. By having it as a consistent part of every Xbox One, game and entertainment creators can build experiences that assume the availability of voice, gesture and natural sensing, leading to unrivaled ease of use, premium experiences and interactivity for you.
Hydranockz
Member
It's being packaged with every box.
The reasoning is somewhat sound. You look at how widely used voice chat is used in 360 games and it's mostly because everyone playing has a headset. Or if you simply take the controller. Every dev can make a game that uses the pressure sensitivity of the triggers if they want because they know anyone playing on the 360 will have a controller with triggers.
What this means for Kinect (hopefully) is that devs will not see it as a niche set of hardware. Devs who might have been hesitant to make a game to support it because of the inherent lower userbase could know that, hey, if you make a game based around voice commands, the same amount of people can play it than with any other input.
It's going to be weird but apparently it has been engineered to work in smaller spaces which certainly alleviates my issues with it.
ThanksI'm your friend dude
Now I need to know whether I have to pay a fee to add you!
Dongs Macabre
aka Daedalos42
Crap.
If the Xbox One doesn't have any amazing exclusives, I might consider switching to PS4. Unless it's really cheap, but I doubt it.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Halo One to launch with the Xbox One.
Halo is saved.
Hydranockz
Member
We knew the focus of games would be left for E3 in less than 20 days from now. This was a mass market, TV spot and had content to fit that demographic.
Blue Ninja
Member
The ten people buying a One will be thrilled.
In the wired article it describes one of the hardware guys that is 6'4" being fully recognized at 3 feet away from the kinect with room to raise his arms above his head. Hopefully that ends up being accurate.
With the ability to measure your pulse now, next Halo will feature flinch or weapon stability level based on how calm you are.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Cool stuff or not, it's been a real poor reveal that's just resulted in tons of early blowback rather than this being a positive moment.
I think they miscalculated in the who the audience was and have just set the people who watched it against them (see the fanboy bait things and general sentiment swing against them, things like http://uk.gamespot.com/twitter-battle/xbox-vs-ps4/).
10am on a Tuesday does not reach the COD/Sports joe that they played to with those games and those features. The people watching this were the same people watching the longer and hardcore focused PS4 reveal.
I think they miscalculated in the who the audience was and have just set the people who watched it against them (see the fanboy bait things and general sentiment swing against them, things like http://uk.gamespot.com/twitter-battle/xbox-vs-ps4/).
10am on a Tuesday does not reach the COD/Sports joe that they played to with those games and those features. The people watching this were the same people watching the longer and hardcore focused PS4 reveal.
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
What's Promod?
I expected at least something (that isn't sports games or COD).
OK, we got... sort of this Quantum thing... didn't actually get what kind of game it is...
Didn't have hype for this reveal, and this left me with negative expectations for E3.
OK, perhaps i'm not in the demographic but...
EDIT for comparison, never been PS fan, didn't have any hype for PS4 announcement, didn't care for the games revelaed (not counting Destiny) but at least the device was solid, and the extras interesting, and design philosphy was good.
Xbox LIVE worth paying for.
YourExWife
Member
I'll be home in an hour.
Minimum yearly price for gold to be $100 inbound.
bobs...onGaf
Member
There is no reason the 360 shouldn't be capable of this.
Oh man I really hope they redeem themselves at E3
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
Your finest post.
That new xbox can eat my shit. Required kinect? Fuck off. No interest in all that kinect bullshit. Give me a god damn games console microsoft.
I think the 360 friendlist wasn't upgraded to keep the loading time relatively "fast".
Up it to 1000 and it gets really slow.
As for E3... No hope, i reckon. Kinect shovelware incoming. EDIT the fact the device requires and comes with Kinect allows them to "integrate" Kinect with all the damn games (no, they might not do it).
HollovVpo1nt
Banned
I'm not sexist, but I'm very uncomfortable with the fact that the head of 343 is a woman.
Hypertrooper
Member
live action/cgi Destiny trailer this thursday
https://twitter.com/DestinyTheGame/status/336976075877916672
Then you are sexist.
Done because of Halo or because of Xbox?
Kind of how I feel, there are a lot of bullshit anti-consumer features, but they won't really impact me personally.
I'll be there day 1.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Excuse me?
Hydranockz
Member
What's your twisted definition of sexist?
The spawning system needs to be addressed before maps like Onyx make it in. Design wise, it's a great map. When it comes to the game deciding me where to spawn, I don't like it spawning me in an open area when the other team has top mid. Also, I like it when it spawns all of the pieces of the map.
Nice! Can't wait.
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Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
That's kind of sexist
The thing that makes me uncomfortable with 343 as a whole, is I feel like no one there aside from Frankie and Bravo are actual Halo fans. :/
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