Xbox One gets external storage, real name support, auto-sign in w/June system update
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TheAdmiester
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Having it as a voice command really wouldn't work, considering the time it'd take to quickly say it and have the console recognise and process what you've said (especially since it waits a second or two to see if you say anything else), you'd miss the screenshot opportunity. I think double-tapping the home button without an app snapped would be the best way.
thefunkyman
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The point is, you cannot possibly say that Sony and MS are in the same place when it comes to system features and updates. MS are comfortably ahead and have been doing a much better job, as they've run public betas, they have an area of their forum where you can provide feedback and talk to the devs and most importantly, they have prioritised many of the features based on what people have asked for.
The Xbox One is ahead of the PS4 when it comes to online notifications, game organisation, suspend/resume for games, voice chat quality (which really is loads better), multitasking (with all the snap stuff you can do and switching between apps instantly), voice controls, media stuff, the second screen experience (not Remote Play). That's why PS4 gamers are requesting features from the 360 and Xbox One as the things they want the most. The thing Xbox One owners seem to want the most is better media functionality and more apps like BBC iPlayer and stuff, and they certainly won't find that on a PS4 which has fewer media features and fewer apps.
Tripolygon
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Memorabilia
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Agreed. When I was playing Titanfall it was incredibly aggravating when my controller would just shut off with no warning and get me fragged 2 or 3 times while I fumbled for batteries. What an incredibly stupid oversight.
MoFoJones99
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ROFL and this is why I love being part of GAF!
justsomeguy
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Don't make that a hardware thing, put a notification on the screen instead. I'm not looking down that often.
thefunkyman
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There is a warning of sorts - the rumble feature of the controller turns off when the batteries are nearly dead. They need to sort that out and include proper notifications though!
SEGAvangelist
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thefunkyman
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This is all I can find on that: -
Even after reading that, I still don't really know what they are, lol. Any ideas?
I'm not sure what hero stats are, but all that smartglass stuff has been in beta for ages so I don't think it is anything mindblowing
It's probably just those mini-leaderboards
DarthWalden
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I wonder if this will fix the problem I'm having where my voice isn't picked up in chat until I hard reboot my console.
The store needs a major overhaul
Oh...so I'm not the only one. They talk about "hero stats" as something that has been always there and it is just coming to smartglass now. But I guess nobody knows what it is.
One at a time, man. It only took... What, seven months for BruiserBear to get his requested feature? So if that's the expectation one of you should have it by the end of the year.
SEGAvangelist
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I don't find it too bad actually. You get a lot of information on games and get links directly to broadcasts and videos. The DLC is well organized too. I think it just needs better organization on the main store page more than anything else.
Yeah, that would be nice. I hope they add it before Sunset Overdrive comes out.
BouncyFrag
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'Xbox, say my name...'
SEGAvangelist
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But how would you know? I would like this feature for my PS4. Am I being genuine or is this faux concern?
thefunkyman
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Yes, that's probably it! They added those in the SmartGlass beta, although some of the data is inaccurate, for instance, it says I'm a generation 4 pilot in Titanfall still, when I'm actually generation 5 level 50.Bingo. I'm pretty sure this is the correct answer...
Right now, if you install a game off a friend's disc, you can then purchase the downloadable version and it just unlocks the game that's already installed on your drive so you don't have to download it. Being able to go to a store and do it with any game would be handy for sure though.hoos30 said:
It's the stuff smartglass always displayed since launch.
So for example Wolfenstein The New Order shows
Killed Commandants 24
Stealth Kills 86
Forza Motorsport 5 for me
Driver Level 391
Credits gained 43734978
Those are hero stats.
Titanfall seems to always be a gen behind...if you are gen 2 you are gen 1...could be respawn's issue
R3TRO
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Gah damn.
Barkley's Justice
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Getting closer to 360 functionality by the day!
Auto-login??! 2001 a space odysessy here we come!!
Auto-login??! 2001 a space odysessy here we come!!
Tripolygon
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MaximusPayne
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muzzymate
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Chittagong
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Will this work now with Sky HD so that I never need to see their UI again?
Aces&Eights
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This made me blow coffee out my nose and onto my work keyboard.
OT: Boy, I am so fricking close to picking one up come June 6th. Just got to see how it all plays out.
I assume those are just the stats they provide from each game. Smart glass shows 2 of these and then more info is in the background. Trueachievements.com pulls all that and has leaderboards for each game on a number of specific in game stats pulled out by the system.
Here are some from trueachievements that they pull from the x1 backend.. so I assume the DEV picks what they want to be the "Hero" stat for their title and it is then reported like time played.
Black Republican
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The external add on is very nice, my HDD isnt that full yet though, how many games do you guys have installed on your xbox one?
rokkerkory
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great update... keep it up MS
The best would obviously be a SSD inside a 3.0 casing.
Other then that get a western digital or seagate.
Banjo-Kazooie
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Hero stats are the two stats that each game can include on their achievement main tile. For instance, Child of Lights are "Battles Won" and "Skills acquired" which display your totals for that. Titanfall's two hero stats are "player generation" and "player level".
It's nothing too exciting but pretty cool if they expand upon them and make the comparisons better.
Edit: as stated above, they currently only display two hero stats, but as you can see on trueachievements, they are scraping the system so can pull your other hero stats in as well. If imagine they will expand the console side to show you more than two.
I'm not sure how an extra feature which is optional to use has a downside. I want as many features as possible on my devices, regardless if I use them or not.
BruiserBear
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I'm pretty sure this problem is built right into the SDK. It's present in all XB1 games, but some developers adjust for it better than others. Check out the Digital Foundry face-off for Rayman Legends. It's 1080p and it's black level is darker than the PS4 version.