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Xbox One Launch Thread [Thread being archived 1/1/14]
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Backfoggen
Banned
BF4 is fucked hard for me atm, but all the other games work fine.
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
Does anybody know if this is legit? The picture doesn't match the listing, but the description says they're XO Fours that are compatible with the Xbox One.
Here's the link.
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
Yup. The reason being that products people buy are expected to work - even the companies don't intend to ship faulty units, obviously. With that said, the only ever warranty I have ever bought was the Best Buy warranty with the 360. I actually saved money on that one!
Alx
Member
I don't know if the US got the full 1.2G day one patch, but in Europe we only got a 500M one and we should receive the remaining 700M update "soon" (I've heard december 3rd, but no direct source).
MasterLeePhD
Member
So I just contacted Microsoft about the faint noise my X1 fan/hard drive was making. They said it wasn't normal and are sending out a new machine.
I'll post back here once I compare them.
I guess every machine should pretty much be silent.
I'll post back here once I compare them.
I guess every machine should pretty much be silent.
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
Can you describe the noise you were hearing? Was it at start-up? Was it all the time?
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
Mine is very much so.
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
MasterLeePhD
Member
All the time. It's hard to describe - like a faint scratching noise or fan rubbing slightly. Sounds a bit like an old hard drive when it constantly reads.
Edit: The same as this guy
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ-bRJZXdiU&desktop_uri=/watch?v=BZ-bRJZXdiU
dragonelite
Member
Ooh there are already guide out there to mod your own headset adapter.
Maybe i should try this. No idea how to solder but i can ask my dad to instruct me.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Xbox-One-25mm-Headset-Adapter/
Maybe i should try this. No idea how to solder but i can ask my dad to instruct me.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Xbox-One-25mm-Headset-Adapter/
Gorki247
Member
I've been experimenting a bit with this. The problem I encountered is that most DLC codes are in a dot-matrix style typeface; this means it doesn't get recognised as text when scanning it.
At least not with the native OCR scanner on my Windows Phone. Maybe there is an app out there that does a better job, but I have my doubts.
Hopefully they'll include QR codes with all Xbox One codes going forward. Even retailers could offer this; for instance, GAME include a QR code in the mail they sent you when buying digital content.
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
Oh, so it was that loud? I can hear my fan moving, when idle even, but I have to put my ear up to the console to really hear it. It isn't particularly noticeable when I'm a few feet away from it. I just hear a small clicking sound (presumably the fan) when I put my ear up to it directly. RROD has made me extremely paranoid when it comes to Xbox hardware so I just want to make sure my console is fine.
It definitely isn't nearly as noticeable, nor does it really make the same sound, as that Xbox One in the video.
Gorki247
Member
I would think that if you have to put your ear up against the machine to hear a noise, it is hardly a problem. There are moving parts in this machine, so it's always going to make some noise. If you cannot hear it a few feet away you should be ok. At least that's my opinion.
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
That's what I'm thinking. I'm thinking my Xbox is fine, but like I said, RROD just has me paranoid with new Xbox hardware! =
I mean, I can hear my Xbox One running a few feet away, but my gaming laptop is honestly louder. I don't hear the fan clicking or anything like in that video though. It's basically silent compared to that.
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
I can't hear mine from a few feet away.. At all.. It is 100% silent from that distance. When I put my ear on the top of the box I hear like a flowing airy sound, which is very faint.
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
Is that when it's idle or even when the system
Is on? I hear what sounds like a clicking sound when I put my ear directly to the box (even when idle) but I can't hear it at all a few feet away. When it's actually on, I can hear it running from a few feet away (but there's really not any machine that I haven't heard running before).
Had the same problem. Got a new one from Amazon. Now to insert a potential sacrificial Blu-ray to see if the new one has a disc drive problem....
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
Does anybody know if this is legit? The picture doesn't match the listing, but the description says they're XO Fours that are compatible with the Xbox One.
Here's the link.
I bought them. I'm pretty sure the actual XO Fours are not going to be coming to my house though. If they do, I'll let you guys know.
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
I'll have to try it again when I get home from work just to be sure. I'll PM you the results.
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
Okay, thanks! I don't want to take any chances while it's still under warranty, but I want to make sure it is working as intended.
Also, this is when no other machine is on in the room my Xbox One is in. When I'm playing a game or something, the Xbox One is not noticeable at all.
MasterLeePhD
Member
I'm glad I got it sorted out, I was just going to leave it. Fingers crossed the new machine is silent :/
Any Antonio Banderas films will do. Haha.
Edit: Do I just format my machine once the new one appears since game saves are in the cloudz?
friskykillface
Banned
whoa Ryse is 0_o, looks really good and the combat is good, im having fun.
already on chapter 3 and i know its short but that might be a good thing in this case.
surprised really, thought it would be worse.
already on chapter 3 and i know its short but that might be a good thing in this case.
surprised really, thought it would be worse.
You guys are making me paranoid with the noise issue. I can hear mine humming when everything is silent easily but it's not that loud. Seeing some of you say you have to put your ear next to the system to hear it at all is making me wonder.
Maybe I'll call them. lol *shrug*
Maybe I'll call them. lol *shrug*
Yep. The aliasing, no AF, no AO, a lot of bad textures, static 2D crowds, really hurt the image. You can't just hit 1080p and call it a day.
Should have went with 900p and added some damn AA.
The lighting looks good when you're racing and are facing the sun. The washed out sun look on the image looks really good.
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
Actually, listening to it now and I can definitely hear mine humming when it's on. I hear a small clicking sound when it's idle when I put my ear directly up to the console (but I guess that might be the fan running on a low power state). Ours are probably fine. Unless you hear that same humming when idle, then that may be a problem.
I'll wait to hear back from sofresh though just to see if he confirms definitely that his machine is completely and utterly silent.
Lovely Salsa
Banned
Has no one recieved the killer instinct mad catz stick?
Filler Bunny
Neo Member
Well it seems ive joined the illustrious club of people whos achievements have stopped toasting.
Have never taken the thing offline and i can actually pinpoint the moment it happened. I flipped my car in Forza (which is an achievement) and the game decided to record that particular achievement moment. It toasted that it had recorded that, based on the achievement, but the achievement was never unlocked and after that moment, all toasts no longer work.
The joys of beta i guess...
Have never taken the thing offline and i can actually pinpoint the moment it happened. I flipped my car in Forza (which is an achievement) and the game decided to record that particular achievement moment. It toasted that it had recorded that, based on the achievement, but the achievement was never unlocked and after that moment, all toasts no longer work.
The joys of beta i guess...
Glad they sorted it out for you! Hopefully the new one will be silent. My replacement should arrive sometime next week.
Achievements....toasting?
I wouldnt mind seeing 900p and 60fps in the next Horizon
I really want Horizon 2.
Horizon is probably one of my favourite games at the moment. Horizon at 60 fps would be hnnnng.
cartoon_soldier
Member
Yes, whatever Ryse is doing works great. I also want MS to fix the upscaler.
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
It gets better, chapters IV and V have some serious eye candy.
MasterLeePhD
Member
Cheers mate, and thanks for answering my question.
Hopefully both our new consoles will be silent.
TheLegendary
Member
Really want to get Ryse. I was hoping for a good Black Friday deal but I guess we'll have to wait a bit longer than that; I don't see anything good.
Were you in Party Chat ? I can play Online all day long without being in party chat, but when I try to play with friends online it crashes very often to the Xbox Home. Start to think this new party chat is pure shiit, bring me the good 360 old days !
Mine hums noticeably too but doesn't overpower low volume game audio. My concern is that if the console works I could potentially be trading for something worse. I really wonder if some consoles are literally dead silent. Even the quietest noctua pc fans make some noise up close.
That said I am loving dr3 and ki. For me these two games make the early adoption totally worth it.
Liferebooted
Banned
I'm getting sad, my xbone bundle from the microsoftstore still says processing and hasn't shipped. =[
Does anybody know if this is legit? The picture doesn't match the listing, but the description says they're XO Fours that are compatible with the Xbox One.
Here's the link.
Curious as well. I may bite! That's the headset I've been waiting for.
TheLegendary
Member
Decided to call MS after all of this fan discussion. The guy at customer support said he literally had to put his head near the console to hear it which is definitely not the case for me. I can hear it about 6 feet away even when it just powered up.
Getting a new one sent. Love that you don't have to ship the old one first.
Getting a new one sent. Love that you don't have to ship the old one first.
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
I live chatted with TigerDirect and they said it was in stock. I'm still not convinced. I ordered them, still, I'm expecting to be sending them back because they're not the right pair. It really doesn't make sense how TigerDirect could possibly have them 3 months ahead of time.
Fingers crossed.
Shrennin
Didn't get the memo regarding the 14th Amendment
That's pretty much how mine is. It never really overpowers low game audio, and the clicking sound when it's idle is most likely the fans on low power because I can definitely only hear that when I put my ear right up against the system. The only real scare I had with my Xbox One was initial set-up when I plugged everything in but it wouldn't turn on. I think that was due to the power cord not being completely plugged in to either the console or power brick.
Was yours humming or was it making that loud fan noise like in this YouTube video:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ-bRJZXdiU&desktop_uri=/watch?v=BZ-bRJZXdiU
I placed the order doing that $20 off thing. 2-day shipping with a pack of 4 HDMI cables, $100.
If I just got the headset and 2-day it was $110. Free cables!
I'm skeptical, but Turtle Beach tends to have strange releases anyway. Especially geared towards stores like this one.
The video is pretty close to what I'm hearing from mine. Although mine is a bit lower in noise levels.