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Xbox One Launch Thread [Thread being archived 1/1/14]
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I dropped my Kinect, twice, before plugging it in (first was off of a table, about four feet) and it's still seems to be working just fine, voice and camera.
uncledonnie
Banned
I've said it before but I really feel like the XB1 OS has been the only next-gen "wow" moment for me so far on either system. There are some issues with it that MS needs to sort out but even as is, it is definitely a game-changer.
Sure Ryse and Killzone look amazing but I still feel like they are just incremental steps up from last gen. I'm waiting for something like the first Gears of War that really blows me away with these new systems. I'm not sure we'll ever get that to be honest.
Scaramanger
Member
Same for me, the ability to instantly switch between gaming and TV (half time in a match, when the mrs pops out for a few minutes) is exponentially increasing the time i'm gaming. Its the instant effect of an iPad game but on my big screen, absolute bliss!
John Caboose
Member
Lots and lots of people played it themselves at E3. It's not like those videos are the only info on the game we have.
I do not think there really is any point though as you can just press the guide button and get to everything there just as easily. (you just have to press left once to get to friends)
Finally got my replacement box from MS, so happy to join the discussion now that I have a working system.
HDMI pass-through doesn't work when system is off, eh? Disappointing as my wife has absolutely no desire to use the box in any way/shape or form for TV. So I either move to my Media Room OR not use the TV as a pass through. Shame really.
Haven't had enough time to play many games, but hoping to spend some time with Ryse and Dead Rising this weekend.
HDMI pass-through doesn't work when system is off, eh? Disappointing as my wife has absolutely no desire to use the box in any way/shape or form for TV. So I either move to my Media Room OR not use the TV as a pass through. Shame really.
Haven't had enough time to play many games, but hoping to spend some time with Ryse and Dead Rising this weekend.
Yes, Like a 1000 times over.
Lovely Salsa
Banned
Not sure what to do with the fifa 14 code I got in the box. Any suggestions? What did the rest of you do with it?
I've had those apps hang indefinitely a few times.
SEGAvangelist
Member
You can get a cheap HDMI splitter so that it doesn't interfere with your wife's tv viewing. TV will be there for you when you want it with XB1.
$17
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008GUZQ8W/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Either get a HDMI Splitter, or show your wife she doesn´t need any remotes anymore to get all the electronics going. At least that convinced mine.
Sold it day one. Go to the Buy/Sell/trade thread, there are usually some people looking for it.
miDnIghtEr20C
Banned
Even with the 82 average or so that Forza has.. looks like we still have the King/best of racing sims on console. GT6 down in the mid 70's.
I'm a bit surprised a launch game reviewed better overall then a game coming out this late in the last gen. Guess people that have given Forza 5 a hard time this whole time can now appreciate that it holds the crown for best racing sim on console.
I'm loving my X1! I'm going to go switch it to 2K14 now and play me some my player.
I'm a bit surprised a launch game reviewed better overall then a game coming out this late in the last gen. Guess people that have given Forza 5 a hard time this whole time can now appreciate that it holds the crown for best racing sim on console.
I'm loving my X1! I'm going to go switch it to 2K14 now and play me some my player.
I'll have to try that.
I did notice for the first time, watching Netflix last night, the TV seemed to dim as I left the room and came back once Kinect detected me back.
Pretty cool.
I´m not sure, but I think it works the other way around too. Meaning, as long as the Kinect picks someone up, the screen saver doesn´t kick in.
Yup, we've seen gameplay. It looks absolutely stellar.
As an owner of both games it isn't even close. GT6 has quantity but squanders an opportunity to be great by having archaic systems. Races are still disproportional, AI is sterile, online is only okay, audio is sub par, and career mode feels unfinished. Forza does all those things better.
If you're using a Rogers box... they do that if they aren't turned off
I used slingplayer a lot (which uses component as its source) and it would freeze all the time.
Waaaaaiiit a moment right there! Please elaborate! Is there a sling player app now? Because the webplayer doesn´t work for me.
Future PhaZe
Member
KI looks next gen compared to the absolute filth that is CoD: Ghosts on Xbone.
If you're using a Rogers box... they do that if they aren't turned off
I used slingplayer a lot (which uses component as its source) and it would freeze all the time.
Using Bell. Never really had a problem like that before. I can handle doing the hard reset, but I don' think my wife can.
edit: Been playing Battlefield and have yet to have any big problems. I did lose my single player save though. Wasn't very far at least. Hope that is one of the fixes.
I'm sure this has been posted here already, but I can find it so I wanted to mention that Xbox One has the prestige (for now) of being #1 in Video Games on Amazon in the USA.
I presume they finally updated their top lists from when it was available for sale those few days ago.
I presume they finally updated their top lists from when it was available for sale those few days ago.
Alx
Member
Same for me, the ability to instantly switch between gaming and TV (half time in a match, when the mrs pops out for a few minutes) is exponentially increasing the time i'm gaming. Its the instant effect of an iPad game but on my big screen, absolute bliss!
I agree, app swapping and TV interactivity has definitely influenced the way I play games. It's so easy to say "Xbox, go to Crimson Dragon" at the end of a show, do a few levels, go back or start a movie, etc.
At this point, I'm even wondering if I'm going to play long gaming sessions any more, I'd rather keep buying games that allow for quick fixes and launch them on a whim, it feels like your own arcade room where you can quickly jump from one game to another. The 360 was already meant to do that with XBLA, but the quick "go to" command makes it so much better than browsing a digital library.
la flama blanca
Banned
Yeah, there's plenty of gameplay around. Not so much of the storyline. I've read through a lot of what they have planned and it all looks pretty cool, a lot of references to recent movies.
MasterLeePhD
Member
I sold my copy on eBay for £25.
I played it at eurogamer, it was every bit as good as the footage we've seen makes it look. Definitely my most anticipated title.
Scaramanger
Member
I just don't have much time for long sessions anymore and found with the last gen that the slowness to get into the experience ended up meaning that I just wouldn't play - instant switching has opened up these little 20 mins here and there to gaming in a way they never were before, it's awesome!
Our solution was an hdmi splitter for the cable box out, basically one into the hdmi in of the bone, and one into an empty hdmit port on the tv.
I use the xbone to watch tv, she doesnt
does the HDMI splitter send to both simultaneously?
lastflowers
Banned
Sell it on the buy/sell thread or gift to a mate for christmas
yes.. you can get cheap splitters that have 3d support on monoprice.com too.. thats where i got mine.
i have my splitter downstairs in my theatre room and i have a 30ft. hdmi cable going upstairs to the family room.. works wonderfully..
how much you looking for it? and will it work on a us console? i might be interested later today, depending how much my check is
This is what we bought, it seems to work fine with 3d and whatnot
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003UYOEMI/?tag=neogaf0e-20
rogue_nine82
Member
For those who have home theater systems, how are you hooking your Xbox one into your receiver if you have the cable box running through the X1? I was thinking of just going optical but then I get back into lossy audio.
Phat Michael
Banned
Hdmi for both. Running 5.1 PCM uncompressed.
i honestly dont know, the kinect ir sensor messes with my wireless speakers, so on my end, i get no surround sound lol
Don't really know how you would make a 3d side scrolling fighter look more 'nextgen'. Them particle effects are amazing though. Played a few matches on my 100" projection. When its gets to spraying alot of it in a competitive match, it looks like its 3D without the glasses at the size. Very impressive.
it does 5.1, its just in beta so you have to enable it
I'm using that same splitter so my gf doesnt have to use the xbox to watch tv
Macho Madness
Member
Could use some refinement, but I love the feature. I think it's meant for those quick moments that are really cool in games, like an awesome headshot or something. For LPs or something, you'll probably still want to get a capture device.
So i have a question. I don't have cable and i don't play on a tv i play on a projector to get tv I have a tuner (iview) that does hdmi. so I put it through my X1 said i had over the air hook up and put in my zip code but It didn't give me a guide or anything. Can you get a guide for your tv with out a cable provider?
Lovely Salsa
Banned
It should work on a US console, no? But I wont sell it to an american
The dollar is too weak