Just amazing.
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Xbox One Launch Thread [Thread being archived 1/1/14]
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Just amazing.
Even if it is like PS4, we could still just go to twitch.tv through Internet Explorer (Flash is confirmed to be in).
- Arthur Gies
http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/15/5109084/xbox-one-how-internet-explorer-works
Sounds like it could be amazing.
I put the scores PS4 and WiiU got from the verge on one image to compare. Where do you think Xbox One will replace in respective category's?
Here are the reviews for both if anybody wants to read, they're quite in depth.
Verge PS4 Review - 7.7
Verge WiiU Review - 7.0
Here are the reviews for both if anybody wants to read, they're quite in depth.
Verge PS4 Review - 7.7
Verge WiiU Review - 7.0
I put the scores PS4 and WiiU got from the verge on one image to compare. Where do you think Xbox One will replace in respective category's?
Here are the reviews for both if anybody wants to read, they're quite in depth.
Verge PS4 Review - 7.7
Verge WiiU Review - 7.0
Probably somewhere in the middle.
LOL the idea that you can't be a true gaming machine while having other great features is just silly.
I guess my PC isn't a good gaming machine because I can basically do anything on it, or my cell phone isn't a good phone because it does a lot more than just call people.
What a joke, it's been months since that debate started and it is just looking like people being salty that the Xbox One has these extra features.
Might be a lot closer than you think, the Xbox One is definitely winning in gaming selection with major exclusives, it will handily win in heat and noise, it will definitely win software and probably score the same or better on controls.
Despite the thread title, the op is mostly even handed. i figured it would get locked soon though.
I have a felling for a lot of reviews and write-ups it will come down to how well the voice control and the Kinect UI features work. If voice control and things like Kinect recognition only work "some of the time" then it is going to get destroyed in write ups and reviews.
Indeed.
Design: May fall down for being bulky, but as people have said in the thread here (maybe we're bias
) it's actually quite beautiful and well crafted.Software: Hands down One will win here, the OS is on another level to WiiU and PS4.
Game Selection: Should be on par with WiiU, if they score well, could be above.
Controls: On par with PS4, only the bumpers seem to be letting it down, and Verge seemed incredibly impressed with DS4 and said they like it more than XB1.
Performance: We'll have to wait and see.
Heat & Noise: On par with WiiU? Seems fine.
That's very true, even without the voice control and kinect though the Xbox OS is still ahead of PS4's and WiiU's.
I put the scores PS4 and WiiU got from the verge on one image to compare. Where do you think Xbox One will replace in respective category's?
Here are the reviews for both if anybody wants to read, they're quite in depth.
Verge PS4 Review - 7.7
Verge WiiU Review - 7.0
Not in relation to these scores, but I find the notion of reviewing and scoring games consoles bizarre, due to how fluid they are and how firmware updates can make them unrecognisable from their initial form.
What are you actually reviewing? The quality of the launch games, the current feature set of the initial firmware and the controller etc. Only the hardware will stay the same over the course of the life of the console.
metalslimer
Member
Yeah, on second read, there are plenty of level-headed posts. And the OP is fine aside from the title. But some of the posts just make me glad that there's finally an Xbox thread not dominated by the same ad-nauseam arguments.
Xbox One is said to be inaudible when doing anything but playing a game which is also very low(not surprising considering the size of the fan.). From what we've heard from people with hands-on that after 9+ hours of running at event it was only a little warm and same with the powerbrick.
It's more likely we will see small rather than less noise and heat considering they seem to have been dealt with from the beginning here.
Very much agree. It's like it was a sin to be excited for xbox one around here for most of the year. Things seem to have come back to reality though now that the consoles are coming out and the time for speculation/rumors has ended.
So looking forward to quiet gaming. My 360 slim broke in March and when it came back for repairs it sounded worse than the launch 360's.
I remember some douchbag calling me selfish for buying an Xbox One and that I should buy a PS4 and think of other gamers instead of myself.
has anyone received email confirmation of games shipping if you ordered off the MS store? looks like ive already been charged for the three games im getting (ryse, forza, dead rising) but I haven't been emailed yet. confirmation of my console happened two days ago. im not worried or anything, just asking.
Yeah, that's the advantage of a bigger fan - doesn't need to spin as fast to produce the same cooling. And if the system starts running hotter than normal, there's still plenty of room to crank the fan speed up higher.
I expect it to be audible while playing games most of the time, but not distractingly so.
MaulerX
Member
My problem with the gaming community right now is they have no problem criticizing the faults of Microsoft and the Xbox One but they seem to have a hard time praising what they've been doing right.
I don't think anyone has tried to say criticism is wrong but criticism is a strong tool and should be used in a positive manner that helps improve the situation.
It's limited flash support. Approved sites etc. It's sort of like IE metro in Win8.
LukasTaves
Member
If that's the case then I hope they at least take their time calibrating it.
On 360 calibrating it properly makes the difference into working really well to not work at all.
I was dumbfounded by a post that said how they were happy and it was awesome to see the DF Dead Rising 3 thread. Like, actively hoping the games turn out poorly. That is a completely toxic mindset I could never understand.
There's certainly a lot to not be a fan of, but there's a line where it gets insane.
Alaskanbullworm
Member
If it's the same as in Win 8, then it'll be fine. I have yet to run into a Flash enabled site in Modern UI that wasn't working.
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Deleted member 8095
Unconfirmed Member
That and the over criticizing everything doesn't go both ways.
LukasTaves
Member
IE metro no longer has approved sites, now it works with everything by default and has a black list for the ones it won't.
I don't play browser games, but every video service I tried worked flawlessly on metro IE.
If the xbone IE is build upon IE metro then we are in for a really good browsing experience.
MaulerX
Member
You mean metro IE in WinRT? I'm sure there was a work around to get almost all sites.
edit: yep, pretty much everything works now in the metro browser.
diying
I understand where your coming from, but I was here when PS3 first came out, and it got a lot of shit for the 599 price point,the whole crazy Ken quotes about having two jobs to buy a PS3 . These things come and go. I think once the Xbox One comes out and people get to play the games, experience the OS, we'll see a different tune.
FallbackPants
Member
Didn't that change? I remember certain sites not working when I first used Metro IE but soon (really soon) after launch everything has worked. Either that or Microsoft has approved pretty much everything
You are on your game tonight. This is golden.
LOL.It's even better with the arms and feet still there.
not much different from Football teams.
the line for me is wishing injury on a player, or forgetting that a league needs more than one team to function.
a lot of console warriors forget that competition leads to innovation and variety and drives quality.
without the consoles you "hate" all you have is Ice Climber and Gyromite.
Wishmaster92
Member
LOL, oh man.
People that say shit like that aren't gamers. They're idiots. The more successful they all are, the better off we as gamers are. Wishing ill-will upon one of them just speaks to a level of stupidity that's hard to fathom.
Anyone have good pictures or video of the kinect camera from multiple angles? I'm just deciding whether if I go ahead with getting an xbox, how I can place the camera (I have a super flat tv mounted and an A/V receiver in the middle between tv and entertainment stand)
It also affects my PS4 camera purchase decision.
It also affects my PS4 camera purchase decision.
I think it could win 4/6 of those categories, maybe 5 (at launch).
Do we have any idea when they'll update the SmartGlass apps across all platforms to support the Xbox One? I'm assuming it has to be before launch because a few games take advantage of it. I just want it to update sooner rather than later to mess around with it and the new dash.
ChosenPredator
Banned
I am glad I didn't listen to the reviews about knack because personally, I really enjoyed that game for what it was, very basic but fun to play and I am assuming I'll enjoy Ryse just as much.......but until then time to beat knack on VERY HARD lol
lastflowers
Banned
It really is nice to be messing around with new boxes, controllers, OSes.