...Any thoughts? I only caught a little bit of the reveal, where they were showcasing the ability to search channels with your voice. The fantasy feature is kinda cool too, but looks...um, pointless?
YOU CAN WATCH CABLE ON YOUR XBOX....ON YOUR TV...WHICH ALREADY HAS CABLE!
No remote is nice, but for someone like me, who doesn't watch TV often, it just seems like a cheap gimmick. I've got a TV, I've got a cable box, that's enough.
The system not starting without Kinect is a pretty big blow too...
...And don't get me started on the mandatory installs, which tie games to accounts. If you want to play a game on another person's system (or another account on the same system), you have to pay a fee to transfer the rights to the game over to the other account. Essentially, attempting to destroy the secondary market for games.
At least the always-online rumors are not entirely true. The decision for that is up to each individual dev, but the option is there.
BUT HEY AT LEAST YOU GET TO KEEP YOUR GAMERSCORE RIGHT!?!?!?
From what I saw here, Microsoft is pretty much going against the montra of almost every company like..ever. As cliche'd as it is, "The customer is always right." Instead, they're dictating the customer's expectations for the system, vs allowing the consumer's expectations to shape it.
If I can find an article which sums up the whole conference, I'll be sure to post it.
Fun fact: Since the reveal, Microsoft's stock has dropped 1%. Nintendo's stock price is up 2.2% and Sony's has jumped up 9% (as of the last viewing of these stock prices).
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Well, there is a new accent of n00b language. It's called: Vet LUEser goes Foreign!-MegaSpy22
Those must be the pants of the gods!-Digitalpython
Yo dawg, I heard you like boxes, so we put a cable box in your Xbox so you can play while you play.
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I use Gamefly almost exclusively so if I get another console it won't be the Xbox. The great thing about Gamefly is that I get to play all of those mediocre games that can be fun for a few days but definitely not worth a purchase. Having to pay an extra fee along with a monthly subscription just won't work for me.
With them offering developers to use their cloud service to handle some of the processes for a game it won't be long before many games require you to be online to play it. It will only be a couple here and there at first. But I can see lots of games doing it toward the end of the systems lifetime simply so they can get squeeze more power out of the system and put out better looking games than the Xbox is capable of doing on it's own.
EDIT: An article I read about cell phones a few days ago has brought a scary realization.
http://rt.com/usa/no-cell-privacy-expectation-399/
So the government can track you from your cell phone without a warrant because they decided that you should "have no legitimate expectation of privacy" simply because you knew they could do it and didn't turn off your phone. Now apply that to a system that has an HD camera and microphone and what is essentially a required internet connection (has to connect every 24 hours). You know you can be spied on and you didn't disconnect the system to stop that so you should "have no legitimate expectation of privacy"... It sounds crazy until you realize they've already made the decision that gives them precedent to take it one step further and watch you in your home.
Here's the one where they explain that the new Xbox will need to connect at least once every 24 hours.
http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-does-require-internet-connection-cant-play-o-509164109
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I'm tired of trying to please the world that spins around me; This time I'm doing it for me and me alone; I don't need anyone, don't think I ever did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbWgUO-Rqcw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Well, there is a new accent of n00b language. It's called: Vet LUEser goes Foreign!-MegaSpy22
Those must be the pants of the gods!-Digitalpython
I know all the news isn't out yet, but as someone who buys 90% of their games used, this whole activation fee is bumming me out.
Also, building on how scary it is to have an always on camera connected to the internet in your home, the thing can see in the dark and monitor your heart rate. You cannot hide.
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There's also the whole "charge you per person for movies on demand" thing...
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Well, there is a new accent of n00b language. It's called: Vet LUEser goes Foreign!-MegaSpy22
Those must be the pants of the gods!-Digitalpython
WiiU/PS4 it is?
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Fame is but a slow decay.
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I've pretty much written it off, unless major changes happen.
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Paper Mario Social: The Safe Haven of GameFAQs. (Board 2000083)
Sony's set to run away with the next gen if they play their cards right. Nintendo can rebound real well too if they have a good e3
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Well, there is a new accent of n00b language. It's called: Vet LUEser goes Foreign!-MegaSpy22
Those must be the pants of the gods!-Digitalpython
I'm more or less okay with the used games thing--it's not like a similar model has killed Steam sales. The biggest harm from that is going to go to GameStop so... y'know. (And I guess there are smaller retailers and they might end up on the ropes, but a lot of them are diversifying into other services anyway, like the internet cafe things and the LAN parties.)
Camera thing is terrifying though.
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Willis, it seems like every other time you post, I need to look up a word that's in the OED or Urban Dictionary but not both.
-Mimir
Update-
http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/update
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I'M STUPID AND CAN'T READ DISREGARD MY POSTS-pickle
Bah, you got me by 4 minutes Mith!
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Well, there is a new accent of n00b language. It's called: Vet LUEser goes Foreign!-MegaSpy22
Those must be the pants of the gods!-Digitalpython
snipe
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I'M STUPID AND CAN'T READ DISREGARD MY POSTS-pickle
I'm really surprised they backed down, because I'll bet the publishers loved killing the secondary market.
I'm still expecting news that both Sony and Microsoft have gone with the "pay extra for used games" model on a per-game basis at the request of the publishers who will all request that.
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Willis, it seems like every other time you post, I need to look up a word that's in the OED or Urban Dictionary but not both.
-Mimir