Xbox Done Discussion - 2016's #1 Master Race Bottom Bitch

[theshun]

IGN had an article where a dev or exec (EA) said, in a year, MS would put out a SKU without the Kinect. Since then, MS has declined, but there have been more devs coming forward saying it is true. I can't find crap for quotes, but it's an interesting move to put it out at the same price, essentially marketing the Kinect bundle as getting Kinect for free. MS has been quoted as saying even without Kinect, their box is priced to compete, at $499.

[Seanr]

Can you just turn the fucking kinect around and tape over the Mic?

[Pyro]

Can you just turn the fucking kinect around and tape over the Mic?

I don't believe so.

[Callisto]

System includes a kinect, what would be the point of changing anything about it?

I know it's niche, but Kinect is the last thing killing XBone for competitive offline gaming, both for the extra $100 and the extra hardware to lug around/set up.

[Qalbert]

clearly you don't understand, kinect isn't an extra hundred silly, it's thrown into an already great deal for free

[Callisto]

I mean $100 is a pretty nominal price for being able to shout XBOX OFF in a ballroom full of 5,000 tournament players.

[octopus]

http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/7/4598...-gold-accounts

The Xbox One's Game DVR feature, which allows players to record and upload game footage, will be restricted to users with Xbox Live Gold accounts, Microsoft confirmed to One Hit Pixel.

A features page on Xbox.com lists Game DVR — along with the OneGuide TV guide feature, SmartMatch and Skype — as Xbox Live features exclusive to Gold members.

"I can confirm that Game DVR features will be available to Xbox Live Gold members only," a representative for Microsoft told One Hit Pixel.

Announced during the console's unveiling event in May, the Xbox One's Game DVR feature allows players to record important or impressive moments during the games they play and share them online. Earlier this week, Microsoft's Marc Whitten confirmed Game DVR would capture gameplay at 720p at 30 frames per second.

Polygon has also reached out to Microsoft to clarify Game DVR and other features' Gold member exclusivity and will share more details as we have them.

[octopus]

Also the console now includes a wired headset.

[6souls]

Spoiler: show

http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/...-unboxing.jpeg

[Adajer]

I hate Larry Hyrb

[Pyro]

They sure have done something pretty cool there with the on/off switch.

[Tajin]

I mean $100 is a pretty nominal price for being able to shout XBOX OFF in a ballroom full of 5,000 tournament players.

Tournament players are PRETTY FUCKING RETARDED BREED if they can't figure out a way to turn that shit off then.

[GoggleHead]

Tournament players are PRETTY FUCKING RETARDED BREED if they can't figure out a way to turn that shit off then.

So you're saying it's better to force them to work around Microsoft's stupid design choices rather than just expect Microsoft to design their system in an intelligent manner? Ok then.

[Ratatapa]

Can't wait to see how easy this break when you throw it from 3 floors

[Day]

So you're saying it's better to force them to work around Microsoft's stupid design choices rather than just expect Microsoft to design their system in an intelligent manner? Ok then.

Yes.

[Chun Liroy]

Can't wait to see how easy this break when you throw it from 3 floors

lolwat.

[Ratatapa]

lolwat.

just a reminder of this

[Qalbert]

[Kaisha]

Also the console now includes a wired headset.

Guess they realized how silly it was not to include one when your competitor of $100 less has one, and that there's no way Kinect's mic could filter out all of the gameplay/background noise if you tried to talk to it.

Spoiler: show

Granted, the one PS4 comes with looks like it costs $2 to make

Also, I said it once and I'll say it again, god damn that power brick is big. They couldn't have come up with some means of having it physically slot into Xbox One's large chassis if it had to be user-replacable?

[Qalbert]

so this is actually kind of neat http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/08/ga...-games-for-xb/

GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2013-- GameStop, the world's largest multichannel video game retailer, is taking the uncertainty out of which Xbox version of your favorite game you should buy this fall with an exclusive, guaranteed upgrade offer.

GameStop is offering PowerUp Rewards members a special, limited time opportunity to receive a $50 guaranteed minimum credit for select standard edition Xbox 360 titles when a member upgrades to the new Xbox One standard version of that title.

"This is an amazing opportunity for our PowerUp (PUR) members to enjoy their favorite Xbox 360 game until the Xbox One version becomes available," said Bob Puzon, senior vice president of merchandising at GameStop. "This offer gives PUR members the chance to upgrade their current Xbox 360 game for the new Xbox One standard version of that game for $9.99. This is a great example of how GameStop is helping gamers make the transition to the next generation of consoles economical and seamless."

The eligible titles (sold separately for $59.99) are:

Activision's Call of Duty®: Ghosts
Electronic Arts' Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, and Battlefield 4
Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

To qualify for this offer, a customer must be a PowerUp Rewards member at the time they purchase a new eligible Xbox 360 title(s) within 30 days of its initial release and then trade that game at any U.S. GameStop location for the new Xbox One standard version of that same game. Following the purchase of an eligible current generation title, members will receive the guaranteed $50.00 trade-credit coupon via email and in their PowerUp Rewards Active Offers. Redemption of the coupon must occur by December 31, 2013. Offer is for a limited time only and may end without notice.