Thoughts on the Xbox One?

Post » Tue Aug 13, 2013 6:42 pm

Found these.
"Though the feature will not be available at launch and a release date is currently unknown"

"I'm not ready to forget what I went through," developer Brian Provinciano told Engadget. "Working with Microsoft was the unhappiest point of my career. Policies are one thing, but developer relations are another."

Mods are speculation, but it is a nice addition if they ever put it in. Not exactly something I care for though, it won't be mods like you will find on the PC versions. The culture and knowledge base just isn't really there for it to be comparable. I do like that they are at least considering it.
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NAtIVe GOddess
 
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Post » Tue Aug 13, 2013 12:14 pm

If the Xbox One releases for $400 instead of $500 I'll probably get it. However as it stands now, it's still $100 more for the same console plus Kinect.

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Angela Woods
 
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Post » Wed Aug 14, 2013 12:26 am

Whatever the case I think it is a step in the right direction, a small one albeit.

Of course it wouldn't be as large as the computer's modding communities, but I never did compare it to the PC, just thought it would be cool.

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Post » Tue Aug 13, 2013 7:00 pm

I was originally going to get a PS4, and maybe an Xbox One in the future. But now I'm a PC guy. :cool:
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Post » Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:38 pm

No, I don't know much about the Xbox One but from what I found out it's trying to be an all-in-one thing and they're promoting their sports games for it I think probably to get that kind of crowd into it. I wound much rather have a gaming computer instead. I'm sure it can do all of the all-in-one things the Xbox One is touted for.

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Post » Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:34 am

This. I'm getting an Xbox One when it's cheaper (just like I did with the Xbox 360). When the Xbox One was first revealed, I didn't know what to think and I was hoping that some good news would appear. After E3, I was starting to lean towards PS4, despite being rather reluctant to do so. When they did the back pedal, I was really happy for it and I was positive to get the Xbox One. They fixed the main issue everyone, including myself, was having with the console and that's good enough for me. I'm not one to always whine about everything, even after the problem is fixed. Xbox is what I'm used to and it's what I like so I'm going to stick with it.

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Post » Wed Aug 14, 2013 12:21 am

I don't find them to be less trustworthy now than I did before. I just find them aimless and directionless. They took a huge hit PR wise, and now they've eliminated so much stuff from the Xbox One that those two big unveiling things are pretty much advertising a completely different machine in some respects. And when you've had to make that many alterations to your product because of overwhelming negative opinion, it doesn't inspire much confidence. You clearly didn't do a good job gauging the marketplace, or else you wouldn't have attempted to make the product as it originally was. And having to rip out most of your plans from before the pitchforks and torches came out because almost everybody hates them and coming up with a new thing that will set your console apart from the competition (besides being more expensive), is not really a good place to be a few months before the console drops. It's not that I think they're being sinister. I just think they shot themselves in the foot, and in a rush to take care of the problem and rescue as many sales as they could, they amputated their arm.

They're essentially joining rallies where the Xbox One's specs were burned in effigy, throwing the actual plans onto the bonfires and going "Me too! I hate these ideas too! You guys like me now... right?"

I don't think the problem's been fixed, it just has a bandaid on it. If I worked for Microsoft in a high powered position, I certainly would have fixed it though: Post-E3, I would have wandered the halls of the Xbox One development area, firing the people who came up with all the ideas we were having to move away from and firing the PR team that failed to sell them in a positive way.

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Post » Tue Aug 13, 2013 7:46 pm

I'm planning to eventually get an Xbox One for the Halo series and maybe games I want that are "steamed" on PC (I hate Steam) but that's about it... I'm not getting a PS4 at all though and already planning to get a grand gaming PC... Well specifically, a grand Game Designing PC...

Though tbh... My love for the Xbox 360 had always been cause of the exclusive, the rendering is better (Hard to notice on most games though), and because of the custom abilities for some games (Namely Rock Band 3)... Actually right now, Rock Band 3 is my most played game and only because of the ability to getting customs for the game (Customs are player-made content. Seriously, my Rock Band 3 library is a combination of Brony, Beatles, Metallica, Gun's N' Roses, and more just because of Customs XD).

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Post » Wed Aug 14, 2013 12:37 am

I was never planning on getting an Xbox this generation anyways, I sadly had to skip the PS3 for this past gen due to monetary constraints(the 360 was significantly cheaper between the two at the time I got a console). Not going to skip my fav console two gens in a row, even if I have to wait an extra year before I get one.
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