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Does anyone know if the XBO OS is native 1080p?
*** The Official Xbox One Thread ***
- Thread starter peahead
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If the console is set to output 1080p and your TV runs at that resolution, yes it is.
Well today this happened:
Got a second Xbone for Co-op gaming with the wife (and a secondary console for upstairs). Traded in my unused 360E & a mixture of games I wasn't playing and got the console plus Plants v Zombies:GW for a little over £100. Not going to complain at that as my main XBone has seen far more use than my PS4 (no bias it just has).
For anyone interested here is the packaging vs my Day One Edition:
Boxes
Box Sides
No Kinect....
Box Internals
Kinect still available
I was intrigued by what they would have done with the box internals given that the outside box is no smaller. It looks like they just removed the Kinect outer and that's it. Everything else is as per my other one.
All set up and raring to go (PS3 is behind the TV hence the games):
Now I can be sad and compare tracks that are in GT6 and Forza 5 side by side at the same time....
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Nice ^
Hoping for some good Kinectless bundles in the next few weeks. Almost went for the regular Titanfall bundle which dropped to £350 on Saturday but held off for today's release.
Anyone know if OcUK will be selling them?
Hoping for some good Kinectless bundles in the next few weeks. Almost went for the regular Titanfall bundle which dropped to £350 on Saturday but held off for today's release.
Anyone know if OcUK will be selling them?
Most places seem to have the Kinectless bundle up for £350 without any games etc. TBH if you have seen the TF bundle for £350 I would get that and just not plug the Kinect in. I only went for this one as I had a load of stuff to trade in and it was the only model available.
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I think it only went to that price briefly on Saturday, and I wouldn't have been home today to take delivery anyway. Not that I'm in any rush to get it. I didn't buy the console on launch because as soon as they announced that you can turn Kinect off I knew they would eventually unbundle it as well, making the console cheaper.
Price drops will come. Who knows, maybe they'll announce something at E3. Can't go much worse than last year
Soldato
Having had the Kinect, even though I only use it for some very basic functions, I'd hate to not have it any more.
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Me too. Although its cheaper without it, its not that much cheaper and for the extra £50 at best in most places I would still buy the kinect version if I hadnt already
Soldato
I only used kinect for using the OS but now I can control the Youview box as well.
Its just so nice to use. Nothing essential but I wouldn't like to go back now.
I completely agree. I actually miss it on the second console (even though I only use the basic functionality). I like shouting at our lounge one
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Can definitely see how it could be useful around the dashboard. I doubt I'd make much use of it, perfectly happy using a pad. I'd rather spend the extra on another game(s) of which there are a few I'll be buying. I've always thought the console should have cost around £300 at launch which I assumed was the main point of unbundling Kinect, although I didn't expect the Kinect console to drop so much in the process.
Heck maybe E3 will make me pull the trigger anyway. Soon find out
Heck maybe E3 will make me pull the trigger anyway. Soon find out
Good news is you don't have to unplug Kinect to release the additional 10% for the GPU to games, that's done at an API level. Apparently the game can just ignore Kinect gaining access to the extra GPU cycles and when you exit the game the dashboard automatically uses Kinect again for voice controls, Skype etc. At £50(ish) more it's worth it to me as a high quality Skype webcam plus the voice stuff for dashboard and TV control etc even if I rarely use it in a game.
Soldato
Can definitely see how it could be useful around the dashboard. I doubt I'd make much use of it, perfectly happy using a pad. I'd rather spend the extra on another game(s) of which there are a few I'll be buying. I've always thought the console should have cost around £300 at launch which I assumed was the main point of unbundling Kinect, although I didn't expect the Kinect console to drop so much in the process.
Heck maybe E3 will make me pull the trigger anyway. Soon find out
That's the thing, I didn't think I would use it much either. But it has just sort of ingrained in me now. Come home from work say "xbox on" and plonk myself on the bed with my brew.
Caporegime
omg the ring on forza 5 is amazing
Yeah i just did a quick lap around the full 16 mile track, epic.
It's going to take some getting used to now its properly laser scanned, way different to the old Forza version that hadn't changed for years.
Caporegime
Is it possible to rearrange the pins on the home panel?
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Yes you can move them to the front
Caporegime
Ah yes, thanks. Bit annoying you have to move every pin to the front to get one pin to the left, but only takes 30 seconds or so.
omg the ring on forza 5 is amazing
Its is quite fun
. Thanks for pointing it out as I didn't realise it had been added 
(my game had obviously auto updated). A quick drive with my B600 Civic Type R has highlighted a severe requirement for more rear downforce
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Soldato
Id have liked to have seen ms release a good quality wireless headset for the Xbox One for 30-40quid (eg the first one on 360 that was awesome!). The current mic is crap!