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Macro · 22 Sep 2015 at 16:17

Don't know how true it was but someone was saying without Kinect it's £100. Seems to not be every store but I guess if you were looking for a XO anyway it's a bit of a bargain if you can find one.

Buckster · 22 Sep 2015 at 19:22

Macro said:
Apparently there's a bunch of Asda stores doing Xbox One with Kinect for £200 at the moment...

yup picked one up myself

thing I'm most impressed by so far is the streaming to my PC upstairs

works nearly flawlessly all be it slightly fuzzed graphics

not that impressed with controller though - left stick "feels" horrible - sort of weird noises/feeling

Raymond Lin · 22 Sep 2015 at 19:30

Macro said:
Apparently there's a bunch of Asda stores doing Xbox One with Kinect for £200 at the moment...

Wait, what? £200?!

That's an insane price.

Buckster · 22 Sep 2015 at 19:35

my store had seemingly quite a few - judging by boxes on shelf

was just the Xbox One + Kinect - no games - but at £200 still a bargain IMO

Rybo89 · 22 Sep 2015 at 19:45

Raymond Lin said:
Wait, what? £200?!

That's an insane price.

Asda was doing the deal.

Psycho Sonny · 22 Sep 2015 at 23:18

pioneer2000 said:
It's not a mess at all.

"Xbox, turn on". "Xbox go to Forza Motorsport", "Xbox volume up", "Xbox turn off". etc.

Works perfectly.

And as above, all the pins are immediately accessible.

how perfectly does that work on a kinect-less console?

McPhee · 23 Sep 2015 at 00:01

I find voice a bit hit and miss. Some days it works fine. Other days...

"Xbox, turn off"
"Xbox, turn off"
"XBOX, TURN OFF"
*mutes TV*
"Xbox, turn off"
"Yes"
"Yes"
"Yes"
"oh ffs! YES"

Then there's the game names problem. Some games have quite long, complicated titles that nobody ever uses. Saying "Xbox, got to Black Flag" will get you nowhere. Saying "Xbox, go to Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag" might get you somewhere, if it actually manages to recognise all of that.
I like voice control, but I pretty much just use it for turning the console on/off, starting some apps and managing Snap. It's definitely non-essential and it's good to see the UI being reworked to reflect that.

Mr Jones · 23 Sep 2015 at 09:00

satchef1 said:
I find voice a bit hit and miss. Some days it works fine. Other days...

"Xbox, turn off"
"Xbox, turn off"
"XBOX, TURN OFF"
*mutes TV*
"Xbox, turn off"
"Yes"
"Yes"
"Yes"
"oh ffs! YES"

Then there's the game names problem. Some games have quite long, complicated titles that nobody ever uses. Saying "Xbox, got to Black Flag" will get you nowhere. Saying "Xbox, go to Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag" might get you somewhere, if it actually manages to recognise all of that.
I like voice control, but I pretty much just use it for turning the console on/off, starting some apps and managing Snap. It's definitely non-essential and it's good to see the UI being reworked to reflect that.

Do you have a strong accent?

I can go to games by saying part of the name, if there isn't any other similar name, e.g. Elder Scrolls Tamreil Unlimited, I just said Xbox, go to Elder Scrolls.

My living room is quiet when the TV is off, so turning it on, I can early whisper and it turns on, but turning it off can sometime be a pain when someone else is talking in the background.

"Yes"
"Yes"
"YES!"
"YESSSS!"

My neighbours probably thing I'm having fun times with my Xbox...

ScarySquirrel · 23 Sep 2015 at 11:43

Mine is a bit hit and miss sometimes too, it seems to be worse now than it was when I first got it though. My Kinect is alsoa bit dodgy, sometimes it just doesn't turn on, or it turns itself off and on over and over again, although it's been better recently.

I've managed to turn the Xbox On from upstairs in another room before by shouting, and sometimes I'm right next to it and nothing works.

MoDe · 23 Sep 2015 at 13:56

MoDe said:
https://j.mp/1KtUD0A or https://mailer1.game.co.uk/pub/sf/F...IZCkLHaoJXkis8MG0op-oLgONk0Ua9iN1aCEPPiyw_JTw. if you dont trust short links.

Also, if your ordering anything online 5OFFGAME gets you £5 off.

Just took advantage of this deal, and once I sell my copy of Fifa 16 It will work out that I got the Xbox One for £89!

mahius · 24 Sep 2015 at 17:25

Buckster said:
my store had seemingly quite a few - judging by boxes on shelf

was just the Xbox One + Kinect - no games - but at £200 still a bargain IMO

I wonder, can one just buy that and then flog the Kinect and spend the money from selling it on a good game? I'd go for such a good deal, but I'd be looking at a second controller and a game to play too, especially since backwards-compatibility isn't fully released yet. And I don't have the money either, my brother's birthday is coming up too.

spaceman · 24 Sep 2015 at 19:07

October Games with Gold

XB1
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season

360
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season

http://majornelson.com/2015/09/24/xbox-live-games-with-gold-for-october-2015/

I haven't played any of those, so it looks good to me.

Ground Zeroes which was free on XB1 the other month, i downloaded it but haven't played it yet.

antijoke · 24 Sep 2015 at 19:22

Great news on TWD. Never played it passed the first house. Will be good to play it on XB1.

TriedandTested · 24 Sep 2015 at 20:00

Walking Dead is a brilliant, brilliant game. Preferred season 1 to 2.

melchy · 24 Sep 2015 at 22:32

Full release of Elite : Dangerous on October 6th.

Phog · 25 Sep 2015 at 00:24

Elite Controller is due out at the end of October. I just broke my Scuf so will be a long month without paddles!

cu3ed · 25 Sep 2015 at 01:16

Damn..Tomb Raider has sucked me right in today, wouldn't usually bother with this type of game but having lots of fun with it.

MadFruit · 25 Sep 2015 at 03:32

spaceman said:
October Games with Gold

XB1
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season

360
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season

http://majornelson.com/2015/09/24/xbox-live-games-with-gold-for-october-2015/

I haven't played any of those, so it looks good to me.

Ground Zeroes which was free on XB1 the other month, i downloaded it but haven't played it yet.

Another month where I have everything. Nevermind, I almost look forward to months where I don't get anything more free as I have a massive backlog of games to get through :\ Bitter sweet.

MoDe · 25 Sep 2015 at 09:00

Do the September games stop working once October hits?

Red and White · 25 Sep 2015 at 09:03

MoDe said:
Do the September games stop working once October hits?

No if you have downloaded them they are yours for life. They won't be free to download though so get them now if you haven't.

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