XBOX ONE Official Thread

glenimp617 · 21 May 2013 at 22:19

so can this ALL in one entertainment system play .mkv or .flac

Macro · 21 May 2013 at 22:19

Mr Krugga said:
Are they going to be used in the same way that SimCity is using at the moment?

Don't think so, they specifically mentioned offloading additional compute power to the cloud. Something like Physix would be a good example of a technology that could utilise that sort of massive parallel extra compute power. Shame they didn't add more detail though.

Moothead2 · 21 May 2013 at 22:20

Jase said:
The thing I got from watching it the 2nd time around was that there was no enthusiasm, the guy at the PS4 event who talked about the system and the controller was wierd but you got a genuine sense of enthusiasm from him and he seemed proud of the system.

Mark Cerny is awesome and has been in the industry for a long time and clearly loves gaming. Having programmed for the Atari and having been involved in the development of almost all of Sony's top games (Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank) it's no wonder he was proud to show off the console he's helped design!

divinebeetle · 21 May 2013 at 22:21

CVG mentioning a pre-owned fee on games. Could be interesting!

Xelene · 21 May 2013 at 22:21

Macro said:
Don't think so, they specifically mentioned offloading additional compute power to the cloud. Something like Physix would be a good example of a technology that could utilise that sort of massive parallel extra compute power. Shame they didn't add more detail though.

A 200ms roundtrip time would make that smoke work really well.

WingZero30 · 21 May 2013 at 22:21

Moothead2 said:
Mark Cerny is awesome and has been in the industry for a long time and clearly loves gaming. Having programmed for the Atari and having been involved in the development of almost all of Sony's top games (Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank) it's no wonder he was proud to show off the console he's helped design!

Indeed

Mr Krugga · 21 May 2013 at 22:21

Pigeon_Killer said:
Wired pads? They'll only be available to third world countries in the cut down model called the Xbox Poverty

There are three benefits to wired pads:

1) They're lighter than loaded wireless pads
2) You don't need to worry about swapping batteries/charging
3) They're compatible with Windows out of the box

CliffyBiro · 21 May 2013 at 22:23

Raymond Lin said:
People forget that games console are dead in the water, this isn't the 80's or 90's anymore, you can buy games on your phones and tablets, they are cheap as chips (cheaper than chips at my chippie! 69p for a game?!) and time passes by just the same.

People want an "entertainment system", they want to watch movies, surf and do more than just games. The PS3 and 360 already does that, this is now just more of it. It has been going that way for the last decade so you shouldn't be shocked really, it should be expected.

What you want to be concerned about is that, apart from all that, what are the games like? But that question no one can answer until it is released for a while. So moaning ab out all the features right now is rather pointless. Lets just see how the whole thing unfold.

The games you get on iOS or Android are turd. I'm sorry, but Angry Birds might pass a quick 5 minutes on the bus, but you're forgetting about a huge market of actual gamers.

I've yet to find a game (since Game Dev Story) that I have played on a mobile device for more than 5 days that doesn't bore me senseless.

Warbie · 21 May 2013 at 22:23

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I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

Mr Krugga · 21 May 2013 at 22:24

Warbie said:
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

It really does look awful, at least in the pictures.

WingZero30 · 21 May 2013 at 22:24

Warbie said:
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

Hence the demise of Xbox One began before it even started

divinebeetle · 21 May 2013 at 22:24

Its not a looker for sure!

I think VHS player is about right

ic1male · 21 May 2013 at 22:25

skippi90 said:
I've yet to find a game (since Game Dev Story) that I have played on a mobile device for more than 5 days that doesn't bore me senseless.

Well that just says more about the type of gamer you are. I am perfectly happy playing Plants vs Zombies, Anomaly, GTA, etc. on my iPad.

glenimp617 · 21 May 2013 at 22:25

it's not the best looking piece of tech

then again it looks better than having both xbox360, bluray player and skyhd boxes all under the tv

pioneer2000 · 21 May 2013 at 22:25

Yep, it's certainly no looker!

Front on in an AV rack, it'll look fine though

WingZero30 · 21 May 2013 at 22:26

I have a feeling that whoever designed the console was some really old professor stuck in his 'VHS player design lab' :rolleyes:

djkav · 21 May 2013 at 22:26

Francis' reaction to Xbox One

XeNoN89 · 21 May 2013 at 22:27

Warbie said:
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

I'm really surprised at how big it is, I was expecting both consoles to be quite small considering they didn't go all out in power this gen. Wonder if the PS4 will be large as well :confused:

CliffyBiro · 21 May 2013 at 22:27

ic1male said:
Well that just says more about the type of gamer you are. I am perfectly happy playing Plants vs Zombies, Anomaly, GTA, etc. on my iPad.

Well yeah, that's my point. Gamers are more than just a group of people who play games. We all want different things from what we would define as 'gaming'.

You can't say with a straight face that "Games consoles are dead in the water" because there are those that are happy with their 99p quick blasts.

Macro · 21 May 2013 at 22:28

Looking at the comparative size of the controller next to it it looks ok for size, maybe the same size as existing 360?

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