**XBOX ONE** Official Thread

Damn I would have been interested in XO if it had free Forza, at least thats a AAA game, FIFA just isnt. Ones a system seller in its own right, the other just isnt...

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Hostile17 said:
I'm the other way round its all about the specs as these are consoles that are going to last us years. Why base your buying decision on a handful of launch games that 6 months down the line will be long forgotten and you will be stuck with a less powerful machine and a company that wants to de emphasise the game playing aspect*

*In my opinion. :)
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But it's not just launch games, it's the exclusives that continue down the line like Forza, Halo, Gears etc
 
At least Forza can't be had anywhere else. I was so disappointed when they announced Fifa as the free game as I have no interest in it even if it is free. Forza though makes me all warm inside.
 
Yeah sure and I can see that appeal but on the flip side there's also Naughty Dog and Quantic Dream. The only real X Box exclusives I've loved have both been in the first half of the 360 life cycle and now discontinued franchises (Alan Wake and Lost Odyssey). Gears and Halo for me at least are too by the numbers to get excited about.
 
Hostile17 said:
I'm the other way round its all about the specs as these are consoles that are going to last us years. Why base your buying decision on a handful of launch games that 6 months down the line will be long forgotten and you will be stuck with a less powerful machine and a company that wants to de emphasise the game playing aspect*

*In my opinion. :)
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Dunno - even Sony say devs won't be able to get the best out of PS4 for 3 years - by the time any difference in relative power makes a noticeable difference the consoles will be cheap enough to just buy a "PS4 slim" as well for a couple of hundred quid (or a few traded in XO launch titles ;) )
 
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Just got my email from GAME saying about how they do not know what availability of stock is going to be like at launch, but I'm covered as I've pre-ordered a Day One Edition.

Now to see if I can swap to a Forza bundle in store and not lose my place.
 
anticonscience said:
Then buy/upgrade a PC.
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I love console gaming? I'm just saying the chance to upgrade hardware is so rare I want to make sure I get the most future proof one if you like.

Edit; Both in terms of hardware, and company direction, as once these companies have your money theres not much to be done with any revisions/policy shifts they make online later down the road. Few could argue were in a very different place with the 360 than we were in those first few years.
 
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anticonscience said:
What? Forza 5 is available for free.
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Sorry I termed that wrong, as in if it was Forza from the start, that actually was something to consider, far more of a pull towards XO for sure. Just thought, US XO Day One 'pre-orderers' must not be impressed at all...
Shamikebab said:
Of course it's a AAA game :confused:
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Have you played the latest FIFA, its the weakest of the last few, and as you can see here, its nowhere near as good as quality or system draw as Forza is...

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Hostile17 said:
I'm the other way round its all about the specs as these are consoles that are going to last us years. Why base your buying decision on a handful of launch games that 6 months down the line will be long forgotten and you will be stuck with a less powerful machine and a company that wants to de emphasise the game playing aspect*

*In my opinion. :)
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I didn't realise buying an Xbox One at launch tied me into the system for life with no hope of buying a different console down the line ;)
 
Phoned my local game. And he knew nothing about it, had to explain it to him and he said call tomorrow as he might know more.

I expect he's doing some googling now. Lol.
 
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