**XBOX ONE** Official Thread

[Bennehmaru]

TBH as Woden said, if privacy is an issue, just unplug the bugger when not in use. Not a great solution but it removes to concern neatly. I think its more the last paragraph of that article that really interests most, when the console is on what does Kinect need to have access to, to allow you to do whatever you are doing (assume its not a Kinect game)...

ps3ud0

TBH the kinect thing doesn't bother me at all, I've got a seperate room in my house for the fappy fun times, and tbh if MS want to watch me veg out and eat crap food all day good luck to them!

 

[ps3ud0]

I did read the article thanks

ORLY? Man you get this excited over a power button?

Surely not? Several people on here have stated as fact that we can't and claimed MS are the Evil Empire because of it

Unless you think people thought MS not allowing them to switch off the whole unit from the console makes them evil? . Im just playing with you, your post did make me laugh when I was reading the link, so much so I read it twice in case I missed what you were so excited about...

TBH the kinect thing doesn't bother me at all, I've got a seperate room in my house for the fappy fun times, and tbh if MS want to watch me veg out and eat crap food all day good luck to them!

I think its just transparency that potential customers want, second-guessing just doesnt lead to a great experience...

ps3ud0

 

[CliffyBiro]

It all comes down to horrible PR from MS. They're only damaging themselves by not coming out with a clearly worded statement addressing the concerns of their market.

 

[Shamikebab]

Indeed they are, don't think anyone would disagree with that (even though the percentage of the market that is bothered is a lot smaller than people think, they're just an incredibly vocal minority)

 

[ic1male]

I've got a seperate room in my house for the fappy fun times

Is that a bit like a safe room? Except you have a fap room?

 

[Woden]

Is that a bit like a safe room? Except you have a fap room?

Soundproofed, HDTV, surround sound, wipeclean furniture and flooring.

 

[kitch9]

why would they get the patent and not use it?

Multi billion dollar companies, how do they work?

 

[Mr Men]

I would be amazed if the Kinect camera and mic can't be turned off while the console remains on.

 

[kitch9]

I would be amazed if the Kinect camera and mic can't be turned off while the console remains on.

They've already said it can't as it integral to the "experience." Saying that as the console and it's network connection are encrypted and you don't have the key you've no way of knowing if it's on and transmitting "data" or not.

 

[Woden]

They've already said it can't as it integral to the "experience." Saying that as the console and it's network connection are encrypted and you don't have the key you've no way of knowing if it's on and transmitting "data" or not.

You cant know what is being transmitted, but you can certainly tell if.

 

[kitch9]

You cant know what is being transmitted, but you can certainly tell if.

It'll always be pinging your connection and you won't know what's in the packets that's going backwards and forwards.

I really don't trust them with this. It's potentially a hugely powerful tool they have and we have to trust a mega corporations word that they won't use it.

 

[pioneer2000]

It'll always be pinging your connection and you won't know what's in the packets that's going backwards and forwards.

I really don't trust them with this. It's potentially a hugely powerful tool they have and we have to trust a mega corporations word that they won't use it.

What exactly are you worried about though? What difference does it make to you if they know what you look like, look at on the Internet?

 

[Mr Men]

It'll always be pinging your connection and you won't know what's in the packets that's going backwards and forwards.

I really don't trust them with this. It's potentially a hugely powerful tool they have and we have to trust a mega corporations word that they won't use it.

So you are buying one now?

 

[wannabedamned]

It'll always be pinging your connection and you won't know what's in the packets that's going backwards and forwards.

I really don't trust them with this. It's potentially a hugely powerful tool they have and we have to trust a mega corporations word that they won't use it.

Tell you what, hook up a proxy, run the new Xbox through said proxy, use a packet sniffer\network traffic management tool on the xbox connection linked to your PC. Start several voice\video chat calls to try and narrow down the packets\traffic\ports which belong to the video. Block them.

Sorted. Fapping stays private.

Alternatively, Blue tack on lense.

alternatively, Realise you're being waaaaay overly cautious about what I imagine is a none issue

 

[Shamikebab]

Look, people have a right to be concerned that MS will find out they're fapping to My Little Pony and might get advertising targeted at them.

 

[Macro]

Interesting snippet today (if we can just get past the "it's a games console, it shouldn't do anything else" thing for just a sec ). Whatever you think on xbox one it'd be good to at least see some of the media functionality demonstrated make it to the Uk as well

From Gizmodo UK:

It seems the Xbox One sparked a twinkle in BT’s eye when Microsoft got up and started talking up all of its TV features. According to a BT spokesperson talking to TechRadar, the ISP wants to launch its free BT Sport onto the incoming console, which could mean all those fancy TV streaming features might actually make it to the UK in one guise or another.

Apparently the two have given each other the nod, with a proper discussion about getting BT Sport onto the Xbox One to come after BT manages to launch its free Sport service in two months.

During the Xbox One launch, Microsoft announced a partnership with ESPN in the US which will let users stream live sports to the console. Of course, BT holds the licence to ESPN's content in the UK, so a partnership would certainly make a lot of sense.
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Yes, yes, I fully accept that some people don't like sport and just want to kill dragons on the internet

 

[jamesy505]

According to X360achievements, the Kinect can be turned off...but as I send my credit card details to my long lost nigerian brother, Im not overly cautious on my privacy

 

[ic1male]

LOL, just seen an advert on ITV. "At Microsoft, your privacy is our priority."

Ah, I feel relieved.

 

[Fr0dders]

There's just so many rumours and so much scare mongering going on its hard to know what to believe.

If we believe the worst of the rumours the Xbox one will

1) render your existing headset useless
2) render your existing peripherals useless
3) block used games
4) block the renting of video games
5) watch you 24/7 using its kinect camera which can't be switched off or the console won't work.
6) will stay on 24/7 reporting back to redmond what you're doing
7) has inferior graphics power to the PS4
8) render all your existing xbox live arcade games useless
9) has to be connected to the net 24/7 or your games won't work.

Some of these will be outright wrong, others partial truths and others correct (such as the peripherals and xbox live arcade games being redundant which look pretty much confirmed)

But until we know more for definite, I'm firmly stat on the fence.

 

[Shamikebab]

There's just so many rumours and so much scare mongering going on its hard to know what to believe.

If we believe the worst of the rumours the Xbox one will

1) render your existing headset useless
2) render your existing peripherals useless
3) block used games
4) block the renting of video games
5) watch you 24/7 using its kinect camera which can't be switched off or the console won't work.
6) will stay on 24/7 reporting back to redmond what you're doing
7) has inferior graphics power to the PS4
8) render all your existing xbox live arcade games useless
9) has to be connected to the net 24/7 or your games won't work.
10) sleep with your mum

added one for you Let's see what happens after E3.