**XBOX ONE** Official Thread

I have a issue with my live account...

Basically my xbox gamertag is on email address B but I want it to be changed to email A as it's my main address and used with win 8. Want to be able to use smart glass. But because I have logged on to email address A in the games store it created me another gamertag with that address. Now I cannot swap email address for my main live account because it has a gamertag registered to it ...
 
Polygon have their console review up - http://www.polygon.com/a/xbox-one-review

Some points I picked out early...

So when examining the Xbox One, it may seem familiar. This is what Microsoft has been working toward all these years, effectively showing its next-generation hand as early as 2008. While the Xbox 360 was upgraded, the Xbox One was developed in parallel, but as a beginning, not an end. And despite its familiar elements and concepts, the Xbox One still manages a genuine sense of wonder, all without losing sight of the strong gaming foundation the Xbox was built on.
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The nicest description most Polygon staff could manage for the Xbox One's silhouette is "inoffensive" — there's no sugarcoating the console's lack of visual flair. Microsoft has created a system designed to blend into the other components of your home entertainment center, and it does that ... for better or worse.
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One of the most exciting additions to the controller is actually behind that unusually long battery life. The controller works in coordination with Kinect to monitor its use. When you put the controller down to watch a movie, it enters a low-power state. It’s a smart way of extending the utility of Kinect in a practical way.
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Very cool!

Kinect is also used for lots of little things throughout the Xbox One's user experience. Profiles support fast facial recognition for sign-in. Once a profile has a face associated with it, the console will sign that person in whenever they sit in front of the console — it even says hello. Controllers sync automatically based on who's holding them. There was a frequent sense of "holy crap" among Polygon editors regarding the Xbox One. We were constantly surprised by what the system could distinguish, by all the small but smart usability enhancements provided by Kinect. It feels futuristic and cool in a way that little else about the new consoles does.
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Xbox Live now completely integrates cloud saves, which are universally synced. Even better, Microsoft has committed to unlimited storage for its users — though specific games will likely enforce hard limits on this end. These saves are automatic, whether you're an Xbox Live Gold subscriber or not. It removes the complication of selecting storage mediums or manually bringing your progress to a friend's house.
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All Xbox One consoles must be updated as soon as they're turned on for the first time. Unlike the PS4, there is absolutely no available functionality for the system until that update is performed. At more than 1GB, you might be waiting a while. Once you've installed the update, Kinect will need to calibrate, though this process is significantly faster than a similar setup on the Xbox 360. You can then recover your Xbox Live profile, which is now as fast and simple as signing into your account's main email address. You can also create a new user.
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Microsoft has insisted it has the software gamers want. But it's also maintained that this generation is about more than that. It's repeatedly outlined a vision for a console based around entertainment, apps and connected experiences, tied together by Kinect, which has been met with apprehension by the enthusiast audience.

To be clear, Kinect isn't a fully realized product yet. Gesture support is functionally non-existent, and there's a lack of good examples of how Kinect can contribute to games. There are certain elements of Microsoft's strategy that are missing at launch, like support for Twitch streaming and HBO Go. And the console's television functionality impresses … if you watch television.

But in many ways, the Xbox One's bold direction for the future is well in place. The integration of voice controls and its media strategy are a boon to everyone, and the ability to run apps while playing games is something we now want on every gaming console we have. That it has a handful of strong, exclusive games at launch only supports its legitimacy as a gaming console and not just an entertainment hub.

The Xbox One is an impressive marriage of software and hardware that raises the bar in terms of what we expect from a living-room machine. Looking forward more than it looks back, the Xbox One feels like it's from the future.
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Score: 8/10
 
You can still do it but it will take 30 days then :( You would need to create another "fake email address" on the microsoft site, DO NOT go anywhere near the xbox website with that fake email address.

GT you want to use A
email address you dont want with A attached is B
email you want with GT you don't want C
GT you have attached to C is D
fake email address E

Go onto xbox transfer D to E then you have to wait 30 days before you can do anything else... then transfer A to C that should do it.... or something along those lines.

I had the same issue and the process seemed easier enough but I couldn't be bothered to wait 30 days so I just made a brand new GT with my W8 email address :p sod the achievements.
 
Only just started reading into the Xbox and watching the links posted on here. I am actually quite excited and feel that I have chosen the right console after seen all the cool apps on the Xbox.

Need to look into games now, still don't know what is actually being released straight away. FORZA 5 will be purchased. Will wait and see about BF4, hated 3 on the laptop.

That dead rising looks fun, motorbike steam roller with flame throwers :D

Should I get dead rising one and 2 for the 360?
 
baldmonk said:
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nice touch from microsoft
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What is this rubbish?
 
Flexi working f t w ! When friday rolls around my manager already knows I will be leaving work the min my xbox arrives (which hopefully it will !) The min I get that call from reception telling me a parcel has arrived for me I will be gleefully skipping down to reception grab the box rip it open check xbox is inside then going home to get this update rolling and fifa downloading. Depending on the timers might pop back to work for a bit while it does its downloading, if not will make up the time some other way :D
 
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