Very interesting analogy wouldnt have thought of it that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dohc-WP
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Very interesting analogy wouldnt have thought of it that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dohc-WP
Who cares? The features look awesome!
The features actually looks very underwhelming. Gaming-wise, it's essentially the xbox 360 with better hardware. Considering most people already have home entertainment systems and those of us outside the US don't have Cable to plug into our xboxes, the home entertainment features are a bit silly.
I'm curious, what did you expect?Quote:
Originally Posted by Graal
The home entertainment part is actually the part that'll draw me, since I'm looking at an HTPC anyway in the next two years somewhere. I haven't read anything about the Xbox1's features, save for that is has HDMI in, so I can't say if I'd even consider it, but I do get that there will be too many US-only features. <pipedream> Maybe, since M$ has M$SA, we might see some of the services roll out here in the future! </pipedream>
Xbox one reveal highlights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbWgUO-Rqcw
At least a little innovation would be nice. That goes for the PS4 as well. The ability for you to have rudimentary control over your games would be a good start, such as allowing players to install mods for games like Skyrim. Instead, they're clamping down even further on player control.Quote:
Originally Posted by Avatar
My biggest complaint about the home entertainment features is that it is going to be useless to most people, and it is going to push up the console's price by quite a large margin. I don't expect this thing to sell cheaper than the PS4.Quote:
The home entertainment part is actually the part that'll draw me, since I'm looking at an HTPC anyway in the next two years somewhere. I haven't read anything about the Xbox1's features, save for that is has HDMI in, so I can't say if I'd even consider it, but I do get that there will be too many US-only features. <pipedream> Maybe, since M$ has M$SA, we might see some of the services roll out here in the future! </pipedream>
Fair enough. I kind of felt that we didn't have much of that with the start of the 360/PS3 gen, but that's just me.. :D I do like the innovation that PS4 brought to the table with video sharing with friends. How viable that will be outside of Japan with their fibre is an open question, but that's the kind of out of the box thinking I want from the console guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Graal
I don't think we'll ever see that.. Traditionally, consoles were ROM-based, and so this was impossible, and I think this is a tradition they will defend with an Apple-like ferocity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Graal
I wouldn't say useless, nor most people. Consoles have been the center of entertainment units for a long time; I know loads of people who never bought a bluray player, because they have a PS3, and also use it as a DLNA device to stream all their media to the living room. The home entertainment features are largely contained in software, with the exception of some input ports for video and sound; which is a single HDMI port. It'll push up the price, I agree with you there, but not by all that much, and it'll definitely go at less than the PS4, if not at launch, it'll be subsidized to PS4 - US$50 after 6 months, IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Graal
Did they mention if it would be 30fps or 60fps? I'm guessing it would be able to handle 60fps now?
It's going to be different from game to game.Quote:
Originally Posted by czc
Xbox One will require daily internet connection, confirms Microsoft
Well then. That's that. The deal-breaker for me.