Name rticle here.

I'm not too fond of the name choice. They could have done so much better there...

The only thing I'm really worried/wondering about though is if it's still rumored to be "always on", requiring constant internet connection. I might just be living under a rock, but did that rumor get put to rest...? Or is it still a rumor? Or has it been confirmed?...I don't know.

Looks like an interesting system. I still prefer my "separate devices for separate uses", but looks like it should work out well for the Xbox One provided the main focus is still on gaming. I look forward to hearing more about it at E3.

Also Steven Speilberg making a Halo TV series, totally didn't see that one coming.

Okay I gotta admit, the design of that thing is suuuuuuuuper sleek. I'd buy one JUST for that reason. But it's just another system I cannot own nor afford, and I still much prefer this "generation" consols and still feel like everything is moving too fast. But anyways. The whole Xbox this, Xbox that thing makes me giggle, it reminds me of Digimon how everything had the ending "mon" in their names. I'm not much of a TV person myself so I think the television and stats thing are pretty useless in my opinion. I'd rather have a device specifically made for that duty instead, which I could probably afford instead. But I believe they've made some decent choices with this thing, I hope to hear more good news about it soon.

They'll never learn. It seems the main selling point for the XBox One is the Cloud, aka internet. This means in order to get much of anything out of it, it requires a net connection. This in turn leaves those in the world who still can't get highspeed internet without a way to truly enjoy the system. That's 35% of the gaming market.

I like it a lot. My mom texted me in school to tell me about it because she works for Microsoft and stuff. I was freaking excited, and now that I've read about it, I'M FREAKING STOKED.

The name is a bit odd and I don't get where they were going with the name. The controller seems pretty solid which is good. No breaking what doesn't neeed to be. If shade is right that would be a shame as for me I don't usually do the online stuff and just play by myself. Making the whole match making this a loss until I get xbox live and probably will be fore Halo is the various ways.

I'm still on the fence regarding this... Mainly because seeing other people's complaints don't help on my decision making. I may consider when I hear more news...


Also more kinect.... Just what I always wanted. To yell at my console to turn it on... Not like I already do that...

Found this on IGN, I believe these are the specs. I could be wrong so just tossing it up there for you.

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Looks like we all glossed over the ever-important part:

Why does Microsoft think we're okay with paying for used games when we already have to pay monthly for XBox live?

Yeah screw other consoles I think I'll just focus on adding games for consoles I already have.

Also here's IGN's side by side comparison.
http://www.ign.com/wikis/xbox-one/PS...ource=facebook

Want to see something interesting? After the announcement of this, Sony's stock went up by 10%. Looks like a lot of people don't have much faith in this. If Microsoft did something wacky and show off games (besides the billionth Call of Duty and Madden) there would be more interest in it.

E3 should be interesting this year and may likely be the deciding factor in which console gets many sales, which will no doubt begin with the same drought of games that has plagued every console's launch. Microsoft better have something good planned.

I was talking to my mom about some of these problems/complaints and she says they got "Xbox One" because it's a bunch of your entertainment sources in one. It's not so much just a gaming console anymore, it's all in one, like the video talks about. What I don't like is the no backwards compatibility, and the no used games thing..

At the current stage, I have to say I like the look of the PS4 more (in terms of specs and whatnot). Although I own a 360 I probably won't buy the new one because there isn't anything that particularly stands out that I would want to get. I agree the whole no backwards compatibility is ridiculous since you could play Xbox Classic games on the 360.

We will just have to wait till we find out why we should buy this product.

I'm excited and not excited about this if that makes sense? Too many ifs about this new console. I'm not going to buy it right when it comes out, maybe months after just to see how everyone else likes it. And honestly, I hate the name.... They should have just used Infinity instead....

I keep having a strange feeling that the next round of console wars is going to look more like a one-sided battle. The Xbox One sounds like something that you wouldn't want to have at this point.

This is another example of the bad choices done by Microsoft lately, trying to improve on something by combining everything together but only making it more difficult in the process.

Y'know, I'm suddenly reminded of something. You're using a video game console to watch TV while it takes statistics of your habits and monitors your every move, but it keeps you distracted with various apps and activities. Heck, it even adapts to your lifestyle and makes recommendations for you. However, it completely forgets the core reason that its name is what it is in the first place. I swear this was a failed experiment published by Nintendo before.

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Er. I found this; http://rangerkimmy.tumblr.com/post/5...a-consumer-and

Yeah, it made me doubt Xbox One a lot more now. Changed a lot of my views on it, but I'll still probably get it carefree because my mom gets it cheap.

It's still funny.

Regarding backwards compatibility, I will at least defend the fact it doesn't have it, but I won't defend Don Mattrick. Remember that a lot of previous consoles weren't capable of playing any previous games, and that seems to only be a more recent endeavor in consoles.

Of course, if a console has backwards compatibility, that leads to an "instant library" of all the previous games for buyers who didn't get the last console. Many people also plan on selling or putting away the old console (often to afford or make space for it) so they can keep only the newest one out. I haven't touched my GameCube in five years except one time I lacked access to the Wii and a few times when I wanted to record from the Game Boy Player.

Also, Microsoft, bring Bill Gates back!

...I can't wrap my head around this one...

http://www.gamespot.com//news/micros...ments-6408924?

Achievements...for watching TV?! Welcome all the couch potatoes!

I think I might lose it after seeing that. MICROSOFT'S CONSOLE DIVISION, WHAT IN ARCEUS' NAME ARE YOU DOING TO YOUR CUSTOMERS?

Whoops, I accidentally pointed the Kinect towards my bobblehead collection containing 300 of my favorite baseball players. Now I'll need to pay $5,000 to upgrade my license.

Note to self: if I ever end up getting a gaming system when I get a family up and setting and the console generation isn't past yet, I will skip the Xbox One if things don't change. It's too weird. The silence hurts.

Even the PS4 will allow you to play games with just video, audio, and power connections, and nothing else.

Umm...
https://twitter.com/stevetilley/stat...89498924789760

Is Microsoft giving up on the Xbox at this point? I'm pretty sure the reason behind this is they don't want to answer all the questions that could would jeopardize their product.

Rents not supported mmm xbox is smart

http://www.examiner.com/article/xbox...tals-at-launch

That sub-account nonsense makes it that much harder to understand the ability to use your own games on your own console. Regardless, looks like the rumor is true that each disc is locked to a specific console.

XBox One Must Be Online Once A Day Or It Won't Let You Play Your Games

They just lost 40% of possible sales with this one. It's like them saying "You don't have an internet connection? Then you don't deserve to play the XBox One"

Anyone think the wii U might win because its competitors came down with a case of the stupors? I mean really Xbox what the bloody hell are you doing? Been usin my 360 with no Internet for a few days. So brilliant there Xbox 1 for adding useless features and taking away any we might be interested in.

Also clear as mud policy on loaning your disc out a long with others goodies.
http://gamerant.com/microsoft-xbox-o...es-publishers/

I entirely agree XBOX is just not avoiding shoting itself in the foot if not important organs.

I'm still wondering how this seemed like a good idea to Microsoft. One of the biggest flops in recent gaming accessories history is now required, your internet needs to not crap out (which isn't easy for everyone) or else you can't play single-player games that don't require internet, watching TV or movies with too many people will cost you extra, and the console never really turns itself off. Next thing you know, Microsoft will announce that there is no controller for the Xbox One.

My only guess as to why they would have all these crap features is because either a) They want third-party developers to be forced to use Kinect, b) They're trying to milk money using TV licenses and big families/lots of friends, or c) They think they're ahead of their time by having "voice activated" consoles and an "all-in-one entertainment" console. There is another possibility and that would be d) Because of how many people bought the Xbox and Xbox 360, they honestly think people would be dumb enough to blindly buy the latest product with "Xbox" in the title.

This is definitely going to hurt Microsoft. A major drop in sales of a once popular product isn't going to sit well with them. Well, at least Microsoft can fall back on Windo- oh, right. That pretty much failed, too. Well, I'd like to say it was a good game, Microsoft, but you seemed to have tied your own shoes together, ripped a hole in your shorts, then shot your own feet.

Internet issues aside, Microsoft showed NOTHING that interests me as an international user. What is this NFL and Cable crap? I don't want to watch sports or TV, Netflix over here SUCKS, and the only games you've shown me so far ALREADY EXIST. Why do I want to ***** someone in the middle of a movie? If I'm watching a movie I'm trying to watch the damn movie. A snap-in web browser? If I want to look up something I'll use my phone, thanks; it'll save space on the TV for whatever I'm doing and is probably a lot more intuitive than what you have.

Xbox, go home.

I found this image, I think it's rather accurate, is it not?

500 bucks for an Xbox One?

Uh, no thanks, but I think I'd rather get a Wii U or a PlayStation 4.

Can it get any worse? Even "two free games with Xbox LIVE Gold per month" pales in comparison with what you get with PlayStation Network + (3 all year and another 2-3 PS3 games per month right now), and to top it all, the latter is truly optional!

EDIT: PSN+ is required for online gaming on the PS4. But, consider this: everything else doesn't require PSN+. You'll still be able to use Netflix. You'll still be able to use a web browser. You'll still be able to watch YouTube videos without PSN+. Can't say the same with Xbox consoles.

Here is a good picture I found for the xbox one, it also fits with me because that series will be dead for me for a while if it goes xbox one exclusive (or I'll get it on PC)

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After reading through the posts, and some though, the Xbox one seems like a complete waste of money. None of the stuff that it comes with interests me and I'm pretty sure most of the other gaming community very much.

The only reason I got a 360 was to play Halo with my friends, but not even that's gonna make me get this piece of garbage. Looks like it's time to go buy a WiiU and pre-order the PS4.

So Japan is completely screwed then.

With all this negative info going around about the Xbox One, it makes me want to find someone who plans on getting it launch day and ask them this:
For what reason are you getting the Xbox One?

I can understand people who do tech/game reviews for a living, but what about someone who plans on just using it like any other console? To think that someone might actually be genuinely interested in the Xbox One for reasons other than showing how bad it is on launch day is absurd.

According to this poll, Phantom and Music are each getting it:
http://victoryroad.net/poll.php?do=s...lts&pollid=357

I dropped 'em each a VM to look at this thread.

When will it end? Now it doesn't even have a power button!

https://twitter.com/XboxSupport2/sta...66492754657281

(I keep finding these Twitter links on GameFAQs.)

Do these people need a sign that says stupid ideas only? I mean come on.

I think this might be the reason for all the game trade silliness.



I have a feeling that they believe they lost so much money to piracy. Well, in my opinion, this move will only serve to cost them even more losses.

http://www.examiner.com/photo/ps4-vs-xbox-one-price

As if you needed to see, here is a comparison of the two.
Winner: PS4

the dew and doritos promotion can't get you out of this mess, microsoft

I am only getting it cause my mom gets it for a good chunk of a discount. I'll probably end up buying a PS4 anyways :\

EDIT: lol 3060

The latest lulz: Get banned, lose all your games!

https://twitter.com/XboxSupport1/sta...38828606812160

WHAT THE HELL DID THEY THINK THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA. WE WILL ROB YOU IDIOTS and then if you **** up, we will take all your games. briliant.

At this point, I have a hard time imagining how they can make it worse, yet every day they come up with something that shatters our expectations.

Someone in that same conversation asked what would happen if their account got hacked, and the support guy failed to answer the question at all. Literally, all the guy said was to make sure security details are enabled. I can imagine this turning into a major fiasco later on, with hundreds (or thousands) getting hacked, losing licenses to ALL of their games, and then getting stiffed by Microsoft and being told that either (a) it was their fault somehow, or (b) to deal with it.

Watching the Xbox One is getting rather fun. Just so much fail waiting to happen there, and I can't wait until it all blows up in everyone's faces ^^

Hmm...

I can only imagine something as bad as this for the next piece of Xbox One "bad news"...

Day one hardware failures?

I think one major blow is going to be massive returns from consumers with a lack of information of the all the "buts," "howevers," and other restrictions hidden behind the pretty box.

Er, well this is a bit late but here we go

For what reason are you getting the Xbox One? Well, there's two,
to be honest I've been using the Xbox 360 since fairly near its release, I have put a ton of effort into my Xbox account and over the years has made me quite the Microsoft fanboy really, though I do not like boasting about the console I'm on is better then the others as I feel that Microsoft really needs to take some time and up their game at the moment.

The other reason would be all the friends I've made on live and real life friends getting it, sort of like peer pressure.

The fact that you can't share games without paying for it is ridiculous. (me and my friend did that a lot when we were still using the 360). Pretty much everyone I've been watching on Youtube is choosing the PS4 over X1. The "losing all of your games for getting banned" rule is going to turn into a complete disaster among strict Xbox users.

Even if a new Halo game is coming on the X1, I'm not getting it (even though I love the franchise... )

Apparently if you get banned from Live you don't lose all your games, your just banned from live. Also seems these people can't figure out what is what and therefore can't give us any sort of competent answer.
LINK:http://www.examiner.com/article/xbox...nned-from-live

Well what does everyone think? Was talking to a long time xbox player, who is a friend and he wasn't to worried about the rumors, them being just that. and everything but here is a new article to read.

http://gamerant.com/xbox-one-game-sh...miliy-members/

I seriously hope this is just the beginning and they get their act together before the release of the thing (but I hope it doesn't jeopardize the success of the Wii U ).

Well, it looks like some of the Twitter messages have been refuted by Microsoft themselves. It really is pretty funny, though. What's worse for PR: retracting statements that stir up controversy (to correct them, perhaps) or the fact that Microsoft's different departments cannot agree on what should be shared about their product?

http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/update
180!
Microsoft pulling a complete u-turn on their DRM policy.

It's too late for them. The damage is already done.

http://www.examiner.com/article/micr...m-requirements
**** has got real on the system. Microsoft may be getting smart :0-0:

After listening to consumer feedback, the following changes have been made to Xbox One DRM requirements.

An internet connection will not be required to play games.
There is no 24 hour check-in requirement.
There will be no restrictions on the trading, loaning, giving or sharing of game disks.
Any game disk will work with any Xbox One console.
Games purchased from Xbox LIVE and downloaded will work regardless of whether the console is online or offline.
There will be no Region Locks
Region locks have been dropped

I am going to leave this article here without stating my opinion:
http://gizmodo.com/the-xbox-one-just...ault-514411905