Official Xbox One Thread

[cka]

Potential backpedal?

they were backpedaling within 4 hours of harrison all but confirming the used games license stuff

I wish they'd backpedal on the azure cloud computing stuff because simcity turned out so well, but at least that shit isn't mandatory (yet)

[Mzo]

Darmonde is right. One of the biggest advantages the 360 had out of the gate was continuing the excellent Live service that started on the Xbox and further integrating it into the console UI itself in an extremely convenient and intuitive way.

The PS2 online experience was all over the fucking place and frankly pretty terrible, something that the PS3 inherited and worked to correct over the next 6 years, eventually creating a Frankenstein's monster patchwork of features that tick off all the same boxes as Live but are presented and work in a much clumsier manner.

I assume Sony has learned from all this and will not be repeating the same mistakes. The Vita does have many of these features, but they are Sony-Japanese-UI levels of clunky. There are three separate apps for viewing who is online, creating a party, and party chat. Entering and leaving a game will disconnect you from certain network features, etc. Clumsy as fuck.

[dave is ok]

I don't want to talk to my television

[bbobb]

I'm afraid you must do that David

[Cheebs]

lol

[Mzo]

David go home

[George]

Ironically I think the only Japanese company that has learned a lesson about online integration is Nintendo. Their 3DS and Wii U online components are actually super easy and don't deal in crappy friend codes anymore (Well the 3DS does, but as a 1-time use to add friends.)

In order for Sony's online system to work, it has to be less "Let the developer decide!" and more "The developers will have to adhere to at least a few outlined standards." Without standards, the experience will be messy as fuck from title to title, and will likely result in the "minimum effort" from developers. XBL has a TON of outlined requirements, and the 360 fared all the better for it.

[Mzo]

Agreed with everything but the Nintendo bit. There still is no rudimentary messaging system. Ridiculous.

[George]

The lack of 3DS pictochat is disheartening. Why I can't draw stunning 3D dragon penises for all to see?

[Darmonde]

Sometimes, I'm on my 3ds and a friend comes online. The light blinks, and I can see what they're doing! Hey, they're playing the same game as me, and it has a multiplayer mode!

The end. Unless I want to pick up my phone and call them.