Official Xbox One Thread

[Josh]

twirling his mustache.

Microsoft is so ironic and hip.

[ElCapichan]

http://bit.ly/ZiH1DE
WiiU sales up 875% after Xbone reveal.

If I were going to go with 2 consoles, I'd now go with PS4 and Wii U so I could at least get them Nintendos exclusives. Of course I'd wait till the thing dropped to $150, but I can wait.

[EvilMog]

I'll probably still end up with a One by the end of the year.

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

I would expect no less.

[EvilMog]

I'm going to use it to club baby seals.

[stormy]

I was kind of excited about the TV stuff since I use a Windows Media Center PC to watch TV right now and it's awesome. Best product MS ever made, and they have ignored it for years now. So hopefully this will also mean a return to developing WMC along with their Xbox1 TV interface (dear lord i hope everyone just types 1 for the next 10 years instead of writing out One ).

Then it came out that they are doing this through HDMI. Fucking hell it's going to be shit. Cable card is seriously the only way to make this work effectively right now. None of the networks are ready to support IPTV, although I hope that's where they're going. I'm still praying they support network tuners like the Homerun Prime (what I have). They could even release their own cable card network tuner accessory, but since none of that was talked about at all I'm pretty sure it's not happening and they are just going to half ass this.

[Josh]

I'm going to use it to club baby seals.

I would expect no less.

[Advocate]

So, used games and Skype.

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/24/re...owers-voice-c/

Citing "sources familiar with the system," Polygon reports that the Xbox One will not require a fee to play used games. Instead, the console will perform regular online checks to verify disc authenticity and ownership.

Polygon's sources note that used game sales will continue, as Xbox One game ownership is determined by an on-disc encryption code. Once a game has been sold, traded, or otherwise activated by another console, access to the previous owner's installed content is revoked and transferred to its new owner.

Microsoft's Major Nelson addressed recent speculation regarding the upcoming console's ability to play used games in a statement released earlier today. "Xbox One is designed to support the trade in and resale of games," Major Nelson said. "Reports about our policies for trade in and resale are inaccurate and incomplete. We will disclose more information in the near future."

Polygon additionally reports that Xbox One voice chat and party chat will be powered by Skype, according to an unnamed Microsoft representative. Recent rumors suggest that Skype will also enable remote play sessions.

"Skype technologies are used in Xbox One which improves voice quality during multiplayer game sessions," Microsoft's representative wrote in a statement to Polygon. "Skype can also be used to call any of your Skype contacts for voice or video chat exclusively or while playing a game. Additionally, we have improved the Kinect hardware, from microphone configuration to dedicated audio processing, which contributes to providing a high-quality voice experience whether you are chatting in a game or through Skype."

[Josh]

Company "releases" info on their the high end of the ridiculous shit they're doing with their product/service in order to make people not as upset about the actual product/service (which is still gonna suck, but just suck differently)

I think I am typing this poorly, but it is what is happening. It is what has always happened.

[Chux]

If I were going to go with 2 consoles, I'd now go with PS4 and Wii U so I could at least get them Nintendos exclusives. Of course I'd wait till the thing dropped to $150, but I can wait.

Yeah, depending on PS4 exclusives it might be wise to just keep PC and WiiU