Xbox One Thread

[Colback's Orange Tufts]

Good old Microsoft! Finally drag a few more fans back and then slap them with that.

Advertising it as a 'must have' as well. Hah.

Its not going to be cheap either is it?

Sony will pull in additional revenues from ancillary products such as the new controllers. One is never enough and a new controller is £55. Camera is £45.

The cost of being able to play a two player game is therefore already set at £400 as you need the extra controller and you haven't even bought the game yet.

MiniOT loves the PS Move so I'll need to cater for that and it's going to be a £500 price tag to start...

Someone likes the Move? Next you'll be saying you know someone with a wonderbook!

With the new ps4 controller's light bar can't you use it as a move now?

[ScholarlySloth]

I like the move

I love the Sorcery move game

[overseasTOON]

Sony will pull in additional revenues from ancillary products such as the new controllers. One is never enough and a new controller is £55. Camera is £45.

The cost of being able to play a two player game is therefore already set at £400 as you need the extra controller and you haven't even bought the game yet.

MiniOT loves the PS Move so I'll need to cater for that and it's going to be a £500 price tag to start...

Someone likes the Move? Next you'll be saying you know someone with a wonderbook!

With the new ps4 controller's light bar can't you use it as a move now?

MiniOT has the wonderbook as well and loves it.

[Cal]

The game DVR and (some?) TV functions for Xbox One require a gold subscription. http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Live#features" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Cal]

http://www.develop-online.net/news/4506 ... out-Kinect" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Microsoft backs off yet another controversial policy

The Xbox One will no longer need to be plugged in to the Kinect sensor to work, Microsoft has revealed.

This is the latest in a string of policy changes, including the announcement the new console would support self-publishing and not require a daily internet connection.

Microsoft's chief Xbox One platform architect Marc Whitten even mentioned one of these changes when breaking the news in response to consumer questions on IGN.

“Like online, the console will still function if Kinect isn’t plugged in, although you won’t be able to use any feature or experience that explicitly uses the sensor,” said Whitten.

“You have the ability to completely turn the sensor off in your settings. When in this mode, the sensor is not collecting any information. Any functionality that relies on voice, video, gesture or more won’t work. We still support using it for IR blasting in this mode.”

While some have praised Microsoft's commitment to motion control through the decision to ship Xbox One packaged with Kinect 2.0, the more vocal discussion has centered on the potential security issues posed by connecting a video camera to an always-on console.

Microsoft has decided to back off these contentious points, but Whitten was still adamant the Xbox One was a better system for its embedded Kinect functions.

“It makes gaming better in many ways,” he said, “from the ability to say 'Xbox On' and get right to your personalized homescreen, to the ability to control your TV through voice, Smartglass and more.”

It has been noted that the PlayStation 4 doesn't come with motion control, and that Microsoft might be able to drop its lowest offering price from $500 to the rival system's $400 if it sold a package without the Kinect.

For now though, Microsoft is sticking to its plan of making the Kinect an integral part of the living room experience, even if its console can now function without the device.

[PTAO?]

Why didn't Microsoft save a lot of money, and at E3 just have a man on a stage saying "We will wait for Sony to show their hand, then do exactly the same as them"

[Tomski]

I wonder how many people who "switched" to Sony after E3 will now go back to Microsoft and get an Xbox One after all of this backtracking?

[B4E]

I wonder how many people who "switched" to Sony after E3 will now go back to Microsoft and get an Xbox One after all of this backtracking?

Me probably

[Nick]

I wonder how many people who "switched" to Sony after E3 will now go back to Microsoft and get an Xbox One after all of this backtracking?

Not me.

Id prefer to go wih the company that thought of its customers in the first place, rather than a one that tried to piss on them and then realised theyd shot themselves in the foot far too much and are now desperately trying to claw people back. That doesnt really give me any faith in them for the future deicision making.

I'll stick with whichever one most of my mates get, for online gaming. Thats probably going to be the PS4. I dont know any people switching from PS3 to Xbone, but plenty the other way around.

Theres only a few games ill miss from xbox, but some of them i can get on my pc anyway. So meh!

Other than that, its just the Sky app ill be missing.

[Mifune]

I wonder how many people who "switched" to Sony after E3 will now go back to Microsoft and get an Xbox One after all of this backtracking?

Me probably

Same .

[Cal]

Microsoft released some thing about Xbox One games. http://news.xbox.com/2013/08/xbox-one-x ... games-list" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

37% exclusive, 38% new IP, 44% timed exclusive content.

Note: This list is current as of August 19, 2013. We will continue to update it with additional titles and experiences as they are announced, including upcoming announcements at this week’s gamescom.

Titles in bold are Xbox platform exclusives or exclusively first on Xbox

Titles colored in green will have exclusive or timed exclusive content available on Xbox

Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag (Ubisoft, Ubisoft)
Battlefield 4 (DICE, Electronic Arts)
Below (Capy Games, Microsoft Studios)
Call of Duty: Ghosts (Infinity Ward, Activision)
Crimson Dragon (Grounding/Land Ho!, Microsoft Studios)
D4 (Access Games, Microsoft Studios)
Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver, Microsoft Studios)
Destiny (Bungie, Activision)
Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved (Harmonix, Disney Interactive)
Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare, Electronic Arts)
Dying Light (Techland, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
EA SPORTS UFC (EA SPORTS, Electronic Arts)
FIFA 14 (EA SPORTS, Electronic Arts)
Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix, Square Enix)
Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Studios)
Halo Xbox One (343 Industries, Microsoft Studios)
Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft)
Killer Instinct (Double Helix, Microsoft Studios)
Kinect Sports Rivals (Rare, Microsoft Studios)
Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix 1st Production Department, Square Enix)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
LocoCycle (Twisted Pixel, Microsoft Studios)
Mad Max (Avalanche Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Madden NFL 25 (EA SPORTS, Electronic Arts)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions, Konami)
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition (Mojang Studios, Microsoft Studios)
Mirror's Edge 2 (DICE, Electronic Arts)
NBA 2K14 (Visual Concepts, 2K Sports)
NBA LIVE 14 (EA SPORTS, Electronic Arts)
Need for Speed: Rivals (Ghost Games, Electronic Arts)
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (PopCap Games, Electronic Arts)
Powerstar Golf (Zoe Mode, Microsoft Studios)
Project Spark (Microsoft Studios)
Quantum Break (Remedy, Microsoft Studios)
Ryse: Son of Rome (Crytek, Microsoft Studios)
Skylanders: Swap Force (Vicarious Visions, Activision)
Star Wars Battlefront (DICE, Electronic Arts)
Sunset Overdrive (Insomniac Games, Microsoft Studios)
The Crew (Ivory Towers, Ubisoft)
The Elder Scrolls Online (ZeniMax Online Studios, Bethesda Softworks)
The Evil Within (Tango Gameworks, Bethesda Softworks)
The LEGO Movie Videogame (TT Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt RED, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment – North America)
Thief (Eidos Montreal, Square Enix)
Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts)*
Tom Clancy's The Division (Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft)
Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft)
Wolfenstein: The New Order (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks)
Zoo Tycoon (Frontier Developments Ltd., Microsoft Studios)
Zumba Fitness: World Party (Zoë Mode, Majesco)

*Titanfall will also be available for PC

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A digital version of FIFA 14 to come free with Xbox Ones in Europe. Also Xbox exclusive 'FUT Legends' included, which lets you have legends.

Plus the launch day line-up was announced.

Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag (Ubisoft, Ubisoft)
Battlefield 4 (DICE, Electronic Arts)
Call of Duty: Ghosts (Infinity Ward, Activision)
Crimson Dragon (Grounding/Land Ho!, Microsoft Studios)
Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver, Microsoft)
FIFA 14 (EA Sports, Electronic Arts)
Fighter Within (AMA Ltd., Ubisoft)
Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Studios)
Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft)
Killer Instinct (Double Helix, Microsoft Studios)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games, Warner Bros. Interactive)
Lococycle (Twisted Pixel, Microsoft Studios)
Madden NFL 25 (EA Sports, Electronic Arts)
NBA 2K14 (Visual Concepts, 2K Sports)
NBA LIVE 14 (EA Sports, Electronic Arts)
Need for Speed: Rivals (Ghost Games, Electronic Arts)
Peggle 2 (Popcap, Electronic Arts)
Powerstar Golf (Zoe Mode, Microsoft Studios)
Ryse: Son of Rome (Crytek, Microsoft Studios)
Skylanders: Swap Force (Vicarious Visions, Activision)
Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft)
Zoo Tycoon (Frontier Developments Ltd., Microsoft Studios)
Zumba Fitness: World Party (Zoë Mode, Majesco)

And indie devs can publish games without fees. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/42 ... hout-fees/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Hopefully a white model is available to lowly consumers by the time I get one.

[Cal]

Release date will be revealed at 2.

[Cal]

http://news.xbox.com/2013/09/xbox-one-launch" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Speaking of launch, we’re now in a position to share that Xbox One will be available on Nov. 22, 2013 in all 13 of our initial launch markets – Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, UK, and USA. Many more markets will follow in 2014.

A week before PS4 here, a week after PS4 in the US.

[Le Quiff]

http://news.xbox.com/2013/09/xbox-one-launch

Speaking of launch, we’re now in a position to share that Xbox One will be available on Nov. 22, 2013 in all 13 of our initial launch markets – Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, UK, and USA. Many more markets will follow in 2014.

A week before PS4 here, a week after PS4 in the US.

Hmm, wonder if that will actually have any bearing on people buying different consoles, doubt it but being that close together it's be interesting to see numbers sold by end of 2013.

[Captain Obvious]

Now that Xbox has back tracked over shared games and having to be online, should it re-enter my possibilities? I much prefer the 360 to the PS3....

[Captain Obvious]

Caaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllll I asked you a question

[KingoStarr]

Now that Xbox has back tracked over shared games and having to be online, should it re-enter my possibilities? I much prefer the 360 to the PS3....

I thought they were keeping the system in place but leaving it deactivated meaning they could reactivate it at any time?

[Captain Obvious]

That's f***ing sneaky if true

[PTAO?]

As if Microsoft actually made a u-turn
They are just postponing their plans until they feel safe enough to implement them.

[Jaiston]

As if Microsoft actually made a u-turn
They are just postponing their plans until they feel safe enough to implement them.

Pretty much, in a few years, most if not all consoles will do what Microsoft wanted to this year.