Xbox One: out later this year – all news here
Microsoft announced Xbox One today, confirming the system won’t require an always-on Internet connection, despite many rumors to the contrary. Get a breakdown of everything that happened during the reveal below.
Xbox One Specs
8GB of DDR3 RAM
500GB hard drive
Custom AMD chip with 8-core CPU that is “four times quieter” than Xbox 360.
Blu-ray drive
HDMI 1.4 output
Three separate 802.11n radios.
WiFi Direct
USB 3.0
1080p and 4K supported.
7.1 surround sound
Kinect bundled with 250,000-pixel infrared depth sensor and 1080p web cam.
A bevy of screenshots of the console and its controller are posted over on WIRED.
Xbox One announced, Kinect and TV support
Don Mattrick came on stage to discuss the history of Xbox and Xbox 360. Kinect and more. Talking about what is next on Xbox 360 at E3.
The system can switch between TV, the home screen, turn on and off, just by saying “Xbox On,” “Watch Tv” and other voice commands. It also has Skype built in with group video calls on TV. This can be used in what is called Snap Mode, which allows you to interactive with multiple programs at once on Xbox One without switching between them manually.
Three investments were made: Console and its architecture; Kinect, Smartgalss, and Xbox Live for the cloud. The system contains USb 3.0, WuiF i direct, Blue-ray, and 64 bit architecture with 8GB of RAM.
It will run “practically silent ” as well.
Kinect is redesigned to respond to voice and gestures with 2GB data per second with, and the new sensor comes with each system and runs in full 1080p fir Skype voice calls.
It can track your head better, along with balance changes between feet and legs.
Xbox One Features
TV : Navigate and watch live TV from your cable, telco or satellite set-top box through your Xbox One. This will be available in US at launch with other regions to follow at a later date.
Xbox On: Turn on your system using the two words.
Custom-tailored Home: Dashboard contains favorite games, TV and entertainment.
Snap: Do two things at once such as multiplayer, watching a movie, talking on Skype while watching live TV, or track NFL fantasy team on TV as you watch football.
Skype: Talk with friends on your TV in HD, and hold group calls.
Trending: See what is trending within the Xbox community or with your friends.
OneGuide: Find your favorite entertainment by searching via network, name or time, all with your voice.
The Xbox One controller is updated with 40 design innovations. New dynamic impulse triggers and new D-pad and was designed “for games by gamers.”
Smartglass has been downloads 10 million times, and the new console has it as a native part of the platform.
The new Xbox Live is more powerful and intelligent. Xbox One will have 300,000 servers for the XBL. Content is stored in the cloud. All of it. Movies, saves, etc .A dedicated game DVR will be inside to save to the cloud with native editing and sharing tools.
Achievements are dynamic and will change. You can search for a match in gaming while you browse, play another game, or watch TV.
The games, Halo TV show
Andrew Wilson from EA Sports took the stage to announced EA Sports Unite. The engine was hinted at during the last call to investors. Madden, FIFA, NBA, and UFC are all in development for Xbox One.
Phil Spencer took the stage to announce Turn 10″s Forza 5. It will be out at launch with Xbox One and more on the game will be revealed during E3 2013 next month.
Remedy announced a new title called Quantum Break, and MS Studios has been investing” in new and original IP – and has more in development than any other time in history. 15 exclusive games in first year, eight of which will be new IP.
Nancy Tellem, the firm’s entertainment and digital media president came on stage to announced a Halo live action TV series for Xbox One and that it will be directed by Steven Spielberg.
An NFL partnership was also announced.
Activision publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg stepped on stage to introduce the new Call of Duty:Ghosts. The DLC released for it will be released on Xbox One first before anywhere else.
The game will include new AI, customization of characters, dog buddies to help you fight, between graphics on an all new engine.
Xbox Live – new and improved
Xbox One, according to Microsoft, is built to “amplify an all-new generation of Xbox Live” making it “more powerful, more personal and more intelligent.”
Games can be installed in segments so that gameplay can start quickly, and updates will be downloading in the background. Players can also save and store their profile, games and entertainment in the cloud to access them anytime, from any Xbox One console.
In addition, existing Xbox Live Gold Membership for Xbox 360 will seamlessly carry over to Xbox One, and users can bask in the following new features:
Smart Match. A new Smart Match matchmaking system virtually eliminates waiting in lobbies by estimating wait times and finding people you want to play with while you are enjoying other activities — reputation fundamentally matters and helps find best matches.
Game DVR. A dedicated Game DVR captures and accesses your magic moments, all saved to the cloud. Along with sharing tools, you will have the most amazing bragging rights with Xbox Live.
Living Games. Dynamic, living worlds evolve and improve the more you play, and advanced artificial intelligence can learn to play like you, so friends can play against your shadow.
Expanded achievements. A new and expanded achievements system captures video of your epic moments, continues to grow a game’s achievements over time and rewards you in new ways, and your Gamerscore carries over from Xbox 360.
Xbox SmartGlass. Xbox SmartGlass is natively part of the Xbox One platform, built in from the beginning with the ability to quickly render content directly onto your device, and now more devices can connect at one time for multiplayer and shared entertainment.
You can re-watch the live stream of the Xbox One reveal above, and get caught up on all the news out of through the following links:
- Xbox One does not require always-on connection
- Xbox One: Ubisoft confirms Watch Dogs, Assassin’s Creed 4 & more< /a>
- Call of Duty Ghosts: Xbox One gameplay shown, all DLC is timed exclusive
- Xbox One TV strategy: Halo live-action series confirmed, Steven Spielberg to direct
- Xbox One: Quantum Break revealed by Remedy
- Forza Motorsport 5 confirmed for Xbox One
- Xbox One & EA announce partnership
- Xbox One: new Xbox Live service detailed, game capture confirmed
- Xbox One: 8GB RAM, Blu-Ray, new Kinect confirmed
- Xbox One revealed in Redmond: motion, voice and dash functions shown
- Xbox One: Thief will launch on Microsoft’s console, Square confirms
- Crytek’s CryEngine 3 “an officially licensed provider of middleware and tools” for Xbox One
- Xbox One: Destiny release confirmed by Bungie
- Xbox One “an evolutionary step in the entertainment consumption experience,” says EEDAR
- EA Sports trailers show off new Ignite Engine
- Xbox One architecture panel live streaming on Twitch
- Xbox One: Black Tusk’s first game will announce at E3 2013
- Battlefield 4 will release on October 29, confirmed for Xbox One
- Xbox One: live TV available in US only at launch, requires separate device
- Xbox One: Greenberg reiterates “main focus,” to be on games at E3 2013
- Are Microsoft committing to more than they can handle with Xbox One?
- Xbox One available for pre-order through GAME, ShopTo
- Xbox One designers discuss the console’s architecture
424 Comments
Dragon246
First !
Imagining the live-stream, with Ballmer and more Ballmer
Francis O
I’m calling it right now, Microsoft breaks their own record of most shooters announced at a press conference. 80% of games shown will be shooters.
Xbox Live will once again force you to pay, when it’s free elsewhere.
And more exclusive timed DLC than ever before.
This is going to be a epic reveal.
CyberMarco
*grabs popcorn*
soltan2
OOOOOOO GOD!!! Can’t Wait!!! but it’s a shame that i’m gonna miss it!
I Hope there will be a sign of Watch Dogs! and no sign of GTA
The_Red
VG247 is lying! I just closed my eyes and used my imagination. There was no livestream window there, nothing. No light at the end of this… Ok, I’ll stop now. Back to Metro Last Light
polygem
cannot wait…wish they would just show it today. it´s a holiday here
wont be able to watch it before tomorrow night and like i said, cannot wait.
i would love to see the user interface
the controller
games
games
games
new ip´s
i want to see at least one exclusive platformer
will it be BC? it would be great to be able to buy the nextbox, be able o play your 360 games on it and also be able to still play halo reach online with the guys who still own the ol´360…that would be ace and would really make the choice much harder for me. i´ll probably buy one of those beasts at launch, i am optimistic about playstation 4 but it´s not written in stone. only one of them will get my cash at launch. the better deal.
No_PUDding
I’m really hyped. This is gonna be so good.
viralshag
@6, I don’t think we’ll see much in terms of games tomorrow. I’m sure they said tomorrow is about the console and what they have planned for it and E3 will be about the games.
I’m really excited for it. So far the PS4 hasn’t done anything for me and this gen the 360 was my console of choice. At the moment the only thing that would make me reconsider buying the next Xbox at launch is a really disappointing show tomorrow.
Christopher Jack
I want to be excited but the prospects of having to pay to play online really is crushing any potential hype. Now I know people call me cheap for not wanting to pay the small initial price but I simply don’t think that way. The way I see it is how much I’d have to pay over the next 10~ years & I’d be looking at close to $1000 if I were silly enough to buy at RRP that I could do for free on the ps4 or PC(not to mention that games are cheaper on PC too). If I’ve already paid for the console, the game and the internet connection, you can bet your arse I won’t also pay to play my game on my console through my own internet connection…
I know, my same old boring argument but that’s how much I resent gold. Sure the service beats PSN but not by that much & it certainly has nothing on the near unlimited amount of features that the PC offers.
Erthazus
Why people should call you cheap? Steam, PSN and even WiiU are all free. There is no reason to pay for subscription if you are not a Halo or Xbox fanboy. I don’t see any reason when quality is not up there for 60$ for a year.
Patrick Garratt
I wouldn’t be surprised if they dropped subs-based multiplayer tomorrow.
DrDamn
It’s all about the extra services I think. Both will go for a similar model of basics for free and extras based on a variety of subs deals.
Live is the best at what it does but too much which should have been free was tied to it. It felt less like added value for being gold and more like being penalised if you were silver. Makes you resent a service rather than value it.
freedoms_stain
@11, if they do, will they do so for the current xbox?
At this point I think it’s quite hard for them to do.
tmac2011
what time?? hopefully ots around 5:00
Dave Cook
@14 the times are all above, first paragraph
Patrick Garratt
@13 – Good point. I just reckon it’s going to be increasingly difficult for them to justify it going forward, especially considering they have the only paid multiplayer system on a major platform. They need to drop it or they run the risk of it not working. They have to show the future of Xbox is more than being a COD-box.
FabioPal
@15 are you sure about the time? I keep on getting 5pm GMT as 10am PDT…
Patrick Garratt
The time’s right, yeah.
DrDamn
@17
That’ll be because we are currently in BST in the UK (British Summer Time). GMT + 1.
FabioPal
@19 oh, cool, thanks!
P.S. Just moved to UK and still have to figure out this timezone names!
viralshag
@16, While it’s true they’re the only one with a paid multiplayer service on the major platforms, it’s hard to deny that it’s been a success for them.
If the majority of current 360 owners are happy to pay for Live now, why would that change with the next console? I’m not against a free service of course but I don’t see why you would change something if it’s worked well for them, based on the impression they give anyway.
I think with PS3 users happy to pay for PSN+, I think Sony probably regret not having a paid option from the get go for some increased revenue.
Samoan Spider
Just to further what #21 said, do we definitely know that Sony are keeping the current PSN structure? I can’t find statements, concrete or otherwise, to say that they are continuing with a free service, whereas I find many admittedly unofficial comments that they are considering charging for basic PSN access.
DrDamn
@22
It’s been very much a “We aren’t talking about that right now” response. Certainly no flat out denial I’ve seen and there are implied conclusions right there. However I think it’ll be bare bones free with a lot of stuff bundled into a PS+ like service which a lot will pay for.
Djoenz
@22
Then I wont buy the PS4. Imagine having to pay a monthly subscription for a console MMO AND for basic psn….thats just retarded.
Im considering playing FFXIV on ps3 based on how well executed it will be. Hope they dont screw up..
karma
As a current 360 owner I’m just not excited for nextbox. MS have done nothing but cause me to dislike them with crap like Kinect, charging for online MP and the overzealous dashboard ads. And thats not even getting into their consistently dwindling focus on actual video games, the horrendous marketplace prices for DLC and other gaming related downloads.
There is just no way i’m going with Xbox again. I won’t buy into the false promises this time around.
Patrick Garratt
There’ll still be paid elements to Live, no question, and it has been massively successful for them, but I think they have to stop charging for online play. It’s severely limiting. We’ll see, obviously, but I won’t be shocked if they confirm it tomorrow.
Deacon
I hope you’re right Pat. Not just for the monetary gain and the lessening of my resentment toward MS, but so I can shove it in the face of the people here who said with the utmost certainty that Sony would follow MS and charge for online next gen. You know who you are
Hunam
The thing is that it looked like it was going to happen as XBL was pulling in so much subs and people seemed to be happy with it, but the last year and a half or so people have really started to resent paying for it, probably because of how ad ridden and poorly laid out the dashboard is now.
Patrick Garratt
The problem with it is that there are too many alternatives for free. Sony’s shown that you can have free multiplay and still provide a premium service people will get behind, and I reckon it could be a deal-breaker in the coming gen. Would people still buy Gold if they didn’t have to for multiplay? That’s Microsoft’s challenge, I think. Full play services are free on Steam and PSN, and you’re right, @28: I do think a lot of people now resent paying for something they can get for nothing elsewhere. Dangerous when an entire generation of gamers is looking to make a choice on investment this Christmas.
DrDamn
@28
After letting my Gold slip now I’m really surprised by how much was linked to it which I take for granted elsewhere. Web browser, You Tube & other video apps, demo availability dates (*).
If MS want to continue charging for it then they have to add more which has real tangible costs to them, cloud saves for example are fine as part of a paid for service.
(*) I disagree with this on PS+ too. Regular demos shouldn’t be held back for others under the guise of a service for people who pay. I understand where you want to limit access (like Betas), but demos are effectively adverts.
SlayerGT
@20 Pat the multiplayer will be free..in your subsidized monthly contract plan for your 720
DrDamn
@31
What subsidised monthly contract plan? …
https://twitter.com/thurrott/status/336475059604570112
Interesting …
Patrick Garratt
I can’t wait for tomorrow, now. Very interesting, especially given that we’ve already seen PS4. Microsoft has to do some serious straight talking, I think, and some proper reinvention. PS4 made a lot of sense to me. The whole concept looked solid. Hope MS doesn’t fuck it up, basically.
DrDamn
@Pat
“Hope MS doesn’t fuck it up, basically.”
Even the biggest Sony fan should be hoping for this. A strong MS will push Sony and vice versa.
SlayerGT
@32 Hmmmm. That is interesting. I thought that was their ace in the hole. A way to lock your customers in for two years, investing in an ecosystem..not much longer now and we’ll see.
tmac2011
you should put in the title “tomorrow night” also
daytripper
@33 Why havent they been any editorials leading up to this event like there was before the PS4 announcement?
zinc
Services will be key features. Which means plenty for NA.
Rest of world? Not so much.
DarkElfa
What it’s all about is wallet rape. Whether you’re a fan or not, you must know by now that MS plans to hold you upside down by the ankles and shake as much cash out you as it can.
Of course it doesn’t mean the games won’t be good or the console won’t rock, it just means that unfortunately the people running it all are fucking EA level greed whores.
Cobra951
@12: True, and I think they’ve increased the penalties for staying on the free service over time. They certainly don’t take away advertising when you pay, so they have to sock it to the silvers in other ways.
Another thing they’ve done in one of their updates is to keep you connected even when you use what should be an offline profile. Before, this would stop all the online activity, and make the local content on the dashboard respond much quicker–particularly at boot-up time. Now, there is no difference in what you see, only in what you can do. The only way for me to be offline now is to pull the ethernet cable.
Edit: As a related aside, why does this system keep getting tagged the 720? 720 is, what? Nothing. 360 is the number of degrees in a circle. It is not a model number. Maybe it has another significance that only insiders understand, but whatever it may be, doubling it as a label for the next system iteration makes no sense. “Xbox Sphere” (next dimension up from a circle) makes *infinitely* more sense. Speaking of “Infinite” . . .
oliver mcteer
it won@t start
tenthousandgothsonacid
@41 It’s tomorrow dude.
Come back in 24 hours
daytripper
No answer, as expected
Patrick Garratt
@43 – Because I’ve been very busy. We’ve got blanket coverage all day tomorrow and two editorials planned for Wednesday.
And because I’m being paid by Sony to pull back from Xbox coverage, obviously. As expected.
Patrick Garratt
I am bias.
daytripper
@45
who said anything about you specifically? How many writers do you have?
Lengendaryboss
@46
Chill out having the Boss comment this much is a rare thing but about writers all i can think of is Steph, Dave, Brenna, Sam, Pat (sometimes well rarely) and sorry if i missed out anyone, small team with a big load of news, previews and anything else to deliver daily. Bottomline these people are most likely on breaks preparing for their next shift.
Patrick Garratt
I was joking
Seriously, we’re all flat-out with E3. And Brenna’s on holiday. Don’t worry. There’ll be plenty of Xbox-related stuff this week.
daytripper
@47 I am chilled
If I did think he had a bias or shit like that I wouldn’t visit the site. Simple as that. I just thought it was strange all the pre ps4 hype stuff here and hardly none for the Xbox.
daytripper
@48 Cool, cheers for the heads up mate
Well done on the short story btw
Patrick Garratt
We’ve covered every rumour, I think. To be honest, my PlayStation contacts are loads better than my Xbox ones. I got a ton of stuff on PS4 before the reveal, but virtual nothing on the new Xbox.
Patrick Garratt
So yeah. Believe me, if we’d been able to scoop it you would have known about it.
Patrick Garratt
@50 – Cheers! I’m slightly happy about it
G1GAHURTZ
Official news > rumours
Lengendaryboss
@Pat
Actually Pat i think VG247 did a better job hyping up PS4 pre-announcement than Xbox720, where someone (can’t remember who) had article about them growing up with PlayStation or something like that.
daytripper
@53 Lol yeah I saw your tweets, slightly happy indeed
To be honest if some ten year old walks into the tent saying “Xbox on” then proceeds to arm wave for five minutes I’m turning it off.
Dragon246
@daytripper,
Isn’t that an internet wide phenomenon (not as much excitement, at least on gaming sites I visited)? I guess its because of 2 things-
1. Sony enjoyed first mover advantage
2. MS prevented leaks/ leaks aren’t as exciting as ones floating before 20th Feb. For once, leaky Sony ship helped them
However, I am inclined to think that MS live conference will grab more eyeballs (especially in US) since they are livestreaming it on more avenues.
Btw, has anyone seen any advertising campaign for this? Sony advertised theirs in UEFA league.
daytripper
@57 Yeah good points, I think going first is the best way personally. If MS’ event is dog shit Sony will just lap it up easily
I think Sony has a new PS4 ad ready for the Champions League final on 25th May which may have new footage I’m not sure.
Dragon246
Some more rumors-
https://twitter.com/thurrott/status/336475059604570112
“A couple of Xbox news tidbits ahead of the launch… Illumiroom will be part of Tues event, subsidized Xbox v.Next model has been scrapped.”
And according to him, no changes has been made in specs since 2012-
https://twitter.com/thurrott/status/336477549733507072
tenthousandgothsonacid
@59 bah I was hoping the xbox would be better than the leaked specs so that cross platform stuff on the ps4 wasn’t held back by it
GwynbleiddiuM
@55 It was Brenna and she wrote an article based on her memoir. I’m sure she could’ve invented as good a story as her personal experience but I’m more interested in realism over fiction on this subject.
No body has that deep of an experience with XBOX from our generation, especially since first XBOX console wasn’t as popular as PS2 was back then.
monkeygourmet
Uh uh uh uh uh aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!
polygem
Uh Oh B a n a n a Joe
lexph3re
So ready for tomorrow!
CyberMarco
I have to admit that I’m not a big fan of Xbox in general, but I’m really hooked for tomorrow’s presentation, bring it on!
monkeygourmet
@60
He just says he hasn’t ‘heard’ of any spec bump… I’m still hopeful.
I was hoping for a new console for the last few years at E3, these proposed specs would have excited me 2 years ago… But now, not so much. Especially if the PS4 / 720 have to last 8 years.
Beta
Tonight is peaceful.
Tomorrow, the fanboy war begins anew. God help us all… :’)
nollie4545
Can’t wait for the hysteria to end, so we can all get on with our lives, laugh at fan bois with their failboxes and continue to play games on max settings at 1080P and 60fps.
My console career has reached its zenith I’m afraid.
fearmonkey
I hope MS gets me craving the new console, as right now I’m open to it but lukewarm about both PS4 and Xbox. I’m prepared to be disappointed but hopeful. When MS launched the 360, it wasn’t till they showed Kameo that I got really interested. I hope there is something like that for this launch.
Yoshi
Please please please don’t ruin it for me again this time by spoiling everything. If you want a summary please make another article and don’t edit this one. That way I can watch it once I get home without everything being spoiled. Please VG247, don’t let me down again and all will be forgiven <3
Beta
As long as there are no child actors playing with Kinect, and Usher is nowhere to be seen I’ll be happy.
tmac2011
show us the console, if they do it like sony prolly be pissed off
Beta
So is it actually called the 720 now? Haven’t been keeping up to date with name rumours.
Dave Cook
@73 nah, it’s just a name everyone gets. If I call it Durango some folk might be like, ‘The Whaaaaa?’
Beta
Fair enough
Wonder what they’re going to call it. 720 does make the most sense imo.
Gheritt White
I reckon the next-gen console will be called Xbox Infinity and the standalone media box/backwards compatibility attachment will be Xbox Fusion.
@#72: Does it really matter what the actual box looks like? I’m interested in exactly the same thing Sony revealed – the three Cs:
1. Capability (i.e. specs)
2. Content (i.e. games)
3. Controls (i.e. the pad and other input devices)
If they fail to educate me on any of those three, I’ll be in Sony’s camp come E3.
Beta
@76 I’m not too fussed about the box either. It’d be a nice bonus but it’s not the main reason I’m watching.
Telepathic.Geometry
Have I got the timing right? It’ll start in about an hour and spare change, right?
Dave Cook
@78 Nope. 6pm GMT / 7pm CET / 10am Redmond time.
Telepathic.Geometry
Ah fuck, that’s like 2am here.
Telepathic.Geometry
Sorry, cheers for the heads up Dave.
Dave Cook
@81 it’s OK
heroes159
so how many hours left ???
CyberMarco
3 hours and 15 minutes… As of my post.
Dark
http://i.imgur.com/Hg3klDh.jpg
This kind of rivalry is rather entertaining lol.
deathm00n
@85 “As it’s a slow news day…” lol
Rockin a Jack D
I’m expecting more of this bullshit from MS.
http://gifs8.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img4492.gif?29a00a
Consoles are shit PC’s duct-taped together for the casuals.
Gheritt White
@87: You say “casuals” like it’s a bad thing to have a life outside of playing videogames.
Fuck PCs, I have more stuff going on in my life than to spend time setting up hardware and fiddling around with settings.
Rockin a Jack D
@88
You’re parents must be real proud. Oh, and enjoy Natal 2.0
deathm00n
@87 I’m sorry Mr. Hardcore. Hey casual people let’s leave the internet, we lost.
CyberMarco
@87 – So I’m considered casual for having a custom built rig for PC and multiplatform games and a PS3 for console exclusives…
Rockin a Jack D
@90
An alt account speaks…
viralshag
I don’t know about others but my parents are proud I have a job and live a decent life.
I don’t think they care a single bit about my gaming habits…
deathm00n
@92 You wish…
Edit: Oh I see viralshag is in this thread, he just gave me a gift in steam yesterday of (shock) Arma 3. Am I an alt account viral?
Gheritt White
@89: If that was directed at me, I don’t do alt accounts. As for my parents, I’m with viral… they don’t give a flying fuck about my gaming habits. Do yours? If so, that’s probs because you still live with them.
More to the point, is your girlfriend proud of you? Hmm? ‘Cos from what your mother says, you leave a lot to be desired if your father’s anything to go by.
CyberMarco
@85 https://twitter.com/ReggieFilsNOA/status/304350515691675648
monkeygourmet
Soooooo…
How does it go again:
Drink if they say:
Kinect
Media
Connected
Unprecedented
Drink a whole bottle if they say:
Exclusive
Killer Instinct
Free Online
monkeygourmet
@96
LMAO!!!
Thats really funny, good sport Reggie!
Gheritt White
Monkey wins the internet.
CyberMarco
@monkey – Actually that was posted the day the PS4 was announced…
Another console reveal, another drinking game.
monkeygourmet
@99
I fucking hope there was confusion over MS booking Cirque du Soliel again and Andrew Dice Clay turned up instead…
monkeygourmet
@100
Yeah, it always goes around, there are similar ones for Nintendo etc…
Thats why i said:
“Soooooo…
How does it go again”
CyberMarco
@monkey – Why not?
monkeygourmet
@103
Someone died when doing the Nintendo drinking game though… It’s not funny.
You had to take a drink everytime Iwata said:
“Please be patient”
viralshag
@94, I would be hugely surprised if you and GW were the same person, I’ll say that!
deathm00n
@105 It would be weird if I really am GW and paid for almost a dozen of games in steam and played some of them for a lot of time just to prove I’m real and use the alt to make mockery of a random stranger on the internet.
Or I have a double personality disorder. Might happen…
Gheritt White
LOL.
viralshag
Well at least one of them was free…
deathm00n
@108 Yeah, by the way, thanks! Didn’t catch you online to say it.
Now back on topic people. Xbox and Playstation sucks, PC master race for the win.
Did I do it right?
Gheritt White
@109: You forgot to call at least one of the camps “fags”. I think that’s how it’s done.
Patrick Garratt
I hope it’s called Xbox 720.
Patrick Garratt
Or Zbox.
Dave Cook
‘Exbox’
deathm00n
And then it turns out to be called Xbox 3. It would be weird.
Patrick Garratt
I wouldn’t be surprised if it was just Xbox.
Dave Cook
@155 me neither tbh
viralshag
MexBox, comes with free nachos.
(If you sign up to Live for a year.)
Gheritt White
Decksbox, comes with DJ Hero 4. Killer app!
My money’s on Xbox Infinity. MS’ marketing types always hated “Xbox” as it’s so male-focused and how the letter “x” is usually only associated with adult content. In 2008, they didn’t want the next console to be called Xbox at all! “Infinity” has a softer cadence without pissing on the hardcore, which is why I think they’ll go for that.
DrDamn
SexBox – total entertainment solution.
Gheritt White
…and DrDamn wins.
viralshag
Microsoft Infinity…
Because you’ll be signed up forever to pay for it.
Samoan Spider
Is it too late for this?
G1GAHURTZ
I think they will call it…
…wait for it…
…you’re gonna love this…
‘Xbox’.
That’s it.
Whad’ya think?
Beta
Hopefully now that I’ve gone from 1 Mbps (love Sky Broadband!… -.-) to 48 I should be able to actually stream the thing.
Unlike the PS4 reveal.. That was the night I chose to leave Sky.
Only an hour and half till I find out!
viralshag
@122, Epic.
G1GAHURTZ
The feed on XBL apparently starts 10 minutes before the show is due to begin, by the way.
I wonder why.
10 minutes of Doritos® adverts, maybe…?
Beta
I can just picture marketing suits throwing around words like infinity and fusion.
Hoping for 720 or just Xbox.
Patrick Garratt
It starts ten minutes before, yep. We’re not allowed to post the embed before then.
dandliver90
Can I watch this on my iPhone?
G1GAHURTZ
^ Maybe.
Cobra951
As I posted back 80 comments or so, 720 has no basis in anything. Why the media/internet/whatever has taken 360 and doubled it is beyond me. The first one wasn’t called Xbox 180 or Xbox 0. 360 is just the number of degrees in a circle. 720 has no meaning at all.
Of course, now that we’ve been getting 720 drilled into our heads, who knows what will happen. Self-fulfilling prophecy?
Gheritt White
@128: If your feed fucks up… actually I shan’t make violent threats on the internet. It’s bad form.
I’ll save it for IRL
G1GAHURTZ
@131:
Don’t take it so seriously, it’s just a moniker.
G1GAHURTZ
ONE HOUR TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beta
720 equals two rotations or two circles, two circles equal infinity! Oooo.
Seriously though, it’ll probably just be called Xbox.
monkeygourmet
They call it xbox 720, because, when you see it you turn around 360 degrees twice and walk away from it…
G1GAHURTZ
@135:
Wait a minute…
Are you trying to say that you’ve got exactly 48Mbps?
How did that happen? Why not ask for 2 more and get 50?
Beta
It averages around 47 or 48 mbps but never reaches 50 for some reason.
I didn’t purposely order 48 mbps no.
Apologies if it came across that way.
Cobra951
@135: Nice try!
polygem
where is this shit now? i thought 10 in the morning. ahhh redmondtime and in the evening… was just me – too dumb to understand timezones again! now it´s plus one hour to 6pm uk-germany right? riiight? so half an hour to go. ok, i see, that´s why i am a console gamer and not pc…
but bring it on finally!!!
Beta
@140 Yep 5:33 PM in the UK right now so roughly half hour to go.
Patrick Garratt
The stream’s live.
polygem
i am actually really excited now. i was mr cool ice just hours ago but now i start melting
TheBlackHole
HO-LY ****
Here we go.
TheBlackHole
*PLEASE don’t be shit*
*PLEASE don’t be shit*
*PLEASE don’t be shit*
*PLEASE don’t be shit*
*PLEASE don’t be shit*
polygem
fancy! lol!
monkeygourmet
It’s happening…!
10 and counting!!!!!
Arrrrrrrrrgh!
mistermogul
Woohoo! I’m like a fat kid eating cake!
monkeygourmet
@145
X 1000!
Please MS, use your billions to have made a powerful console!
Beta
God I hope it’s not a crap reveal! These things rarely go well so I’ve got my fingers crossed
Erthazus
Sony butt is exploding right now. Epic intro MS have.
polygem
lol erth. i mean seriously “sony butt is exploding right now” just made my day
Ireland Michael
I wish I could get excited about this, but at the end of the day, its just new hardware. Without great games, that means nothing, and every format has great games. It just takes time.
mistermogul
This music means business! Anyone know who it is?
Sadismek
@151 Yeah, I bet Kaz is biting his fist in a corner crying :D!
polygem
2….
G1GAHURTZ
This had better be good.
Bill_E_Talent
30 seconds!!!
G1GAHURTZ
I’m watching on XBL. It’s about 3 seconds ahead of this stream… lol!
Dragon246
Start!
polygem
uhhhh. BAD START!!!!
mistermogul
It’s Major Noobson!
RandomTiger
Yer, that was pointless
Gheritt White
Major Nelson – BLATANT paedophile.
Beta
Alright get on with it.
zinc
Lovely, Larry has a little blonde puppet
Bill_E_Talent
creepy…
viralshag
BRING IT!
Cobra951
It’s on the 360 now as well.
Blah blah blah marketing blah . . .
Stardog
Xbox Alive?
viralshag
@170, Haha, That’s what I was thinking.
Sadismek
So much PR crap. SHOW US THE GAMES!!!
Cobra951
Xbox One!
Sadismek
HTC One partnership confirmed!
barchetta
Footprint of a regular Amp? Stackable? Nice……
CyberMarco
Xbox one?
Ireland Michael
This self obsessed, willy waving tedium is getting dull already.
G1GAHURTZ
One!?
Whoah!
It’s HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!
viralshag
Terrible name…
CyberMarco
More kinect crap… -.-
Sadismek
Woah, you say “Xbox One” and it turns on! Holy Jesus!
FUTURE!
Ireland Michael
So what are we going to call the original Xbox now?
God, what an uninspired name.
The most tedious thing about Microsoft’s conferences the last few years that its all tell and no show. Telling us its the future of entertainment won’t make it so.
Beta
Oh God no.. not always on Kinect. What I feared.
Bill_E_Talent
Moving along…
G1GAHURTZ
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMES!?!?!?!?!??!?!
Cobra951
Ugh! I hate talking to machines.
Bill_E_Talent
@185 THIIIIIIISSSSSS!!!!
redwood
what the fuck? show us the games already?
Bill_E_Talent
Apparently, we all suffer from ADD
CyberMarco
Is the crowd payed to get excited?
Beta
Oh for God sake, I have TV already! Show me some games!
G1GAHURTZ
Don’t care about all this BS. Where are the flippin’ GAMES!!!?
Ireland Michael
If the instant stuff actually is instant, that is definitely a good start.
@190 Probably.
polygem
i hate tv, never skype, never watch sports….am i a gamer or what. talking to my xbox, grabbing a movie and zoomgestures? boooohhh!
Bill_E_Talent
Dear sweet fucking god shut him up
Star
omg so much gimmicky non-gaming stuff.
“we love gaming” but show you non of it hah.
polygem
a dream come true for couch potatoes. i am a pretty active guy that also likes to play games…the controller looks great though
Beta
Killing my hype. Get Him Off The Stage.
Cobra951
TV, TV, Skype, TV . . .
Games? Anytime now . . .
Ireland Michael
It’s pretty bloody obvious this is all prerecorded video.
zinc
Fuck me it’s a remote control, I can Skype with!!
AWESOME!!
G1GAHURTZ
This is poo.
viralshag
Why are you guys screaming for games? You all knew this was about the machine…
polygem
for now it´s “xbox go home” for me
Sadismek
“Xbox, go home”.
Star
“you dont have to remember channel numbers anymore”
eh i can remember without any problems after years of using TV
thx no need
lexph3re
Xbox atch tv, Xbox play my prerendered clip of a game…. XBOX QUICK BACK TO TV!
monkeygourmet
I’m now a PC gamer, hi guyz!
CyberMarco
The guy on stage reminds me of guys who go from house to house to promote merchandise, like encyclopedias, pots and frying pans. Making them look extraordinary compared to usual stuff, like they have reinvented the wheel.
dizzygear
I guess their hoping to bundle the Xbox One with DVB subs to help with their install base.
Sadismek
Yeap, history’s repeating. It’s mostly similar to PS4 now in terms of hardware. It’ll all come to games now.
Ireland Michael
A multipurpose media device where you can instantly switch from one thing to another?
Damn… almost sounds like… a PC. =P
CyberMarco
@212 – Shhhh! Erth will come gun-blazing…
Bill_E_Talent
@212 Yeah, but this is “Rocket Science Stuff” which is different…
CyberMarco
Rocket science what? lol
G1GAHURTZ
Blah, blah, blah…
Bill_E_Talent
Feedback in triggers is cool…
Ireland Michael
“This is a rocket science level stuff.”
Ell ooh ell,
monkeygourmet
By gamers… For gamers…
Don’t you even dare utter those words… Fuck you sky net! :/
Bill_E_Talent
This is persistently boring the shit out of me.
Sadismek
Now it shares the same functions with the PS4! And here I was, hoping this generation we’ll have at least slightly different consoles. :/
viralshag
BRING THE THUNDER EA
G1GAHURTZ
Uh oh.
It’s all gonna kick off now!
CyberMarco
I wonder how much the audience was paid to cheer so much…
polygem
EA sports…well fuck all this
Bill_E_Talent
whoa
reask
I like the bragging rights bit,it means I can get the 1 good match out of 50 and everyone will think I,m great.
polygem
guy makes me PUUUKE
CyberMarco
“change the way you play…”
How many time was that phrase used in the gaming industry…
Ireland Michael
Credit where credit is due, that controller does look great.
Erthazus
BORING AS FUCK.
Console is an ugly PC case with WINDOWS 8 on it. I’m serious. You can buy this case. LOL
polygem
i do not want to live in this xbox world
Cobra951
Lead off games talk with EA and sports crap? Seriously?
Sadismek
Messi!
CyberMarco
All I can get from this event is that the new Xbox is aimed again to the US consumer.
Gheritt White
They’re losing me. The pad was… SO last gen. Glad I’m waiting until Xmas 2014, but right now PS4 has me way more excited tbh.
Beta
Can anyone say BORING! Show me some games!
Rockin a Jack D
Looks shit…
Ireland Michael
ZZZZzzzzZZZZ….
Beta
Umm, those graphics are not that impressive.
Bill_E_Talent
So it really IS the codfifa box?
monkeygourmet
So Ms wins with pure marketing grunt…. A sad day for gaming…
Bill_E_Talent
SAVE US PHIL!!!
Gheritt White
What a load of bollocks.
Ireland Michael
Oh look, a pre rendered cutscene…
polygem
241, 242, 244 + mofo 1
Sadismek
Eh, I can see the McLaren P1 there, so there it goes the McLaren deal they’ve talked about.
viralshag
Needs less trailerish, more actual gameplayish…
polygem
they are killing gaming right here. live.
Cobra951
FM5 at launch. First thing that makes me take notice.
CaptPierce
This just sounds like a PS4 with an Xbox logo on it. Not impressed with anything at all they’re mentioning. So many useless features and not a single game showed off in action.
ps4fanboy
console design is not impressive enough imo. the original xbox 360 design was way better
Sadismek
“Oh! A new IP!”
Live-action trailer combined with CGI?
“Xbox, go home”
CyberMarco
The crowd is getting really irritating… -.-
Ireland Michael
@251 I think what you mean is a PC with an Xbox logo on it.
YoungZer0
The Live-action footage was completely unnecessary.
Beta
Where is the gameplay? All pre-rendered or CGI so far.
Bill_E_Talent
Needs less trailerish, more actual gameplayish…
^This
Cobra951
Back to TV already? What?
polygem
ok, they´ve lost me. they showed what they really stand for, 15 exclusives or not.
monkeygourmet
TV TV TV TV TV TV TV Teeeeeeeeeee Veeeeeeeeeee!
Just make a fucking TV cunts…
My hobby… Getting raped… Raped right before my eyes…
Ireland Michael
Nobody cares about your “mission” if you don’t have anything to actually show.
Beta
Enough with the bloody TV!
polygem
what now. kill halo?
CyberMarco
At least we can say that it isn’t a sausage-fest! :p
Bill_E_Talent
Are you fucking kidding me?
monkeygourmet
@264
Yep!
Cobra951
Halo TV series. Fuck me. Bah! Time for lunch . . .
polygem
i truly CANNOT believe all this! FUCK THEM!
CaptPierce
You know something’s wrong when a television series is the most exciting thing about a video game console reveal.
monkeygourmet
I played Pong…
Okay, that’s legit… You can rape me now, thanks…
salarta
I AM THE WALRUS.
Don’t mind me, thought I’d post something random that nobody will ever see in the flood of comments here.
YoungZer0
A lot of “experiencing”, “changing” and “transforming” going on here, but nothing to show for it.
And I thought the PS4 presentation was disappointing.
Beta
Show me games now, or forever lose a sale.
minxamo
Sadismek
Now we’re having a teleshopping-like interview! This can’t get any better.
Bill_E_Talent
No doubt about it, a completely different approach versus Sony’s console “reveal.”
Erthazus
Halo TV series in a CONSOLE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Sony I disliked your conference, but this one is TOPPING it in Retardation.
minxamo
WHERE ARE THE GAMES EGGMAN?
YOU SAID THERE WOULD BE GAMES!
mistermogul
It certainly seems games have taken a backseat to other entertainment. I’ll wait till E3 to see what these 15 exclusives are but for now I’m still in PS4′s camp…
monkeygourmet
Raaaaaaaaaaaaage!
They are saying everything that I hate, every… Fucking… Thing… That burns my soul and makes me hate gaming…
Beta
Oh God no.. Is that it?!
Gheritt White
FUCK this bollocks, they’ve totally misjudged the audience of this reveal. There was plenty of time to court the mainstream – closer to launch, when the product is almost on the shelves. Right now, it’s about (re)capturing their core audience and, speaking personally, they’ve fucking FAILED.
WHAT A LOAD OF BULLSHIT.
CyberMarco
@271 – Here you go. (NSFW)
P.S. It’s from South Park.
Sadismek
Damn, not this guy again…
ivycrew707
They all sound so scripted lol
daytripper
This has been one of the shittest console reveals I’ve ever seen. It’s a nice looking box but the name is shit and this event had been fucking rubbish
viralshag
Jesus, you lot are acting like they didn’t say today is about the console, E3 is about the games…
Bill_E_Talent
What a terrible, terrbile offering on display today.
viralshag
System seller news there…
polygem
U N B E L I E V E A B L E
now end the show with activision….well done
monkeygourmet
@284
I already know what that is before I click!
my girlfriend and I were just talking about it!
Bill_E_Talent
@288 But it’s been almost all about TV.
monkeygourmet
My hobby is dead… My GTX 680 SLI rig is already being ordered with STEAM big picture. Bring on power plus indie
Bill_E_Talent
What an original synopsis for a COD game
YoungZer0
“America … the underdog …”
I’m outta here, bye, bye.
CyberMarco
lol, the guys at Activision act like they have reinvented the wheel… OMG! -.-
YoungZer0
Oh my god. They really are selling a “leaning” mechanic as if it’s the second coming. Unbelievable.
daytripper
@288 I am aware of that, even the games look underwhelming. Not impressed at all
Cobra951
COD Ghosts. 60 fps. Tech looks really good. Not a fan of the franchise, but at least it’s talk about stuff i care about.
Ireland Michael
>”not playing it safe”
>new Call of Duty game
>360 quality textures
CaptPierce
You know something’s wrong when a television series is the most exciting thing about a video game console reveal.
CyberMarco
Call of Duty Ghosts: Where dogs have ear-tattoos. System seller!!!
BF3 had better graphics on last-gen consoles…
Erthazus
New engine? Bullshit. It’s the same old thing but with better textures and effects.
Grass is from previous games.
It’s a current gen game but for XBOX ONE in 60 Frames Per Second.
Ireland Michael
“Modern Warfare 3 was state of the art…”
“…pushed what was capable at the time.”
Jesus Christ. I’m done.
salarta
God, I wish this was during E3 instead of a couple weeks before it. This would have made for a hilarious E3 showing.
daytripper
Looks like a high res 360/ps3 game
polygem
call peta
polygem
there was literally nothing in this show for me. nothing.
daytripper
@305 I nearly choked at that comment
CyberMarco
@306 – Don’t worry, there is always a chance to screw it next time too.
Beta
… Unless you wow me at E3 Microsoft. It’s Sony all the way I’m afraid.
I’ll be waiting.
Cobra951
Done. Overall, too much emphasis on TV and cloud stuff. As a strictly solo gamer, I foresee not buying this until long after launch, if ever.
Blue Oni
That was the most underwhelming reveal of a new console that i’ve ever seen.Congrats MS.
RandomTiger
Thats all folks!!!!!!!!
Ireland Michael
What an utter joke.
Bill_E_Talent
My apologies to anyone that stayed up late to watch this…
freedoms_stain
I think the people you want to impress early on are the gamers, the casuals will come in their droves later based on what their gamer geek pals are saying.
MS are targeting the casuals from the word go. Want to interest gamers? Talk about your 8 exclusive new IP’s, not EA Sports games and CoD which will be on everything.
monkeygourmet
Wii U, suddenly seems absolutely fine. Although it will be the last ‘games console’, what a send off to gaming as we know it:
Mario
Zelda
Metroid
I love it.
Edo
Now I’ve seen some bulshitting in my life but the Call of Duty guy(whatever his name was)…..MY GOD.
CaptPierce
Welp, nothing made me want to pay for Microsoft’s new TV box. Looks like Sony has my wallet this year.
Dragon246
Shmony is scared!
Well, MS has won before its even started. The attachment rate may double because of this…
- Said the most intelligent guys on the net.
Now let me put in some Wii U ads stating its the last gaming console, which can’t even make an personal account like PS3 and 360 did for ages.
MidlifeAxe
Where were all the games?
monkeygourmet
@322
Don’t you see, they have won almost certainly, just in the most shitty way possible…
I like how you quoted me, I must always be in your mind.
Gaming is dead because of this box.
DeVitowned
Glad to see I wasn’t the only one underwhelmed. The crowd must have been a modified “laugh track,” unless they are that excited about timed exclusive DLC. The only thing I liked was the multitasking and Skype.
Erthazus
Loved the moment when they announced Halo series… that I WILL DOWNLOAD FROM TORRENT SITES.
Oh Jesus man………
Bill_E_Talent
@323 Aww shit man, you blinked at the wrong moment. Sucks to be you…
Stardog
This was quite brutal. There was nothing interesting about it.
CoD was the same as the previous. The sports games didn’t look all that realistic. I was hoping they’d take the physics up a notch with divets in the grass, shirts tearing, mud on the players, and weather effects, but there was nothing interesting.
And who cares about TV channels…
The PS4 games looked much more interesting. The Dark Soulsy one, and they had variety with Media Molecule. The One reveal was aimed solely at guys it seems like.
daytripper
Awful reveal, I’m just waiting if Mass Effect is exclusive otherwise it’s Playstation for me. Nice box (don’t get the specs) but that name is shit “One” ??
Maybe it’s tiredness but the graphics didn’t wow me at all
Bill_E_Talent
So still zer0 clarification regarding the rumoured “always-online” requirement. That doesn’t inspire confidence…
absolutezero
Sony stock levels have gone up by 8%.
Bill_E_Talent
^For serious??
Talkar
@331 It’s gone up a bit more than that, but yeah, that is awesome x)
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SNE
Dragon246
On this meet, I am not as disappointed as many here. MS had set out to build an all-in-one box, the reveal isn’t bad if you look at it that way. However, whether it will work is the billion dollar question.
In short, they know what they are doing whether its right or wrong, just like Sony, and unlike Ninty.
daytripper
MCV saying it will be blocking used games, behind a fee
Talkar
@334
The problem is, some of us wanted games. We don’t want kinect, TV, movies, music. We just want games. Sony gets it, why don’t MS?
MegaGeek1
I wonder how long in this consoles life cycle that 8 gigs of ram will become inadequate. With all that bloat, a windows kernel, Kinect, DVR, PVR, and the kitchen sink… my guess is 18 months.
viralshag
@334, Exactly. They said this was going to be about the machine and it was. And in that space I think it looks ok. If the UI works as quick and slick as that, I’m impressed.
If people here are honestly surprised that MS are going after the all-in-ONE console/home entertainment machine, where have you been this gen? It’s been going that way the whole time.
They’re aiming to get sports fans and COD fans on their side early on. I think they know exactly what they’re doing.
@336, If you wanted that why didn’t you wait until E3? As they said that’s when games will be the focus?
manamana
Same same but different. It screams “mericuh” all over the place.
salarta
@331: Holy crap, I thought you were just saying that as a joke until I looked it up.
http://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:SNE
Sony: 22.75 +1.78 (8.49%)
http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:MSFT
Microsoft: 34.92 -0.16 (-0.44%)
Sony had a sharp incline starting at about when Microsoft’s conference began and is just now starting to slowly drop off, while Microsoft’s peaked early this morning and has only been alternating mostly between going down and staying level.
Edit: Correction, now that Microsoft’s conference is done, it’s sharply declining.
MidlifeAxe
It was all focused on TV, movies, music and all that. I can guarantee that hardly any of stuff will be available anywhere outside of America.
Bill_E_Talent
Sony stock dropped post PS4 announcement as well. That’s to be expected.
Kerrig
@341: my thoughts exactly
Hcw87
The console has technically the same specs as PS4 (don’t know if it has GDDR5 or GDDR3 yet, but i doubt gamers will notice any difference at all).
So the multiplatform games will look the same (like they do today mostly), and the only difference is the exclusive games on each consoles. I don’t understand the whine at all, if Watch Dogs looks amazing on PS4 it’ll look the same on the Xbox. One console isn’t better or worse than the other at this point.
I’m getting both as i have exclusive games i like on both consoles, but it’s hard (and pointless) to be a fanboy on either of these consoles.
Da Man
What’s amazing is how every time some new electronic device gets announced, the insane commenters discuss something which isn’t going to happen (like the always online, or no second hand games or the end of the internet) and then nothing happens and the site goes on..
Year after year.. N4N never loses the passion.
It’s going to be an exceptional machine with over 100 million of sales, much like it’s predecessor which is on track to be another PS1.
fihar
The focus is so different between the two that there’s no actual competition between them right now.
I wonder what will MS do to counter Sony’s big push for indies. While a lot of the features for the X1 is neat, I’m heavily leaning towards the PS4 right now.
stretch215
Well of course they’re going for the American market, they’re an American company. I was actually impressed with a lot of these features and I am definitely leaning toward ms for my first next gen. purchase (I’ll most likely grab both) I’m just waiting for e3.
stretch215
Also: @338 &344 +100
Beta
So they’re charging for pre-owned? This is confirmed?
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/407912/microsoft-confirms-pre-owned-fee-for-xbox-one/
That is another thing that will discourage me from buying.
Talkar
@338
Thing is, games weren’t important enough for MS to be showed in full during this unveiling which leads me to believe they don’t care about games as much as Sony. Which then leads me to thing that Sony will be the better choice for hardcore gamers. Obviously this is all just something i think, we don’t really know anything yet, but speculate is all we can do right?
Lord Gremlin
@334 See, difference between DDR3 and DDR5 is huge. So…
Max Payne
It seams that Sony stocks are way up after unveal of Xbox one.
http://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=SNE
Beta
@352 Yeah that was mentioned a few comments back dude
Max Payne
@353 Sorry I didn’t seen
viralshag
@350, But that’s it. People are acting like they were fooled in to watching this because they were told they were going to get shown a load of games… which wasn’t the case.
Until FIFA and COD were mentioned earlier, for only an hours show, I wasn’t expecting any games to be shown. I was expecting to see the console, the UI, feature, Live and other online capabilities.
Which in that sense, there was plenty of. That and the fact that E3 is going to be “all about the games”. What I’m looking forward to now is hearing about the 8 (or 7 if we include Quantum Break) new IPs in a few weeks.
CaptPierce
Not a single game shown in action, 45 minutes of TV apps and useless partnerships, didn’t address a single rumor, and now it will charge you for playing used games?
Xbox One, here’s a shovel. Proceed to dig your grave with it.
Beta
@354 No worries
Phoenixblight
@355
You can pretty much gauge the exclusives.
4 EA sports games
Quantum Break(MS studio)
Black Tusk(MS Studio)
Twisted Pixel(MS Studio)
Rare(MS studio)
343 Studios(MS Studio)
Forza
SO 5 unknown exclusives.
G1GAHURTZ
@355:
It was just disappointing, because the focus was on stuff that I don’t need a console for.
I don’t watch TV at all, and I have no desire to do anything on a TV other than play games.
I just wanted to see a simple in-game demo that could show me how good the thing ran compared to the PS4. Was that too much to ask?
Now they’ve shown this thing off, but I still have almost zero information about how good it is for games.
They’ve shown me almost nothing that makes me want to pay a single penny for it.
Eddie Rodrigues
@351 It’s not.
salarta
@350: Even if it turns out Microsoft somehow manages to be the best console for hardcore gamers, the fact of the matter is that perception is everything, and right now XBox One gives the perception that it’s a terrible option for hardcore gamers. On top of the few games mentioned being extremely casual fare, all the other features involved are geared toward everything other than video games.
PS4, meanwhile, seems like it’s optimized specifically for video games. The Share button, the video capture hardware built in, chatting with people while playing or watching others play even from a computer, their approach to loading a portion of the game to play while the rest downloads. And of course, thus far Sony has not suggested any restrictions on used games, while Microsoft has just basically said that you’ll have to pay a fee to play used games.
There’s no doubt about it, when it comes to an enhanced video game experience, PS4 is the far better option by the most objective standards. XBox One has a few useful features of its own: voice commands/gestures (if it works right, and if the person isn’t mute), go straight to where you last were so you don’t have to hunt for things, and ‘Snap’ to do a search while still watching something (which seems like it’s a good feature for a PC, not a system like this one). But PS4′s features are specifically geared toward improving upon the video game experience.
polygem
“They’re aiming to get sports fans and COD fans on their side early on. I think they know exactly what they’re doing.”
and this i fear…it was microsoft pissing all over our beloved hobby. killing everything that makes it unique, mainstreaming it, trivializing it, making it dull and shallow, aiming for the cahs and nothing but the cash. that´s what we have witnessed right here. it was shocking. i really cannot see how anyone can defend this shit.
the 360 was my main console this gen, i am a huge halo fan. i am outta here. this was awful.
monkeygourmet
@362
Here here!
Lengendaryboss
Thats it? i was expecting more but whatever.
Sini
holy shit i want an hour of my life back, it made wiiu look better. sony will be steamrolling this gen.
monkeygourmet
I love the fact the Dragon must be bursting to comment, but he doesn’t want to add too much to MS traffic!
Beta
Indeed, I was expecting a set top box and Microsoft didn’t disappoint, or rather that’s exactly why they disappointed. Utterly predictable.
Nigh on one hour of television, voice control and sports.
ps3fanboy
PLAYSTATION4 FOR GAMERS THAT WANT THE REAL GAMING EXPERIENCE AND NOT A CRAPPY TVBOX!
viralshag
@362, To be honest you’re living in bit of a dream world if you think the gaming industry these days is anything but “mainstream”. I love unique games as much as the next person but if it makes me less of a gamer because I like CoD and FIFA, well that’s just pathetic.
Fin
That was pretty disappointing, the glossed over so much. Was so US centric too – like 70% of it, don’t give a fuck about.
Joe Musashi
Was busy. Missed the reveal. Not gonna read all these comments.
In a nutshell: What did I miss?
JM
Fin
@371
Live TV integrated (with a DVR), though US only and you need an extra box
Lots of live sports things
Multitasking
Lots of kinect gestures (new Kinect)
Controller refined
Forza 5, new IP from remedy
EA special partnership
Ghosts in-engine footage
Pretty disappointing I thought. Ghosts was the only in-game footage, everything else was prerendered.
monkeygourmet
@371
Simon Cowell sponsors the new Xbox.
The new Xbox is a Sky box.
It has no games.
Edit…
They were too scared to talk specs… It’s a big box, but they haven’t told us what’s in it… Either worse than PS4 or the same. Does this matter? That’s up to you…
Joe Musashi
Oh.
JM
Fin
Oh there were very few hard numbers too – like 8GB and 500GB were the only ones I saw. Lots of hyperbole.
Joe_Gamer
I would like to point out to anyone who hasn’t had the joy of trying it out just yet, voice control fucking sucks, even when it works as intended(which is never) it is still worse to use than physical buttons. Oooh that looks cool, until you actually use it and then a week later you’re back to using your remotes because that ALWAYS works and is actually faster.
I regularly work with dragon medical, Doctors using thousand dollar Mic’s and training the programs database FOR MONTHS to recognize their individual voice mannerisms and it is STILL only accurate to about 95%. I don’t believe that the nextbox one will be anywhere near as accurate and even if by some miracle it was….I can issue 4-8 button commands in the time it takes to say “xbox, stop sucking!”
Cort
I already have a TiVo, thanks.
No sale.
Gekidami
Get back from work, see the main headline “Xbox One”, ok. Scroll down the page to see what games were announced… See nothing of interest. Oh Microsoft.
Dark
https://twitter.com/AdamSessler/status/336901672662077443
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Dragon246
@Viral,
However, I am mighty disappointed with their Europe strategy. They need to do much more than “exclusive” fifa ultimate team mode to wrestle Europe out of Sonys vice grip imo.
And most of those touted TV features wont work in major parts of the world, or would not be available for a long time.
@379,
Thats really dark
And hilarious.
viralshag
@380, Can’t disagree with that. I want to see what the TV options will be like in the UK. To be honest I’m on an equal level of excitement as I am with the PS4. Neither right now are must buys but what I’ve seen is far from a deal breaker.
salarta
@371: One thing I didn’t see others mention to you is that XBox One does not require an always-on connection, BUT it’s been confirmed through articles that pre-owned games require paying a fee to register them with Windows Live. Not sure how they enforce that issue though.
Cort
Wait, what?
A fee to play used games AS WELL as Live subs?
Dragon246
@Viral,
Yeah, and Xbox leads in UK, they needed to wrestle the mainland parts out of Sony, which they wont if this is it (I doubt so, E3 is coming, more importantly, Gamescom).
And it looks like they have given up on Japan, so that’s one region Sony has probably won by default
salarta
@383: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/407912/microsoft-confirms-pre-owned-fee-for-xbox-one/
viralshag
@Dragon, from this I’ve got an idea of the power and UI of the machine. I’ll wait until E3 to see what both machines can really offer.
Gaming is only one interest I have to spend my free time at home. One machine to fit all my lazy needs is fine with me. I have no doubt there will be great games on all the consoles so really the selling point for me is everything else that’s on offer.
machy
in one word LAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
DarkElfa
Great, can we all buy our PS4 now?
Beta
@388 Already got mine pre-ordered
tmac2011
why is the video so far down scared the shit out of me by the way
OlderGamer
You know whatching that was like watching a train wreck in slow motion.
Really, what were they thinking?
I think we have to wait till more info is avalible. On both PS4 and Xone. However, from what I have seen I am NOT impressed AT ALL with what MS showed.
Unlike some of you folks, I watch TV. I watch more TV today then I did at the start of this generation. However I don’t want or need to buy a Xbox to enjoy TV. All of those voice programs are nice, but you will likly have to program them. Plus voice comands…why?
Plus Kinect? No thanks.
What I wanted was more talk about gaming. I know this wasn’t intended to be an E3 reveal, but still it is a gaming machine…right? Or is it? This show left me wondering.
I think it is Waaay to soon to be declaring that PS4 will win anything in the years to come. However, I can’t see most of this stuff that MS is promoting having much to do with gaming. And I think gaming maters to gamers.
I would say the door is wide open for Sony. Or maybe we are just seeing the begining of the end of console gaming.
monkeygourmet
@391
As Mr. Burns said:
“So, the caterpiller has emerged from the cocoon. As a shark. With a gun for a mouth.” …
Yes… We are in the generation of never ending sequels, DLC, micro transactions, Always Connected, etc etc…
Such is the price of being a console gamer…
CyberMarco
@Dark – I knew that something was fishy regarding the audience…
ps3fanboy
this is just…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEu1dFLwf3E
Lengendaryboss
@394
Ok we get it Xbox1 is “sssssshhhhhiiiiiittttt” and PS4 is going to lead a generation of gamers, but please just stop it is an annoyance.
monkeygourmet
@395
Like 2 tramps fighting over a bit of rotten cheese…
Lengendaryboss
@Monkey
oh and i don’t like cheese.
I would or only rather fight over a piece of meat or pizza but beggars can’t be choosers
monkeygourmet
@397
I would never look down on someone who fights over a nice ‘Rib Eye’ or Pizza for that matter!
Erthazus
I’m still laughing my ass off watching Call Of Duty in-engine trailer. That was just pathetic.
New engine… My ASS
ManuOtaku
I am with most of you, that thinks that microsoft really are focus on other medias not related to gaming, which i really dont like, i want a console to play games not other things unrelated, but i think sony and microsoft are focusing on the social aspect in equal terms, and that is something that i dont want either, but maybe iam being old shcool here, and i might like it when i get my hands on both.
I havent see the videos of this presentation yet, but reading the news, iam more optimistic than before, especially in the games related thing, i didnt expected 8 new ips for them, and neither 15 exclusives on their first year, so i got to said iam quite happy, especially for the new controller that address the most important flaw of the current one, and adds interesting elements. I knew COD adn FIFA and the likes will be the focus but that is expecte they have a hughe following of gamers, me included, but i didnt expected so many exclusives from them, expecially when they are focusing on other things, really colour me surprise and very interested.
Thank god it seems they got rid of my only complain, the always on online thing, so for me was a win, i mean this reveals.
Max Payne
@8:48 ”Its not secret that we at Xbox love games…” O RLY ?
Lengendaryboss
@Erthazus
LOL
Hoika
They didn’t even sign an exclusivity deal with Ubisoft for Imagine: Happy Cooking 2?!?! http://files.xboxic.com/nintendo-ds/imagine-series/imagine-cooking.jpg
I’m with the Sony fanboys on this one. I think MS has dropped the ball with this reveal…
NocturnalB
Such a massive let down…
The biggest reasons and red flags for me not wanting this thing at all, the always connected Kinect for the box to work, the FEES for both purchasing a used game and the fee for more than 1 account to play said game.. not to mention all the cloud gaming.
And i thought the always online rumors were bad. It’s like waking up and realizing reality was worse than the nightmare.
I’ll miss earning achievements but my money is on PS4 now.
CyberMarco
And to sum up how I felt after this presentation…
Noodlemanny
I actually preferred this reveal to PS4. At least they actually showed the bloody case even if its a massive slab. I’m calling it the X1, saw it here first folks
Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t really like either of them. Both just consisted of PR showy pre-scripted drivel.
The PS4 reveal was hardly hugely game showing. More than the X1 for sure but still, thats all coming at E3. So just calm down, shut the fuck up and wait for E3. PLEASE
Rockin a Jack D
The whole box is a fucking scam. Yet morons will still buy it.
Phoenixblight
@406
Typical response. Just a few weeks ago it was “Wait for the Xbox 720 reveal” Now it’s “Wait for E3″. If they wanted to show what the console was capable of doing they would have at this reveal, they didn’t.
viralshag
@406, Your name sucks.
I’m calling it the Xboxo, that’s X-BOX-O. Really emphasise the “O”, as in “Oh Microsoft, what were you thinking?”. You heard that name here first, remember that.
I’m thinking I’m just going to buy a new pad for my PC and pretend I’m playing an Xboxo.
frostquake
Where was the Xbox 3-D Hand-Held?? LOL…Oh wait that is Smart Glass Tablets?
Pretty Much went as Expected for me:
1. Have Smart TV loaded with a TON of Apps!
2. Have a Smart Blu-Ray Player loaded with a TON of Apps!
3. Have a Smart Tablet loaded with a TON of Apps, that controls my TV
and Blu-Ray Player.
4. Have a Smart Phone loaded with a TON of Apps, that can control my TV
and Blu-Ray Player
Guess I just wanted a Smoking Gaming Machine, because I have “App Fatigue”
MAJOR APP FATIGUE!!
Cobra951
Reveal highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbWgUO-Rqcw
TV TV TV TV TV . . .
livewired500
The reveal overall was a complete waste of time for me. I don’t play sports games. I don’t watch NFL. I have Direct TV which the xbox will probably not work with. I turn off the vibration crap on all my controllers because it is disruptive to gameplay (rumble in the triggers, blech!) I don’t play COD on the xbox and could truly give a crap about a Halo TV series by a washed-up, has-been director.
So what is left? The games. Oh, they forgot to show any.
Digital Bamboo
Just getting to this now. Let’s see what I missed…oh…oh my god…I see.
I think both Microsoft & Sony will sell millions, it will just be to different audiences.
At this stage, it looks like MS for the masses, & Sony for people who want to play games.
Personally, I like games.
GwynbleiddiuM
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!
You have successfully watched a TV Show on Xbox One.
Next Achievement: Watch 5 TV Show episodes in a row!
G1GAHURTZ
I don’t watch tv, or even own one right now, so 90% of this reveal was irrelevant, for me.
Zohar
Sorry if repost, saw this on GAF
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&v=KbWgUO-Rqcw&nomobile=1
(EDIT: Yup beaten!)
Cobra951
@416: Yes, same thing I posted in 411. TV TV TV TV . . . Haha! Nicely done.
Zohar
Xbox, go home. :p
I like to watch some TV shows. I have a TV. I have cable. I have a cable box.
Why do I need another one? Oh so I can have it all in “one”
Yes, cool idea and the tech is very interesting, but I really don’t care, MS. Show me games. Sony blew your doors off. They are making a GAME CONSOLE. Even the Wii U is looking better than the Xbone. Tell me why your console is the definitive game machine that I should invest in. CoD map packs are meaningless. Every fucking platform is going to have CoD on it.
Mjorh
Buncha shitty game n useless tv! what an achievement , i’m thrilled ! lol!
@413.+1
laughing-gravy
Yes it doesn’t need to be always on, but Phil Harrison confirmed to Kotaku last night that it has to connect to the internet at least once every day. Oh dear!
laughing-gravy
Just a thought, what happens if your playing a game and some annoying git comes up behind you and shouts Xbox TV! That’s really gonna pee you off.
ps3fanboy
ms is a joke and im glad i did the right choice lastgen. sony is a company that know what a real gaming console is, and what gamers want. the ps4 for the win!.
viralshag
Just in case it hasn’t been linked:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KbWgUO-Rqcw
mistermogul
@422 – Maybe you are right about the Wii-utanic becoming the Wii-uboat after all!
http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=203348
Wii U sales up 700% after Xbox1 reveal! It seems MS have taken all of Nintendo’s negativity off them this week, lol!
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