I had a bunch of birthday cash so I figured I would take the dive on one of the new consoles.   I had been 50/50 on whether I wanted a PS4 or Xbox One for a while now, but the new EA Access thing coming out where you get a bunch of games for $30 bucks a year, and the exclusive lineup for Xbox compared to Playstation in the next 6 months or so sold me.    I wanted so baddly for Sony to convince me at E3 that their console was the right one to get this time around and when they pretty much said that LBP3 is the only big exclusive coming out this year, I was disapointed.   Microsoft sold me on a few games, but the EA Access thing only being on Xbox One really put it over the top.   I like sports games like FIFA and Madden, I just don't like paying $60 at launch for them and have no problem playing the versions that are a little older. Same deal with Battlefield.  I like it, but it's more of a $20 buy to me ussually.   $30 for the year for all of those and Peggle 2 just looked like a great value.   It ran me $300 for a Day 1 edition barely used minus the Kinect with AC4 and COD Ghosts so it didn't break the bank by any means either.

Heres my 1st impressions

- The menus have a little bit of a learning curve.   When I got the Wii U, I understood how to use it and most of the features within a few minutes and it was very user friendly.   The X1 took me a little while to get the hang of though.   Just random stuff like how to exit games and get rid of stuff snapped in to the screen.    Everything is very crisp and clean on the menus though and looks very professional, which I like.

-  New controllers are a solid upgrade.  Nothing groundbreaking but they are nice.  Love the new triggers.  The new shoulder buttons have to be pressed from towards the outside of the controller so IMO they are just ok.  I don't mind for shooters but when playing Killer Instinct having a very responsive button on top is important.  I may just have to get used to it though.

- COD Ghosts X1 is a marginal upgrade over the Wii U version.   I have played both now and while the X1 version looks better, it's not by much.    If it didn't come with my console I wouldn't have bothered.   Pretty weak 1st "next-gen" COD game and I think the pre-order numbers on the new one are showing that most people agree.

- Killer Instinct is extremely fun.  This is one of the reasons I choose X1 and I am glad I did.  The graphics are not mind-blowing or anything but who cares.  It's a blast to play and that's all that really matters.

Overall I think it's a solid console with alot of potential but needs a few killer apps to show off what it can do.  I said the same of Wii U before and now that MK8 and SM3DW are out, plus Smash coming soon the consoles future looks bright.   The bottom line is Xbox needs Halo.   That's what truely separates Xbox from Nintendo and Playstation and until it's out, it's a fun 3rd party toy with a B-level exclusives thrown in.  As of now though it's a fun thing to mess around with.

-  I still may get a PS4 down the road but not for 2 - 3 years but it's going to take more then LBP3 to get me to spend the money. 

Have fun with your new console!

Congratulations.

Great choice and KI is a reason to get the One

Congrats! I would assume the UI is a little confusing at first without the Kinect. I suggest you seriously use pins for the things you want to get to fast.
Also, if you like online games Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare will soon be on EA Access so just wait for it. You're in for a real treat once you see all the features. With EA Access and Halo: Master Chief Collection you could be set for Holiday 2014.

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Congrats. Planning on getting more games in a few weeks?

Thats awesome that Plants v. Zombies Garden Warfare will be on EA Access too.    I normally am pretty harsh on EA for alot of the things they used to do but I think this new program may be just the thing they needed to get their image turned around.   I have absolutely no idea why Sony didn't want it on their console, but I suspect once they see that EA is getting a ton of people to subscribe on Xbox One then they will change their policy.   Like I said before too, I like playing sports games but since they are released yearly, I ussually just buy 1 new sports game every year (sometimes not even that) and then just play the old ones until they pull the online.   I may pick up NHL 15 when it comes out because that is by far IMO EA's best sports game, and I played the NHL games the most last gen.

Between getting Smash Bros, Bayonetta 2, Hyrule Warriors and Yoshis Yarn for my Wii U, and the Halo Collection, Batman (hopefully), NHL 15, WWE 2K15 (maybe), Dragon Age, and maybe a few others for the Xbox One just in 2014, I think I am pretty much set.   I am a little torn between getting either the Ultimate Evil Diablo 3 or Destiny as my next game when they come out though.   I never really played much Diablo and always wanted to, but Destiny also looks great also. 

Maybe Diablo 3 Ultimate Evil edition.   I'm sure I will be tempted to get Madden 15 too just because football season is around the corner, but I rarely ever pay full price for a sports game.    Not a ton of interest in most of the other games that are out.   I may mess around with Dead Rising 3 if the price is right too.   I have been playing through Pikmin 3 again and playing the old-school Mario and Luigi GBA game, so I'm not really in a rush to impulse buy a bunch of games that will sit. 

I did for some reason receive all of the Killer Instinct season 1 charecters for free and I have no clue why, but I am not complaining at all.   Maybe Microsoft saw that I purchased every fighting game on 360 from Mortal Kombat vs. DC to Blazblue to Tekken Tag 2 and figured they would throw me a bone.

EA Access is selling consoles confirmed.

If you have no problem waiting then I suggest holding out for Black Friday deals. They're always good.