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goopy20 on 30 December 2015

Cons is that it costs the same as a console that is more powerful, and apart from that are pretty much identical when it comes to the games you can play on them. Even if that difference is small, it still makes no sense to buy a Xbox to play the exact same games in a lower res or lower framerate. Unless, of course, you're willing to overlook playing inferior multiplatform games because you're just more into the exclusives that are on the Xbox.



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Areal-Llort on 30 December 2015

I play consoles for the exclusives. I'd be silly to choose a console because of graphics.



Dr.Henry_Killinger on 30 December 2015

How disappointing. I came in here expecting a legitimate criticism of the Xbox 1 and when I saw the OP I was excited. But then I read it.

Enjoying/loving something doesn't mean blindly ignoring its flaws. Of course, there are cons to the XB 1, If you can't see them, maybe you need to take a step back from all of this. As a Gamer, you can't just accept whatever you've been given and then praise it as if nothing is wrong.

Hell, this "Flawless" XB1, you are touting has been made from a whole bunch of 180's and if the majority of Xbox gamer's where like that at launch, you'd be dealing with a much worse machine.



In this day and age, with the Internet, ignorance is a choice! And they're still choosing Ignorance! - Dr. Filthy Frank

hershel_layton on 30 December 2015
JustBeingReal said:
It's about 2X bigger than the competition, so it will take up way more space on the TV unit.
It has an inferior GPU and memory when compared to it's nearest competitor.
It's more expensive.
The packed in controller is inferior to the competition.
The system doesn't have anywhere near as many exclusives, be it games that are either outright exclusive to that one system or games that you can't get on the rival system.
Fewer and less established 1st party developers, with much less acclaim than the competition.
Smaller install base, thus the online community is way smaller than PS4.
MS doesn't seem to care to sort many of these issues out.
MS are all talk and no action.
No ability to swap out the internal HDD for a new one.
Weaker multiplats than PS4.

The cons seem absolutely clear, personally I've been open to MS showing me games that may interest me, but it's mostly the same old milked stuff, very little fresh ideas and practically nothing new from 1st party.
It doesn't have Horizon Zero Dawn (which has been outright stated to be coming next year), no Uncharted 4, Ratchet & Clank coming, along with amazing things like Dreams.
No No Man's Sky, no Bloodborne, no Tearaway Unfolded, no Driveclub, tonnes more you just can't play on it.
Lack of Sony's quality 1st party studios, that have been baking tonnes of exclusives and thinking about how to step up their game.

Hell even Wii U actually has a far bigger line-up of exclusives and other bonuses, like a cheaper price, smaller box, the Tablet Screen, rechargeable controllers. Nintendo's quality and proven studios.

I'd definitely buy a Wii U before I'd get an XB1 as my 2nd console. As for this nonsense about saying your PS4 has been gathering dust, I don't buy it. People don't spend money on something they have no interest in, especially a console, which quite frankly you could take that money and buy more multiplats for your XB1 or whatever system you game on, just buy more games for your chosen platform.

Just my personal perspective on the matter.

 

I don't see how the size makes a difference.

It's a box for god's sake. You can easily position it to make it as hidden as possible.



 

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DonFerrari on 30 December 2015
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

How disappointing. I came in here expecting a legitimate criticism of the Xbox 1 and when I saw the OP I was excited. But then I read it.

Enjoying/loving something doesn't mean blindly ignoring its flaws. Of course, there are cons to the XB 1, If you can't see them, maybe you need to take a step back from all of this. As a Gamer, you can't just accept whatever you've been given and then praise it as if nothing is wrong.

Hell, this "Flawless" XB1, you are touting has been made from a whole bunch of 180's and if the majority of Xbox gamer's where like that at launch, you'd be dealing with a much worse machine.

What were you expecting from Jega?



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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Dr.Henry_Killinger on 30 December 2015
DonFerrari said:
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

How disappointing. I came in here expecting a legitimate criticism of the Xbox 1 and when I saw the OP I was excited. But then I read it.

Enjoying/loving something doesn't mean blindly ignoring its flaws. Of course, there are cons to the XB 1, If you can't see them, maybe you need to take a step back from all of this. As a Gamer, you can't just accept whatever you've been given and then praise it as if nothing is wrong.

Hell, this "Flawless" XB1, you are touting has been made from a whole bunch of 180's and if the majority of Xbox gamer's where like that at launch, you'd be dealing with a much worse machine.

What were you expecting from Jega?

Anyone can change, I gave him the benefit of the doubt





In this day and age, with the Internet, ignorance is a choice! And they're still choosing Ignorance! - Dr. Filthy Frank

DonFerrari on 30 December 2015
hershel_layton said:
JustBeingReal said:
It's about 2X bigger than the competition, so it will take up way more space on the TV unit.
It has an inferior GPU and memory when compared to it's nearest competitor.
It's more expensive.
The packed in controller is inferior to the competition.
The system doesn't have anywhere near as many exclusives, be it games that are either outright exclusive to that one system or games that you can't get on the rival system.
Fewer and less established 1st party developers, with much less acclaim than the competition.
Smaller install base, thus the online community is way smaller than PS4.
MS doesn't seem to care to sort many of these issues out.
MS are all talk and no action.
No ability to swap out the internal HDD for a new one.
Weaker multiplats than PS4.

The cons seem absolutely clear, personally I've been open to MS showing me games that may interest me, but it's mostly the same old milked stuff, very little fresh ideas and practically nothing new from 1st party.
It doesn't have Horizon Zero Dawn (which has been outright stated to be coming next year), no Uncharted 4, Ratchet & Clank coming, along with amazing things like Dreams.
No No Man's Sky, no Bloodborne, no Tearaway Unfolded, no Driveclub, tonnes more you just can't play on it.
Lack of Sony's quality 1st party studios, that have been baking tonnes of exclusives and thinking about how to step up their game.

Hell even Wii U actually has a far bigger line-up of exclusives and other bonuses, like a cheaper price, smaller box, the Tablet Screen, rechargeable controllers. Nintendo's quality and proven studios.

I'd definitely buy a Wii U before I'd get an XB1 as my 2nd console. As for this nonsense about saying your PS4 has been gathering dust, I don't buy it. People don't spend money on something they have no interest in, especially a console, which quite frankly you could take that money and buy more multiplats for your XB1 or whatever system you game on, just buy more games for your chosen platform.

Just my personal perspective on the matter.

 don't see how the size makes a difference.

It's a box for god's sake. You can easily position it to make it as hidden as possible.

Yes, very reasonable to shape your living room to make room for a console instead of buying a console that fits your needs.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

The_BlackHeart__ on 30 December 2015

How about having zero 90+ exclusives in more than 2 years?

Is the XB1 the only console that has managed to accomplish this?



DonFerrari on 30 December 2015
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
DonFerrari said:
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

How disappointing. I came in here expecting a legitimate criticism of the Xbox 1 and when I saw the OP I was excited. But then I read it.

Enjoying/loving something doesn't mean blindly ignoring its flaws. Of course, there are cons to the XB 1, If you can't see them, maybe you need to take a step back from all of this. As a Gamer, you can't just accept whatever you've been given and then praise it as if nothing is wrong.

Hell, this "Flawless" XB1, you are touting has been made from a whole bunch of 180's and if the majority of Xbox gamer's where like that at launch, you'd be dealing with a much worse machine.

What were you expecting from Jega?

Anyone can change, I gave him the benefit of the doubt

Were you pleased with the result? But my question on expectation were what you expected of it, did you had any?



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

youarebadatgames on 30 December 2015
Chris Hu said:
Well a lot a people gripe about the controller still using AA batteries I think that is a legit con.

 

No thanks for proprietary or unremovable batteries, apple and sony can shove it.