Xbox One Details: Clarification for the Haters

[Michael-5]

nightsurge said:

 

• The Haters: I can't lend my disc to my friend to play!
• The Solution: While I do not know this for certain, based on what Microsoft will allow you to call a "family member" it seems to me that you can now share games with your circle of friends with ease! While the simultaneous usage may be limited to one or two people at a time (not sure on that detail), you would at least be able to loan your games with 10 people at a time, which is 10x better than loaning your game to one person, and being unable to play that game yourself in the meantime.
• Some Possible Catches: Probably requires an internet connection and Xbox Live account. See above.

Kinect Sensor

 

• The Xbox One's Kinect Sensor is an integral part of the new Xbox One experience, and as such, is required to be plugged in to the console.
• The Haters: Oh noz! The Kinect will be watching me and always be on! Someone will hack it and see me in the nude!
• The Solution: Microsoft clearly stated that while the console is "off" the Kinect sensor is only listening for one command of "Xbox On". They also stated that the console is secure, the device is secure, and you are able to customize the Kinect security features at any time. You can "pause" the Kinect during gaming/media etc at any time to disable it from watching and listening.

As you can see, almost all of the horrendous worries about the Xbox One are completely put to rest. The only valid remaining concerns are if you have no internet available to you at all and to a lesser extent, used games/renting games/loaning games (family member sharing would resolve some of these).

If I missed anything else, please contribute so I can add it to this list.

 

 

 

 

 

Online Requirements: Fine

Game Sharing: Not Fine, your info is off, Only 1 person can play the game when I let them borrow it, and they have to have had a One system and been a friend for at least a month. Plus they also have to have the actual disk I recall, so it's not like you make it out to be. I recall their are also other restrictions, like you have to have had your profile on their console at one point or something, and I often lend my games to friends who I haven't played on their console.

Used Games: Not Fine, Participating Retailers are only large scale retailers, this will really hurt smaller retailers, and I often buy used games at smaller retailers because they stock up on older, rarer games more often.

Plus like you said, I can't sell my games on eBay. This might be a minor issue to you, but I've often bought a game day 1, and just hated it, despite the reviews, and sold it back at cost. EBGames gives you peanuts for used games, so this really makes the console expensive. I've made enough money selling old 360 games, to buy at least a dozen more games, can't do that on the One.

However it's not "as bad" as I originally thought. I thought I would have to pay XBL prices for used games, and XBL prices are just ridiculous. Halo 3 and Fable 2 are still $35......

Kinect Sensor: Not okay, I should be able to disable features I don't want. I don't want Kinect always listening and watching, even if it's only looking for keywords. If I want to be able to disable it, that should be my choice, just like turning the console on and going straight to the game or the XBL menu. Secure or not, I don't even want MS with my credit card info, how can you say it's not a big deal to always have ears on me?

Cloud: Never cared.

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What about Physical ownership of games? With the One, you can only play the game as long as you connect every 24 hours, which means you have to be able to connect to XB One Servers right? What about in 15 years when MS takes down their servers, I can't play my XB One Games? I still play N64 regularly, that would be unfair!

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My biggest problem is the milking of IP's. I love Forza and Halo, but a new game EVERY 2 years. Forza is a racing sim, not that many cars release in 2 years, and it's hard to make large improvements to the game if their are 3 or 4 entires to the franchise on a console. Halo as well, I'm just getting sick of it, the story is pretty weak now IMO.

Then there are the One/PC exclusives, they aren't exclusive.

Then there is Rare's butchering, I have yet to see one good new game from Rare in 10 years on a MS platform. MS needs to give them more funding.

I want new IP's, I want JRPG's (like before), and I want them to be continuously supported throughout the systems life, not like the 360 which wasn't seen a new IP in nearly 5 years.