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Munkeh111 on 08 August 2013
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Adinnieken said:
Munkeh111 said:
I do like that on/off switch!

But change the packaging, the first thing that you should see is the console, not the other way around! Oh and nice big power brick

I was slightly confused by "the kinect is an IR blaster" part. I know that the Xbox One controls your satellite box by IR, but does this mean that the Kinect fires the commands out to your box? I was actually discussing this with a friend, does this mean that your Kinect beams out the signal and relies on it reflecting off the back wall onto your satellite box?

No, you want the heaviest component at the bottom, so when you stack them then don't crush the box. 

If you really want to see the console first, pull out the accessory box, then the console.  You can pull the accessory box out as a complete layer without unboxing everything in it.  Then unbox the accessory box.

Yeah, I'm guessing Kinect 2 emits a strong IR signal that reflects off of surfaces back into the TV or satellite/cable box. 

You are assuming that they keep them the right way up the whole time... I was thinking along the lines of my new laptop where I open the box and the first thing I see is the beautiful top of the laptop. It is definitely the most asthetically pleasing way.

I suppose that should work, though IR blasters are rarely 100% at the best of times. I don't think it will work with my stuff anyway

As for your other quote:

I am not neccessarily saying that M$ was fully prepared, I am just saying that they have absolutely no excuse for not being prepared.
So firstly, there is no way that they should not have been planning the Xbox One for this year
Secondly, they would have known that always online was going to be controversial and they were just plain stupid in not talking about it or addressing it fully