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fps_d0minat0r on 19 March 2014
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d21lewis said:
fps_d0minat0r said:

For many people, it is worth nothing.

Sure it costs MS money, but if consumers dont value the features, they don't see any 'worth' in it.

HDMI pass through might be awesome for you, but who ever claimed to hate switching between HDMI inputs on their tv? its a really minor problem that they unnecessarily decided every xbox owner should have a solution to.

Anyway, if they did enough research on TV, they would realise more and more people are watching their TV online so instead of offering people to connect their other devices to Xbox, they should have encouraged people watch their TV shows on the xbox itself, by offering all third party services apps (without the need for XBL).


I never complained about having to turn a key to unlock my car or  being able to start it without actually being in it.  Then I got a car with remote start and automatic door unlock.  Lo and behold, it was a great feature and I use it all the time.  Being able to just say "Xbox, watch TV" and then have my TV turn on, my satellite box turn on, and then just say "Watch TBS" and the TV turn there automatically--it's a good thing.  Yeah, we're gamers and games come first and foremost.  In the months and years to come, I think Sony will win in that regard.  I'm just being honest.  I'll also be honest when I say absolutely nothing I've seen so far from either the Xbox One or PS4 (as far as games go) have actually impressed me.  The generation has just started so that's to be expected.

When I picked up my copies of MGSV: GZ and Final Fantasy X/X2, the lady gave me a list of the upcoming PS4, Vita, and Xbone games.  I sadly say, I wasn't impressed by anything on any of them.  I pre-ordered inFamous: SS but I think I'm going to be disappointed for most of this gen.  Hope I'm wrong.  It may very well be the things that consoles do outside of gaming that wins over the public.  I mean, the ability to play DVDs was HUGE for the PS2 and Netflix a year before the Wii and PS3 was huge for the 360.  That's my take, anyway.

Actually lots of people did complain about keys to unlock cars because they became way to easy to steal. The computerised remote locking systems were more to do with security than luxury. While I believe its possible to hack these, its way harder than breaking into a car that uses keys to open the doors.

For the same reason, you still need to inset a key in most cars to start the engine despite it being more convenient to just press a button or voice recognition (though some cars combine both, allowing you to use a button to start and stop the engine after the key is inserted).

Anyway, thats not relevant since in either case, the manufacturer is improving the car for its own purpose.

MS adding HDMI in is doing other devices a favour and taking on a job that can be done by the TV.

I bet if we both sat side by side in front of seperate TV's, I could switch HDMI inputs faster with a remote than you could using kinect. The truth is most people dont just switch once, they like 'flicking through'.