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Seriously. I actually watched the conference at work and after it was over I immediately began to tell my friends about the new console and how it worked and they're Xbox gamers, they didn't like the design, the name, nor the graphical leap shown. 

 

I got off work and went to the Internet and talked to my PC gamer friends, they made fun of the Xbox One and pretty much ridiculed anyone who'd support it, and were incredibly hostile towards the being online, and paying for used games fee.

 

Then I saw the gamer's reception, and my god it's downright terrble. 

http://www.gamespot.com/twitter-battle/xbox-vs-ps4/

 

And most comment sections are people flamming the new Xbox and full of people saying it sucks and they're switching over. Like seriously, I believe Microsoft is making a huge msitake with the new Xbox, a huge one. 

 

The name, the design, the marketing, the always online, the used games fee, it's all recieving negative reception. 

I kinda feel for Xbox loyalists having to defend their console from every other kind of gamer, even the Nintendo fans are slamming on the new Xbox and people are saying the Wii U looks good in comparison. I think Microsoft needs to seriously overhaul the entire concept, keep the specs to where the current games in development would run on it smoothly, and change the design, get rid of the retarded features, and the name before it's too late.

 

Honestly I don't see the Xbox One doing too well outside of America, at all...and I don't even see it doing as well in America as it once did because a lot of my real life XBox gamer friends are switching over to PS4 or losing interesting in gaming in general, and most of the reception on the Internet is confirming that people overall aren't optimisitc about it disregarding it's die-hard fans. 

 

I just don't see the Xbox One's cable box features selling at all. I mean HD recievers are pretty god damn expensive, I doubt a ton of people will spend $300 - $500 for something that'd make their TV experience better, on-top of their HD reciever. I also won't support Microsoft next gen like I did this Gen because it's so anti-consumer. The online once a day thing, the used games fee, and the freaking presentation all turned me off. I really hope Microsoft dumps some of these features and turn this ship around, like the PS4 got above average press, like some people were impressed and others downplayed people who were impressed, the reception wasn't negative at all numbers wise. With this unveiling...the reception is god awful, Microsoft is making a mistake and I hope they realize it and stop before it's too late. 

 

Tis all. 



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Put your opinion in the Xbox One opinion thread instead making the 15th thread that is exactly the same. No point in making so many similar threads when all that will happen is the same people will come in and post the same thing as every other thread.

Seriously, we're all starting to monologue a bit much

 

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=160448&page=1#



Im gonna say what PS fans said in 2006: Just wait

Only difference is, im asking to wait for 2 weeks. Time flies

MS is aware of the backlash, they have to be. To be this blind to their public gamer perception just isn't like MS. Late into 360s life is one thing, but you can't start a new gen with few offerings.



Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles. 

 

Daisuke72 said:

 losing interesting in gaming in general

Just want to highlight this. This gen will be a war against disinterest, not a war between MS and Sony. If MS loses, that doesn't mean Sony wins and vice versa. Regardless of tech and features, if they can't persuade a few million people to pay $500 for it then that's a problem.



I know I'm in the minority, but I really like the design of the console. It looks sleek to me, but unfortunately the design is the only thing I like about the console.

Microsoft is going to lose to Sony. Sony has momentum, and is making the right choices.




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Here is what tech journalists think about it.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/21/editorial-xbox-one/



Yes, they made a mistake counting. It's supposed to be called Xbox Three not One.



disolitude said:
Here is what tech journalists think about it.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/21/editorial-xbox-one/

Wait a minute not a single guy in there had any harsh things to say, I guess those guys got the memo that the conference would not focus on games as that is the E3 show



hasonap said:
disolitude said:
Here is what tech journalists think about it.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/21/editorial-xbox-one/

Wait a minute not a single guy in there had any harsh things to say, I guess those guys got the memo that the conference would not focus on games as that is the E3 show


Yeah. They most likely judged what they saw, and not what their inner gaming fanboy wanted to see... 



disolitude said:
hasonap said:
disolitude said:
Here is what tech journalists think about it.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/21/editorial-xbox-one/

Wait a minute not a single guy in there had any harsh things to say, I guess those guys got the memo that the conference would not focus on games as that is the E3 show


Yeah. They most likely judged what they saw, and not what their inner gaming fanboy wanted to see... 

Which is exactly what you do if you are going to a not so gaming related conference.

Sure they are announcing a new game console but they saved the games for later and put on their apps/dash on this show so it wouldn't be all about apps in the E3 conference, what exactly is so wrong with that???