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zorg1000 on 22 May 2013
ironmanDX said:
zorg1000 said:
ironmanDX said:
davygee said:
Having now seen the full reveal, here are my honest opinions:The Good - As a full, all in One media device, it looks and works brilliantly.  Love the user interface and the slick transitions between movies/games/music/internet etc.The Bad - The actual box looks meh.  It looks massive and reminds me of an old early 80's VCR machine.  Not sure about the two-tone body either, unless it splits in two.  Also due to the shear size of the unit, maybe the rumours of overheating are true and maybe there is a massive fan housed within the body.The Worry - Very surprised that no actual gameplay was shown.  Yeah but they are keeping that for E3?  Well, it makes me think that there won't be that much footage to show at E3, hence the reason to not show any at all with this event.One thing for sure though, is that this E3 will be the biggest full on fight between MS and Sony ever.

Agreed. As I discussed in another thread, Ninty has done well to stay out of the way. E3 will be interesting for all.

Do u think Nintendo should stay out of the way because they cant handle there own? or do u think its so either MS/Sony in a sense take the other out of the game thus giving Nintendo one major competitor? Or something else entirely?

Hmm... Potentially bolded but neither. MS and Sony are rolling into E3 with shit tonnes of hype. Nintendo are just there to reveal system selling games and not the system itself. A lot of the general public know nothing of ps4 and Xbox one so as far as they're concerned, it's all completly new. Then again, Xbox One is still going nuts on Twitter....

ok i couldnt tell if u meant it in a derogatory way or thought it actually was a viable strategy.

But ya i didnt literally mean knock one of them out of the gaming business, i didnt really know how to explain it. I guess let them fight it out and for Nintendos sake hopefully one of them would get a bad rep if the other outshined it.



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JEMC on 22 May 2013
DirtyP2002 said:
OdinHades said:
The Xbox One will never release in that form in europe. An "always on, always connected" device with a camera that has to be plugged in? Privacy Protection in europe will never allow such a thing to go on sale. Microsoft are in for some serious redesign or they just launch in the US only.

Ever thought about that? When even Facebook has major issues in europe, I think a device like XBox One will run into serious trouble. Also, in europe you have the right to sell used software. Some system set up by Microsoft won't do the trick.


You can sell it, there is just a fee.
Last time I checked, Steam was still working in Germany.

For now: http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/02/01/valve-sued-by-german-consumer-group-because-steam-users-cant-resell-games/

Besides the looks of the console (each one has its tastes), knowing that the rumors were mostly true has been a disappointment.

I buy used games and I don't want to pay an extra just because some greedy devs whine about it.

I don't want Kinnect, and even less if it's always connected and listening.

I don't care about its movie, etc. services as those will never leave the US, except for maybe the UK. They are useles to me.

I'm very disappointed.



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4k1x3r on 22 May 2013
snyps said:
Mistershine said:
snyps said:
Why is the box so big? It doesnt make any sense.

The heatsink and fan are as big as the ODD.



you mean optical disk drive? that explains a few inches... i think theres something hiding in there!



MRKs on 22 May 2013

I still don't understand, is it true the console won't play used games unless you pay a fee?
I didn't watch the conference yesterday and the internet is flooded with rumors and news and I still don't quite understand.



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davygee on 22 May 2013

One other thing that's been bugging me???? Why is the Kinect sensor huge as well....it's quite long, but more noticeably it's very very deep? It would be good to get some actual dimensions of the device, but what exactly are they packing in there? Also with the news that the Xbox One NEEDS Kinect....does make you think that some of the hardware for the Xbox One may in fact be hidden in the Kinect unit.



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