RogueTrip2012 wrote:

-Non-Servicable internal HDD (probably custom flash or OS limiting replacement)

Pictures from wired suggest there shouldn't be any mechanical problem to replace/service the HDD.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/05/xbox-o … #slideid-138497

so this 'Non-Serviceable' warrant must be caused by something else.

@ Gemini000 - I guess it all comes down to what games you like. Got a PS3/Wii/DS-Lite/PSP/PS2/SNES/Genesis-2/NGC/N64 with crap load of games (around 500+ not including PC Games). Basically stopped gaming around 2001 and didn't start gaming again till about 2008. Interestingly enough New Super Mario Bros. DS got me to get a portable and then I found all the awesome GBA games. Been playing through alot of the classic Mario/Metroid/Zelda games I missed back in the day. In 2009 I think I spent like 3 grand collecting games and consoles which was quite overboard looking back.

@ Swaaye - Gotta admit that a modded XBox interested me. Hacked a PSP Slim w/32GB microSD and forgot all about it 😉

Crap, don't mean to off-topic this thread though.

xbox one in brief: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbWgUO-Rqcw

tl;dw: tv, sports, cod, xbox go home.

From the youtube site :

HoggerTheHedgeHog wrote:

Guys I can't make up my mind. will I watch tv, or play xbox. but what If I play xbox, and I want to watch tv sudden??! jesus what will I DO? I won't survive this! if I play my games, that means i can't watch tv! FUUUCK..

Let's see, no backwards compatibility, no support for composite or component output, and you have to pay a fee for playing used games. 😜 While these aren't definite deal-breakers, M$ is going to have a hard time selling me one of these.

mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:

no support for composite

I am actually thankful for this. Not only do developers have to compensate for the low resolution, they also have to make sure that the blurry nature of composite doesn't ruin the experience, though the lack of component is really a downer.

mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:

Let's see, no backwards compatibility, no support for composite or component output, and you have to pay a fee for playing used games. :P While these aren't definite deal-breakers, M$ is going to have a hard time selling me one of these.

I myself am:

* Not buying an XBox One, no matter what
* Not buying a PS4, no matter what
* Not buying a WiiU until the games I'm anticipating come out and review favourably
* Getting an OUYA once I'm ready to start porting stuff :D

silikone wrote:

mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:

no support for composite

I am actually thankful for this. Not only do developers have to compensate for the low resolution, they also have to make sure that the blurry nature of composite doesn't ruin the experience, though the lack of component is really a downer.

I know composite looks like crap, but it can be useful to have in certain situations, like if you're traveling and and the TV in your RV is an older model that only supports composite connections.

I always thought of Xbox as a console for people with anger management issues.

Incase you didn't already know why Kinect is mandatory, here's why: http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-patent-spies-o … drm-7000007102/

Svenne wrote:

Incase you didn't already know why Kinect is mandatory, here's why: http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-patent-spies-o … drm-7000007102/

somebody sent me this image, since its quite big, i leave the url instead:
Edit: http://i.imgur.com/mTefwph.jpg

I was expecting a better console, not a better TV experience that i can't even use... The should call it XBOX GONE, because quite honestly, the console part (the true Xbox) is literally gone. Well, looks like my 360 is going to last at least a decade more.

Svenne wrote:

Incase you didn't already know why Kinect is mandatory, here's why: http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-patent-spies-o … drm-7000007102/

No it's not. It's because they want to watch you fap to pr0n and upload the pics to the cloud. 🤣

Now that I know the Kinect is mandatory, I'm definitely not getting one. I'm not planning on getting a PS4 either, as I don't see the point of buying one. Instead, I'm going to wait for the PS3 to become a budget console and pick one up to play all of the exclusives I missed out on. 😁

in some forums, theres suggestion to put connected kinnect in sealed containter to limit its sensoring capability.
I'll wait until somebody post the result on internet.

Joey_sw wrote:

in some forums, theres suggestion to put connected kinnect in sealed containter to limit its sensoring capability.
I'll wait until somebody post the result on internet.

Or you can put a photograph of yourself sitting alone on the couch in front of the Kinect camera so it thinks you are the only one in the room while you and 10 other people watch the latest film you downloaded.

This is the only time I've been so uninterested in the so called latest gen consoles... I just couldn't get excited over them anymore....

laxdragon wrote:

As a fan of the 360, I left watching that conf very disappointed. They did not show anything surprising at all. All this is ending up being is a 360.5
Very minute incremental changes and tweaks. I'm disappointed, but not surprised, by the lack of backwards compatibility. Maybe it will do better at E3.

Either they are gonna show it off at E3 or make every one made.

Make no mistake it is vastly more powerful than 360 even if it may not be as fast as PS4.

But I never did 360 or PS3 because most of my game preferences are on PC anyway. The social tie-ins (lock ins) aren't appealing. And I like mods. I like tweaking. Etc. Motion controls are vastly overhyped. I had a Wii and that got old quickly.

Meh, I am not too fond of MS consoles, since the 360 I had was one of hundreds of thousands to millions that have red-ringed on me, and that alone is deal-breaker to me, and I have had my PS3 since 2007, and it still works as good as I got it on day one, not to mention that the controller is much lighter, and has some decent JRPGs such as Ni No Kuni and Tales of Graces, which the 360 never had, though it had some JRPGs. While Halo sounds good, I much rather play Quake or Heretic on the PC, because FPS games from that era just seem much better to me. Those are my two cents.