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  • Baron164 - 19 minutes ago

    As long as I can still give a game to a friend of mine without him having to buy a copy I'd be ok with what they are doing. What I'm hoping for is this, you get the game, you install it, the code gets attached to your gamertag. Fine, then I should be able to take the DISC and give it to a friend who can still play the game on his profile, as long as that DISC is in his Xbox, similarly to how game installs work currently. This way the DISC would still have some value and I'd be able to give it to a friend of mine to borrow. I would also want some way of being able to transfer licenses between gamertags so if I just wanted to give someone a game or sell it privately I can do that as well. I won't be forced to use some middle man to sell games. If they can do that then I would be happy. Of course their message has been so muddled at this point who knows what they are planning to do, but this is what I'm hoping for. If they won't allow this then I'll take my money elsewhere, If Sony implements a similar draconian system then I'll go back to PC gaming.
  • julyfire94 - May 22, 2013 5:04 p.m.

    I think the root of the problem is not the extra features; in and of themselves, those are fine. The root of the problem is what those features represent. They represent that Microsoft does not, and probably never has, cared that much about games. If they had never labeled the Xbox a gaming console, nobody would be angry. But they did. And I don't see how they expected anything other than the reaction they got, what with them performing a cruel bait-and-switch with the Xbone. Original Xbox-games console. 360-primarily games console. Xbone-"Oh, you expected a games console? Silly you. Don't you know that more people watch TV? You will be able to WATCH TV GUYZ!!!!" I've been a loyal 360 owner up until now. Heck, I even use Bing to try to support Microsoft. Not anymore. When a company fragments their consumer base, I don't want to have anything to do with them. All these extra features represent just that, which is why I am angry about them: it shows that not only does Microsoft seem to not care primarily about games and gamers, but they also have implemented, at this point in time, "features" which actually LIMIT gamers and games. That, to me, is the unacceptable part.
  • Eightboll812 - May 22, 2013 7:50 p.m.

    Hey but fantasy football iz gamez 2!! Youz can watch gamez on tv and trak statz at d same timez. woot. C? Its still all gamez
  • Dasoulink - May 22, 2013 12:26 p.m.

    It does SEEM as if the MS plan is counterproductive, that is if we are looking at it in the present. But if we think forward and somewhat out of the box some of these startling revelations do make some sense. For example a "always connected" console does offer some very interesting possibilities...I am crafting a weapon in a MMO game like Destiny and while I am out and about the console notifies me via iphone that the weapon is ready and has been offered to my guild for use or that nba 2k league I am in has notified me that I have been offered a trade rajon rondo for russell westbrook and upon accepting I update my roster while I am out and about and it is ready as soon as I get back in. Even still I have been informed that the DLC for Halo 5 has dropped, upon approval via my iphone once again I have purchased the dlc and it has been downloaded all while I was out. Funny thing is my iphone is "always connected" and it would be nearly useless if it were not. the thought of having a multimedia device in my home that is "always connected" to movies tv music and games is at this point very interesting. Who are we kidding here? television in its present form is the past but multimedia and what you do with it is the future...CONTENT is what this is about simply CONTENT.
  • codystovall - May 22, 2013 11:17 a.m.

    No used games and internet connection, no buy.
  • N7Spartan95 - May 22, 2013 8:51 a.m.

    After calming down from my initial frustration at a couple of the things about this console, I think I'm able to form an opinion on all of this. I probably will end up getting the Xbox One eventually for the sole reason that it's the only console that the new Halo games will be available on, and I'm a Halo fan. Looking back on what's been said, I really only have two problems: 1. The fact that it requires an Internet connection to run initially, and will need access to it every 24 hours to stay functional. If I get a new console, though, I'd want to get a good Internet connection anyway so I can play online multiplayer and buy DLC for my games. This is still bad for those who don't have good Internet, and it's still bullshit, but it wouldn't personally affect me. 2. The whole "blocking used games" business. Again, this is bullshit, but if I wanted to play a game of my friend's without buying it, I could always go over to their house and play it. Or have them come over and load up their profile and we could play it together while their profile is on my Xbox. Is it ideal? Hell no. Would I rather just borrow the disc and play it on my console without being subject to fees? HELL yes! But this situation is something I would find ways to cope with. Everything else doesn't really bother me at all, as it's all peripheral and doesn't affect my gaming experience. Some of the stuff, like being able to seamlessly switch between TV, games, and Internet using voice commands, as well as multitasking with Snap mode or whatever, seems kind of neat actually, and I might get some use out of it. Steven Spielberg's Halo TV series has some serious potential to be good, and that's something I'd genuinely enjoy watching as a Halo fan. And I'll still be able to play games like Halo 5, Destiny, and the next Mass Effect game. As long as the Xbox One can do that, I'm fine. Still though, I only plan on getting this console once I have an internet connection that can support it, and once Halo 5 comes out (which should be like what, a year or two from now?). Until then, I'll stick with my 360 and play the games I already own and enjoy, especially seeing as neither the Xbox One nor the PS4 are backwards compatible anyway, so I'll have to keep my 360 if I want to play my games from that system. But all that's just my take. If you aren't willing to put up with the bad or just don't want to, by all means get a PS4, or a high-end gaming PC if you can afford it. As consumers, we all have the right to vote with our wallets, and you can vote by withholding money from Microsoft and flinging it at Sony if you so wish. That's the beauty of consumer choice.
  • Eightboll812 - May 22, 2013 11:52 a.m.

    "Or have them come over and load up their profile and we could play it together while their profile is on my Xbox. Is it ideal? Hell no." This will only work as long as MS doesn't follow the route of Sony and limit the number of consoles you can tie your account to. People used to account share to share DLC and other digital purchases. To crack down, Sony limited the number of consoles you can put your account on. I predict that MS will have to do the same sooner rather than later.
  • julyfire94 - May 22, 2013 5:08 p.m.

    I feel you. Halo was one of the biggest reasons I got a 360 in the first place, along with Live and all of the - at the time - exclusives. Unless Microsoft rocks our worlds at E3, I'm not getting the Xbone, and Halo will be the hardest to leave. I can't afford multiple consoles, so I will probably be choosing between PS4 or a PC.
  • N7Spartan95 - May 22, 2013 5:13 p.m.

    That's a possibility. Of course, as of right now we still don't have concrete details as to how this whole thing will work. We'll just have to wait until Microsoft releases more concrete info on how renting, lending, etc. will work (or not) on the new console. Whatever they do, I'll just have to adapt.
  • N7Spartan95 - May 22, 2013 5:57 p.m.

    To julyfire94, I get it. Me and my brothers first got a 360 for Christmas back in 2010 (late to the party, I know). We ended up getting an Xbox over a PS3 because I wanted to get Halo: Reach. I'd played Halo in the past and I wanted to play the latest one. Eventually, I ended up getting all the other main installments; got CE Anniversary for Christmas in 2011, bought Halo 3 at GameStop, and got both Halo 2 and Halo 4 from a friend who didn't want them. Despite it's flaws and the number of complaints people have about it, I really enjoyed Halo 4 for it's storyline, graphics, and multiplayer. Since I don't have Xbox Live, I couldn't play Spartan Ops, but I watched all the episodes on YouTube and thought it was dope, especially the second half of the season. Point is, I've considered myself a fan for a few years now. When yesterday happened, I'd considered switching to the PS4 since it seemed pretty good, but I ultimately didn't want to leave behind the Halo universe I've come to love, especially since a brand new trilogy only just got started. I really want to see what's next for Chief, Lasky, Palmer, Arbiter, Halsey, etc., and for that I need an Xbox One. If it means I have to put up with the console's annoyances, then so be it. As long as I get to follow Master Chief's fight through to Halo 6, I'll consider it worth the investment. Plus, there's that TV series with Steven Spielberg. That oughta be cool. Sorry if I ended up rambling, but I felt like expressing my thoughts. Like I said, if you wanna buy a PS4 or PC and tell Microsoft where to shove it, more power to you. Fight the power and all that good stuff.
  • julyfire94 - May 22, 2013 7:37 p.m.

    Same with me. I got a 360 in 2007 with my first game on it being Halo 3. Halo is my favorite franchise probably of all time. I know its not necessarily the best, but the memories I have playing it are irreplaceable. I remember my first experience playing Halo, which was staying up late playing insanely fun multiplayer matches in Halo 2 with my friends, especially some intense sword matches; I was instantly a fan. I knew I must get Halo 3, and it didn't disappoint. I remember making super crazy forge levels with my friends and replaying the Halo 3 campaign a bajillion times, finally conquering Legendary difficulty, to at first getting my ass handed to me in multiplayer, but eventually getting better, to hunting down all the skulls in the Halo 3 campaign, watching all of the awesome moments in the theater and uploading my clips to my file share. For those reasons, Halo 3 remains my favorite game ever. Due to less time available to play, I have not been able to play Halo Reach or 4 as much, but I enjoyed both, especially Halo 4. 4 is probably the best in the series, taking all into account. Halo is one reason I was so disappointed with the console reveal. I don't want to leave the series, but I don't know if I can sink that much money into a console for only two games. I may still end up getting the new Xbox just for Halo; I'll have to wait and see. But I know that if I do, it will be a few years down the road.
  • N7Spartan95 - May 22, 2013 8:06 p.m.

    I remember playing Halo 2 on my friend's old Xbox back in the day. It was funny how my friend and brothers would all keep hounding at me in Slayer on that one city map (can't remember the name, but they redid it in CEA) to stop getting in the Banshee and fight them on foot. I never listened. :) Good times.. Well, at least it'll be a while until Halo 5 comes out, so I can relax until then. Of course, that isn't taking into account if BioWare releases the next Mass Effect game before then, in which case my hands would be tied as I am also a huge Mass Effect fan. Whatever comes first, hopefully I'll have permanent access to a good broadband connection before they hit or else I'm screwed.
  • Pruman - May 22, 2013 7:56 a.m.

    It's official: Microsoft has become Wii-era Nintendo. That period was marked by the company throwing all of its effort into wooing casual and non-gamers while throwing occasional table scraps to the dedicated gamers (aka "the hardcore," but I hate that term). This worked out awesome when the target market ran out and bought Wiis as fast as Ninty could make them and the system was profitable from day 1, but not so much when that same group bought maybe one more game for the system over the course of its life. Dedicated gamers, getting the message that their services were no longer needed, moved on to the 360 and the PS3, while Nintendo fans were lucky to get one AAA Nintendo game per year. Microsoft, with this fancy DVR/cable box they're calling an XBOX, has done the same thing, but they're going after people who use the XBOX mainly as a Netflix box and Kinect machine instead of casuals (but I repeat myself). Just like its push with not-Metro and Windows 8, it's throwing away everything it has to chase a market that may not even exist. The company is clearly run by a legion of King Canutes who believe they are smart and clever enough to seamlessly transition a hardcore gaming brand and mindshare into a glorified set-top box. I personally have no use for a fancy DVR, and since both of the new consoles are x86 based, there's a good chance that I may get games which I can actually show off on my quad-core Crossfire'd gaming rig, instead of crappy second-rate console ports that it can render with max settings and FPS in its sleep.
  • GamesradarsCamelToe - May 22, 2013 8:24 a.m.

    --theres gonna be a SUPER SIZED market for --"boxes that hook the internet to the living room tv"(starting soon and over the next probably 25 years) --ms knew that all along(why dont you think ms ever started making pc towers?) --xbox was NEVER a gaming console(just disguised as one for the start up) --now xbox is a name brand that people "unknowingly" trust --i wouldnt be suprised if xbox1 could be purchased at launch for free with a 3-5 year monthly fee plan
  • bestia121688 - May 22, 2013 7:50 a.m.

    I think it is unfair thatyou need to have an internet connection. Don't get me wrong, I have internet access, but to be required to login every 24 hours just to be able to play sounds like a slap in the face to the people who don't have web access. We buy gaming systems to play games, I know that sounds crazy, but it is true. Microsoft would be wise to remember that we were waiting for a gaming system, not some cool way to get on facebook or twitter.
  • deafwing - May 22, 2013 7:22 a.m.

    $ony was smarter with their reveal - even though they didn't show their console, they - - showed games - showed features - showed actual playable beta/alpha content - smart! I get that MS had to show what their system can do but the approach was wrong - period.
  • AtlanteanLancer - May 22, 2013 6:45 a.m.

    XB1 has a lot more resources dedicated to stuff that largely has nothing to with gaming 3 Gb of memory will be walled of for multitasking skype, program guides, movies, social networks,TV... and 2 cores reserved for the kinect 2,0 the background OS will constantly eat away a chunk of resources compared to the more focused PS4, which means a similar pricetag but a slower gaming machine
  • wayde1995 - May 22, 2013 3:19 a.m.

    Love how everyone's deciding on a console day after reveal, there's still many months ahead and E3 in just a few weeks to learn MUCH more about each console.

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