Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 4:22 pm
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 4:26 pm
The new CoD griefing tactic: yelling, "XBOX OFF!!!" as loud as fucking possible and praying it shuts down everyone on comm en masse.
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 4:27 pm
The Xbox One simultaneously runs three separate operating systems. First comes the tiny Host OS, which boots the machine and then launches two other hard-partitioned systems: the Shared partition, an environment that runs any apps (Skype, Live TV, Netflix, etc.) and helps provide processing power for the Kinect sensor and its gesture and voice controls; and the Exclusive partition, which is where games run. Because of the way memory is apportioned in the Shared partition, you can switch between apps with little to no load times, and even snap them into another app or game to use both at the same time.
MS has enough trouble with one OS.
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 4:32 pm
Malcolm wrote:The new CoD griefing tactic: yelling, "XBOX OFF!!!" as loud as fucking possible and praying it shuts down everyone on comm en masse.
you sir, are a step ahead of the game. Hilarious!
... oh wait, wouldn't that turn off your console too?!
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 4:44 pm
It says nothing of that room projector thingy, wonder if that will be an add on.
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 7:02 pm
Stranger wrote:Malcolm wrote:The new CoD griefing tactic: yelling, "XBOX OFF!!!" as loud as fucking possible and praying it shuts down everyone on comm en masse.
you sir, are a step ahead of the game. Hilarious!
... oh wait, wouldn't that turn off your console too?!
A) If you're doing shittily enough, what've you got to lose? It's a couple notches (of douchebaggery) above just logging out in frustration.
B) Maybe you can tape some cotton or something over the voice receiver for your machine.
EDIT: Griefing idea ripped off from...
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 8:23 pm
Does it run ANY apps, or any apps that the XBox will allow? I am a little irked that Sony pulled the "Other OS" option off the PS3 soon after I got it, I had actual plans to load Linux on there and see what I could do with it. I don't like the baked-in music player on the PS3, and would love to have another mp3 player option... but I don't.Malcolm wrote:MS has enough trouble with one OS.The Xbox One simultaneously runs three separate operating systems. First comes the tiny Host OS, which boots the machine and then launches two other hard-partitioned systems: the Shared partition, an environment that runs any apps (Skype, Live TV, Netflix, etc.) and helps provide processing power for the Kinect sensor and its gesture and voice controls; and the Exclusive partition, which is where games run. Because of the way memory is apportioned in the Shared partition, you can switch between apps with little to no load times, and even snap them into another app or game to use both at the same time.
For example.
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 11:24 am
Actual photo of the X-Box One's box:
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 1:38 pm
You WILL be kinecting, goddamnit.
Awesome. Let's hear it for forced UIs.
Used games?
Also can't decide if it'll be an "always on" device or not.
“Kinect does require to be connected to Xbox One in all cases, yes,” he [Xbox's UK marketing director Harvey Eagle] said. Asked whether the Xbox One will accommodate people who perhaps play in their bedroom rather than their living room, Eagle replied: “Yes, absolutely. We use the living room almost as a moniker - that's where we assume the best screen is in the house. But if you like to play in any other room in the house, the Xbox One will deliver the same quality of experience whatever the environment.”
Awesome. Let's hear it for forced UIs.
Used games?
The plot, she thickens. “Microsoft did say that if a disc was used with a second account, that owner would be given the option to pay a fee and install the game from the disc, which would then mean that the new account would also own the game and could play it without the disc,” Wired stated.]The plot, she thickens. “Microsoft did say that if a disc was used with a second account, that owner would be given the option to pay a fee and install the game from the disc, which would then mean that the new account would also own the game and could play it without the disc,” Wired stated.
Also can't decide if it'll be an "always on" device or not.
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 2:52 pm
Microsoft makes great products.
It's too bad they don't make them for their target consumers.
It's too bad they don't make them for their target consumers.
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 3:15 pm
It's too bad they don't make them for their target consumers.
MS lost track of their market base years ago. They're just trying to make everything for everyone now. But only if someone else gives them the idea.
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 3:22 pm
An always-on requirement on a console is a huge dealbreaker for me.
But, as I always say, "Madden 2014 X-Box One only, yo."
But, as I always say, "Madden 2014 X-Box One only, yo."
Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 9:39 am
EA's CTO is a fucking moron.
He actually said: "The X-Box One is a generation ahead of the highest end PC on the market."
Does anyone, and I mean from the mail room to the CEO, have even the slightest clue what they're doing over at EA?
So is he completely full of shit or really that stupid?
Nobody with an IQ above 50 could honestly believe that ANY console can outpace a high end PC. It's simply not possible based on the fact that console technology is purposely behind the curve because of the price. If they used high end components consoles would cost over $1,000. Nobody would buy consoles that expensive, so they use older, weaker components to get the price down to the $300-$400 range.
Also from the article:
How'd that prediction work out for you dipshit?
Consoles aren't better. They're gaming for dummies. They don't exist because they're awesome. They exist because of convenience, laziness, and ignorance.
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He actually said: "The X-Box One is a generation ahead of the highest end PC on the market."
Does anyone, and I mean from the mail room to the CEO, have even the slightest clue what they're doing over at EA?
So is he completely full of shit or really that stupid?
Nobody with an IQ above 50 could honestly believe that ANY console can outpace a high end PC. It's simply not possible based on the fact that console technology is purposely behind the curve because of the price. If they used high end components consoles would cost over $1,000. Nobody would buy consoles that expensive, so they use older, weaker components to get the price down to the $300-$400 range.
Also from the article:
During the launch of the PS3 and Xbox 360, we heard predictions from people such as analyst Michael Pachter and CNET Executive Editor David Carnoy suggesting the new generation would cause a decline in PC gaming.
How'd that prediction work out for you dipshit?
Consoles aren't better. They're gaming for dummies. They don't exist because they're awesome. They exist because of convenience, laziness, and ignorance.
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 10:54 am
There are ways to weasel out of this, but the actual quote is just damning...
You are batshit insane. The reason consoles and PCs have different hardware is because consoles can specialize where PCs can't. They are gaming devices and media boxes that are inferior to a PC gaming device/media box in every way that matters, except for initial cost.
I hope MS and Sony paid this dude to virtually lick their digital balls; otherwise, it's just fucking sad.
Both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have adopted electronics and an integrated systems-on-a -chip (soc) architecture that unleashes magnitudes more compute and graphics power than the current generation of consoles. These architectures are a generation ahead of the highest end PC on the market and their unique design of the hardware...
You are batshit insane. The reason consoles and PCs have different hardware is because consoles can specialize where PCs can't. They are gaming devices and media boxes that are inferior to a PC gaming device/media box in every way that matters, except for initial cost.
I hope MS and Sony paid this dude to virtually lick their digital balls; otherwise, it's just fucking sad.
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 1:31 pm
MS literally bribing you to watch ads.
"Goddamnit, they aren't getting the free hat unless they have a mild heart attack!"
Digital credits or physical rewards could be awarded for watching adverts or TV series, and the patent suggests that eye tracking and even heart-rate monitors could even be used to provide viewers with further rewards.
"Goddamnit, they aren't getting the free hat unless they have a mild heart attack!"
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 2:52 pm
5 reasons the X-Box One is going to suck.
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 3:15 pm
Microsoft would be a great company if it weren't for the cadre of dumb-ass execs determined to drive it into the ground.Leisher wrote:5 reasons the X-Box One is going to suck.
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 3:23 pm
So... it's going to be awesome?Leisher wrote:5 reasons the X-Box One is going to suck.
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 3:26 pm
Analysts are still predicting it will be murdered in Japan, where "X1" is a slang term for a failed, divorced loser male.
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 2:49 pm
Microsoft to hold detailed Q&A session at E3 regarding Xbox One.
Or maybe not. As the article points out, MS is doing a great job of making Sony look like the better option.
The company's upcoming press conference at E3 will no doubt deliver more information
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Microsoft seems to have cancelled its roundtable discussion at this year's E3
Or maybe not. As the article points out, MS is doing a great job of making Sony look like the better option.