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Really? Are you just saying that to be contrary? What specifically about the XO are you more excited about than the PS4? I'm genuinely curious. Personally, th

Really? Are you just saying that to be contrary? What specifically about the XO are you more excited about than the PS4? I'm genuinely curious. Personally, the locking down of the platform to destroy the used game market is a big loss, imo. Being anti-friendly to indie developers is just another data point for sure; it's still not engendering excitement about the future of the XBox.

nthitz 13y ago
I don't watch much live TV, yet I think the TV integration is cool. The fantasy sports stuff is just one possibility, it was hinted at during the presentation, but imagine what could be done for debates or less interesting award shows. The newer Kinect seems real neat, although I do fear what it could be used for, (emotion tracking during tv ads?) I think it's too early to speculate on "destroying the used game market" as MS has been very vague on the exact details. Not an issue for Steam for what it's worth. Skype integration does seem cool, after moving away from home, it's nice to Skype with the family back home, and doing it on a TV seems more personal to me than an iPad or laptop. The instant switching feature seems cool too, will have to see how it actually performs. Right now on my tv there is 2-3 second delay while switching inputs. Quite a first world problem, but cool that they are addressing it. To me it didn't seem like PS4 brought much new to the table, while XO seems a bit more of an evolution of the last console.
- w1ntermute 13y ago
  Things like instant switching seem to be minor to me compared to the locked-down nature of the XO. I would much rather have a PS4 and just use a Roku for watching video.
- roc 13y ago
  The snap-in app stuff loses a lot of its potential when Microsoft comes out and says that devs have to establish traditional console publishing partnerships. e.g. Want to put your app.net snap-in out there so people can communicate that way during broadcast events? Sorry, Twitter doesn't want it. Maybe Facebook has enough money to buy its way in, but you're SOL. Want to do an Amazon-style "X-Ray" companion app for video content? Sorry, Microsoft is rolling their own. xmpp chat? Nope. It's Skype-or-nothing. etc.

nthitz 13y ago

I don't watch much live TV, yet I think the TV integration is cool. The fantasy sports stuff is just one possibility, it was hinted at during the presentation, but imagine what could be done for debates or less interesting award shows. The newer Kinect seems real neat, although I do fear what it could be used for, (emotion tracking during tv ads?) I think it's too early to speculate on "destroying the used game market" as MS has been very vague on the exact details. Not an issue for Steam for what it's worth. Skype integration does seem cool, after moving away from home, it's nice to Skype with the family back home, and doing it on a TV seems more personal to me than an iPad or laptop. The instant switching feature seems cool too, will have to see how it actually performs. Right now on my tv there is 2-3 second delay while switching inputs. Quite a first world problem, but cool that they are addressing it. To me it didn't seem like PS4 brought much new to the table, while XO seems a bit more of an evolution of the last console.

w1ntermute 13y ago
Things like instant switching seem to be minor to me compared to the locked-down nature of the XO. I would much rather have a PS4 and just use a Roku for watching video.
roc 13y ago
The snap-in app stuff loses a lot of its potential when Microsoft comes out and says that devs have to establish traditional console publishing partnerships. e.g. Want to put your app.net snap-in out there so people can communicate that way during broadcast events? Sorry, Twitter doesn't want it. Maybe Facebook has enough money to buy its way in, but you're SOL. Want to do an Amazon-style "X-Ray" companion app for video content? Sorry, Microsoft is rolling their own. xmpp chat? Nope. It's Skype-or-nothing. etc.