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Fly Or Die: Microsoft Xbox One

7 points by kirtijthorat 13y ago

lelandbatey 13y ago
Heh, I'm only now taking the time to buy last generation (Xbox 360 and PS3) now that they're so cheap on Craigslist (sub-$110). If I want cutting edge features I use a computer, if I want the content library I use a console.
- nightski 13y ago
  In this case you'd probably be better off with a computer.
  - batiudrami 13y ago
    It depends, both consoles had some great exclusives over their 7ish year lives, and they can almost all be had for $15-$20 a pop. At the same time, PC game specs have been held up by a lengthy cosole generation to the point where it's pretty likely that your current machine can play anything you throw at it.
- outericky 13y ago
  I'm finally picking up those games I meant to buy...
mikestew 13y ago
Their advice is to hold off on buying. I wish I had. Call of Duty Ghosts was a huge disappointment, Battlefield 4 crashed so often it wasn't worth playing, and the rest of the launch titles were pretty "meh" to me. Until BF4 got patched, I had a $500 Blu-Ray player (which is nice, as I had not previously had Blu-Ray. Bit pricey for just a player, though). Kinect voice command is unreliable enough to be a last resort. The party system, that has worked fine for going on ten years, works poorly enough now that I'd call it broken. I'd go on, but suffice it to say that I'm a bit disappointed and would recommend holding off until MSFT works the kinks out and lowers the price.
- btgeekboy 13y ago
  I was given one out of the blue this year for Christmas. I've had fun with Forza, and as silly as it seems, Just Dance is actually pretty fun. (The novelty will wear off soon, I'm sure.) The latter isn't exclusive, so it certainly doesn't warrant a new console, but I'm actually quite impressed with Kinect. I will admit, though, the PS3 it replaced was probably the better media center at this point - Netflix, etc didn't require a $60/year Xbox gold sub, we had a standard remote for Blu-Ray and media functions, and in addition to needing a tablet/phone to start DLNA playback, it stutters unwatchably. Meanwhile, we have MythTV for all the TV stuff, so that HDMI input is somewhat useless.
mentos 13y ago
Though I am an avid gamer, I'm actually more excited for Xbox One to be a media center in my living room than a gaming console. I really like the fact that they have an HDMI-In so that you can plug your cable box into your Xbox and be able to watch TV without having to switch inputs. Sounds simple but it goes along way in making your content that much more seamless so you can switch between web browsing/games/TV on a whim. Its something that the logitech Revue got right two years ago but unfortunately turned out to be the only thing they got right. The living room is the next frontier and to me it seems like Microsoft is currently in the best position to conquer it. I was hoping the next iteration of Apple TV would have dropped on the world but the more time passes the more I fear that whatever blue prints Steve left behind that "cracked the TV code" are becoming dated.

7 points by kirtijthorat 13y ago

Heh, I'm only now taking the time to buy last generation (Xbox 360 and PS3) now that they're so cheap on Craigslist (sub-$110). If I want cutting edge features I use a computer, if I want the content library I use a console.

nightski 13y ago
In this case you'd probably be better off with a computer.
- batiudrami 13y ago
  It depends, both consoles had some great exclusives over their 7ish year lives, and they can almost all be had for $15-$20 a pop. At the same time, PC game specs have been held up by a lengthy cosole generation to the point where it's pretty likely that your current machine can play anything you throw at it.
outericky 13y ago
I'm finally picking up those games I meant to buy...

mikestew 13y ago

Their advice is to hold off on buying. I wish I had. Call of Duty Ghosts was a huge disappointment, Battlefield 4 crashed so often it wasn't worth playing, and the rest of the launch titles were pretty "meh" to me. Until BF4 got patched, I had a $500 Blu-Ray player (which is nice, as I had not previously had Blu-Ray. Bit pricey for just a player, though). Kinect voice command is unreliable enough to be a last resort. The party system, that has worked fine for going on ten years, works poorly enough now that I'd call it broken. I'd go on, but suffice it to say that I'm a bit disappointed and would recommend holding off until MSFT works the kinks out and lowers the price.

btgeekboy 13y ago
I was given one out of the blue this year for Christmas. I've had fun with Forza, and as silly as it seems, Just Dance is actually pretty fun. (The novelty will wear off soon, I'm sure.) The latter isn't exclusive, so it certainly doesn't warrant a new console, but I'm actually quite impressed with Kinect. I will admit, though, the PS3 it replaced was probably the better media center at this point - Netflix, etc didn't require a $60/year Xbox gold sub, we had a standard remote for Blu-Ray and media functions, and in addition to needing a tablet/phone to start DLNA playback, it stutters unwatchably. Meanwhile, we have MythTV for all the TV stuff, so that HDMI input is somewhat useless.

mentos 13y ago

Though I am an avid gamer, I'm actually more excited for Xbox One to be a media center in my living room than a gaming console. I really like the fact that they have an HDMI-In so that you can plug your cable box into your Xbox and be able to watch TV without having to switch inputs. Sounds simple but it goes along way in making your content that much more seamless so you can switch between web browsing/games/TV on a whim. Its something that the logitech Revue got right two years ago but unfortunately turned out to be the only thing they got right. The living room is the next frontier and to me it seems like Microsoft is currently in the best position to conquer it. I was hoping the next iteration of Apple TV would have dropped on the world but the more time passes the more I fear that whatever blue prints Steve left behind that "cracked the TV code" are becoming dated.