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  1. Xbox One Console Disscussion

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    Graphical units and architecture can and do effect performance on various levels.  But to see any real difference in the 2 systems, all depends on the individual developers and how optimized they create their rendering, sound and processing engines to operate within the limits of the new systems.  Just because a system has a better memory overhead, or a faster click, doesn't instantly give a game better graphics, better fps or even better performance.  Sometimes depending on the optimized game, faster clock reads can lead to unstable memory offsets, pointers, etc.

    I think this is very unfair to say. Hardware wise the PS4 is superior, there is no way around that. Saying that it comes down to optimization is not relevant and is similar to saying that the Xbox 360 is better than the PC because Battlefield 3 on the Xbox runs better than the original Tomb Raider does on the PC. Not to mention that developers are already criticizing it (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-24-xbox-one-developers-have-their-say-on-specs-self-publishing-and-tvtvtv), what that says about how much they want to work with the system is up for interpretation.

     

    As for always on, that feature is strictly for updates and updating the integrated "Guide" television connection.  Anyone in the U.S. who has a DVR, a Zune, or any other media box can tell you how that works.  It's not annoying, it's simple.  For that matter, how many of you actually have any device in your house that DOESN'T use a net connection that is always on?  This one is all over reaction and hype from people who really don't understand the methodology or reason for the feature.

    Not everyone lives in urban America, while always on internet is not a problem for me, there are tons of rural areas of this country that do not have a reliable internet connection, not to mention the vast majority of the rest of the world. Connection issues aside, who's to say Microsoft's servers will even be able to support a few million XBoxes that have to be always on? What's stopping this from being another Sim City or Diablo III?

     

    I do agree with you on the used game issue, but Microsoft is going about it all the wrong way. The PC got rid of used gaming by making it much easier to buy a game new than it was to get a used game through digital distribution. The PS4 is going this same route, they are heavily encouraging people to download their games which is much more convenient than going to the store and buying it. Like piracy it's a game of convenience, if it's easier to buy the game new than to get it used guess what the consumer will choose. Microsoft is going a different route and getting brick and mortar stores to pay a fee which seems like the wrong way to go.

     

    Finally lets move onto the dreaded TV feature.  Look guys, I can see teenage and college kids bitching about this one, but most gamers don't understand that their are multitudes of families out there, who have to share a single TV for gaming and television.  Why do you think Microsoft added this?  Do you think it's because they shifted away from gaming focus?  No, it's quite the opposite.  This is Microsoft's attempt to try to unify the gaming family, and give the "family" more reasons to be together.  How is this exactly not gaming focused?  Does the system not play games?  Does the system not allow you to communicate and message gamers?  Does it not allow you to do all things you do now?  IT DOES EVERYTHING THE 360 DOES NOW!  Explain to me how any of these new features negates or takes away anything you do now on a regular basis.  Seriously....explain it, because I haven't see one single post that clearly explains and details how any feature is making you do anything you do now not possible.

    The issue is that it's unnecessary and is already obsolete. Microsoft is right about people wanting to combine everything together, but they don't want to do it through a game console. More and more people are using tablets, phones, smart tvs, and Apple TV type devices to do exactly what Microsoft is trying to do. What Microsoft has done is not create some new magical hub for all of your media, they have just added another device that does what everything else has been doing for the past 3 years but much more inefficiently. Instead of walking into my living room and saying a long string of voice commands which my xbox may or may not pick up just to play the new episodes of Arrested Development, I can already do this by pressing about 4 buttons on my iPhone (1. unlock, 2. Launch Netflix app 3. click Arrested Development 4. share to AirPlay) if I have Apple TV (Assuming a $400 price point for the new xbox, the iPhone 4S + Apple TV setup is $200 cheaper too and can do more).

  2. Xbox One Console Disscussion

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    Is having television added so much of a problem though?

    It's a problem because it's unnecessary and uses a good bit of system power that could be put into better things. The Xbox One runs three Operating Systems at once to achieve all of their new features, this means that about 3GBs of RAM will be tied up by the system that can't go toward other things like playing games. The PS4 on the other hand is only using one OS which will leave it with two more GBs of already more powerful RAM to put toward things like gaming.

     

    At least they are trying to evolve Xbox into something more while the PS4 is just about games.

    Well, it is supposed to be a game console, it can't really do any evolving without being a game console anymore. If I was buying the Xbone it would be as a cheap but powerful alternative to PC gaming, if I wanted all the accessories I would just go to my computer. Or, if I wanted to watch Netflix, Hulu, and other on my TV I would just buy a Apple TV which is much cheaper and better anyway.

     

    I'll have to pay Microsoft an additional FEE to have permission to play it. -snip- Which is sad. Game Devs are now becoming money hungry pricks.

    Just to correct some stuff here. You will never directly pay a fee to Microsoft. The way this is going to work is that a game store will have to be approved by Microsoft to sell used games and then Microsoft will monitor them and charge them for every used game they sell, this fee will then be split between Microsoft and the publisher. Also, I haven't heard anything about the price of games going up, actually the opposite will probably happen. Since the PS4 is heavily pushing downloading games which will push the prices down likely to $50, the same as the standard on PC, on their console which may force the prices to be lowered on the Xbone.

     

    One thing I'm surprised no one has addressed is the indie game situation. Microsoft is not allowing any more indie games on their console, games must now be sent through publishers. This means that the PS4 for develop a huge indie game base and will control the market on cheap indie titles. That and paying to use your own internet service, seriously why anyone will still tolerate that is beyond me.

  4. Xbox One Console Disscussion

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    I am very much against the new xbox, I was looking for something with a focus on serious gaming and it does not offer that. Not to mention everything else wrong with it. 

     

    If you are considering buying it I highly recommend you read this: http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/general_discussion/f/3817/t/1362841.aspx (Note, everything here is linked with a legitimate source, I suggest you read it so you actually know what you might pay hundreds of dollars for).

  8. Halo is DEAD!

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    The way 343i is taking Halo is the problem.

     

    Halo was always a run and gun shooter, but since everyone spawned as equals in Halo 1 - 3, it always had an element of skill to it outside of just picking the best loadout. With the addition of loadouts in Reach and their expansion in 4, Halo was thrown face first into the same category as Battlefield, Call of Duty, other such games, and it just couldn't compete. It went from being a fairly unique console shooter to one of the generics, and while Halo 4 is not a bad game it isn't as refined as its competition. 343i needs to either make sure the next game is up to current expectations or innovate into a genre where they can set the expectations.

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  9. Day Z

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    I've never heard about this game is it a game? But the title sounds cool I'll play it if it is.

    It's a popular mod for the game Arma II and is soon to be a stand alone title.

     

    In regards to a console port, it's never going to happen. Without major changes to the UI it would be unplayable with a gamepad and wouldn't even come close to being able to run on current gen consoles. As for next-gen, the PS4 could run it, based on leaks the next-box would barely be able to, and the Wii-U would explode.

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  14. destiny to maybe have microtransactions

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    Well, now that it is possible to read, no, it wouldn't make sense to have micro-transactions. Micro-transactions are used by free to play games as a way to make money by selling side grade items and xp bonuses. Also, what you are referring to is called 'pay to win' and it doesn't normally work because it makes a large percentage of the player base stop playing the game because without spending more of their own money they can't compete. 

     

    The only thing I see them having along those lines is maybe the ability to purchase cosmetics, but even that wouldn't work correctly because of the xbox 360s horrendous point package system. 

  20. Crysis 4 Cofirmed

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    Crysis is all about high specs, and pushing modern technology to its limits, the first Crysis wasn't really so much a game as a tech demo. So it would make sense for them to take it to where they can still get console sales, but not dilute the PC version that much. Based off of what we saw yesterday, the PS4 has the power for them to treat it as if it was a mid level PC, so it seems to be right where they want it.

     

    Now based off of rumors, recent developments with the xbox 360, and last E3, it's safe to say that the Nextbox will be more geared to casual gamers and won't be anywhere close to as powerful as the PS4. Now if this is true (which I hope it isn't because I like competition) then that would give Crytek a good reason to only develop for the PS4.

     

    Or more likely, they just can't talk about the next xbox because it hasn't been announced yet.

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