News & Rumors: Xbox One (codename Durango)

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[Cyan]

I still find it crazy that this wasn't a standard feature at launch. Did they completely forget what Xbox Live was all about? New animation is neat. Not sure it needs to remind you to push the Guide button though.

Tommy McClain

Cool, but I hope this is optional or you can set the conditions for when a message of that kind appears, with certain people.

Now that you can have 1000+ people in your friends list, and I am at 170+ myself already, getting a message every time a friend goes online can be crazy.

You can also upload your videos directly to your Youtube account now -well, tomorrow-, whether you want to use OneDrive or not. OneDrive worked great for me so I can't complain, but the more options the merrier.

http://www.geek.com/games/xbox-one-gains-youtube-support-but-not-live-streaming-1590426/

Additionally, GoPro will have an app too.

 

[Rockster]

The current options for those toast messages are favorites only, all friends, or no one. They make no distinction between friends and people you are just following.

One of the things I've seen in the preview forums targeted for a future update is the ability to define your own groups, but I think that is still quite a ways off.

 

[RudeCurve]

You can also upload your videos directly to your Youtube account now -well, tomorrow-, whether you want to use OneDrive or not. OneDrive worked great for me so I can't complain, but the more options the merrier.

http://www.geek.com/games/xbox-one-gains-youtube-support-but-not-live-streaming-1590426/

Additionally, GoPro will have an app too.

Nice...

 

[BRiT]

The current options for those toast messages are favorites only, all friends, or no one. They make no distinction between friends and people you are just following.

One of the things I've seen in the preview forums targeted for a future update is the ability to define your own groups, but I think that is still quite a ways off.

They should have simply provided the capabilities for meta-tagging of users and viewing by meta-tags. Instead I fear they will simply create multiple sub-groups which limits users being in one group only. Everyone doing friends list implementations are short-sited Idiots. *le sigh*

 

[Rockster]

Didnt sound to me like that would be the case, and the same user could be in multiple groups. eg. same person in both your clan and family groups.

 

[Dave Baumann]

If it is anything like Windows Phone then you just create a group and then add people from your full list of contacts. People can be in multiple groups.

 

[AzBat]

You don't need an online toast when everyone on your service is always online.

You still do because the old "offline" is now the new "away". I understand having more friends means more toasts, but if they are allowing you to customize the toasts then I don't see it being a problem. Still find it surprising they would ship without it.

Tommy McClain

 

[temesgen]

kinda jealous, for those who missed it enjoy:

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/07/game-of-thrones-premiere-free-on-xbox/

 

[Cyan]

kinda jealous, for those who missed it enjoy:

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/07/game-of-thrones-premiere-free-on-xbox/

Interesting, thanks for sharing.

Phil Spencer says that the DRM controversy hurt him personally.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/new...s-Xbox-One-DRM-Controversy-Hurt-Me-Personally

I believe in why this company builds products. It's one of the reasons why the whole thing around last summer with Xbox kind of hurt me personally so much...Because I know we build Xbox for the right reasons. We didn't completely communicate it the right way; some of the decisions maybe didn't land or weren't the right decisions and we changed some of those. But this a company that has the resources to really do things that change the world.

 

[MrFox]

Phil Spencer says that the DRM controversy hurt him personally.

Yeah. It's becoming a running gag, the victim marketing tactic.

 

[Rangers]

Phil Spencer also says:
http://www.edge-online.com/news/can...ncer-phil-harrison-and-more-to-find-out/#null

One thing that’d help, of course, is launching Xbox One in more than just 13 territories. “I’ll just say it: I wish we were in every country on day one,” Microsoft Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer tells us. “Accelerating our country rollout is really, really important to us. We built a box that natively understands the country it’s in – the language and television and other things – [so] let’s make sure we do a complete job in bringing the console into those markets. When we do, I think it will have an impact, but I want to do it in the right way. I don’t want to get there early if the box isn’t ready for the market it’s being launched in.”

This weak defense of Kinect makes me wonder if it's a matter of time to be dropped...

The new man in charge at Xbox touches on a wide range of topics within our new issue’s cover feature, not least the continued presence of Kinect within its console offering. To justify its presence, there are more Kinect games coming – “There are a number of games on the ID@Xbox programme that use Kinect, and you’ll see more games in the fall,” he tells us – and Microsoft still doesn’t feel the need to remove it from the Xbox One package just yet, though it would reduce its price.

“We’re always trying to match what consumers are asking for,” he says. “I always want to make sure that we’re in tune with what current or potential customers are asking for from us. Right now, [dropping Kinect is] not the number one request from people. Usually it’s, ‘Where are the great games?’”

He is also keen to stress that Microsoft is doing the best is can to ensure that Xbox One’s performance continues to improve in order to match the power of its rival PS4. “The resolution and fidelity of things that people will be playing on Xbox One will be top notch,” he tells us. “You ship with a certain idea about what the profile of a game running on your box will look like, but you learn in terms of what people are really doing, and how you can make it most effective for developers.”

And fanboy rumors of Xbox selloff? Rather it seems more important than ever says Spencer.

Spencer also shrugs off the continued rumours that suggest Microsoft could sell off its Xbox division. “Xbox is maybe the most relevant brand that Microsoft has with consumers today,” he tells us. “We’re going to maintain our consumer focus. We’re spending a ton of money, bringing in Nokia [with] 30,000 people joining the company to go build consumer phones. Consumer is part of what this company is. You think about the Xbox brand and all the equity around it, people lining up at midnight outside of Game to go get the console – how many Microsoft products have that? It’s an asset that’s extremely valuable, and since our future ambition is to grow our consumer relevance, Xbox has to be at the centre of that.”

E3

Elsewhere, Spencer also promises new Xbox One exclusives, suggesting that E3 2014 will be “great… a real moment for us in this generation.”

Better drop that 299 no Kinect bombshell at e3 then Phil

 

[Rangers]

The Crew announced at 1080/30 on X1 (and PS4)

http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/the_c...ive_1080p_30fps_on_both_ps4_and_xbox_one.html

 

[-tkf-]

Classic Pr, but I must admit I think it's crappy to announce a product, then withdraw it without following up on release date.

And Phil isn't helping. I want my One not excuses..

 

[BRiT]

*AHEM* This is NOT the thread to talk about potential business decisions to keep or to drop the Kinect part of the Xbox One system.

 

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[NRP]

I think the Bone just needs games. Titanfall is great, and Ryse is (surprisingly) not terrible. They just need to keep rolling out solid games, and I think everything will be fine.

 

[XpiderMX]

I think the Bone just needs games. Titanfall is great, and Ryse is (surprisingly) not terrible. They just need to keep rolling out solid games, and I think everything will be fine.

I agree, they are doing an "ok" work, not "great", but IMO better than Sony and Nintendo (1st party games),

 

[Scott_Arm]

I think the Bone just needs games. Titanfall is great, and Ryse is (surprisingly) not terrible. They just need to keep rolling out solid games, and I think everything will be fine.

This is pretty much launch year drought on both X1 and PS4. It'll get a lot better in the fall, and things should pick up from there.

 

[AlNom]

Cortana was also announced as the digital assistant for Windows Phone. I wonder if the voice work they have done for Kinect has assisted here and whether this (all voice devices) will go to a single cloud / analytics pool.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26855113