Both, eventually, but only PS4 near launch (not pre-ordering this early, so I'll get it when I can). It's just a better value at $399 and the people in charge of the platform seem to actually know what they are doing. Not so sure about the decision-makers at MS. Still, I think the XBOne is an interesting device and I have a long history with some of its exclusive franchises. At some point, i expect that a price cut, exclusives I'm interested in, or unique platform services will probably move the value needle enough to make me get one. But as of now, they haven't convinced me that their software makes up for the better hardware in the PS4 and the $100 price premium clinches it.
What console do you *currently* intend to get? (Post E3 edition)
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I was a huge XBOX/XBOX360 supporter but sadly for Microsoft i don't like the whole DRM thing and don't feel like calling the parole officer every 24h . Also the low specs are a turn off ...
So PS4 it is ... but not soon , maybe a year after the launch . ( for the time being i built a strong pc ).
So PS4 it is ... but not soon , maybe a year after the launch . ( for the time being i built a strong pc ).
Don't know yet. Haven't seen enough games plus there are issues to see how they play out.
On one hand I agree with Sonys policies and price on the other hand I'm really interested to see what devs do with kinect to genuinely enhance core games.
I'm going through a phase where I'm a little bit of same old action game burnout.
On one hand I agree with Sonys policies and price on the other hand I'm really interested to see what devs do with kinect to genuinely enhance core games.
I'm going through a phase where I'm a little bit of same old action game burnout.
Just pre-ordered a PS4. Was already number 21, was thinking last week that if I wanted to be early, I'd probably have to do it before E3, and I was right ... Xbox pre-orders were at 7. I haven't pre-ordered an Xbox One yet (though there's no cost and no strings attached, so I could have), because I need some clarifications on the following:
- will I get a free year of live here too? (this was included in the US preorder I think)
- will I have to get a new wheel for Forza 5?
- how will the WinRT part work, how well will it work being controlled by Kinect, etc.
One other colleague I have who is interested in the Xbox One, is also precisely interested to use the Xbox to add all sorts of SmartTV features to his TV, but also wants to see how the WinRT part will work.
I think if Microsoft gets the SmartTV features right, then Kinect is going to potentially be a huge help for them making that a more popular solution than most built-in stuff, and many people bought an HD tv that don't have these features included to begin with, and are not necessarily interested in buying a new TV for that.
- will I get a free year of live here too? (this was included in the US preorder I think)
- will I have to get a new wheel for Forza 5?
- how will the WinRT part work, how well will it work being controlled by Kinect, etc.
One other colleague I have who is interested in the Xbox One, is also precisely interested to use the Xbox to add all sorts of SmartTV features to his TV, but also wants to see how the WinRT part will work.
I think if Microsoft gets the SmartTV features right, then Kinect is going to potentially be a huge help for them making that a more popular solution than most built-in stuff, and many people bought an HD tv that don't have these features included to begin with, and are not necessarily interested in buying a new TV for that.
I've never seen a smart TV interface work as well as the Xbox One.
I think we need to be careful with such an assessment. We haven't seen much yet, and the little we did see, has been to a large degree either faked or extremely well prepared to allow for as little error margin on live stage as possible. There's no big deal to be made that some stuff has been faked or that what was demonstrated was only a very limited (pre-tested) example to highlight how it will work - but we still don't know how well the interface will work in the daily livingroom of a casual.
Absolutely true. However, we know enough about Kinect, motion tracking, player recognition, voice recognition, and the hardware features of the Xbox One to assume it has at a huge potential. But everyone will still want to see it actually come together. I have pretty high hopes for it working out, but they still have to show it.
Ever used Windows Media Center? I have it running off of an SSD on one of my PCs and it works beautifully. This is one feature I'm not skeptical about.
Edit to add: Except for the channel changing through the STB. There's no way that works that fast. Cable STBs suck.
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Windows Media Center isn't a "smart TV" interface. That's the difference I was trying to make. It's easy to get a smooth experience when you've got decent hardware, but most smart TVs do not. And it's been pretty conclusively shown the average person does not want a Windows PC in their living room (yes, I recognize the irony of that statement with the Xbox One but that's not the point).
And for the record, I loved my Windows Media Center for the 3 years I had it. Eventually moved onto other solutions that were far more ideal, though legality is... less than above board.
That was really just directed at Phil, I quoted you for context.
I've had MCE since the original version based on XP. It was always a little sluggish, especially to start. I thought the UI was always great, though. And it says something that it only changed subtly though 3 revisions. Running it off of an SSD is transformative, though. It's as responsive as you'd expect from the best of CE devices.
So, given that, I expect the XBOne TV stuff to be resident in memory and just as snappy.
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