Originally Posted by Aulayna
The ONE also has this functionality in it.
And really the people bitching about "oh they didn't show off any games" - well E3 is just around the corner and they have to keep something up their sleeves for that.
And the getting hung up on the TV thing and that all your seperate devices do what the ONE already does - that's the entire idea behind it, that the ONE can synchronise with all of those devices on the fly so you can easilly access anything whilst using it without having to faff around with remotes, controllers etc - you can do it all directly through Kinect.
Sure this might sound like a colossal waste of time but I thought smart phones were a colossal waste of time time at first and it took me nearly a year to realise the potential they had. This has potential too. It is frivilous for most people but it'll be handy for others.
As for me, I'm just waiting for E3 to see what their games line-up is. That will seal the deal for either of them for me.
Agreed, this was and is all about the console itself. That meant showing everything from Games to Videos to Apps aka Skype (built-in!).
Its amazing that they even decided to show any games at all during the conference, which from my perspective is what you do to show the level of detail available. So they at least had to show something. CoD isn't something I care deeply about- I'm just glad they stopped using the "modern warfare" tag, CoD isn't realistic in my opinion it's an arcade game with the same Code and Engine re-used and re-purposed every single time. The only thing CoD did different with that engine was add a new mode for Zombies in CoD: WaW...
Back to the point here. Xbox IS about games first and foremost. The day Microsoft says it doesn't play games is a very sad day. Then at that point people can really moan, whine, and complain. E3 is coming and Microsoft says that they have 15 Microsoft only games coming the first year X1 is out.
Rare has been too awkwardly quite, for far too long and I want more Conker, Banjoo & Kazooie, and yes more Perfect Dark! If I dont see that coming instead of more Kameo, I'm truly disappointed. Dont get me wrong Kameo was a great game, just that I greatly miss the mighty "Bear & Bird" dynamic duo. Microsoft now has a new studio called Xbox Entertainment Studio... XES must be made up of old FASA and Ensemble Employees along side new hires if any. So what does this mean for us? I honestly dont know but some of those Microsoft Exclusives are from there and Rare likely. Fable 4 needs to embrace great swords & gems again. Fable III did great with Peter Molynuex's vision, but we now need a more Fable TLC like game with the new Gooy System for real-estate and other such notable improvements. No the dog is great, but I dont see it being all important unless the dog can store gear and wear its own special Armours. Which would be cool.
Epic the guys that did Gears of War could be on something new or be doing another Gears, which means a new start for them moving away from Marcus and gang. Halo... 343 is working on 5 although we wont see one until 3 years later from H4 likely. Maybe we have another Halo Wars?? (yes please!) or maybe we have a H2 remake since the Live servers on PC are getting pulled in June early July. Could be that H3 finally sees the light of day on PC with a remastered edition in HD too on top of that. I really dont know where Halo is going at this particular moment yet because there is so much that Halo can do, even a show written by the world legendary Steven Spielberg is spectacularly amazing. Whom is my first choice and Perter Jackson second behind with Micheal bay in third should a film or TV show arise. All I can say for Halo; its about dam time! We will eventually get a Halo on X1 until then we will need to see what else Microsoft has planned during E3 for Halo if anything.
For those knocking on the sports thing, yes EA sucks- I know that. However they now have exclusive rights to make a Battlefront Star-Wars game. Which could be only something X1 does get. EA also makes Battlefield, 4 is on the horizon. Which there will be some that still will buy it and play. They are also merged with Bioware, the Mass Effect creators. It'd be interesting to see where M.E. goes now that it's had its end.
Annnd... Forza the guys at Turn 10 are amazing at what they do and they love their job. It shows in the game when you see it and yes even more so when you race that dream car of yours. I'm excited for F5 and while you might go say "I dont like racing" if you were paying attention to the extreme in-depth level of detail on the Cars. That is what you can expect your games to look like fidelity wise when the Dev takes the time to pay attention to detail. It's gorgeous and extremely beautiful. I bet it's a pre build of some sort they showed off, cause the Track in the video wasn't entirely finished, its a bit washed but you can see even it has improved over Forza 4.
Also we will see what we as gamers care most for the games, while we love to play games dont forget the console they are on are important to everyone form the Publishers/Devs that make your game to you as a person. It defines how we play and will be around for the next 10 years. This is a historical moment that only happens once a decade. While Microsoft certainly "has some fine detailed 'splaning to do" we MUST be patient for E3 and give them the benefit of the doubt. So that they can show us part two of X1 and its line up. Why?
Here is why:
(Not explained well or not even Answered during the show)
Backup games/Used/Digital games from the 360 to X1....
Microsoft's Illumiroom (where the hell did it go?!?)
Microsoft Points (Gone? forever? or here to stay :] )
Avatars (Dear lord, this is something I've grown accustomed to. There was no mention of it at all of 360 Avatars carried to X1, I hope they do)
Indie Games (what will befall them, er people like me that make them. for platforms like on X1 specifically)
*Edit:
Price and Launch date (what is up with that? oh well another reason for E3 I guess)
Filibuster sized response, done... E3 here we come!
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