The XBOX One

Balasarius · 2013-10-21T09:44:30.000Z

jpinard:

The more I think about this the more concerned I am as a PC gamer. Strikes me that developers will go all in on a game-pad only interface design which was already bad enough…

I’m beginning to prefer playing games on my PC with a controller, actually… (Though not FPSs.)

I’m looking forward to getting an XBone controller. My 360 rechargeable batteries have about had it. The one I used last night only lasted about 5 hours.

Scotch_Lufkin · 2013-10-21T12:42:54.000Z

You have time to play games for 5 hours straight!?

jpinard · 2013-10-21T13:53:51.000Z

Razgon:

That was quick! ;-)

(Explanation - every time a new generation of consoles releases, PC gaming is proclaimed dead)

I totally wouldn’t have stated this if not for Rome 2. The interface and how information is provided suffers due to this type of design aesthetic.

Starlight · 2013-10-21T14:40:46.000Z

Razgon:

(Explanation - every time a new generation of consoles releases, PC gaming is proclaimed dead)

They wait that long? Oh right, THQ died off. Hmm.

Chris_Nahr · 2013-10-22T00:15:39.000Z

Microsoft has quickly debunked Dell’s claim that all Windows 8 apps run on Xbox One. Also on AllThingsD.

UPDATE: A Microsoft spokesperson has replied to us stating “The suggestion that all Windows 8 apps run on Xbox One is not accurate.”

stusser · 2013-10-22T05:43:39.000Z

Bummer.

Murbella · 2013-10-22T06:20:44.000Z

Is it seriously even an advantage at all if the xbox runs windows 8 apps? I don’t even use those on my windows 8 PC…

Kool_Moe_Dee · 2013-10-22T07:56:09.000Z

Absolutely. The idea of having PC-like capabilities in the living room, without another box, is pretty appealing. The only trick is what hurdles there are to get on the store – if MS provides some minimal UI support automatically via Kinect (as well as things like the accessibility APIs), they’ll be in good shape. If developers have to write custom UIs to even be on the store, then it will be less appealing.

pyjamarama · 2013-10-22T08:31:34.000Z

They already strongly hinted that porting an app form Windows 8 to Xbox one is as difficult as porting it to the Windows phone 8, there is a lot of shared WinRT core and there Xbox specif API and UI. Now the question is how open will the Xbox one store be compared to the Windows 8 store? Even if they offer similar conditions I think it be will a lot more curated then Windows store, but instant0 already mentioned what would be the greatest app, one that interfaced with upcoming Steam streaming, or the streaming Nvidia is using for the shield.

stusser · 2013-10-22T08:48:56.000Z

Murbella:

Is it seriously even an advantage at all if the xbox runs windows 8 apps? I don’t even use those on my windows 8 PC…

Oh god yes, that would be amazing. It’s a full appstore on your TV.

Chris_Nahr · 2013-10-22T09:08:16.000Z

It would be a full App Store if it were the iOS or even the Google Play store…

Wendelius · 2013-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

Will you accept the invitation?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1mfIg1I3zE

Not a bad ad.

Wendelius

Canuck · 2013-10-25T04:52:20.000Z

Good ad.

Jake_Plane · 2013-10-25T05:37:38.000Z

That’s a solid ad.

instant0 · 2013-10-25T16:59:26.000Z

Guess they should have region locked it to only be playable in countries where it launches. :-) (The youtube ad… that is)

jpinard · 2013-10-26T08:06:11.000Z

Fantastic commercial.

Teiman · 2013-10-27T02:15:53.000Z

NeoGAF

Jeremy Conrad (former IGN): BF4 and CoD: Ghosts are 720p on Xbone

On who he is: Jeremy Conrad is a former editor at IGN.com and has worked on the other side of the gaming industry for companies such as Blizzard Entertainment and Sony Online Entertainment. Update: Mod Kagari also confirms that BF4 is 720P on the...

New name for the console: XBox 720. Because renders many games in 720p.

instant0 · 2013-10-27T02:41:40.000Z

Teiman:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=704641

New name for the console: XBox 720. Because renders many games in 720p.

haha. Some of the gifs in that thread are stellar.

This being the best picture though:
http://i3.minus.com/jsv84JkSiSWoW.PNG

wumpus · 2013-10-27T02:55:25.000Z

I’m pretty sure the PS4 will as well.

http://ps4daily.com/2013/10/battlefield-4-developer-talks-playstation-4/

900p for Battlefield 4 on PS4. Is that significantly better than 720p? I mean, it’s a little better, but if you want high resolutions, don’t even bother with consoles in the first place.

sharaleo · 2013-10-27T02:55:51.000Z

GAF post:

I do not understand how a longer embargo than the other version because there are bad news about a game is not morally reprehensible. Someone said the problem with the gaming journalism is that it isn’t actually journalism but neutral flavored PR and i kinda agree with him. Wth…

Agree with this.

Edit: In fairness, the Xbone launches a week later than PS4, so a later embargo on a launch title is not really unreasonable.