Topic: XboxOne ~News/Rumor/Speculation~ Biggest Console Released This Gen!!

[magicpixie]

With all of EA's missteps over the last little while, I've heard a lot of resentment toward their future releases... except for Titanfall, which I find odd.  I understand that EA is just a publishing partner, but imo, if you are going to hold a grudge, you should at least do it right.

6v6 is all well and good, honestly.  You can have plenty of fun with that player count.  But for a full-priced, multiplayer-only title, I wonder how many people would have been expecting a bigger scale, or at least the option.  Though, with the issues that Battlefield 4 has had since launch, especially in larger player-count games(rubber-banding, hit detection, etc) perhaps limiting matches to 6v6 is a good thing.

[BranDonk Kong]

So, I just bought an Xbone. Brand new in box for $300, couldn't pass it up.

[BlackNMild2k1]

I might have picked one up for that price too.
How did you come across that deal?

[shingi_70]

With all of EA's missteps over the last little while, I've heard a lot of resentment toward their future releases... except for Titanfall, which I find odd.  I understand that EA is just a publishing partner, but imo, if you are going to hold a grudge, you should at least do it right.

6v6 is all well and good, honestly.  You can have plenty of fun with that player count.  But for a full-priced, multiplayer-only title, I wonder how many people would have been expecting a bigger scale, or at least the option.  Though, with the issues that Battlefield 4 has had since launch, especially in larger player-count games(rubber-banding, hit detection, etc) perhaps limiting matches to 6v6 is a good thing.

Haven't posted here in a while.


People who want a bigger player count just because its next gen are stupid.  Multiplayer only regardless Balance rules the roost. Its one of the reasons why Destiny is going to be standard Halo PC in the PVP mode, and why call of duty hasn't upped its player count. Plus other than battlefield all the other high player count games have failed massivly.


Plus Titanfall is a EA Partner's game so technically anyone could publish Titanfall 2: Titan Harder.


Surprised no talk of Microsoft buying gears of War.


 A bit bummed neither Microsoft or Sony has talked that much about their line up for this year. I thought we would have known more about Halo or the order by now.

[tendoboy1984]

It was inevitable that Microsoft bought the Gears franchise, I'm surprised they didn't do it sooner.

I would probably never buy an Xbox console if they keep locking standard features behind an Xbox Live paywall (streaming services, game DVR, Internet Explorer, etc.). You don't see them doing this **** with Windows.

[shingi_70]

Windows also doesn't have an equivalent of Xbox Live does it.  Also Windows is a dual facing product, whereas Xbox is just a consumer based rodcut and they've done it for so long the market doesn't care. 


Its crappy but most users don't even notice due to buying live in the first place to game online, and having to do the same thing on the PS4.


What are people going to do buy a Wii U?  :

[tendoboy1984]

I have a Wii U but I don't have Wifi yet at my new apartment. As long as I can use Hulu and Netflix I'm fine. I don't need hundreds of other streaming and entertainment apps that I will barely use.

Miiverse and off-TV play make the system entirely worth it for me.

[Ceric]

Honestly, I thought MS already owned Gear of Wars.

I would like the multi-player bigger because of the new gen.

Though I do find it dismaying that we are not hearing about more games.

[shingi_70]

Nope, but they made a big deal of getting the lisence this week.

Eh expecting stuff to be bigger because of the new gen is good for single player but with multiplayer you have to take Into account balance and level design.



Some dude on GAF is dropping bombs


Apparently

2014
Sunset Overdrive
Quantum Break
Halo 2 Remake
A Halo Live Action film that isn't the TV Series

2015
Fable Legends
Halo 5


2016
Gears of War
Crackdown

I'd say take with a grain of salt but he passed thwbgaf iniader check.

[ShyGuy]

Super Duper HD games take even longer to make. N64 release schedules for all!

[Ceric]

I still don't know what Quantum Break is except My Secret is I ram Boats into Bridges with my Mind.

[ymeegod]

No Mech Warrior no Crimson Skies.

*Grown man crying*

[magicpixie]

I think the Gears franchise is suffering from some serious fatigue.  They only apparently started working on it last week, so by the time it's released, it'll have a bit more buzz.

Windows also doesn't have an equivalent of Xbox Live does it.

Didn't MS try that **** on PC with Games for Windows Live?

[oohhboy]

Windows also doesn't have an equivalent of Xbox Live does it.

Didn't MS try that **** on PC with Games for Windows Live?

Yeah they did. We collectively laughed a hearty laugh and told them to sod off. Every time in meat space someone brings up paying for Live I laugh at the waste of money. They still think they are paying for "Servers".

[BranDonk Kong]

I might have picked one up for that price too.
How did you come across that deal?

I was approached. Didn't ask too many questions.

[shingi_70]

More from the leaker

Forza Horizon: "Fall 2014, probably September. Super sexy weather system and... **** tons of co-op/social stuff. 1080P and open-world, so you can road trip with your bros." UPDATE: Weather system powered by "the cloud"
White Xbone incoming. UPDATE: In October with "fancy ass controller"
NEW: Limited 1 TB box in November
Why all the leaks? Scared you might get caught? "I am incapable of fear. Plus, this is such exciting stuff, and me talking about it ahead of time isn't going to hurt anything, truthfully. We're all chomping at the bit for it to come out. This is not bad. "
Halo Anniversary 2 will be 1080p, iffy on the 60fps, maybe not.
Quantum Break is Holiday 2014
Multiplayer confirmed for HA2, same devs as Halo Anniversary.
Sunset Overdrive is Fall 2014. UPDATE: October 2014
Is not Phil Spencer
Black Tusk cancelled project was called "Shangheist." May have involved stealing stuff from the Chinese (though I think that may have been a reference to the name and maybe not the gameplay? Not sure...)
Fable Legends is Summer 2015
Halo 2 Anniversary includes beta for Halo 5
Gears of War will probably need a 2.5 year dev time.
First Titanfall DLC is 45 days from release, then another one 120 days from release.
No Crackdown 3 news this year most likely, since it's a 2016 title.
A list w/dates of the rest of the Tier 2 and Tier 3 countries that Xbone will release in this year. UPDATE: Late April in Scandinavian countries
No info/idea on what Rare's up to, sadly.
$399 XB1 this year? "Maybe one without an Optical Disc Drive."
NEW: Games with Gold on Xbox One starting April. "Sooner rather than later"

Two versions of H2A.

Collectors Edition with the Beta access, the Halo series (not the Blomkamp one)

War Collection with the above, as well as ports of Halo 3 & 4 for XB1.

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Dude than posted a picture of the titandall Xbox console.

[tendoboy1984]

Where's all the new IP that Microsoft promised was in development? They're milking their franchises worse than Nintendo it seems. At least Sony creates new franchises each gen.

[BranDonk Kong]

I've got to admit that the whole TV integration thing is pretty awesome, and it works (nearly) perfectly - but, there is no HDMI passthrough (when the Xbone is off) so because of that, I will never use it.

[shingi_70]

Where's all the new IP that Microsoft promised was in development? They're milking their franchises worse than Nintendo it seems. At least Sony creates new franchises each gen.

Haven't around 20 games with Mario have come out in the last year or so. No one milks worse than nintendo.

Ruse
Crimson Dragon
Lococycle
Quantum Break
Sunset Overdrive
Project Nangco from Platnuim Games that's rumored

Plus unannounced games

Seems to be the around the same number as Sony

Drive Club
Time
Helldiver's
The Order 1886

I'm probably missing one or two more on the Sony side of things.

What's most interesting is how Nintendo seems to get away with pretty much never putting out new IP that often. Still all three systems are looking good and the only way is to own all three and a PC.


@Brandogg

Can't you just put the xbone in low power mode and use it. I will say I think the xbpx One TV interface pretty much has solved the TV problem and it would be best to throw out a $100 box with just the TV stuff and light gaming .

Web OS TV looks awesome but no one is buyj g a whole TV for the GUI.

[oohhboy]

There's a "TV problem"? What noise is this? TV is so 2000. I use the TV more as a second monitor than a TV and I use the computer as a TV more than a TV.

[shingi_70]

There's a "TV problem"? What noise is this? TV is so 2000. I use the TV more as a second monitor than a TV and I use the computer as a TV more than a TV.

For about 75% of the population that's not true at all.

I guess it helps I don't own a desktop computer, and still think for both gaming and media consumption the PC is usually the worst IMO.

If say the way we view and think of TV is changing rapidly in both the content creation (Netflix, Microsoft, and Amazon becoming content providers) and the way we view and interact with it. aereo looks pretty cool and so does webos TV.

[BranDonk Kong]

No, in low power mode you can't use the HDMI passthrough. Pretty lame. It's a really sweet interface, and  the addition $30/yr to keep the Xbone on whenever I watch TV is no big deal, but I keep it in a cabinet with a door and don't want to have it open all the time.

[BranDonk Kong]

And I haven't figured out how to make it only use HD channels or go to, say, Showtime HD instead of Showtime...and changing the channel with the controller (like up or down) takes too long because of the channel being entered manually. I've only spent about 15 minutes with it though...and you need XBL Gold to use the built-in guide which probably makes it a lot better...haven't activated my 14 and (2) 30 day trials yet.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Wait, so the XBO replaces your cable box too?

Considering cable boxes are rented for $6-$10 mo, that would make a Live subscription with the price of entry, especially if it also doubles as a DVR too.

[oohhboy]

Nope, its' all done through the HDMI pass through. The channel guide doesn't actually "Know" what channel you are watching. You Calibrate it and the IR Blaster talks to the cable box. If it goes out of sync, the bone has no idea. As far as I am aware the bone doesn't do DVR as that will violate the HDMI chain. Also none of this works properly outside of the US.

But seriously what is this TV problem? You turn it on and watch it. Is this some sort of fucked up first world problem someone has invented to sell boxes?