All Xbox One Hardware Reviews!

Believe it or not, they are pointing at the games. I know bruh, I don't get it either.

Hmmm... sounds like someone just prefers the PS4 exclusives... and while I get that, it seems like you might want to preface such an opinion with, "if you're a fan of the Exclusives like I am, PS4 is the right choice for you, but X1 does offer more games, and they do have several higher budget exclusives at launch, as well as more content, and more entertainment applications."...
 
Dat XRoku.


lol cold day in hell before xb1 has that type of codec support. I still don't see what's so great about this "media hub". It doesn't do anything but allow you to plug your cable box into it. What is so special about that? I'd be way more impressed if it actually supported media files and I could stream stuff just like a roku.
 
Yap, but the 2 things that PS4 did well, are 2 of the most important, price & better spec.

True. But I dont make purchases based on bullet points.

If I have the option of two cars, one that goes 200Mph, and basic features but is $10k cheaper, and one that goes 185Mph but has heated leather seats, power everything, GPS, and a sweat stereo. My purchase is based on the cohesive package not bullet points. The value of those extra features over the lifetime of the device exceeds the savings.
 
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Yap, but the 2 things that PS4 did well, are 2 of the most important, price & better spec.

I'd argue price is important - and absolutely a critical advantage for PS4 right now in market reception, though it's not that important in actuality right now, because we're going to sell out of every unit we build...

As for the specs, that's really not a very meaningful advantage. Specs are worthless without the right software... and the small/insignificant advantage PS4's spec advantage gives it over X1 is a far, far tinier advantage than the other prominent advantages X1 holds clearly over PS4.
 
lol cold day in hell before xb1 has that type of codec support. I still don't see what's so great about this "media hub". It doesn't do anything but allow you to plug your cable box into it. What is so special about that? I'd be way more impressed if it actually supported media files and I could stream stuff just like a roku.
CHOOOO CHOOO!!....... CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA!!......

HISSAUTSU: "WWWEEEEEEEE!!!!" :crazy:

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http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/11/20/review-microsoft-xbox-one-revolution-begins/

Review: Microsoft's Xbox One – the revolution begins

[ I thought this was humorous]

KinectThe Kinect camera/voice system is also back, but it's upgraded to the point that it is barely recognizable from the glitchy, low quality version that was an optional extra for the Xbox 360.



Voice recognition still stumbles and players will find themselves repeating themselves here and there. But in my experience, 80-90 percent of commands were picked up.
However, that success rate fell with the addition of background noise such as music, or a crying baby. I paused “Dead Rising 3” to pick up my fussy newborn daughter at one point. Unfortunately, Kinect mistook her cries for the word “resume” -- at which point the game unpaused and my character was eaten by zombies – thanks, baby!








The three big titles are “Ryse: Son of Rome,” “Dead Rising 3” and “Forza Motorsport 5.” Other titles such as “Zoo Tycoon” and “Killer Instinct” back up the three AAA titles. Not all the titles are great quality, but “Dead Rising 3” and “Forza Motorsport 5” may go down as two of the strongest launch titles in recent history.
 
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CHOOOO CHOOO!!....... CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA!!......

HISSAUTSU: "WWWEEEEEEEE!!!!" :crazy:

;)

Says the guy who is not even getting a system on day one. Still doesn't change the fact that all this media hub stuff is nonsense to me. Until I can stream MKV files from my pc to my console it is bullsh*t. I don't watch cable TV and even if I did have cable TV I still wouldn't watch it. I have a Netflix subscription that goes to waste because it's just easier to download shows from the internet. Believe it or not a lot of people stream media from their pc and a lot of people use MKV files.


Any word on MKV support flynn?
 
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/11/20/review-microsoft-xbox-one-revolution-begins/

Review: Microsoft's Xbox One – the revolution begins

[ I thought this was humorous]

KinectThe Kinect camera/voice system is also back, but it's upgraded to the point that it is barely recognizable from the glitchy, low quality version that was an optional extra for the Xbox 360.

Voice recognition still stumbles and players will find themselves repeating themselves here and there. But in my experience, 80-90 percent of commands were picked up.
However, that success rate fell with the addition of background noise such as music, or a crying baby. I paused “Dead Rising 3” to pick up my fussy newborn daughter at one point. Unfortunately, Kinect mistook her cries for the word “resume” -- at which point the game unpaused and my character was eaten by zombies – thanks, baby!

"Xbox waaaaaah!!!"

:laugh:
 
I'd argue price is important - and absolutely a critical advantage for PS4 right now in market reception, though it's not that important in actuality right now, because we're going to sell out of every unit we build...

As for the specs, that's really not a very meaningful advantage. Specs are worthless without the right software... and the small/insignificant advantage PS4's spec advantage gives it over X1 is a far, far tinier advantage than the other prominent advantages X1 holds clearly over PS4.
You done internal tests to justify that the advantages are insignificant? If you have data that support that it is within 10%. If so, then I agree its insignificant. I certainly hope so, but I have not seen sufficing evident to suggest so.

I am not saying PS4 is better (or worst) I am just pointing out, that PS4 does have its advantages & plus points over XBOX one.
 
You done internal tests to justify that the advantages are insignificant? If you have data that support that it is within 10%. If so, then I agree its insignificant. I certainly hope so, but I have not seen sufficing evident to suggest so.

I am not saying PS4 is better (or worst) I am just pointing out, that PS4 does have its advantages & plus points over XBOX one.

I have not done tests which conclusively show measurable performance gaps.

That said, the gaps we're seeing at launch I know are the biggest, because the big players (COD, BF4, etc.) needed to finish their games before the platform had exploited the custom hardware benefits, so the perf gap you're seeing between COD and BF4 on the systems is likely largely because the custom hardware isn't being efficiently used, and when that's not used, the raw GPU advantage PS4 has over X1 isn't marginalized like it will be once the platform matures more... but I am *quite* sure (based on what I do know about both platforms) that our perf is close enough that resolution gaps will only get smaller (or disappear), and overall perf differences will require side-by-side comparisons to notice any meaningful differences, and that kind of a perf gap is inconsequential.

Ryse looks better than Killzone. Sure it's 900p and Killzone is 1080p, but it just looks better. I've played through all of Killzone, and Ryse has vastly (and noticeably) superior character models, not to mention the textures are more consistently high res, and the animation is easily better in RYSE... I anticipate that we'll see more of those kinds of situations... where the SPECS aren't want makes the difference, it's the devs/artists/content creators that will make the difference.

I get why people care about specs... but when they're this close, they really don't matter.
 
True. But I dont make purchases based on bullet points.

If I have the option of two cars, one that goes 200Mph, and basic features but is $10k cheaper, and one that goes 185Mph but has heated leather seats, power everything, GPS, and a sweat stereo. My purchase is based on the cohesive package not bullet points. The value of those extra features over the lifetime of the device exceeds the savings.

See my last reply, I am replying to Flynn, because he made it sound like XBOX totally destroy PS4 in every field, which is not true, & for its shortcoming, PS4 does make ground in price & spec, which are very important points. Whether one thinks this make it better than xbox one is up for debate, depending on what you look for in the system. If you are just looking for an affordable system mainly to play games, & PS4 being cheaper & more powerful, is quite an easy choice really.
 
I have not done tests which conclusively show measurable performance gaps.

That said, the gaps we're seeing at launch I know are the biggest, because the big players (COD, BF4, etc.) needed to finish their games before the platform had exploited the custom hardware benefits, so the perf gap you're seeing between COD and BF4 on the systems is likely largely because the custom hardware isn't being efficiently used, and when that's not used, the raw GPU advantage PS4 has over X1 isn't marginalized like it will be once the platform matures more... but I am *quite* sure (based on what I do know about both platforms) that our perf is close enough that resolution gaps will only get smaller (or disappear), and overall perf differences will require side-by-side comparisons to notice any meaningful differences, and that kind of a perf gap is inconsequential.

Ryse looks better than Killzone. Sure it's 900p and Killzone is 1080p, but it just looks better. I've played through all of Killzone, and Ryse has vastly (and noticeably) superior character models, not to mention the textures are more consistently high res, and the animation is easily better in RYSE... I anticipate that we'll see more of those kinds of situations... where the SPECS aren't want makes the difference, it's the devs/artists/content creators that will make the difference.

I get why people care about specs... but when they're this close, they really don't matter.
I sincerely hope what you said is true. But only time will tell. I understand the quality of the dev argument, but then, I also cannot help imagine, if Ryse is developed for PS4!
 
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In terms of specs I think all we really have to look at is NFS Rivals. Some say that it's 'downgraded because of Xbox One', but if you even think at least, you know that's not the case. Even the frame drop is nearly similar. If there is a performance gap between the two, when the game looks the same on two platforms, there has to be a difference in performance. But both platforms very rarely drop to 24fps in similar moments, and that's it. They are running almost too similar, with PS4 using a slightly more expensive AO solution. With the late dev kit rumors and all, this is the actual level of this huge specification gap.
 
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Skype on Xbox One will miss one key feature at launch. The ability to snap video calls while playing games won’t be available at launch but it will be made available in the future via updates.
 
lol cold day in hell before xb1 has that type of codec support. I still don't see what's so great about this "media hub". It doesn't do anything but allow you to plug your cable box into it. What is so special about that? I'd be way more impressed if it actually supported media files and I could stream stuff just like a roku.
the idea is xbox live is always on and always with you no matter what your doing. X1 is always ready never have to power up or sign in and also switch on the fly with the same input.

I can just watch tv and get an invite to play instead of a text if I am going to be on or not.

Its a game changer for a gamer life style.

People thought achievements were stupid and yet SONY put then in because people cried for it. $20 people are going to cry again to match xbox live software which again tells who is the leader once again.
 
lol cold day in hell before xb1 has that type of codec support. I still don't see what's so great about this "media hub". It doesn't do anything but allow you to plug your cable box into it. What is so special about that? I'd be way more impressed if it actually supported media files and I could stream stuff just like a roku.

MKV, will never happen. But there are plenty of ways to stream your media. Now a days it takes what? 5 minutes to unwrap properly. WMAPRO or another compatible possibility is there for you sir :D
 
Meh I'm excited for KI and Ryse and Titanfall but all this media stuff is bs. I really hope Kinect is amazing because I'm going to cry if I paid 100$ more just so I can plug my tv into my xbox. I guess at the end of the day I'm just not the consumer MS is really aiming for.
 
sounds like someone works for MS and is trying to use this board as a platform. f*** off.

Hey man, I just like the community here, and I like chatting about this kind of stuff... I'm quite passionate about it, and probably more biased than most... But if I bother you that much, it's probably best you just ignore me, eh?
 
Hey man, I just like the community here, and I like chatting about this kind of stuff... I'm quite passionate about it, and probably more biased than most... But if I bother you that much, it's probably best you just ignore me, eh?
I like your posts flynn...you state your bias up front but apparently people can't get over it. You've called out a few things also like the framerate of KZ. But I am proud of penguin for finally getting a Avatar.
 
What's with the hate, man? Why are people getting offensive and personally critical? Lighten up, folks... This is gaming we're talking about...


Toward you or mc? MC attacks me every chance he gets even when I don't say anything to him. As for you, I'm not attacking you. You do come off like a majorly bias fanboy though and it does get annoying. At least you get paid for it though so I can't hate too much.