XBOX ONE FITNESS....PAID SUB.....free for the first year!

Oblong said:
This has the potential to be a real leg up for MS in the console war.

I was one that actually found Kinect to be awesome for getting into shape and went through Your Shape and EA Sports Active with great success. Lost weight and toned myself. It worked for me because I can't discipline to drive to a gym and morning workouts in front of a TV were perfect. Plus the tracking was a real motivator to keep me going.

Now you've got some of the top trainers on board, Kinect 2 with better tracking and heart monitoring. And the real game changer is THIS is the type of stuff that you'll see on the Today Show, Ellen, and elsewhere. None of those places are going to promo the newest FPS shooter but something like this will make the rounds. Parents see it as a win/win - kids asking for a console and this is something they can use to help justify the purchase as it shows it could be something to benefit them too. Not to mention all the TV stuff, fantasy football, simple voice commands for Netflix and you can start to see that if you can interest those pulling the purse strings then it could be something to tip the scales with all else being relatively equal. From a parent standpoint the tip of the scale for PS4 is price, but if they see the value of things like this then it may equal out. The other big factor will be how easy either is going to be able be found on shelves this holiday.
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Very true. I think it really comes down to how well Microsoft markets these kinds of things around the holiday season. They need to make it clear to non gamers that this is the console that non gamers can and will enjoy. I also believe that with the games coming to the X1 it's going to be the console to have for gamers as well, but like you said, the non gaming/parent crowd won't really care about that.
 
Pretty good deal, but having to pay for XBLG ontop of Fitness after the first year is...no bueno. Many people would probably love to use it but have no interest in XBLG.
 
Ketto said:
Pretty good deal, but having to pay for XBLG ontop of Fitness after the first year is...no bueno. Many people would probably love to use it but have no interest in XBLG.
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You can really change your body in one year. Use that as motivation to stick with the program, then you won't need it after a year :)
 
jond76 said:
You can really change your body in one year. Use that as motivation to stick with the program, then you won't need it after a year :)
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True, true. Or at the very least a year will give people plenty of time to understand these routines and know what works for them. From that point on they can do it on their own or decide to pay.
 
What is not clear to me, is whether its free until Dec 2014, or free one year from the time you buy an xbox one & activate or download the game?

Does it mean that I buy xbox one in summer next year, I have only 5 months free?

I think some of people here are asking too much to expect this to be freeware, but its interesting to see the price after the free period.
 
jond76 said:
You can really change your body in one year. Use that as motivation to stick with the program, then you won't need it after a year :)
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Maintaining is harder than to get the shape you wanted. Personal experience. If the program work, you are better off pay the price & continue to use it as a training means, if not as a 'thank you' to them for making you fitter.

The only reason justify to not continue is if it did not work for you.
 
starseeker said:
What is not clear to me, is whether its free until Dec 2014, or free one year from the time you buy an xbox one & activate or download the game?

Does it mean that I buy xbox one in summer next year, I have only 5 months free?

I think some of people here are asking too much to expect this to be freeware, but its interesting to see the price after the free period.
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It is free until Dec 2014. If you buy later then you don't get as much time. It is a nice bonus/incentive for people to jump in early.
 
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starseeker said:
Maintaining is harder than to get the shape you wanted. Personal experience. If the program work, you are better off pay the price & continue to use it as a training means, if not as a 'thank you' to them for making you fitter.

The only reason justify to not continue is if it did not work for you.
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I'm sure this is what they're hoping for. People will see some results and thus want to keep up with it and think it's worth whatever the price may be. I'm very curious to find out what the price will actually be.
 
Fitness - meh. That will win a handful of PS4 battles for them but if they want a real trump card, Microsoft needs pull off a Kinect porn app with a free 1 yr sub.
 
Honestly though.. It's stuff like this, NFL, etc. that the Sony side seems to downplay a lot, but honestly.. My wife had a hard time with the notion of spending more money on another console..that is.. Until I told her about the stuff that kinect was capable of! She is uber excited about the fitness aspect of the console. Grant.. Hardcore gamers have a loud voice early on, but it won't make a difference in the long run unless you have some diversity with your console to push sales. Even if I NEVER play a game on my XB1.. She would still want it JUST for the fitness and kinect.
 
GIDEONkjv said:
Honestly though.. It's stuff like this, NFL, etc. that the Sony side seems to downplay a lot, but honestly.. My wife had a hard time with the notion of spending more money on another console..that is.. Until I told her about the stuff that kinect was capable of! She is uber excited about the fitness aspect of the console. Grant.. Hardcore gamers have a loud voice early on, but it won't make a difference in the long run unless you have some diversity with your console to push sales. Even if I NEVER play a game on my XB1.. She would still want it JUST for the fitness and kinect.
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Same here, my wife is a hard sell on spending $400/$500 on just a game console...since she is no fan of the hobby. But the extra's with Xbox helped tip the scales in my favour
 
GIDEONkjv said:
Honestly though.. It's stuff like this, NFL, etc. that the Sony side seems to downplay a lot, but honestly.. My wife had a hard time with the notion of spending more money on another console..that is.. Until I told her about the stuff that kinect was capable of! She is uber excited about the fitness aspect of the console. Grant.. Hardcore gamers have a loud voice early on, but it won't make a difference in the long run unless you have some diversity with your console to push sales. Even if I NEVER play a game on my XB1.. She would still want it JUST for the fitness and kinect.
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100% agreed. The TV aspects of the console is one of the things I'm most excited about. If that makes me any less of a gamer, then so be it.
 
Aceattorney - don't count it out as 'just fun' just yet... :-)

I wish I could tell you my first hand experience with accuracy, but you'll have to wait for those kinds of details.
 
Any information on pricing after the first year?
 
Flynn said:
Aceattorney - don't count it out as 'just fun' just yet... :-)

I wish I could tell you my first hand experience with accuracy, but you'll have to wait for those kinds of details.
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We won't tell anyone, we promise :p
 
Z A C K said:
We won't tell anyone, we promise :p
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Really would love to tell you guys (because the results are simply stunning), but alas, it's still being tuned/tweaked... and it's not my place to speak on behalf of that team or product... but I was blown away... and I don't say that to everything, even though I obviously have an X1/Microsoft bias. :)
 
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