IM PLAYIN takes a look at some of the changes, both present and upcoming made to the Xbox One in the past month
"Now, it’s not really that the Xbox One needs saving, not at the moment at least. What it really needs is a steer in the right direction. If it had carried on as it began, almost a year ago, there is no doubt that the PS4 would have left it in its dust. The machine that I have at home, as do some of you, is far different to what Microsoft had initially proposed. It seems that, thanks to the efforts of the internet, Microsoft got the picture. We didn’t want a console that we couldn’t play pre-owned games on, or always needed to be connected to the internet. These were idiotic ideas and, thankfully, Microsoft eventually agreed. Yet it seems that the changes aren’t quite over and, in the coming months, Microsoft will be making some more alterations to the Xbox One that could make a whole world of difference"
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One thing I would agree with in this article is the price of the Xbox One. It is just way too high especially for those in the UK (such as the author of this article). I still believe that it should be no more than the ps4's price point with its weaker hardware for one example. It definitely wouldn't hurt Microsoft as much as help them with hardware sales.
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price needs to be same as P.S.4 possibly the ability to plug in an Xbox 360 as a kind of add on
People really must have nothing to talk about. It doesn't need to be revitalized it's selling fine. It needs some slight course corrections which it sounds like are happening as we speak. Bit otherwise its fine. Most people that don't like it, don't own one (shocking I know)
Microsoft needs to rethink its approach in many ways but 1080p is not a problem to 90% of the audience their "entertainment" system targets. Microsoft should partner with Amazon Prime and give movie streaming as part of gold, in addition provide sales from Amazon via Xbox One exclusively. This partnership along with better smart glass integration, so for example mobile games feed into bigger games - a good example would be a Zoo Tycoon spin off where you can earn unlocks etc. If Microsoft target core gamers they will not reach their goal of owning the living room. I do agree with the articles view on a price slash, friends and twitch elements though as it brings it closer to the casuals needs.
They just need to drop the price. That's it in simplest terms. They also need to actually GIVE something the way Sony does. Outlast and Resogun FREE? Hell, even Playroom is a nice bonus. Xbox Live is 10 bucks more a year and we get 5 year old games that weren't great 5 years ago. I'm actually surprised with as much as MS hyped the Kinect, they don't have a free Playroom type download to screw around with.