I agree. Yes it looks better than stock GTA IV, but at the same time, it's nowhere near "next-gen". In fact, if you look at the GTA V screens, they're not too far off from this in terms of reflections and stuff.
@kreate: Google already has a desktop OS called Chrome OS. The reason it hasn't really taken off though (IMO) is because it relies heavily on having internet access. All your applications and files live on their servers, basically making your computer useless unless you have an active internet connection.
@maniacmayhem: You're correct, but remember that the modding community is what made Kinect popular in the first place. By denying them access to the new Kinect, they're effectively cutting off their main source of new software ideas and innovation for the Kinect.
@Redempteur: What are you talking about? He never mentioned USB peripherals anywhere...
Yeah it made them change their used game policy, but they just restricted smaller developers even more than before by denying them access to Kinect...
I can agree that the total package as a multimedia device might be of greater value to some than just a gaming console. However, I believe that the vast majority of people either want solely gaming or only TV. If that's the case, then bundling the two multimedia capabilities together is stupid because consumers can just go out and buy an Apple TV/other multimedia box for much cheaper if they want TV. If they want games, then can go out and buy a PS4 where they don't have to worry abou...
But you have to remember, most of the multimedia capabilities will not be able to be used outside of America (due to stupid copyright laws and whatever else). That means that the media functionality of the X1 is useless if you live anywhere else in the world.
Obviously you don't understand sarcasm. Typical XBOX fanboy.
Look at this thread. Do you really think fanboyism is dying?
@greenpowerz: You realize that they're not worried about copycats right...At this point, it's not possible to implement full new features into the consoles for either of them. That takes months of planning and even more development...
@baodeus: The whole point of streaming to phones was to appeal to the mass market. Does the vast majority of phone/tablet owners have these extensions? NO. So your point makes no sense.
Don't you guys remember the base 360? It was horrible. Eventually they had to phase it out because it got to the point where people couldn't save their games anymore. In addition to that, the cheaper price suggests cheaper hardware in it. This could potentially lead to more hardware failures and lower quality components.
In response to some of the other replies to your post, I feel like I need to clear up something about clock speed: the clock speed of a processor doesn't necessarily reflect the performance of the CPU.
The clock speed of a CPU tells you the rate at which it can execute instructions. So a clock at 1 MHz will fire 1 million times per second.
In terms of a CPU the clock speed is generally related to the amount of time it takes to perform instructions.
Those scores average to 88.5/100.
Come on, cut him some slack. Without guys like him, we couldn't get the awesome KDs we have.
Now the Japanese will finally get a taste of what the rest of the world pays for their stuff.
This is so dumb. I've heard of people's PS3s displaying the message and shutting down before. Sony DID implement it.
Yes, this is what life outside of China looks like. Come to America when you get older, young Lee.
A shiny turd is still a turd
Except for some shots of GT5. I was actually unable to tell for a couple of them. It's the only game I've seen that looks close to photorealistic.
Very cool! This will be very useful in developing multicore/distributed applications.