maybe for the same reasons as everywhere else...its cheaper and more capable.
perhaps those 300,000 severs were for storing and processing all the data MS planned to gather with its mandatory Kinect and online check-ins. Now that Kinect is optional and online check-ins aren't required guess they don't need "dedicated servers"
Thats it, colors and pins? Hope they add more features such as backgrounds and themes in the near future. While they are at it how about more options to customize profiles. Unlike the 360 there is no option to add a motto or bio to your profile, adding a little personality to it.
I come to this site to escape politics and the seriousness of social discourse, however, since everyone here is on the topic...we live in an ineptocracy, defined by a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.
agree, can't get anything from it; its such an unorganized mess.
The 360 has an easier to use and more capable UI, with games and not Kinect and tv being the primary focus.
I would go even further. How about a model without a disc drive and Kinect for $249-$299. I'll wager there are more than a few people, such as myself, that would go all digital and don't need the blu-ray drive. I already stream movies and never bothered buying blu-rays.
I was refering to the original Xbox of 2001, not the 360.
Interesting, might have to look into this to continue to use the 360 controller. All MS had to do was improve the D-pad and get rid of the battery hump from the 360 controller to improve it. Instead they had to change too much making the bumpers and thumbsticks worse. The thumbsticks in particular irk me for their floaty loose feal.
“The system’s appeal is limited more to a core demographic."
Had to laugh at that one. They must mean core tv watchers and app users
How difficult would it be to get original Xbox games running on the One, since they both are based on x86 architechture? Although that system is now irrelevant, it would still be a nice feature to brag about.
Bring everything that the 360 had that was left out of the XBone. Why no customization of profiles, such as motto, location, and bio that gave some personality and interest to profiles on 360? Why no voice messaging? Why no cd ripping and music playback? Why no storage management? Seems the 360 can do more with its UI than the One.
the benefit of all digital should be reduced prices. Without shipping and packaging costs associated with physical copies, the cut that goes to the retailer, and an inability to loan or sell as used, it doesn't make sense that digital isn't cheaper than physical. The only reason digital is being pushed as the way of the future is to allow for higher profit margins while keeping prices the same.
More reason for not having Kinect plugged in.
Does anyone really expect the $100 more console to come out ahead? It would be the first time in console history the more expensive console took the lead.
fair enough as im sure much will be fixed with an update, however, because its new doesn't excuse MS for failing to put in basic functions that have come to be a given for consoles today.
I was a loyal Xbox supporter until the release of the Xbone, and the more I learned of it the less loyal I became. MS has left a sour taste after betraying the core gamers with their half-arsed tv focused Kinect box.
There are so many features and capabilities missing from the Xbone UI that have been on the 360 for years its like taking two steps back. MS pushed Kinect so much they forgot to add features and made others overly complicated. Simple things like being able to add a motto, location, and bio to your profile are now completely gone. Maybe its nitpicking, but its an example of something nice that added a little personality to a profile and made them interesting. A multitude of little things l...
I get that Sony offers a better value than MS games for Gold, but my question is how doe Sony, or the developers, make any money if they keep giving out new games for free? If I owned a PS3 why would I ever even buy a game when a good chance it will be ofered for free. What will peole be clamoring for next, free consoles to play the free games.
good question, would have been a smart decision and a strong selling point. It would really open up media and software possibilities for the console, sorta like being backwards compatible with pc functionality. Doesn't seem like MS made many smart decisions lately though, and not just with the xbox, but with Windows and everything else they touched.