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Re: Xbox One
« Reply #120 on: June 20, 2013, 12:31:48 am »
The Kinect isn't "always on", but it can only be turned off manually. And when the Xbox One is off, the Kinect automatically turns itself on, ostensibly only to listen for the "Xbox On" command. There's no way to really shut it off other than disconnecting it physically from a power source. This may not be possible without unplugging your Xbox itself, in which case you probably can't turn the system on because there doesn't seem to be a physical power button for it (unless you can turn on the console with the controller like the 360).

Even so, I'm heavily concerned with a system that has a camera and microphone that keeps itself turned on even when the system is off and can only be manually paused (they don't say shut off, just that you "pause" the Kinect) when you're using it. No, I DON'T trust Microsoft when they publicly say that nothing leaves the Kinect without your explicit permission. Or that said permission won't be buried in an EULA so that people don't notice that they're agreeing to it. I just plain don't want my system to have a camera and microphone that can be monitoring me at any given time and having nothing but trust in an infamously poorly trusted corporation to reassure me.
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Re: Xbox One
« Reply #121 on: June 20, 2013, 01:33:54 am »
It's good to see Microsoft is actually learning from the utter PR disaster and scrapping the always online aspect. However, until they get rid of the region locking, make the kinect and all of that media center software strictly optional (though admittedly, the PS4 is still guilty of that media center stupidity) and, most importantly, price it to better reflect its capabilities relative to the PS4, I say the PS4 is still hands down the superiour console. Of course, making those changes now would probably be way too costly, since manufacturing has already begun and devs are already making games for the console as it is now, so I suppose it's safe to say that Microsoft is royally fucked. They're never getting out of this lovely hole they dug for themselves, that's for sure.

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Re: Xbox One
« Reply #122 on: June 20, 2013, 02:42:31 am »

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« Reply #123 on: June 20, 2013, 07:58:46 am »
Actually, they got rid of region locks as well. Source: http://www.techhive.com/article/2042445/microsoft-reverses-policies-on-xbox-one-rentals-online-check-ins-and-region-restrictions.html
Well, how about that. In the words of Jim Sterling, Microsoft has gone and pulled an Xbox One80.

Oh, and I almost forgot about the Xbox One's much more hostile stance on self publishing than the PS4. The up and coming AAA releases look snazzy and all, but don't forget about the indies. They can add a hell of lot of gems to the console's library and at this rate, it looks like all of those gems will be on the PS4. Something more for any prospective buyers to consider.
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Re: Xbox One
« Reply #124 on: June 20, 2013, 03:26:50 pm »
From what I've heard the 360 self publishing wasn't much better than nothing at all. If they're smart they're working out something better for this round. However the first smart decision seems to have happend within the last week, so it'll probably be a bit. Just not their top concern as no one buys a console for some 5 dollar indie game.

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Re: Xbox One
« Reply #125 on: June 21, 2013, 12:18:06 pm »
I just hope the XBOne is as rugged as the first Xbox.  My bro's got one of the initial batch, and barring a DVD drive replacement, it still works just fine.  If it can last even half that long, I'd be a happy camper.
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Re: Xbox One
« Reply #126 on: June 21, 2013, 12:26:31 pm »
I just hope the XBOne is as rugged as the first Xbox.  My bro's got one of the initial batch, and barring a DVD drive replacement, it still works just fine.  If it can last even half that long, I'd be a happy camper.

Or it could be like the 360 and have some obvious manufacturing defect that they never tell anyone about until it causes a gigantic recall, because nobody cared even a little bit about the obvious flaws as long as they could shove the product out.
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Re: Xbox One
« Reply #127 on: June 21, 2013, 12:32:48 pm »
I just hope the XBOne is as rugged as the first Xbox.  My bro's got one of the initial batch, and barring a DVD drive replacement, it still works just fine.  If it can last even half that long, I'd be a happy camper.

Or it could be like the 360 and have some obvious manufacturing defect that they never tell anyone about until it causes a gigantic recall, because nobody cared even a little bit about the obvious flaws as long as they could shove the product out.

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Re: Xbox One
« Reply #128 on: June 21, 2013, 06:18:12 pm »
I just hope the XBOne is as rugged as the first Xbox.  My bro's got one of the initial batch, and barring a DVD drive replacement, it still works just fine.  If it can last even half that long, I'd be a happy camper.

Or it could be like the 360 and have some obvious manufacturing defect that they never tell anyone about until it causes a gigantic recall, because nobody cared even a little bit about the obvious flaws as long as they could shove the product out.

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Re: Xbox One
« Reply #129 on: June 21, 2013, 06:57:02 pm »
Shouldn't we send that video to Microsoft?
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