Xbox Infinity unveiling in less than 10 hours

[Requia]

People don't seem to understand the idea of a console reveal. It is to reveal a new CONSOLE.

They seem to ahve failed at that, given that I still don't know how the console works as a console, rather than as an extremely fancy Blu-Ray player.

 

[ToastiestZombie]

People don't seem to understand the idea of a console reveal. It is to reveal a new CONSOLE. Not games. Sure, it's nice to see games, but it isn't the point. That's what E3 is for. For what it's worth, I was impressed, and the announcement of 8 new IPs is always a good sign. I didn't see the PS4 reveal, so I can't compare, but this seemed like a pretty good overall presentation. Name is kinda dumb though.

This is to lighten up everyone's negativity how this "IS THE END OF GAMING!!!11!" or how "MICROSOFT SUCKS!!!" or "This console will crush microsoft!! It'll bankrupt them!! I Want microsoft to die!" etc.

Also because I agree with you.

This was a console reveal, not a game reveal. It is to showcase the new xbox to the public with as much definite information as possible. Nothing more. E3 will have games, about 8 new IPs to be exact.

Sorry, but this wasn't a good console reveal at all. Sure, they showed the specs and the box but they didn't actually show us anything new and exciting other than "ALT+TAB AND WINDOW 7'S MULTIPLE WINDOWS FUNCTIONS!". Take a look at the reveal of the Nintendo DS back in 2004 (I think it was). They spent no time talking about anything else but the console and the games, which is what gamers actually care about. They spent WAY too much time talking about TV features, online features, TV features and TV features that it didn't feel like a console reveal at all. I really can't see how this would be a good reveal for anyone but the most ultimate of fratboys.

 

[waj9876]

So...yeah. The Wii U is starting to look better than the XBox One.

 

[ToastiestZombie]

So...yeah. The Wii U is starting to look better than the XBox One.

Well, let's look at what the Wii U has that Xbox One doesn't:

Used games
Free online
Focus on games
No 1984 telescreen watching you play

It also isn't bigger than the original Xbox, so that's a plus.

 

[Scott Rothman]

Did anyone else happen to watch Sony's stock ticker during that presentation?

 

[loc978]

Spoiler: snip

So...
SONY
-Announced Specs +1
-Didn't show the console -1
-No women on stage -1
TOTAL -1

MICROSOFT
-Didn't announce Specs -1
-Did show the console +1
-2 women on stage +2
TOTAL 2

Microsoft wins?
Just in case, this is ironic count, ok?

They didn't even announce specs... No refutation of always online or anti-used game policies...

I thought they did announce specs? I haven't been paying full attention but I'm sure I heard a bunch of numbers and stuff.

On topic, CoD looks lame.

They did announce the specs.

...the least important specs, sure. CPU/GPU (sorry, looks like it's an APU) architecture and clock speeds are conspicuously missing. One would think they'd at least have some benchmark tests ready for a system unveiling... especially with x86 hardware. Makes me think their system is probably embarrassingly underpowered. [sub][sub]Rather like their last offering[/sub][/sub]

**edit** so I guess they actually did release specs, if not benchmarks.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/21/4350322/xbox-one-specs

 

[xPixelatedx]

So...yeah. The Wii U is starting to look better than the XBox One.

Well, let's look at what the Wii U has that Xbox One doesn't:

Used games
Free online
Focus on games
No 1984 telescreen watching you play

+Backwards compatibility for both wii games and your downloaded wii games. I sold my wii after buying my wiiU and bought MORE WII GAMES haha. It's been giving me something to do while I wait for more relevant wiiU games to come out. What will we be able to do on the PS4 and Xbox One while we wait for more games after launch? Watch TV... Yeah, much better! It's not like I couldn't have done that after turning the damn things off.

 

[A_Parked_Car]

They did announce the specs.

Those aren't the specs people are referring to. They want to know what CPU, and more importantly, what GPU the Xbox is running. Having 8GBs of RAM is pointless if something else bottle-necks the system. Also saying that it has an '8 core CPU' tells you very little. What is the clock speed? Does it have Intel HT technology? Is it overclocked? Those are the specs that matter.

What they have revealed is just a collection of things that the computer-illiterate vaguely understand. RAM is probably the best example of this. Everyone knows that the larger the amount of RAM, the 'better' a computer is right? That is why when you buy a desktop off the shelf at Future Shop or wherever, the computer will have some stupid amount of RAM (like 8 or 16GBs), but still have a shitty CPU and integrated graphics. The computer isn't powerful enough to actually make use of 16GBs of RAM, but the number is used as a marketing term to impress people who don't know better.

That all being said, I didn't expect Microsoft to actually tell anyone the specs during a big press conference. It is just to show what it looks like and some of its key features.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

it looks... well.... it kind of looks like shit.

like one of these old VHS players no one liked.

plus i find the lack of doritos disturbing..


edit: hd rumble. yeah. ok. i need to shoot myself in the head now.

It does....

Does anyone else get the impression they just made a pc and turned it on it's side? It's fucking huge.

 

[Sparrow]

This is... I can't deal with this shit. Between the lack of backwards compatibility (I would not give a fuck if the console was 100 pounds extra and looked like shit, as long as it had the ability to play 360 games I wouldn't care) and the goddamn used game rumour (which better not be true, so help me baby Jesus) I'm genuinely considering just jumping ship from Xbox to Playstation. What an infinite list of fuck-ups they've created.

 

[Terramax]

Objectively speaking, it was much worse then the Sony one (how is that even possible?)

Honestly, I thought the PS4 conference was great. It confirmed how Sony were still invested in games, and how many game devs were invested in their console.

All I got from the Xbox 1 is that EA are the ONLY dev to care for the next Xbox. And probably only because of its stance on used games.

Perfect Dark game?

Actually, another Perfect Dark game would be awesome!

 

[Terminate421]

"frat boys" Oh boy....

The reason they were showing alot of everything is mostly out of this fact:

Microsoft wants the Xbox to be a multimedia entertainment device. Games are there ALONG with TV and god knows what else.

If you're only interested in the games, fine, Microsoft isn't forcing you to use the other shit.

I'm beginning to wonder if people even realize what they intended. They were intending to share their console to the world, not just gamers. They know that Kinect succeeded and they feel the need to target those people along with us. Call them "Filthy casuals" all you like if they don't intend to use the damned thing for games, but they made it this way. The good news is that it is not always online required so if you intend to use it as an offline console, you still can. With not issues.

 

[FFP2]

There is a reason Sony's stock just jumped.

It's because investors are scared that the new Xbox is taking too many risks. You need to bear in mind that most investors care about the money, not the games.

 

[Arqus_Zed]

Unless they release Lost Odyssey 2 on that thing, I am not interested.

 

[Requia]

Spoiler: snip

So...
SONY
-Announced Specs +1
-Didn't show the console -1
-No women on stage -1
TOTAL -1

MICROSOFT
-Didn't announce Specs -1
-Did show the console +1
-2 women on stage +2
TOTAL 2

Microsoft wins?
Just in case, this is ironic count, ok?

They didn't even announce specs... No refutation of always online or anti-used game policies...

I thought they did announce specs? I haven't been paying full attention but I'm sure I heard a bunch of numbers and stuff.

On topic, CoD looks lame.

They did announce the specs.

...the least important specs, sure. CPU/GPU (sorry, looks like it's an APU) architecture and clock speeds are conspicuously missing. One would think they'd at least have some benchmark tests ready for a system unveiling... especially with x86 hardware. Makes me think their system is probably embarrassingly underpowered. [sub][sub]Rather like their last offering[/sub][/sub]

**edit** so I guess they actually did release specs, if not benchmarks.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/21/4350322/xbox-one-specs

Well, at least now I know why AMD has been sitting on its ass with respect to a z77 competitor, and I think I just put my gaming PC plans on hold till I see what they announce for this tech PC wise. But its still not actual specs aside from the RAM numbers.

 

[Anathrax]

I've cooled down a bit. Time to remedy that. Someone explain to me why watching television on a GAMING CONSOLE was more needed than backwards compatibility? Why was most of the focus based around Kinect?(Going so far as to call it a "primary" input)

About the only thing that is looking good is that Halo TV series, and that's only because Steven is somehow connected to it.

Edit: Also going so far as to saying "Call of Duty has the best fans" is just silly. Going so far as to saying DA BEST CONTROLLER IN THE WORLD is just lies.(Gamecube...)