1 1/2 weeks of constant gameplay without having to recharge the controllers! http://www.polygon.com/a/xbox-one-review The nicest description most Polygon staff could manage for the Xbox One's silhouette is "inoffensive" — there's no sugarcoating the console's lack of visual flair. Microsoft has created a system designed to blend into the other components of your home entertainment center, and it does that ... for better or worse. The console lacks the profile and space-saving considerations of the PlayStation 4 — or even the original Xbox 360. Not only is the console larger than the original Xbox 360, but the new Kinect sensor is larger than the first one. Even the massive power brick from the last generation makes a not-so-welcome return. despite its familiar elements and concepts, the Xbox One still manages a genuine sense of wonder, all without losing sight of the strong gaming foundation the Xbox was built on. 1. No external drive support at launch; 2. Controller is good; 3. We haven't been able to fully deplete a charge on our controllers in a week and a half of constant play. (PS4 has charging issues apparently as set out in that review 25%of PS3); 4. The Xbox One also supports the Wi-Fi Direct standard for, well, direct wireless connections between devices. This kind of connection eliminates your wireless router from the equation, reducing latency and speeding up transfer speeds — which Microsoft is using for the Xbox One's new, improved version of SmartGlass; 5. The most immediate shortcoming of the Xbox One's UI is transparency. Lots of options are buried behind a press of the Xbox One controller's Menu button — like uninstalling games, for example, or pinning a game or app. Pinning is great, but it seems like a stopgap measure while Microsoft figures out some more intuitive form of library management; 6. Our favorite addition by far, though, is the ability to skip entering codes for pre-order bonuses, DLC or other game downloads by scanning QR codes with Kinect. It's fast and convenient, and we never want to enter 25 characters using the on-screen keyboard again. 7. In fact, the fastest way to navigate the Xbox One's user interface is via the incredibly robust suite of voice commands. The friction that limited voice commands on the Xbox 360 with Kinect is all but gone. Now you can order the system to go from one app to another from anywhere — whether it's to watch TV, start Netflix or boot up a game. There's little perceptible lag from finishing a command and the results on screen; 8. Controllers sync automatically based on who's holding them. There was a frequent sense of "holy crap" among Polygon editors regarding the Xbox One. We were constantly surprised by what the system could distinguish, by all the small but smart usability enhancements provided by Kinect; 9.. Microsoft has embraced the cloud — a reported 300,000 servers have been dedicated to supporting everything from cloud-based saves to actual computational assistance; 10. not only can you have more friends, but you can actually hear what they're saying thanks to the inclusion of Skype's audio codec and a much higher bitrate for voice chat; 11. Who cares? A notable disappointment is the absence of real-name support at launch. One of the PS4's most enjoyable enhancements has been postponed for Xbox One until an unspecified future date; 12. Also missing at launch is Twitch livestreaming support. While Sony revealed its console — and its streaming ability — first, Microsoft was first to specifically announce Twitch streaming support. Twitch, unlike other streaming video platforms, is gaming-specific and its inclusion in the PlayStation 4 already makes the feature feel mandatory. Twitch streaming is coming to the Xbox One "during the first part of 2014," but its initial absence is pronounced; 13. The television integration and One Guide work well as an augmentation to your existing cable or satellite provider; 14. Xbox One will support universal remotes, such as Logitech's Harmony series, is very welcome, especially for users most interested in the console's entertainment features. The competition's absence of an infrared port or even basic support for its own Bluetooth remotes makes it a tough sell for households uninterested in using a gamepad to watch Blu-rays or Netflix; 15. But awkwardness aside, jumping from game to TV and back again, or running TV in a picture-in-picture frame while playing a game, feels like a major step forward in set-top boxes and makes the Xbox One the obvious center of any living room that has one; 16. The Xbox One supports Play To streaming from Windows 7 and 8 PCs via DLNA, but there's no way to pull content to the system from a PC directly (though the Xbox One does support playback of almost any file your Windows PC recognizes as media, whether music or video). This is a major step back from the Xbox 360's robust local media playback capabilities. Playback from USB storage is similarly a no-go at launch, so ferrying a video on a thumb drive isn't possible on Xbox One yet. It is possible, however, to upload media to your SkyDrive account and view it from there — an example of corporate synergy taking precedence over obvious features. I would likely never use this feature; 17. Super fast Browser. Xbox One's version of Internet Explorer, it's surprisingly fast. Both this page and our PlayStation 4 review ran better there than they did in Chrome on the late-2011 MacBook Pro of one of our editors; 18. Once you've run your console and enabled suspend, from power off to the home screen, we've measured startup at six to 10 seconds;
Got most of the points, more than I probably would have been able to mention. You can include that it doesn't support 5.1 audio through optical out of the box (apparently only stereo). HDMI should do 5.1 but this means anyone with a decent headset will have to wait for a patch. Also, the controllers do still need 2AA batteries, reviewer you posted used personal rechargeable ones so rmv. There are a lot of wonky issues that people are having thus far. One fix if your controller isn't synching is to plug it in directly with micro-usb or try getting very close as the 2.4(?)GHz signal may be getting interference from other products.
if there was a sound to describe Microsofts next gen system, what would it be? a screeching eagle getting ready to take flight? or a train blaring its horn? orrr could it be tktktktktktktktktktktktktkktktktkttk [video=youtube;lOPcMT5DHWY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOPcMT5DHWY[/video]
Correct term is the predator farv. [video=youtube;92KjJsntxGY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92KjJsntxGY[/video]
I mean with the money your dishing out why not wait to make sure u dont get a fucked up one. Also the better games come out in like march but im waiting on elder scrolls and destiny.Those dont come out till like june i believe.
http://kotaku.com/installing-xbox-o..._source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow Xbone makes you cook a meal while you install games.
These issues tho http://kotaku.com/as-xbox-one-complaints-increase-microsoft-promises-imp-1475593849 as long as they keep chucking free games at the people, all will be okay.
