Xbox One supporters why are you defending this console?

[Rekkapryde]

1. Rumors have absolutely no baring on the enjoyment one can have with an electronics device.

2. Before the unveiling microsft said they would concentrate on the console features, then show games at E3. I'm not sure why everyone was so surprised. On the flip side if they had taken an hour of their e3 conference to talk about console features then people would have complained as well. I'm mature enough to understand that the gaming business can't survive on hardcore gamers alone, so I have no problem with a company trying to attract more people.

3. People just ignore the benefits. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN IN FRONT OF ANY XBOX IN THE WORLD AND SAY "XBOX ON" AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS YOUR ENTIRE LIBRARY OF GAMES AND YOUR PROFILE/SAVES THROUGH THE CLOWD. That's a big deal, and is well worth the installations/DRM

4. This is a rumor that has not been reported by any reputable sites. Also this does not mean they won't answer questions, or that that don't have another event set up.

5. This is just false. First off the camera can be disabled, second there will be no "head counts" before watching a movie.

6. How else could a system work that lets you play games from the hardrive, no disc needed?

7. Maybe, maybe not. This doesn't effect me either way and it will be INDUSTRY STANDARD so if you don't like it just quit playing games.

8. Developers have said the XBOX ONE is an amazing piece of machinery and on Par with the ps4. I'll take their word over a random neogaf poster.

9. Sony is giving the same answers. Apple as well, and any other major electronics company that is working on a big release. Not sure what the problem is here.

10. Without Microsoft indies wouldn't even have a space in console gaming. We will see how it plays out. But I'd much rather have quality tested and approved games than a bunch of shovelware like other open app stores.

Your final paragraph sums it up perfectly. All of the negatives about the Xbox come from the angry Internet community and not real features or facts. Microsoft has been the company that its cool to hate on for a couple years now, just like EA but The Sims still sold MILLIONS of copies, so obviously Internet outrage doesn't have much to do with the success or the quality of a product.

nikka please. at this shyt.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

nikka please. at this shyt.

Anyone who has compared the two says they are very similar in terms of power/capabilities.

Do you have any proof to the contrary?

 

[Rekkapryde]

This is so stupid..

Why do you dikks keep gettin worked up over this?

You know there will be games for the system..

You nikkas get on my nerves with this dumb shyt

Isn't it a games console first (or what it SHOULD BE)

Shouldn't they have concentrated on showing the gaming related elements first? The writings on the wall, they are going after a different demographic. Dumbing down the specs is pathetic as well. When the CEO is out there courting TV execs about exclusive Xbox Done TV content, that says enough.

 

[Rekkapryde]

damn son you sound like a scorned female trying to get some revenge. What happened to you back on that old site? You'd think someone sodomized you with a 360 controller.

I had 2 360s....

 

[Bryan Danielson]

LOL @ knowing less about the PS4.

- we saw GAMEPLAY on a PS4 dev kit, not cutscenes
- Sony already said they leaving it up to publishers if they wanna do DRM
- Sony already confirmed you can play offline with no internet required
- PS4 specs >>>> Xbox Done (you think it's a coincidence MS isn't talking about the specs that much )

MS needs to take heat for this fukkery, especially since they BROUGHT IT ON THEMSELVES. They need to be humbled. This is their reckoning. All the advantages they had last gen are gone. Hopefully they'll get their shyt together with the Xbox 2 droppin in 3 years since they'll jump ship on this shyt and leave it behind like they have all their other consoles.

Only thing we waiting on with the PS4 is price and looks (overrated - but doubt it will be a 1982 VCR like the Xbox Done).

Says who? YOU? If thats the case then NO THEY DONT (if any of this BS is true) because last gen niccas refused to do the same and treat the PS3 like this due to their fukkery. If its good for the goose it must be good for the gander, right? No matter how much Sony lied, was arrogant, fukked up, niccas tried to defend, deflect, and sweep it under the rug. Its all good with the fukkery and jokes or hate and all... but lets keep the rules consistent my brother!!

 

[rapbeats]

well my friends. for those of us that actually play ON LINE. PSN is yes its free. so free = (you get what you pay for).

Xbox One vs PS4: Specs, Features Give Microsoft Big Edge In Online Gameplay [REPORT] - International Digital Times

Xbox One vs PS4: Microsoft Delivers 300k Server Checkmate

Why does this server count give Microsoft the edge in the Xbox One vs PS4 online gaming debate? Because, according to a report in Ars Technica, those servers will be doing cloud computations that lift the burden of processing things like physics modeling, fluid dynamics, and cloth motion from your console. Easing the burden on the console means a reduction in latency which means, ultimately, less lag.

Xbox One vs PS4: Xbox LIVE Has Always Been Better Than PSN
If we're going to talk about company history in this Xbox One vs PS4 specs/online gaming debate then, sorry Sony fans, you're not going to like what I have to say. But the simple fact of the matter is that Xbox LIVE is by far the superior online service.

First, I'll dismiss the haters who love to point out that Xbox LIVE isn't free. You're right, it's not free. It's $5 a month. $5! If you're living the kind of lifestyle where $5 a month is a huge financial burden for you then you're probably not gonna be getting a next-gen console for a few years anyway. There's more to life than money, and in this Xbox One vs PS4 debate I feel like the cost of Xbox LIVE is worth it because it delivers a better experience.

Let's talk reliability. As I said before, in the eight years I've been on Xbox LIVE I can't recall a time when the server was down for more than an hour or two, at most. Honestly, I can't even remember the last time I had an issue logging in to Xbox LIVE that wasn't related to my own Internet connection.

The same cannot be said about PSN.

As recently as LAST WEEK the PSN crashed because of high traffic. This time, the culprit was too many people trying to download the Last of Us demo from the PSN store. Sony had egg dripping down its face and tried to be cute about it on Twitter.


Sony fans, can you really sit there with a straight face and tell me the PSN is ready for the next generation when their servers can't handle a mass download that they had MONTHS to prepare for?

Then there's the issue of security. Obviously, in the Xbox One vs PS4 online gaming world of the future, anything can happen. But as of now, the score in the "Servers Hacked" contest the score is Sony -1 Microsoft -0. And it wasn't just some rogue hack that muddied up the system for a day or two. Reuters called it one of "the biggest Internet security break-ins ever."

In April 2011, tons of personal data was stolen from the PSN and Sony warned the 77 million registered users to cancel credit cards as a precaution. Oh, but they didn't tell everyone what was really happening until almost a week after the PSN went down, resulting in massive fines from governments across the world.

And the network was down for three weeks. THREE WEEKS! In the age of on-demand gaming and broadband speeds and online service being down for an hour or two seems like an eternity, so those three weeks must've been awful for the hardcore PS3 gamers out there. Nothing of this magnitude has ever happened to Xbox LIVE. So, when it comes the security track record in the Xbox One vs PS4 online gaming debate, once again the edge goes to Microsoft.

But what about the services themselves? Here we enter into matters of taste. I own both systems and play online with friends on both Xbox LIVE and PSN. I personally prefer to use Xbox LIVE because A.) It's less laggy (for me) and B.) I can TALK to my friends as I play. Not send text messages back and forth, but actually have conversations and feel as though they're in the room with me. Hell, Xbox LIVE lets us party chat even if we're not in the same games together, something the PSN does not do.

The Xbox LIVE interface is also much more user friendly than the PSN. Xbox LIVE runs off of tabs and live tiles and delivers a vibrant looking home screen that's easy as pie to use. The PSN interface is just lists. There is no diagonal navigation to speak of, simply scroll from tabs left to right and then scroll up and down various boring lists. It looks like garbage compared to what Xbox LIVE gives customers (for that INSANE sum of $5 a month).

But hey, I'm just one gamer with a column. My opinion on which service is better in the Xbox One vs PS4 debate is just my opinion. It's not like I'm a developer working on the most valuable video game franchise in history, right? I mean, what would the people behind a multi-billion dollar game think?

Xbox One vs PS4: Call Of Duty Developers Think It's Better, Too
If you're a Call of Duty fan, then the Xbox One vs PS4 debate is probably a pretty simple one for you. Once again, the Call of Duty franchise is choosing to favor Xbox LIVE users with exclusive content. But why? According to Activision, it all comes down to Xbox LIVE.

"With billions of hours logged online, Call of Duty titles consistently rank atop Xbox LIVE's most-played charts, making it the largest Call of Duty community of any entertainment system," the company said in a 2012 press release announcing the exclusivity deal with Microsoft.

I love America. I love democracy. And with democracy, the numbers do the talking. In this case, the numbers show that, for online gaming, Xbox LIVE delivers a better experience. The Call of Duty series is played by millions of people everyday. Black Ops 2 sold $1 billion worth of copies within 15 days of its release.

I'm not saying COD is the greatest game ever. It isn't. But when it comes to the numbers it's the best-selling, most popular game out there. So, if the world's best-selling thing ever is being played most often by Xbox LIVE users, well, that pretty much puts the final nail in the coffin for Sony. After all, the people have spoken. If it was better to play games on PSN then more people would be doing so than on Xbox LIVE. But that's not the case. So, when it comes to the nex gen Xbox One vs PS4 online gaming debate, the winner is Microsoft. They have more hardware, a better service and the backing of the biggest game in the world.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Says who? YOU? If thats the case then NO THEY DONT (if any of this BS is true) because last gen niccas refused to do the same and treat the PS3 like this due to their fukkery. If its good for the goose it must be good for the gander, right? No matter how much Sony lied, was arrogant, fukked up, niccas tried to defend, deflect, and sweep it under the rug. Its all good with the fukkery and jokes or hate and all... but lets keep the rules consistent my brother!!

They confirmed out of their own mouths the rumors doggie. Don't get mad at me.

 

[Rekkapryde]

well my friends. for those of us that actually play ON LINE. PSN is yes its free. so free = (you get what you pay for).

Xbox One vs PS4: Specs, Features Give Microsoft Big Edge In Online Gameplay [REPORT] - International Digital Times

Xbox One vs PS4: Microsoft Delivers 300k Server Checkmate

all good for those who play online, but if you don't have a good internet connection or one at all.....

 

[Fatboi1]

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All of that Xbox live interface is better is nonsensical and is arguable. I don't like the Xbox 360 interface mainly because the customization and lack thereof bothers me. The tile structure blocks too much of the wallpaper and obfuscates the user. All these boxes are wack. Yes they get the point across and are generally more responsive but it's not the end of the world like some make it out to be on the PS3 side.

PSN on PS Vita is different and has most of the features Xbox LIVE has. Hell on the friggin Vita, you can now Skype and game at the same time for FREE and that's something they was hyping up at the conference for Xbone??

All of those points above can be refuted plain and simple. Just because you pay for something don't mean it's necessarily better. I paid for live one time and I got lag, disconnects and server errors on several games several times such as Halo 4, Gears of War 3, ME3 etc. Xbox live is not perfect by any means. My ping and connection is spot on and whatnot so don't try to say it's because of my connection.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

all good for those who play online, but if you don't have a good internet connection or one at all.....

Then you wouldn't be online complaining about it.

 

[Bryan Danielson]

They confirmed out of their own mouths the rumors doggie. Don't get mad at me.

Mad at you? Man... like you was my younger brother.... possibly favorite cousin I grew up with, I love you man!!!!


But "WHO" confirmed these "RUMORS" and when/where? Also, if they are still labeled/classified as rumors doesnt normally mean its not true or concrete? Also, the system drops, this fall, not next week, so cant shyt still be subject to change?

Sorry about all the questions but just saying..... too much overreaction going on

 

[The_Sheff]

Isn't it a games console first (or what it SHOULD BE)

Shouldn't they have concentrated on showing the gaming related elements first? The writings on the wall, they are going after a different demographic. Dumbing down the specs is pathetic as well. When the CEO is out there courting TV execs about exclusive Xbox Done TV content, that says enough.

Rekka, you know how these rabid fanboys are. MS had to show off the capabilities of the machine at either their own conference or E3. No matter which one they chose people would have complained about it. They said well beforehand that E3 would be all about the games and the early conference about features. Then right after the conference people (a lot with an agenda) started crying about MS not showing games and saying they didnt have any.

E3 is 4 days away and the console is 6 months away. I think we can all wait 4 days before we kill the damn thing.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

^^^
All of that Xbox live interface is better is nonsensical.

Xbox 360's UI is what they must be talking about because PSN on PS Vita is different and has most of the features Xbox LIVE has. Hell on the friggin Vita, you can now Skype and game at the same time for FREE.

All of those points above can be refuted plain and simple. Just because you pay for something don't mean it's necessarily better. I paid for live one time and I got lag, disconnects and server errors on several games several times such as Halo 4, Gears of War 3, ME3 etc. Xbox live is not perfect by any means.

You can't refute this.

Sony PS3 hacked “for good” – master keys revealed | Naked Security

And no one said XBL is perfect, but you are lying to yourself if you can't admit that it is the most complete and popular online gaming environment.

 

[Teal.]

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All of that Xbox live interface is better is nonsensical.

Xbox 360's UI is what they must be talking about because PSN on PS Vita is different and has most of the features Xbox LIVE has. Hell on the friggin Vita, you can now Skype and game at the same time for FREE.

All of those points above can be refuted plain and simple. Just because you pay for something don't mean it's necessarily better. I paid for live one time and I got lag, disconnects and server errors on several games several times such as Halo 4, Gears of War 3, ME3 etc. Xbox live is not perfect by any means.

What type of connection you got? That aint xbox live that is your connection FOH with that lag and disconnects bullshyt

 

[Rekkapryde]

Rekka, you know how these rabid fanboys are. MS had to show off the capabilities of the machine at either their own conference or E3. No matter which one they chose people would have complained about it. They said well beforehand that E3 would be all about the games and the early conference about features. Then right after the conference people (a lot with an agenda) started crying about MS not showing games and saying they didnt have any.

E3 is 4 days away and the console is 6 months away. I think we can all wait 4 days before we kill the damn thing.

I agree.

I'm getting my stan on because of the hypocrisy of nikkaz when the PS3 was about to drop. And truth be told, it was no where near as bad as this shyt. MS Execs can't keep their foot out of their mouth so now they gotta put a gag order on themselves? . If they started the reveal with gaming related shyt, THEN the TV shyt that they were slobbering so hard over, that would have been better.

But the killer IMO was AFTER the reveal when they started talking and confirmed all these horrible rumors that were out for months, didn't get into specs (because they knew it was inferior to the PS4 - no one expected Sony to throw 8 gigs of GDDR5 in that shyt. Had to catch MS off guard), and the TV TV TV shyt.


I know the XBox 1 will have games, that's a given. But for them to pretty much alienate an entire consumer group (those with very limited or no internet connection) is absurd.