The XBox One Thread

[C.J]

The reviews are starting to role in now:

Destructoid
Verge
Polygon
Cnet
Engadget
Wired

 

[Scutch]

XBO getting meh reviews too.


Oh well. As long as Fifa and BF4 keep me entertained.

 

[silentsnake]

Asda emailed me yesterday to confirm that DPD will be delivering on Friday and that I will receive a text and email when it is loaded on to the van

 

[Addicted]

Hmm, cancelled my order from Tesco Direct a few weeks back, but just got an email through to say it's been dispatched :S

I got the refund, so waiting to see if the money comes back out, better not - what would you guys do if I basically get a free Xbone?

 

[Silent_Scone]

http://kotaku.com/the-xbox-one-the-kotaku-review-1467960010

 

[Silent_Scone]

Honestly I don't know how you can review a console at launch. Might as well review a fruit bowl.

 

[Silent_Scone]

So who in here is buying one?

 

[Longy]

Xbox review by Adam Sessler

 

[AK]

So who in here is buying one?

I still am, as a casual gamer, who doesn't bother much about FPS etc.

You've seen how good games are now on the X360 now, so just imagine what the games will be like on Xbox One later on.

 

[Gareth]

I still am, although not 100% sure why, other than the only other console in the house now is the Wii-U (which was another flop)

 

[Chris n nic]

Picking mine up Friday lunch and I can't fecking wait! lol

 

[N0ddie]

So much like the PS4, the launch games are so so but the console has potential?

Who'd have guessed it lol.

 

[AK]

Good review here.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/20/microsoft-xbox-one-review/?ncid=tweetlnkusenga00000003

 

[Scutch]

There's a camera (or two) on your phone, and on your laptop, and it's possible that the NSA is watching. We're not the tinfoil hat types, but this year's headlines haven't been great for our paranoia. In that context, having a large black rectangle with a visible camera lens pointed into our living room is just a tad weirder than the last time Microsoft did this in 2010. Oh, and it's a 1080p camera? And it can detect heart rate? And see in the dark? Yes, all of those things. And if you've got your console in "always on" low-power mode, where it can be woken by voice, Kinect is always listening. That's a little terrifying!

Needless to say, that is getting switched off when I'm surfing for por... erm academic study reports on something important. Especially if I have my c*ck out at the time.

 

[AK]

It'll be like wanking when the dogs in the room, it'll just feel wrong. Ya know?

 

[Scutch]

It'll be like w**king when the dogs in the room, it'll just feel wrong. Ya know?

I can't w*nk without the dog in the room. Helps me focus.

I jest of course. I don't have a dog. It was taken off me for some reason.

 

[AK]

"Xbox, display pictures of Labradors"

 

[Scutch]

"Xbox, display pictures of Labradors"

LOL. They've got it covered.

Good review that above, too.

 

[Scrooge]

I'm tempted to buy one just because it's new but I don't think I really need it, I struggle to get into games nowadays. Decisions!

 

[Beef-Mc]

I'm tempted to buy one just because it's new but I don't think I really need it, I struggle to get into games nowadays. Decisions!

Same here, I've made the decision to wait till it drops below 350, because tight Scotsman!

 

[Scrooge]

I wouldn't say tight, I'd say reasonable. £430 is a f**king joke.

 

[Scutch]

I wouldn't say tight, I'd say reasonable. £430 is a f**king joke.

It's that price purely because Kinnect is compulsory. The PS4 doesn't come with the camera etc. so MS have bundled the XBO with all that at an estimated £80.

 

[Scrooge]

Kinect can FO.

 

[domjolly]

I'll be picking mine up as soon as the shops open..... Fifa, forza, dead rising 3 and Ryse might grab another pad but they are close on to £60 so might just force my brother to watch me play lol

 

[sneeks]

Was that on eBay or did you sell it to a mate.

Sold via gumtree.

 

[Rhino172]

still nothing from toys r us If it doesn't turn up then im not looking in this thread untill it does as it's just going to upset me. Especially as I'll be "working from home" on Friday.

 

[Al_G]

Nothing from ShopTo either.

 

[AdDaMan]

had my shopto dispatch on sunday.

 

[silentsnake]

Dispatched from asda today.

 

[AK]

Ahhh it's going to turn into one of 'those' threads, lol.

 

[dk]

I'm despatching myself down to game tomorrow night.

 

[Al_G]

had my shopto dispatch on sunday.

Really?

Mine better turn up on Friday or ShopTo can go f**k themselves.

 

[C.J]

I'm despatching myself down to game tomorrow night.

I can't decide whether to queue or pop in at 9am. I'll make my mind up on the spot depending on how cold it is.

 

[Daz.]

Got an email from Tesco this morning saying it'll be delivered Friday. Rock on! I work 12 hour weekend nights so I was hoping to at least get it set up before I went to work!

 

[kpowell911]

I still think they need one without the Kinect b****cks!

 

[Scutch]

I still think they need one without the Kinect b****cks!

The Kinect is potentially great TBH.

 

[AdDaMan]

Really?

Mine better turn up on Friday or ShopTo can go f**k themselves.

yep. and my friend who only ordered about 3-4weeks ago got his on monday.

 

[kpowell911]

The Kinect is potentially great TBH.

I appreciate Im the minority, but Its a games console to me. Always will be. I dont want it to replace anything, or be a home entertainment hub. I want a controller, and a single player game I can lie in bed playing.

Its all "all in one, there's an app for that, download this for your social network etc" now. And it appears the games are suffering because of it.

For all the effort they've put into the none gaming stuff, they could have actually bothered to make more than 14 tracks and 200 cars for Forza for example.

 

[Al_G]

yep. and my friend who only ordered about 3-4weeks ago got his on monday.

Cheers Ears!

Just checked the site and there's a notice advising customers that dispatch mails may be delayed.

I'd expect mine on Friday, it's a day one console after all.

 

[Rhino172]

Looks like I could be in for quite a wait on my battlefield 4 order from Tesco lol