Xbox One General Discussion - Part 2 (Please Read 1st Post)

MiskyBoyy

Probably old news to most at this stage. I start playing again on Android after I read the news

Should be fun on Xbox:
https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/827581171265654784

Tom Mann Centuria

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

I'm downloading Star Wars Battlefront from EA Access

At current speeds, I reckon I should be good to go by 2019.

It's there! Just had a street party to celebrate. It's good fun, severely lacking for those of us who can't play online, but still worth the time.

Stone Deaf 4evr

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

It's there! Just had a street party to celebrate. It's good fun, severely lacking for those of us who can't play online, but still worth the time.

Is there any single player content at all?

Max Mafioso

If you mean a campaign then no, it's all death match type, capture the flag, you can play online or against the AI

Tom Mann Centuria

Max Mafioso wrote: »

If you mean a campaign then no, it's all death match type, capture the flag, you can play online or against the AI

Yeah, that's it, still fun flying an x wing!

MarcusP12

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Yeah, that's it, still fun flying an x wing!

Just got a one S (haven't even unboxed it yet!!) and as an avid star wars fan all my life, i'd love Battlefront. No intention of being an online gamer so single play only. I read some stuff about Battlefront skirmish as being an update aimed at offline playing....anyone know what this is about? If I bought battle front (I don't think I can get EA access where I am in the ME unfortunately), would I have to download a specific update or something?

Max Mafioso

This is my own opinion, as a Star Wars fan, movie and past games, I was let down by Battlefront and do not like it.
You can play skirmish with bots or you can play online, there isnt a story mode to it. I found it a bit repetitive.
I purchased EA Access from Russia and use it here in Ireland, no problem with the purchase.
I am not sure if you can play offline since I've never tried it though.

MarcusP12

Max Mafioso wrote: »

This is my own opinion, as a Star Wars fan, movie and past games, I was let down by Battlefront and do not like it.
You can play skirmish with bots or you can play online, there isnt a story mode to it. I found it a bit repetitive.
I purchased EA Access from Russia and use it here in Ireland, no problem with the purchase.
I am not sure if you can play offline since I've never tried it though.

THanks for the reply! I see you purchased EA access from Russia and use it in Ireland. Would you mind explaining how that works. Problem I have, as I posted in another thread, is that there doesn't seem to be EA access in the country i'm in for the next couple of years. Is there a "simple" work around? I wouldn't have a clue how to mess around with proxys and all this kind of thing to make the xbox think its somewhere else. Am I goosed? Saudi and UAE which are right beside me here, do have access but strangely not Bahrain......

Max Mafioso

Sent you a PM

CatInABox

Ugh. Just suffered through a week without internet access. Mad how dependent our lives are on access.

Have been meddling with the first level in Hitman while it was down, am loving it. I've enjoyed a few of the previous games in the series, but I've also been left totally cold by others, so it's great to enjoy one again.

CatInABox

Hmmm. Very interesting. It was announced at the Windows Developer Day that Kodi is coming to Xbox One as a UWP App.

Neowin has more here.

Funny how it's come full circle from the XBMC days, starting out as a dodgy program for chipped Xboxs, and is not just known as one of the premier media players, but is also something that Microsoft wants on their Xbox.

maximoose

Amazing. I have my android box running on the HDMI pass through but this will be so much better.

Kodi on X1
Yes please

qrx

CatInABox wrote: »

Hmmm. Very interesting. It was announced at the Windows Developer Day that Kodi is coming to Xbox One as a UWP App.

Neowin has more here.

Funny how it's come full circle from the XBMC days, starting out as a dodgy program for chipped Xboxs, and is not just known as one of the premier media players, but is also something that Microsoft wants on their Xbox.

Great news. Let's hope they don't do something silly like ban add-ons.

skerry

maximoose wrote: »

Amazing. I have my android box running on the HDMI pass through but this will be so much better.

Only discovered the possibility of connecting hdmi devices through the Xbox hdmi passthrough recently. What's the advantage of having the android box connected through the passthrough on the Xbox (apologies if stupid question)?

maximoose

There's no massive advantage, as the oneguide doesn't have any functionality or integration with it.

For me it's that my TV only has 2 poxy HDMI ports, so it solves that - and "Xbox, go to TV" works. Snapping a football stream while playing a game was nice but that's gone for the meantime.

WarpAsylum

I've a funny one maybe someone could help settle my curiosity with.

I lent a guy in work my copy of GoW UE

He recently upgraded from XB360 to XB1. Played all the previous Gears on the 360.

After installing the game from disc, he's able to play it without the disc.

He's returned the game to me, and it's still working for him on his XB1.

Anyone got any ideas?

This doesn't effect me in any way, I'm just really curious

mossym

be delighted if this worked out. ditching sky at the moment, have an enigma2 box up and running smoothly now(not liket eh issues i had with an amiko alien a couple of years back). and the built in support for enigma2 in kodi would be superuseful, already spent the last couple of nights getting my little android box and my raspberry pi talking to the enigma box, having the xbox horsepower doing the task would be ideal

Jayop

maximoose wrote: »

There's no massive advantage, as the oneguide doesn't have any functionality or integration with it.

For me it's that my TV only has 2 poxy HDMI ports, so it solves that - and "Xbox, go to TV" works. Snapping a football stream while playing a game was nice but that's gone for the meantime.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057694898

That's a thread I started in the Home Automation forum.

Basically the relevant part for you would be the Portta HDMI Matrix. I only have 2 HDMI Ports in my TV too, this matrix (€35) gives you the ability to put 4 HDMI inputs and 2 outputs (to 2 TV's or a TV and a Projector) and still have a spare HDMI slot on your TV.

It's a nice enough piece of kit.

Grand Theft Auto IV is BC now.

MiskyBoyy

Deleted User wrote:

Grand Theft Auto IV is BC now.

Cousin, let's go bowling!

Jordan 199

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Cousin, let's go bowling!

*shudders*

wotzgoingon

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Cousin, let's go bowling!

I met a girl a few years back when it was a new game and I brought up how annoying it was when playing to get calls to hang out and go bowling etc... and she said that was the best part.

I found it so annoying while trying to play the game and get those calls. I doubt she ever made it past the beginning of the game.

MiskyBoyy

GTA: Episodes from Liberty City has been rated for Xbox ONE now too.

MiskyBoyy

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

GTA: Episodes from Liberty City has been rated for Xbox ONE now too.

Episodes was confirmed BC in an email I got from Rockstar Propaganda earlier advertising it.

Probably the last GTA I'd want to play again really. Not that it was terrible but just that it wasn't all that great. Give me a 1080p genuine remaster of 3 or vice city and I'd buy them both twice!!!!

AllGunsBlazing

I've had GTA IV sitting in my digital library gathering dust for about three years now - looking forward to finally having a crack at it. The BC initiative is really getting into its stride since last year imo.

Jordan 199

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

GTA: Episodes from Liberty City has been rated for Xbox ONE now too.

I loved playing The Lost and Damned.

erkifino

WarpAsylum wrote: »

I've a funny one maybe someone could help settle my curiosity with.

I lent a guy in work my copy of GoW UE

He recently upgraded from XB360 to XB1. Played all the previous Gears on the 360.

After installing the game from disc, he's able to play it without the disc.

He's returned the game to me, and it's still working for him on his XB1.

Anyone got any ideas?

This doesn't effect me in any way, I'm just really curious

If he owned them digitally on the the 360 they are compatible with the one. You saved him having to download them from the net. I'm pretty sure most GoW were games with gold.

WarpAsylum

Not sure if he owned the first three digitally or not, I just threw that in for sake of completion.

He didn't own the own GoW Ultimate Edition in any form, yet after me lending it to him, he can now play it without the disc. That's what I don't get....

wotzgoingon

WarpAsylum wrote: »

Not sure if he owned the first three digitally or not, I just threw that in for sake of completion.

He didn't own the own GoW Ultimate Edition in any form, yet after me lending it to him, he can now play it without the disc. That's what I don't get....

I don't get it either. Lets just say he got lucky.