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

Fingleberries · 31-05-2017 2:01pm

Picture it, though, if Microsoft started including a one or two month trial of Game Pass with every console bundle ... someone coming into the Xbox community without the GwG history of us old-timers. It's nice to think that they would have 100+ games on day one to try out and could lead to a long term sub. The more subscribers, the more likely that MS can convince third party studios to join in.

This would be similar to how Netflix (now) can create original content and attract top talent into their productions, as opposed to Netflix (starting out) which was just a DVD-by-mail company with a lot of older movies, box sets and B-Movies, etc.

qrx · 31-05-2017 2:40pm

Fingleberries wrote: »

This would be similar to how Netflix (now) can create original content and attract top talent into their productions, as opposed to Netflix (starting out) which was just a DVD-by-mail company with a lot of older movies, box sets and B-Movies, etc.

Never thought of this. And Microsoft sure do need more production avenues. "An Xbox game pass original production". I like it

DLC content (on more recent titles) would also be a good attraction. Sign up for a month here and there, play a load of DLC.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 31-05-2017 3:12pm

qrx wrote: »

Never thought of this. And Microsoft sure do need more production avenues. "An Xbox game pass original production". I like it

DLC content (on more recent titles) would also be a good attraction. Sign up for a month here and there, play a load of DLC.

The bigger problem I forsee with it is that it'll encourage games to shoehorn in yet more microtransactions to maximise the return from casual folks who get in on the game late via game pass.
Halo 5, just this week added a €10 req pack for new players that unlocks an extended magazine magnum, and a DMR - both items that normally dont unlock until you've the guts of 200 or so hours logged in game. This is all well and good, but there are people like myself who have played the game since day 1, and havent unlocked some of these items as theres an element of RNG involved, and the pack cant be bought using in game currency, so its a complete and utter cash grab.

Gears of war 4 is also rotten with them, and while its a great game, it seems like they spend more time releasing skins than fixing bugs or adding features.

FAILSAFE 00 · 31-05-2017 3:33pm

qrx wrote: »

Never thought of this. And Microsoft sure do need more production avenues. "An Xbox game pass original production". I like it

DLC content (on more recent titles) would also be a good attraction. Sign up for a month here and there, play a load of DLC.

I can see a possible purchase of the Hitman IP by Xbox so they can use it has one of their first Game Pass episodic games.

Sephiroth_dude · 31-05-2017 4:48pm

Anyone played tokyo 42?

MiskyBoyy · 01-06-2017 8:12pm

Mike Ybarra shared a photo of the Scorpio Processor yesterday. Looks shweet! Can anyone get the QR code to work?

https://twitter.com/XboxQwik/status/869985791832870912

dunworth1 · 01-06-2017 8:33pm

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Mike Ybarra shared a photo of the Scorpio Processor yesterday. Looks shweet! Can anyone get the QR code to work?

i believe thats a Data Matrix not a qr code

dunworth1 · 05-06-2017 12:53pm

i think i have fallen out of love with xbox the last few months i have barely played anything on it seem to be more intrested in the pc and switch

threes nothing to attract me to it I'm hoping for a great e3 but i'm not holding my breath either

Stone Deaf 4evr · 06-06-2017 10:42pm

E3 teasers starting to appear

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0PeZcspw2cs

Stone Deaf 4evr · 07-06-2017 5:02pm

i tell ye one thing lads, I hope E3 gives us all we're hoping for and more, cause just from my own casual observations, this place (boards xbox section) is gone as dead as a dodo.

maybe we should relaunch the xbox vs ps4 thread, it was always pretty good at drumming up a bit of reasoned, well thought out debate :eek:

Fingleberries · 07-06-2017 6:50pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

i tell ye one thing lads, I hope E3 gives us all we're hoping for and more, cause just from my own casual observations, this place (boards xbox section) is gone as dead as a dodo.

maybe we should relaunch the xbox vs ps4 thread, it was always pretty good at drumming up a bit of reasoned, well thought out debate :eek:

Come on... who threw that?
No one is to stone anyone until I blow this whistle. Even, and I want to make this perfectly clear ... Even if they do say PS4.

Joeseph Balls · 11-06-2017 5:50pm

Lads, is the rte player not on Xbox one? Am nearly sure I had it on 360.

GBX · 11-06-2017 6:08pm

My Xbox one just powered off and won't power back on even after unplugging the power from the console and power block

FAILSAFE 00 · 11-06-2017 6:09pm

GBX wrote: »

My Xbox one just powered off and won't power back on even after unplugging the power from the console and power block

Is there a light on the power supply when plugged in?

GBX · 11-06-2017 6:11pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

Is there a light on the power supply when plugged in?

It lights up briefly but doesn't stay on

FAILSAFE 00 · 11-06-2017 6:13pm

GBX wrote: »

It lights up briefly but doesn't stay on

Do you have your console set to instant on or power saving mode?

GBX · 11-06-2017 6:29pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

Do you have your console set to instant on or power saving mode?

Yeah.. would that not set itself after unplugging it ?

FAILSAFE 00 · 11-06-2017 6:37pm

GBX wrote: »

Yeah.. would that not set itself after unplugging it ?

Could it have been installing an update when you unplugged it?

GBX · 11-06-2017 6:39pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

Could it have been installing an update when you unplugged it?

That I'm not sure of as my nephew was playing it when it powered down

FAILSAFE 00 · 11-06-2017 6:44pm

GBX wrote: »

That I'm not sure of as my nephew was playing it when it powered down

If he was playing it at the time its unlikely it powered down to update the console.

Is the console turning on at all now? even for a few seconds.

GBX · 11-06-2017 7:05pm

No, the most I'm getting is the orange light on the power block then nothing. Nothing from the console itself.

FAILSAFE 00 · 11-06-2017 9:08pm

GBX wrote: »

No, the most I'm getting is the orange light on the power block then nothing. Nothing from the console itself.

Can you borrow a Power supply from someone to see if its the power supply or the console thats not working.

MiskyBoyy · 11-06-2017 11:01pm

For those not watching E3.

Scorpio will be called Xbox ONE X and releases November 7th.

MiskyBoyy · 11-06-2017 11:58pm

$499 so probably €499.

Comes with 1TB HDD.

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wotzgoingon · 12-06-2017 12:00am

No mention of Freesync 2 or is that even a thing.

I suppose they never mentioned it as there is no Freesync 2 Tv's. A 4K Tv with true HDR is all you really need.

CatInABox · 12-06-2017 12:12am

wotzgoingon wrote: »

No mention of Freesync 2 or is that even a thing.

I suppose they never mentioned it as there is no Freesync 2 Tv's. A 4K Tv with true HDR is all you really need.

It's a thing, but as you say, there's no TV's out there with it.

All the PC guys swear by Gsync, which is essentially the same tech, they say it's the kind of feature that once you have it, it ruins all other monitors afterwards, so it seems to be great.

MiskyBoyy · 12-06-2017 12:20am

CatInABox wrote: »

All the PC guys swear by Gsync, which is essentially the same tech, they say it's the kind of feature that once you have it, it ruins all other monitors afterwards, so it seems to be great.

They'd swear by FREESYNC too if AMD would hurry up and start being competitive again :rolleyes: