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

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    #2552
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,799 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    Just seen they added "The Escapists" to the pre-order section of the Xbox market. Been on Steam since August but I never seen it before. I really like the look of it tho! :)

    $17.99, releases February 13th

    Here's a video of it, if people don't mind this lunatic:



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    #2553
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,799 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    I also just noticed this game is still in Early Access development on Steam. That's a first for Xbox is it?

    http://store.steampowered.com/app/298630/


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    #2554
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    MiskyBoyy wrote: »
    Just seen they added "The Escapists" to the pre-order section of the Xbox market. Been on Steam since August but I never seen it before. I really like the look of it tho! :)

    $17.99, releases February 13th

    Here's a video of it, if people don't mind this lunatic:


    Reviews I've seen are not kind unfortunately :(

    http://www.xboxachievements.com/game/the-escapists/review/


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    #2555
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,799 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    calex71 wrote: »
    Reviews I've seen are not kind unfortunately :(

    http://www.xboxachievements.com/game/the-escapists/review/

    That's not a bad breakdown review to be fair. The visuals 50/100. You can see why they gave it that :P

    Steam review states 'Overwhelmingly positive' : http://store.steampowered.com/app/298630/#app_reviews_hash

    As always, steam user reviews are all jokes :P


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    #2556
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,799 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    Not sure if mentioned yet but Xtravision are finally renting Xbox ONE (& PS4) games for €10 for 3 nights. Alright if it's a single player game and you power your way through it!


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    #2557
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 28,130 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    MiskyBoyy wrote: »
    Not sure if mentioned yet but Xtravision are finally renting Xbox ONE (& PS4) games for €10 for 3 nights. Alright if it's a single player game and you power your way through it!

    Not to expensive price wise but you'll loose ages installing the game !!


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    #2558
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,405 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    It doesn't take long to install a game, just make sure you're not connected to the internet so your xbox one doesn't try to install updates at the same time.


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    #2559
    CatInABox
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,361 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatInABox


    Xbox.com has been updated to reflect the activity feed on the Xbox One

    You can check it out here. You might need to sign in.

    It's pretty good, but it just looks weird on my high resolution monitor, too much wasted space on either side.


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    #2560
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    CatInABox wrote: »
    Xbox.com has been updated to reflect the activity feed on the Xbox One

    You can check it out here. You might need to sign in.

    It's pretty good, but it just looks weird on my high resolution monitor, too much wasted space on either side.

    Looks like they are moving for a most consistent experience across all platforms , dashboard, web and smartglass. Looks much better there now im.


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    #2561
    CatInABox
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,361 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatInABox


    calex71 wrote: »
    Looks like they are moving for a most consistent experience across all platforms , dashboard, web and smartglass. Looks much better there now im.

    Anything was an improvement to be honest, the xbox.com website is pretty poor in terms of usability.


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    #2562
    Stone Deaf 4evr
    Registered Users Posts: 8,000 ✭✭✭Stone Deaf 4evr


    CatInABox wrote: »
    Anything was an improvement to be honest, the xbox.com website is pretty poor in terms of usability.

    agreed, and its didnt really incorporate the move to xbox one properly either. Any time I'd log in, I'd see what my friends on 360 are playing recently. I thought it was funny that they didnt slant the website to xbox one after the console launched.


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    #2563
    rottie 11
    Registered Users Posts: 3,431 ✭✭✭rottie 11


    Cant play dvds on xb1? Disappointed about that tbh , i taut bluray plays dvds aswel?


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    #2564
    runawaybishop
    Registered Users Posts: 9,507 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    rottie 11 wrote: »
    Cant play dvds on xb1? Disappointed about that tbh , i taut bluray plays dvds aswel?

    You can play DVDs, they are region locked though.


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    #2565
    Mr Freeze
    Registered Users Posts: 6,618 ✭✭✭Mr Freeze


    Yup, you can definitely play DVDs on the ONE.


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    #2566
    CatInABox
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,361 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatInABox


    rottie 11 wrote: »
    Cant play dvds on xb1? Disappointed about that tbh , i taut bluray plays dvds aswel?

    Maybe try following these instructions?


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    #2567
    runawaybishop
    Registered Users Posts: 9,507 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    CatInABox wrote: »
    Maybe try following these instructions?

    You'll get auto prompted as soon as you stick media in. No idea why these apps aren't on by default though.


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    #2568
    rottie 11
    Registered Users Posts: 3,431 ✭✭✭rottie 11


    I tried watching love hate last nite and it would launch the bluray app and den boot me back to the home screen, I tried it a few times and same thing kept happening


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    #2569
    runawaybishop
    Registered Users Posts: 9,507 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    rottie 11 wrote: »
    I tried watching love hate last nite and it would launch the bluray app and den boot me back to the home screen, I tried it a few times and same thing kept happening

    Try a different DVD.


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    #2570
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    App maybe needs an update , if it doesn't do it by itself remove the app and put a dvd in and it should look to install it automatically.


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    #2571
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,296 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Is it a region 2 DVD?


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    #2572
    CatInABox
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,361 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatInABox


    And try a hard reset, just to be sure.


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    #2573
    quad_red
    Registered Users Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭quad_red


    Bought Kinect second hand for €50 in Gamestop last night. Don't really know why I did it!

    Gonna need some good explanations to the Mrs to justify another 'box thing' on the tv.

    Anyone care to share what the most useful functions of it are? How good is Netflix integration?

    One of the reasons I thought it might be good is my mother in law. When she stays to take care of the kids she has problems with the tv. Ie. Turning the tv on and selected HDMI 1 from the input. It's crap the TV (Panasonic Plasma) doesn't default to HDM1 but anyway.

    I've been looking at Kinect tv commands and it doesn't look like there is one for input control. Is this correct?


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    #2574
    CatInABox
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,361 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatInABox


    quad_red wrote: »
    Bought Kinect second hand for €50 in Gamestop last night. Don't really know why I did it!

    Gonna need some good explanations to the Mrs to justify another 'box thing' on the tv.

    Anyone care to share what the most useful functions of it are? How good is Netflix integration?

    One of the reasons I thought it might be good is my mother in law. When she stays to take care of the kids she has problems with the tv. Ie. Turning the tv on and selected HDMI 1 from the input. It's crap the TV (Panasonic Plasma) doesn't default to HDM1 but anyway.

    I've been looking at Kinect tv commands and it doesn't look like there is one for input control. Is this correct?

    Yeah, no input control, which is a bit poor, but not as poor as your TV not remembering what input it was on! Seriously, is there not a setting to sort that out buried somewhere?

    I don't really use the kinect for TV stuff, so someone else might be able to tell you more about it.


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    #2575
    Ronan
    Registered Users Posts: 732 ✭✭✭Ronan


    The most use I get out of Kinect is the voice commands "Xbox watch TV" "xbox watch Netflix" etc... If you are really lazy you can use it to navigate around apps.

    http://support.xbox.com/en-GB/xbox-one/kinect/voice-commands


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    #2576
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,799 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    The kinect is also probably the best skype camera in the World.


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    #2577
    quad_red
    Registered Users Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭quad_red


    MiskyBoyy wrote: »
    The kinect is also probably the best skype camera in the World.

    OOoh, in what way?

    Need reasons to justify this when I present it :)


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    #2578
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,405 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    MiskyBoyy wrote: »
    The kinect is also probably the best skype camera in the World.

    If kinect gets popular people might start using skype again :pac:


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    #2579
    GottaGetGatt
    Registered Users Posts: 2,133 ✭✭✭GottaGetGatt


    Oh and it has thermal and night vision


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    #2580
    Pedro Monscooch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 445 ✭✭Pedro Monscooch


    The skye quality is indeed fantastic. Tracks you around the room if you're active. The voice control is what i love most. Changing or muting volume, controlling netflix or other videos, snapping the video while gaming is so easy. If you have multiple users, it automatically signs you in. Especially handy for my brothers son who the camera recognises as not being allowed to purchase anything.

    Not a salesman or anything forcing you to part with 50 euro, but I'd personally miss the kinect too much after using it so much.


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    #2581
    MiskyBoyy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,799 ✭✭✭MiskyBoyy


    quad_red wrote: »
    OOoh, in what way?

    Need reasons to justify this when I present it :)

    As Pedro said "The skype quality is indeed fantastic." It is the clearest I have ever seen any webcam ever being. Full 1080p. Like users on reddit said recently, it's such good quality you'd think it was an illustrated advertisement but it really is actually that clear/good. :eek:


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