8Gb
USB 3.0
Blu-Ray
XBOX OS + WIndows 8 OS as a multi-switch
HDMI Pass through
totally new Kinnect
USB 3.0
Blu-Ray
XBOX OS + WIndows 8 OS as a multi-switch
HDMI Pass through
totally new Kinnect
As someone who owns the WiiU, I can tell you in regards to the sidenote: pusha. The WiiU TV function is unusable in most places, I can't use it with my carrier here in KC, and even if it did work, since it just dispatches to the tablet, I'm not sure how it even is similar.. The WiiU has a lot of issues, but the basically non-functional TV portion is one of them, so they can't be compared.Morgan Jolley said:mattCR - That's the problem though. MS is selling the console to non-gamers (so far, at least; they will focus squarely on games at E3 and this is only 1 of 2 big reveal events for them) but non-gamers won't buy the console because it's a GAMING console. That's like trying to sell an iPhone to the Amish because it has apps that could help them. The chief architect of the original Xbox (I forget his name) did an interview not long ago (Januaryish?) where he said he was worried that MS pushed the Xbox brand too far into entertainment and away from gaming too soon and they would end up losing market share because of it.
Honestly, the features they showed off are AWESOME. But really, if you're a non-gamer and you see all the stuff it does, chances are you don't care. I explained some of the basics of the console to my non-gamer girlfriend and her response was "But why would you even need to do all of that at the same time? Isn't that a bit much?" I think being able to talk to your TV and stuff is cool but, really, the time and effort saved on my part is so, so, so minimal that saying the One is worth buying simply for those features is silly. People would look to buy this because of the gaming features and see the other things as what sets this apart from the PS4 or the Wii U.
Sidenote: the Wii U basically does what the One does in regards to TV. Whereas the One makes you split the live TV image and your other functions, the Wii U lets you keep the TV on the TV and the game on the tablet. Sure, the Wii U isn't as powerful as the One and doesn't offer the graphics that the One does, but....well...I don't care that much about the next graphics leap.
EDIT: The PS4 also will let you play games and do stuff on the Vita, off the main TV screen. I think this is a superior option to Smart Glass (which probably won't be supported that much in the long run, let's be honest). If Sony has the same TV control and voice command stuff going on, then the playing field is completely even. If Sony doesn't, then I still don't think the One's features will be enough.
Sam-Sam Posten said:No it won't have a DVR. No it won't be a Media Center Extender. No the hard drive cannot be replaced. Sounds like a TOTAL mess in the making.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4352710/live-tv-on-the-xbox-one-microsoft-didnt-learn-from-google-tv
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-hard-drive/
http://allthingsd.com/20130522/why-microsofts-xbox-one-wont-kick-the-cable-guy-out-of-your-house/
The continue to be completely confusing on used game sales probably because the answer isn't what people want to hear. They HAVE to make a way for used games to be sold but that's not the future. The future is direct sales over the internet and no used games.
http://majornelson.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-and-used-games/
I'll be getting a one, obviously (and the PS4 too). But I think the PS4 is going to be a bigger hit because MS and Sony have reversed roles on so many things this generation that are all falling in Sony's favor. It's going to be a very interesting E3.