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So far it has been confirmed that:
-There is no rumored always-online requirement, but you have to log in every 24 hours like a criminal on probation or the console will not let you play games
-Fee for used games, games are tied to individual accounts, you have to pay to activate a used game and you can’t lend games to friends
-Mandatory Kinect, the Xbox One will not function if the Kinect unit is disconnected
-3.5Gb of the 8Gb RAM advertised will be used by the operating systems, so in reality it only has 4.5Gb of available system memory
-Mandatory game installs, considering the games come on BluRays which average about 50Gb, get ready to pay to upgrade the hard drive!
-Windows 8 is one of the three operating systems
-No backwards compatibility, so now you need to use two consoles or abandon all your 360 games
-Focus on multimedia, web browsing and TV rather than gaming
-Graphics shown appear to be the equivalent of a medium tier PC in 2013
-The interactive TV they advertised will require you to purchase a separate device as well as the Xbox itself, and your TV license
I’ve never seen a more anti-consumer product, everything about this system works against the consumer and treats them as a potential criminal rather than a valued customer. Every aspect of it is designed to nickel and dime consumers. I’m so disappointed in Microsoft.
I was ready to buy almost anything Microsoft put out, I only own a 360 for Halo, I bought the Limited Edition Halo 4 console just to support the release. Halo is all I play on consoles, all I wanted was to play Halo 5 and 6, but now there’s way to justify spending such a huge amount of money on this mess. The console is estimated to cost around $500, assuming the Xbox Live price stays the same that’s another $60, the games will likely push $60.
I’m gonna hold my Sangheili action figures and cry myself to sleep in my Chief helmet until I drown.