dantheriver Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Has Microsoft decided what the hell they're doing yet?They pretty much decided to do the opposite of everything they initially declared. Used games, offline play, unplugged kinects, indie self publishing (eventually every system itself can be used as a dev kit).All of those are cool except in my opinion the kinect thing. If they are going to force me to buy one (currently they state the system will "never" be sold without one) then I would hope that developers would come up with some cool ways to incorporate it. Now I think it will be just like the current kinect, games that strictly use it and games that do not. I'd rather see some cool hybrid style games since the kinect 2.0 appears to work significantly better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 since the kinect 2.0 appears to work significantly better. Well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Well.... Hahaha! I've never thought that motion technology would be great for 2D fighters. I've read that it works a lot better with the fitness/dance games and seen some footage of it working pretty well with the new Kinect Sports title as well. And it looks to have a better field of vision now which is cool for me because I don't have a ton of space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dashhax Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 You know, I can't quote the stupid Reddit post, but the guy crying over cliffhangers and characters he loves going away... Give me a break, try being a Shenmue fan for 12 years with no outcome to the second game. I would instantly buy the stupid XBOX One(and I hate the specs of this system) if Shenmue HD Collection or the Shenmue 3 sequel finally came out. --Maybe it's just me but I grew up on great systems like the Genesis, SNES, N64, Dreamcast and these kids grew up on XBOX what are they 15 now? I hate that they don't even know of a variety that is out there. OMG finally someone brings it up. I have been waiting patiently for years for a finale to Shenmue. One of my all time favorite games, it's actually what got me into Shaolin Kung fu when i was in High School. TFP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinxabney Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 While major developers have done jack-shit with the Kinect I've seen some really promising things being done in the game maker communities. With the self publishing - it will hopefully be put to good use... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 And in the being-japanese communities: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzersonKillwell Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I think we COULD see much better Kinect integration this generation. Developers know everyone has one and if works as advertised, will be miles better than ver. 1, which was kind of a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oojavaguru Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Release date announced today 11/22/13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWALL Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 2 more days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinxabney Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Sucks I won't be able to find this until like Summer. Bummed I missed the pre-orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemongoat Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Sucks I won't be able to find this until like Summer. Bummed I missed the pre-orders. Right around the midnight of the launch for the ps4, Amazon put up some launch editions for sale. I can't imagine they wouldn't for the Xbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinxabney Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Problem is - no way I'll have $550 to drop Friday night. Next week is pay-day and I wasn't planning ahead on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vialister Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 My brother is going to pick mine up for me, shame I wont be able to play it until mid December. Also, the US - UK price difference has just dawned on me. It's £430 which is $694..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Dang UK gettin XBONED. vialister 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alogical Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 was looking for this thread the other day. Can't friggin wait! I'm gonna have to dig into my savings to finish paying for this, hahah. Got the Day One Edition PO'd at the Microsoft kiosk in a mall near me. Luckily I have work on Friday so I won't be tempted to go early when there are gonna be 400 (literally) other people there getting theirs as well. Also have Forza 5 PO'd at Target. XBOX LIVE 3 MONTH CARDS will be $15 at Best Buy/GameStop on Black Friday. They'll be $10 at Target. If you're looking for cheap Gold, that will be your chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dethrock Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 $15 for 3 months isn't a deal at all. Isn't it $59.99 a year? $10 is good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David The Gnome Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 $15 for 3 months isn't a deal at all. Isn't it $59.99 a year? $10 is good though. Yeah, you can even get the 12-month card on amazon for $48. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youinreverse Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I'm considering getting an Xbox One. Don't know if I'll be able to find one before the holidays though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alogical Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 They're usually $20-25 so? No shit a year is only $60 but if you dont want to spend that or are getting a gift $15 isn't bad. I'm going to Target anyways so I'm picking up a couple of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henster311 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 mines getting mailed from microsoft, arriving friday sometime. BUT thats the day the movers are coming and taking my shit. ill still be in texas until thanksgiving then driving home, wont be able to enjoy it until december 4th or 5th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkinglot Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 if you didn't pre order are these expected to be impossible to find before christmas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Was going through Amazon orders I have pending for some of the wife's upcoming presents and realize I have a Day One Edition on order. Ha ha. My memory in regards to consumerism can be pretty poor at times but I'm pretty pleased to know this thing is coming. oojavaguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzersonKillwell Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 if you didn't pre order are these expected to be impossible to find before christmas? It may not be easy, but I don't know about impossible. I think I got a 360 before Christmas without pre-ordering but I had to call a couple places. Sometimes places like K-Mart or Sears will have them in stock when Gamestop and Best Buy is sold out since less people think to check there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Amazon put some up at 8am this morning for the Day One editions, snagged one from there and just bought BF4.....waiting patiently. Also sorry for the dupe thread, I searched VC and didn't find shit on Xbox One Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 I was looking at eBay - they are selling for 700-750. That doesn't tell me there is a huge secondary market so I bet as Christmas gets closer some of those that speculated on flipping these will be willing to sell at their cost. My read on the situation but if there was a truly short supply they'd be selling for a lot more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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