Reisz

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#1 Posted by Reisz (471 posts) - 4 minutes, 49 seconds ago

Not enough to make it worth it for international buyers, fingers crossed for Europe at least they support non English Voice commands, if there going that hard in on the voice features they need to look outside of English.

#2 Edited by Reisz (471 posts) - 3 hours, 5 minutes ago

It's not outlandish enough to be ugly, at it's worst it's conservative and boring, but It's clean and the lines are consistent throughout all the peripherals, I much prefer some of the prototypes wired is showing but when it comes down to it, it's a big black rectangle, how bad can it be?

#3 Posted by Reisz (471 posts) - 3 hours, 31 minutes ago

1982's Conan The Barbarian

#4 Posted by Reisz (471 posts) - 3 hours, 37 minutes ago

Everyone who has a Kinect that has tried for any length of time to use it as a voice remote knows two things. You can't carry a conversation when navigating menus and you can't use it when you want to be quiet for the rest of your house.

If it worked exactly as desired (read: instantly) A remote is always the best choice, there is a reason it's been around for as long as it has. You only need one hand to use it, you can use it in the dark, you can keep your eyes on the TV, it's quiet, the battery life is good, I could go on. The simplest solution is always the best.

None of the other options even come close.

That's the problem with Kinect, even if it works perfectly, you will always need a backup

#5 Posted by Reisz (471 posts) - 3 hours, 44 minutes ago

Nope.

#6 Edited by Reisz (471 posts) - 4 hours, 8 minutes ago

@jimbo said:

@reisz said:

I really hope people start feeling like the benefit outweighs the requirement on this stuff soon, Microsoft may need to change their approach before that happens though.

What is the benefit to the user of a mandatory 24hr check-in on single player games?

It's not so much PR spin as a barefaced and transparent lie to try and claim this is for the benefit of the user. I think that's what annoys people more than the practicalities of it.

You misunderstood, allow me to rephrase:

If people don't start believing the benefit outweighs the requirement on this stuff soon, Microsoft may be in a world of trouble. They need to change their approach if they want people to get on board.

I wasn't clear, I hope this illustrates my opinion better.

#7 Posted by Reisz (471 posts) - 4 hours, 25 minutes ago

I really hope people start feeling like the benefit outweighs the requirement on this stuff soon, Microsoft may need to change their approach before that happens though.

#8 Posted by Reisz (471 posts) - 5 hours, 35 minutes ago

Weird, I must have just been catching it at all the wrong times, thanks for the heads up chaps.

#9 Posted by Reisz (471 posts) - 5 hours, 36 minutes ago

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/05/21/microsoft-reveals-xbox-one-entertainment-console/

To me this seems like a massive disconnect between the sentiment of games media and that of the mainstream press as far as what Microsofts console will be and where the industry as a whole is headed.

Fascinating to see it from the other side. I definitely consider the home console market to be drastically changing, but I am not ready to think of it as an industry that needs "saving"

Weird.

#10 Posted by Reisz (471 posts) - 5 hours, 47 minutes ago

I keep checking these out when they're up each day, and I haven't hit one with anybody in the chat yet. is this just not functioning for the time being? Or is there some gameplay, distraction or bandwidth concern?

I get the impression it would be a lot more enjoyable if people could shoot the shit while Brad and Co. are killing creeps.

Use your keyboard!

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