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Next Generation Console News: Xbox One, PS4, Wii U

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Did you have a Kinect for the 360? It was okay at best. I know the Xbone's Kinect will be better, but I don't see much value in it honestly. The only thing I'd use it for would be Golf. And I'd rather go swing an actual club on the course
 
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JBaney45;2347721; said:
For me it's still about price..if Xbox were more competitive price wise I'd stick with them (probably even if they had never changed the drm bit). I just don't see a $100 difference between these 2 consoles and I think Microsoft is foolish to believe that the kinect is going to be that big of a selling point (they may NOT believe that but at this point they are probably screwed in terms of changing it by release time)
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Personally I don't see a $100 price difference between the two systems as being material. Assuming that you'll have a console for about 5 years that comes out to around $20/yr price difference. Hell, $100 is my typical bar tab for a long night of drinking. If it don't think twice about dropping $100 on one night of binge drinking it sure won't factor into my decision to buy a gaming machine that I will be using for years.

For me the determining factors with be game exclusives and whatever intangibles they throw in that I will actually use. Still sitting on the sideline for now to see how this all plays out over the next few months.
 
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Mac;2347732; said:
Did you have a Kinect for the 360? It was okay at best. I know the Xbone's Kinect will be better, but I don't see much value in it honestly. The only thing I'd use it for would be Golf. And I'd rather go swing an actual club on the course
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i'm talking outside the gaming. It is going to be much more integrated with voice commands and such

For example they showed if I wanted to switch from my game to TV (which I do a lot) I can just say xbox tv and it switches
 
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Bucknut24;2347745; said:
i'm talking outside the gaming. It is going to be much more integrated with voice commands and such

For example they showed if I wanted to switch from my game to TV (which I do a lot) I can just say xbox tv and it switches
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Gotcha. How is it going to know what input my tv is?
 
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Mac;2347746; said:
Gotcha. How is it going to know what input my tv is?
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I think the idea is that the HDMI output from your receiver to your TV will instead be plugged in to Xbox One. That way TV signals will flow through Xbox and you can control which output goes to your TV and potentially have the ability to overlay interactive displays on your TV signal. Although I could be completely wrong on that.
 
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Bucknut24;2347771; said:
but yea, I think Brewtus is on the right track with the HDMI output, i'll have to find out for sure though
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Brewtus is correct. The XB1 has 4 (I think) HDMI inputs. So you run everything through the console and it switches to the respective HDMI source that you want to view.
 
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ant80;2347784; said:
Extremetech article on the advantages of both systems. Very thorough and informative.
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Good read.

Overall, the Xbox One has the edge on the PS4 if you?re looking for more of an all-in-one living room box, but it?s a fairly close call. If you like the idea of talking and gesturing to your console, or if you?re into live sports in a big way, the Xbox One wins by a long shot. If you?re looking for a console that?s more of a purist?s gaming machine, the PS4 is probably the console for you.
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Ultimately, with both the Xbox One and PS4 having such similar hardware, real-world performance differences will probably come down to how well the consoles make use of those eight CPU cores, GPU offloading, differences in the memory subsystem, and the underlying operating systems. It?s also important to bear in mind that a huge speed-up is available when developing games for a fixed platform with known performance/latency characteristics. Realistically, we wouldn?t be surprised if games on the Xbox 720 and PS4, just like the current generation, look very similar. Likewise, games will probably look better on consoles for a few years, and then PCs will probably pull back ahead.
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Interesting re: the built-in HDMI switch. I imagine to take advantage of that, the console would have to be powered on? That doesn't seem like it would be good for overall wear & tear. If it has to be powered up, I could see a lot of people burning out their fans keeping the console on because it's the hub of the rest of their entertainment setup.
 
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jwinslow;2347874; said:
I seriously doubt it is a problem. The new 360s can stay on with no sweat with the new heat sinks and cooling.
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Aren't we talking about more power though with the new systems (spec wise)? So wouldn't that create more heat or potential issues?
 
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jwinslow;2347874; said:
I seriously doubt it is a problem. The new 360s can stay on with no sweat with the new heat sinks and cooling.
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Gotcha.

I know with my PS3 (an earlier one) I haven't had overheating problems, but the fan kicks into high gear and it's noisy and I worry about the fan giving out. I know I wouldn't want that box on all the time, but I guess (hope) a newer box would manage that kind of thing better.
 
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