first impression of xbox one

firestarter51

well after the update, which was to be expected, im having great fun, kinect voice commands working ok, machine itself is silent when running, 360 was loud in comparison, controller is so far going well, easy change over.
i wasn't sure if it was a wise purchase at 500 but i'm happy happy happy

Matt Simis

New dashboard is a mess and the text on redeeming bonus codes doesnt match the regigged dashboard layout which is clumsy mistake. Basically the Store is arranged differently than written on the bonus cards. Also seems no way to switch the Store view from Movies to Games from within either Store, you have to exit it, fumble around the menu, enter the (presumably same) Store from the Games section to see diff content. However the way the marketing is positioning the Store and console is as an integrated one stop shop, when the actual software design is of splintered and silo'ed content.


Also a 6.4GB patch for Forza was kinda taking the piss.

Cannot change the Avatar from the old small 360 type to the giant One type, error "Something disastrous happened, come back later".

Frequent soft crashes / lockups using the TV Setup box integration.



Spent so much time dicking around with updates and menu problems that I didnt even play any games on it yet...!

firestarter51

kinect scanning the codes is nice and easy, just scanned forza to start the download

elDonio

Picked up my Xbox one, can't seem to get the voice commands working though, wat did you do to get them to work?

runawaybishop

elDonio wrote: »

Picked up my Xbox one, can't seem to get the voice commands working though, wat did you do to get them to work?

VUI for ireland isn't enabled yet, change your region to the UK and you can use voice.

Ronan

elDonio wrote: »

Picked up my Xbox one, can't seem to get the voice commands working though, wat did you do to get them to work?

Change your region to UK. I believe they will be patching it soon to work with Ireland.

Hawkeye1

pretty cool, the menus are not the easiest to get around although im coming from ps3, didnt have a 360.. the games look great!

lee1234

Any body else's delivery date say Monday 25th? This is bull I paid for a day one release delivery and now looks like it won't arrive till Monday.

VivGrise

Mine came with a broken brick. Won't power on. Brothers one works fine, and his brick will power on mine. Disappointed but the console itself looks amazing. Very happy apart from the brick. Onto Microsoft support now.

Cheerful Spring

I like it, games can be slow to download, but overall the console runs greats. Very cool too, very little heat coming from it after long use.

I also like the controller. The Thumbsticks can be annoying though for games like Fifa 14.

runawaybishop

Cheerful Spring wrote: »

I like it, games can be slow to download, but overall the console runs greats. Very cool too, very little heat coming from it after long use.

I also like the controller. The Thumbsticks can be annoying though for games like Fifa 14.

We've pulled 40 gig games down in 1.5 hours, the MS servers seem fine

Captain Chaos

Just got it now. The console is huge like an old VCR from the early '90s and so is Kinect 2 from what I was expecting. Controller wise, it's a tad too small for my liking, sticks are too light and the buttons feel cheap when pressed, the triggers and d pad are very nice though. Overall I like the 360 pad better. I have no room to use Kinect as my TV is wall mounted with nothing underneath and seeing as it's an LED TV that's 15mm think at the bezel the sensor will not sit on top of it securely so basically can't use it as there is only 2ft between the TV and end of the bed.

iColdFusion

I'm slightly underwhelmed TBH, I thought Forza and BF4 would blow me away but they havn't

X1:

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Install times are crazy long and I had 500mb update, 6GB forza patch and 1.1GB BF4 patch, thats mental!

Settings menu on X1 is a mess, they could have easily put all the options in one tab but instead split them up with a couple of choices in each.

Most things are surprisingly slow, I expected instant menu moves but most have their own loading screen!

Friend feed is a mess, I havn't looked to see if I can turn it off or at least limit all the crap it tells me.

Headtracking doesn't seem to work properly for me in Forza or BF4, had to turn it off.

Games don't keep loading when you press home, so you can't check something while the next track loads in the background.

Bumpers are not very useful, you could roll off the triggers to bumpers on the 360 to throw a quick frag etc but on the X1 they are more seperate.

Audio output is dodgey, TV passthrough kept dropping out but optical out seems fine.

Bluray movie playback is poor quality, my PS3 does it noticeably better.

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Games are very pretty.

Internet explorer works well.

Controller is nice and light, sticks and triggers are good.

Disc drive works very well and ejected discs are easy to grab.


Forza:

Forza car interiors arn't as pretty as exterior which annoying for people who like racing incar like me.

Forza seems to have moved back to 4wd bias, I had awful trouble keeping a GT86 pointed in the right direction but could drive a 22B flatout everywhere.

Massive sunshine glare seems to have been shoehorned into as many tracks as possible, gets tiresome.

Drivatar is very good, makes the races far more interesting although they do seem to give up once you pass them out just like in Forza 4.


BF4:
Only played an hour or so:

Graphics are very nice especially debris, dust etc but probably too much foliage for the campers.

Legacy vehicle controls are a pain with the bumpers being harder to use and flares & optics being moved to Dpad making them useless in the heat of battle.

General mechanics of the game are good though and I had alot of fun.

Hello5

Does anyone know where I can still get one of thease??

Hawkeye1

ive been playing fifa 14 and cod ghosts on ps3 for a few weeks now but playing them on the xbox one is like playing different games! the graphics and controller make them much better to say the least!

BeerWolf

All them mentions of large updates and patches... sounds like a h00t if you're on mobile broadband, like me, with a measly 20GB cap...!

kingofthekop

Gestures and voice commands won't work on mine. The white light next to the lens only comes on when I go into the kinect settings. Anyone else have This issue?

iColdFusion

iColdFusion wrote: »

Forza seems to have moved back to 4wd bias, I had awful trouble keeping a GT86 pointed in the right direction but could drive a 22B flatout everywhere.

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Sounds realistic so.:D

Paddy@CIRL

Bam Bam Mickey wrote: »

Sounds realistic so.:D

I was just about to say it, sounds exactly right! I had a GT86 for a while last year and when, ahem, pushing on, you were constantly trying to keep it pointing the right way. Good fun mind

Bohrio

iColdFusion wrote: »

Forza car interiors arn't as pretty as exterior which annoying for people who like racing incar like me.

Forza seems to have moved back to 4wd bias, I had awful trouble keeping a GT86 pointed in the right direction but could drive a 22B flatout everywhere.

Massive sunshine glare seems to have been shoehorned into as many tracks as possible, gets tiresome.

Drivatar is very good, makes the races far more interesting although they do seem to give up once you pass them out just like in Forza 4.

This is my first time playing Forza. I agree the cars look much better on the outside than on the inside. So far I only have a BMW 1M, and RS4 and an Atom, the RS4 being the one Ihave driven the most and so far is realistic enough, both the outside and the inside with some minor defects like the steering wheel and the dashboard, the car behavior seems fine, braking feel a bit arcadeish but it is hard to say, so far I am liking it. I dont know how tail happy the gT86 is but try the V8 atom.. that's so much fun!

So far I am really enjoying my new XBOX, I have had no issues with it whatsoever. A few problems hooking up Magnet's PVR to the XBOX to watch TV which I will investigate some other time, voice commands work ok considering it is on a very early stage, shame you have to change the location to UK to make it work, this is affecting the app store as it is, in some cases, detecting I am in Ireland but that I have selected UK as my country but so far no biggie, dont know if this is going to create issues in the near future.

MadYaker

BeerWolf wrote: »

All them mentions of large updates and patches... sounds like a h00t if you're on mobile broadband, like me, with a measly 20GB cap...!

Seriously you can't be a gamer on any platform in this day and age with broadband like that.

iColdFusion

Paddy@CIRL wrote: »

I was just about to say it, sounds exactly right! I had a GT86 for a while last year and when, ahem, pushing on, you were constantly trying to keep it pointing the right way. Good fun mind

Its very throttle sensitive though, anything over 75% when not in a straight line sends her right out onto the lockstops, took me ages to get used to it compared to how much fun it was in Forza 4.

firestarter51

MadYaker wrote: »

Seriously you can't be a gamer on any platform in this day and age with broadband like that.

That's a bit harsh, I know people with dongles that have better speed than mine.
Back to topic, the hard drive won't be long filling up with the size of the installs on the games, I thought 500gb was loads, how wrong I was.

D_turbo

No complaints Yet
have only Played forza..had planned on playing all the games but well..Yeah...6 hours later and i was still on Forza

Didnt think they had s15s but low and behold they do Built one the same as my own

Love ti so far,

Mcgman2006

How did you get this resolved , mine also came with a duff brick , no lights on when plugged in, contacted customer service team and couldn't be more dissapointed , getting a call back on Monday, still don't know what they are going to do about it!!
Ordered a "DAY ONE" xbox and won't be able to play at least until "DAY SEVEN" and that's me hoping

VivGrise wrote: »

Mine came with a broken brick. Won't power on. Brothers one works fine, and his brick will power on mine. Disappointed but the console itself looks amazing. Very happy apart from the brick. Onto Microsoft support now.

Eire Go Brach

So far I'm loving it. I don't think watching all the videos that they have over sold it. Stupid that Ireland can't use voice commands. But when using uk setting. They work very well. Far better then I expected.

There is a learning curve. I suggest people use the help menu to familiarise with it. It's explains how to use snap, voice and gesture commands and is very helpful.

I find the menus in general easier to use. It's not as bloated as the 360. There sill is far to many sub menus. These will probably become more helpful when the stores are more populated.

I'd suggest when your in other regions using kinetic to grab there apps. As this could stop any time. But probably only 4OD will work in Ireland. The YouTube app does not as yet.

FAILSAFE 00

Very impressed, I took a good bit of time just getting familiar with the UI and the voice commands. Learning the voice commands really helps with moving quickly from A-B.
I have only played BF4 so far, the graphics are unreal.

husky7

Well impressed with the UI , console itself is silent compared to my 360 which sounded like a plane , the only problem was I received a broken controller LB button not working.
the repair centre are replacing it but I have to ship it to the Czech republic myself costing €10

Stone Deaf 4evr

It's the first console I ever bought that non gaming friends and family are impressed by, not for the games, but for the ui. The rapid switching between games, tv, Netflix etc is blowing people away. I have a freesat box so the tv only works on passthrough (no guide) it would have been nice if there was a simple channel up / channel down command.

Downsides - the software is buggy,battlefield keeps crashing for me. Also, the friends list and the way achivements are handled are rubbish.

3rdDegree

What are people's impression of Blu-ray playback. Is it really poorer than the PS3 as someone in this thread has already reported?

Ronan

3rdDegree wrote: »

What are people's impression of Blu-ray playback. Is it really poorer than the PS3 as someone in this thread has already reported?

Personally I think the quality is top notch in terms of picture and sound quality. I also have a ps3 and would not say it is better, in fact I prefer using the xbox one and it has the added bonus that I could program my logitech remote to work with it as the kinnect has IR.

Bohrio

3rdDegree wrote: »

What are people's impression of Blu-ray playback. Is it really poorer than the PS3 as someone in this thread has already reported?

I downloaded the app yesterday night and watched a movie myself and like ronan has said didnt notice any difference whatsoever with the PS3, in fact, refresh rate was better, it was a bit slow to load but that's about it.

Captain Chaos

You can turn on or off the 24hz refresh rate for blurays with the X1 like the PS3. That could be the difference people are noticing, on the PS3 it's on by default and off on the X1.

Cienciano

BeerWolf wrote: »

All them mentions of large updates and patches... sounds like a h00t if you're on mobile broadband, like me, with a measly 20GB cap...!

Don't forget how internet dependant the xbone originally was before microsoft changed their policies.

maximoose

OK, after the weekend here are my first impressions:

Console/UI - I think I love it. Dashboard took a little while to get used to but once you're familiar I think it just works great. Seamless switching between apps and games. I do kind of miss having more options on the guide button, but I think I can get over that. Not one crash or problem so far.
Kinect - Have only really used it for voice commands, and I think it works great. Have only had to repeat myself a couple of times and that was before I realized I was saying the wrong thing.
Controller - Brilliant. I can see why some people were complaining about the bumpers, they felt a little stiff and off to me at first but now I've adjusted I think they are great. Thumbsticks greatly improved.

FIFA - I haven't played since Fifa 11, and think this year's game is much improved. Graphically it is very nice, especially in replays where it sometimes almost looks like the real thing. Was playing in be a pro mode and things weren't going my way, swearing like a trooper throughout the match, and after the game get a message from my chairman saying I need to cut out the abusive language on the pitch :pac:

Forza - Beautiful game, just looks great. I think they've got the feel/simulation angle of it perfect too and it's a great racing sim. Last Forza I played was 2, and my memory of it was it was just a little too much of a simulation and not fun - I wasn't expecting Forza 5 to have arcadey types race like overtake challenge, cone weaves etc and been really enjoying the game so far.

COD - Single player is one of the most ridiculous things I've played. Not sure why I'm surprised. Online play is smooth and slick, haven't experienced and connection/lag issues. Graphically it doesn't appear much of an improvement over the 360.

Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase. I was always going to get one of the consoles at launch even though neither had great games for the launch period (IMO) but Forza and Titanfall, and my love for the 360, were enough to sway me over to Xbone. I'm glad they did

Paddy@CIRL

Another post weekend review here...

Collected it Friday but didn't get a chance to set it up until Saturday evening (perfect excuse to re-do all the wiring at the back of the TV). I got the console with FIFA14, Forza LCE and Battlefield 4 along with a play and charge kit. After reading the horror stories about the console bricking, power supplies not working, broken controllers and dodgy HDMI ports, I was pleasantly surprised when it turned on and you know, worked.

With setup completed, I started with redeeming my FIFA14 code through Kinect. I was honestly surprised that this particular feature worked so well, no faffing about, it just worked. Install was pretty quick with FIFA (UPC 60MB) and was able to start playing it after 25%. By the time I played a couple of token exhibition matches, it was fully installed and ready to roll. Being a Liverpool supporter, playing at Anfield was one of those 'hairs standing on neck' experiences. Player likenesses are incredible and their movement is really impressive. Also, liked that the commentators mentioned that I was lucky not to be sent to the stand for an outburst towards the referee.

Next up was Forza, and with all the LCE codes redeemed too this took a while longer to setup. This was probably the game I was most excited about and happy to say it lives up to most of the expectations. I for one certainly don't miss the 500 odd cars, 200+ is easily more than enough as there's something in there for everyone. The track count is disappointing though and it does suffer for it as you're constantly bouncing between the same circuits. Only other gripe is removing the ability to drive any car in Free Play (which I believe is the same online). What's the point of putting an F1 car in there, if you can't drive it? I know I won't have the time to build up 6,000,000 credits to buy one in game and I certainly won't be paying for it in tokens / real money either. Strange decision.

Battlefield was was last and again, quick install with single player ready to roll pretty quickly. It looks absolutely beautiful. Only played the first mission in SP but the chaos is evident quite quickly, looking forward to getting repeatedly annihilated online.

The console itself is great. The size is fine, it's bland enough looking but who looks at the console when playing anyway. I like the dimmed 'X' when its on and the Kinect features work really well too. Also, installed SmartGlass on my phone which only furthers the experience. I'm looking forward to them adding more applications and functionality to the Irish market, things are only going to get better.

Delighted

cycocycle

I have a pathetically slow internet speed so Forza which I started downloading on Friday morning at 10 reached 100% YESTERDAY evening.:eek:
I paused it for a while alright to download various patches updates etc. but still it means disc games for a while yet.
I,m liking the console itself and the voice commands and Kinect are pretty good. A massive improvement over the 360.
My overall impression is that while its not perfect there is huge potential waiting to be unleashed. Cant wait to see where the games,apps and UI go in the next few months and years.

ZiabR

On the eve of the PS4 launch, everyone still happy with their choice? Some of you have had the console for over a week. All still going well? Anything else to report? I have been Xbox since day one, never owned a PS3 but I am starting to have doubts about the X1 now. The more I read, the more I wonder. The X1 seems to be way behind at the moment on ALL head to head games.

I plan to get my X1 after Christmas, tell me I am still right to go for the X1!!!

MadYaker

logik wrote: »

On the eve of the PS4 launch, everyone still happy with their choice? Some of you have had the console for over a week. All still going well? Anything else to report? I have been Xbox since day one, never owned a PS3 but I am starting to have doubts about the X1 now. The more I read, the more I wonder. The X1 seems to be way behind at the moment on ALL head to head games.

I plan to get my X1 after Christmas, tell me I am still right to go for the X1!!!

I don't think it maters which one you get. The only thing that you should think about is the exclusives for each and the price. Everything else that people are arguing about is just fanboy semantics imo.

Bohrio

logik wrote: »

On the eve of the PS4 launch, everyone still happy with their choice? Some of you have had the console for over a week. All still going well? Anything else to report? I have been Xbox since day one, never owned a PS3 but I am starting to have doubts about the X1 now. The more I read, the more I wonder. The X1 seems to be way behind at the moment on ALL head to head games.

I plan to get my X1 after Christmas, tell me I am still right to go for the X1!!!

I am not sure what you mean by the xbox one being behind. So far I am loving the XBOX one, its a vast improvement vs my XBOX 360 and my PS3.

In regards comparing it to the PS4 well we will see, time will tell, gamewise XBOX users are nowhere in disadvantage, for example, I have seen graphic comparisons and there is barely any difference, is more up to the developers, in fact, games like BF and CoD have more level of details on the XBOX but it is really not noticable. I also believe games like BF will release their DLC 2 weeks in advance compared to other consoles.

I think this is what is going to determine who is the "winner" (if there is such thing). I will be getting both. If I am honest I was going to go for the PS4 initially and then get the XBOX but couldnt find one so I went for the XBOX instead and I havent regret it so far.

Another reason is the controller is excellent, the gui is great too and everything seems to be running smoothly, cool and silent. And things will only get better.

Another good reason to get it is TitanFall, personally I cant wait for that game! Also, in the case of BF I believe they release their DLC 2 weeks before everyone else, I wonder is this will happen also with other games...

Your choice! Both are great consoles, it is just a personal choice.

Hawkeye1

logik wrote: »

On the eve of the PS4 launch, everyone still happy with their choice? Some of you have had the console for over a week. All still going well? Anything else to report? I have been Xbox since day one, never owned a PS3 but I am starting to have doubts about the X1 now. The more I read, the more I wonder. The X1 seems to be way behind at the moment on ALL head to head games.

I plan to get my X1 after Christmas, tell me I am still right to go for the X1!!!

yeah, its a great console and this is coming for a sony fanboy, had a ps3 last gen no 360. Forza is probably my favourite racing game ever! Kinnect is cool too!

ZiabR

I just feel that this gen the Xbox is not off to a great start. The differences that I am seeing are noticable and there is no escaping the fact that the PS4 is a good margin ahead of the Xbox in relation to specs. I play a good amount of single player games but I play more multiplayer games and when I see the PS4 shifting more units in North America than the Xbox, alarms bells are going off in my head. It may make finding online games harder in Europe than the PS4 etc.

While I have no doubt the X1 is a great console, albeit rushed, I cant get my head around the ESRAM. It was a shocking decision. And yes, the X1 will get better as time goes on, but so will the PS4.

For example, i have played BF since the first games on the PC. When I see BF4 getting 900p on PS4 and better draw distance and framerates even at the higher resolution I start to wonder just how hampered the X1 is. I watched a video in the below link (which is a good read) and on one occasion there is an explosion. The PS4 at 900p drops to 48fps and the same explosion on the X1 at 720p drops to 36fps? That is worrying.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-battlefield-4-next-gen-face-off

The framebuffer on the X1 is not large enough and I just wonder is it a sign of things to come. I really love my 360, and have every intention of getting an X1.

I am stuck!!!

Myrddin

Just a reminder, this thread is for first impressions of the Xbox One, not for comparisons against the PS4. There's a thread in the main Games forum for exactly that, here.

ZiabR

Myrddin wrote: »

Just a reminder, this thread is for first impressions of the Xbox One, not for comparisons against the PS4. There's a thread in the main Games forum for exactly that, here.

Yeah, sorry...good point. Please remove if needed.

calex71

After a few days with it I'm happy but for 2 things, they need to make party chat the same as it was on 360 it was far better. 2 they need to bring back the functionality of pressing the guide button on 360 , where you had access to messages achievements and party features, it was much quicker and more intuitive than what is there now. I also used it to chat the time and my battery level.

Also the quality of the new headsets is comparable to getting a set of headphones in the €1 shop :pac: Spoke to a pal last night I hadn't spoke to in a while, and that was on 360 we arranged a dead rising 3 session later that evening and when we figured out the party chat the 1st thing I said was dude you sound way more masculine than normal Thats 3 things isn't :pac:

ZiabR

calex71 wrote: »

After a few days with it I'm happy but for 2 things, they need to make party chat the same as it was on 360 it was far better. 2 they need to bring back the functionality of pressing the guide button on 360 , where you had access to messages achievements and party features, it was much quicker and more intuitive than what is there now. I also used it to chat the time and my battery level.

Also the quality of the new headsets is comparable to getting a set of headphones in the €1 shop :pac: Spoke to a pal last night I hadn't spoke to in a while, and that was on 360 we arranged a dead rising 3 session later that evening and when we figured out the party chat the 1st thing I said was dude you sound way more masculine than normal Thats 3 things isn't :pac:

Am I right in saying that when you tap the X button it no longer shows how much battery is left in the controller so you have no idea when to charge it?

calex71

logik wrote: »

Am I right in saying that when you tap the X button it no longer shows how much battery is left in the controller so you have no idea when to charge it?

Wasn't able to see it anywhere, and don;t think it has been implemented.

That said maybe if i play long enough i might get some kind of alert about it, can anyone confirm????

Bohrio

logik wrote: »

Am I right in saying that when you tap the X button it no longer shows how much battery is left in the controller so you have no idea when to charge it?

Yes, I havent been able to find it either, not sure if they will add this in the future. Worst thing is that when the battery dies it dies, I dont think it flashes nor anything like that to warn you, maybe it does and I didnt notice?

Wouldnt worry me much though, my batteries lasted from Friday to Monday evening and used it an average of 8 hours a day... maybe more? thats around 40 h, not too bad. I am getting 2 batteries and a charger for 20 euro from amazon, should arrive today or monday the latest.

ZiabR

Bohrio wrote: »

Yes, I havent been able to find it either, not sure if they will add this in the future. Worst thing is that when the battery dies it dies, I dont think it flashes nor anything like that to warn you, maybe it does and I didnt notice?

Wouldnt worry me much though, my batteries lasted from Friday to Monday evening and used it an average of 8 hours a day... maybe more? thats around 40 h, not too bad. I am getting 2 batteries and a charger for 20 euro from amazon, should arrive today or monday the latest.

Yeah, on average batteries are lasting 40+ hours which is impressive.

Tipsy McSwagger

Bohrio wrote: »

Yes, I havent been able to find it either, not sure if they will add this in the future. Worst thing is that when the battery dies it dies, I dont think it flashes nor anything like that to warn you, maybe it does and I didnt notice?

Wouldnt worry me much though, my batteries lasted from Friday to Monday evening and used it an average of 8 hours a day... maybe more? thats around 40 h, not too bad. I am getting 2 batteries and a charger for 20 euro from amazon, should arrive today or monday the latest.

Fingleberries

calex71 wrote: »

they need to bring back the functionality of pressing the guide button on 360 , where you had access to messages achievements and party features, it was much quicker and more intuitive than what is there now.:

I thought that at first, but then discovered:
"Xbox, go to achievements"
"Xbox, go to messages"