Xbox One General Discussion - Part 2 (Please Read 1st Post)

Fingleberries · 16-05-2014 11:28AM

CatInABox wrote: »

The fact that they have also announced Halo 5 before E3 is also interesting. I wonder what they will show at E3, but it does look likely that the earlier leak of Microsofts e3 plans was accurate, so anyone up for Halo 2 anniversary edition?

Halo 5 announced before E3. I very interested in the announcements they're getting items out of the way before E3 to have a clear talk after E3 of what IS coming rather than what is NOT coming.

riclad · 16-05-2014 11:34AM

Good idea ,get rid of kinect .
IT enables them to bring down the price to match the ps4.
Hopefully the next step is a redesign of the xbox 1 interface.
Make it easier to use,more logical.
A halo 2 with next gen graphics for xbox one would be a good idea.
With new maps that show the power of the console.
I think theres a market for a really good kart racer, like mario kart ,on the xbox 1.
Mario kart 8 looks great , on the wii u , a last gen console.

maximoose · 16-05-2014 11:37AM

riclad wrote: »

With new maps that show the power of the console.

As long as the old maps are there too - CTF on Coagulation, Headlong and Beaver Creek were immense!

ZANZIBAR!

Dades · 16-05-2014 11:42AM

It wouldn't be Halo 2 without the old maps!

maximoose wrote: »

ZANZIBAR!

I loved Zanzibar/Last Resort.

CatInABox · 16-05-2014 11:52AM

I had my first experience online playing Halo 2. First game, made a rookie mistake in a warthog, and then spent the next five minutes with a team mate calling me every name under the sun, telling me I sucked all the things, and basically trying to make me feel like excrement.

Was quite funny, and it was actually quite useful. I realised then that I should never take what happens online seriously, and that it was all just for fun. So thanks, rude american dude!

Great game though.

calex71 · 16-05-2014 01:10PM

External storage on the way it would seem

http://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/25oymp/adding_more_hype_on_the_list_of_things_to_come/

Guy posting this http://imgur.com/1gggt0u is a confirmed developer.

Fingleberries · 16-05-2014 01:42PM

Fingleberries wrote: »

Halo 5 announced before E3. I very interested in the announcements they're getting items out of the way before E3 to have a clear talk after E3 of what IS coming rather than what is NOT coming.

Gears of War 4 also shown is "Only 100 days working on it, don't expect much". Another way to show what is not coming to E3 before E3, so there's less griping AT E3 ... "Wah, no Halo 5." "Wah, no Gears 4". etc.

Benzino · 16-05-2014 07:45PM

Just out of interest, does anybody really care about Gears anymore? I was a huge fan of the series, loved it, but all interest died with the release of Judgement

calex71 · 16-05-2014 08:35PM

Benzino wrote: »

Just out of interest, does anybody really care about Gears anymore? I was a huge fan of the series, loved it, but all interest died with the release of Judgement

The best thing about judgement was the bit cut from gears 3 , why aftermath wasn't released as DLC or even included in gears 3 is a puzzle to me, as I remember thinking when gears 3 ended there was a bit missing.

Benzino · 16-05-2014 08:50PM

calex71 wrote: »

The best thing about judgement was the bit cut from gears 3 , why aftermath wasn't released as DLC or even included in gears 3 is a puzzle to me, as I remember thinking when gears 3 ended there was a bit missing.

That's a good point alright, wonder why it wasn't released as part of DLC.

I dunno, now that Epic are not involved, I'm just not really interested in it anymore.

calex71 · 16-05-2014 09:07PM

Anyone pick up Super Time Force??? It's a pretty fun game but it has to have the single best implementation of the game DVR i've seen so far out of the games I've played, end of the level you get a replay/mashup of your successful run with a press Y to save replay prompt. No having to shout at the xbox , or snap in the dvr etc you just get a clip recorded pop up later when it's done.

Fingleberries · 17-05-2014 08:28AM

Halo: Master Chief collection being rumoured by Joystiq, Halo 1-4 (no ODST or Reach) remastered for Xbox One.

CatInABox · 17-05-2014 12:09PM

Fingleberries wrote: »

Halo: Master Chief collection being rumoured by Joystiq, Halo 1-4 (no ODST or Reach) remastered for Xbox One.

Makes sense, as the Halo 5 announcement also included a spokesperson saying:

"That journey definitely begins in 2014 with a giant leap, rather than one small step"

The fact that they talk about a journey rather than say something singular implies that there is more than one.

17-05-2014 02:24PM

CatInABox wrote: »

The fact that they talk about a journey rather than say something singular implies that there is more than one.

or it is just very long singleplayer ...

Captain Chaos · 17-05-2014 02:26PM

Well Halo 4 is the start of the Reclaimer trilogy so Halo 5 could be the big step on that journey after Halo 4 setting it all up.

calex71 · 19-05-2014 12:03PM

System update is available now

Dades · 19-05-2014 12:14PM

Must get that trucking while I'm watching Game of Thrones tonight.

Snake Plisken · 19-05-2014 04:59PM

calex71 wrote: »

System update is available now

Strange I downloaded the system update on Saturday saw a tweet from Major Nelson!

Stone Deaf 4evr · 19-05-2014 05:07PM

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Strange I downloaded the system update on Saturday saw a tweet from Major Nelson!

yeah, I got it then as well. Theres a controller update available too btw.

19-05-2014 06:41PM

Details here lads;

'Among the changes is a bug fix addressing a problem that caused Game DVR clips to record without audio. It’s joined by the long-needed ability to change the volume on snapped apps, as well as a tweak to the System Update button, which now remains greyed out when no update is available.

Additionally, the update also offers a fix for the issues that would cause Party Chat to be silent unless the Party App was snapped. Microsoft has also added an opt-in speech data collection campaign, intended to improve the voice command responsiveness of Kinect.'

nicklauski · 19-05-2014 06:50PM

After a few pints last night, I (semi) drunkenly ordered Watch Dogs last night, thinking to myself, Nice one, latest I'll have it will be Wednesday, get stuck into over the weekend.
Sure it's not out till next week. I'm some dope.

maximoose · 20-05-2014 08:57AM

Was excited for Watch Dogs but kind of losing interest a bit now, think I'll be picking up Wolfenstein instead and get WD somewhere down the line.

It'll probably be a games with gold offering before the end of the year, but Super Time Force is a cracking game and well worth the €14! Been having a great time with it

calex71 · 20-05-2014 09:48AM

maximoose wrote: »

Was excited for Watch Dogs but kind of losing interest a bit now, think I'll be picking up Wolfenstein instead and get WD somewhere down the line.

It'll probably be a games with gold offering before the end of the year, but Super Time Force is a cracking game and well worth the €14! Been having a great time with it

Been enjoying it too, loved the

Mad Max references

in the 199X levels, mentioned earlier I thought the replay recording function has been the best use of the DVR in a game so far. It works out at just over €10 on a US account.

Fingleberries · 20-05-2014 11:03AM

CatInABox wrote: »

The fact that they talk about a journey rather than say something singular implies that there is more than one.

Could this mean more that instead of a single game compilation that the games will be released on Games with Gold over the months leading up to the start of the Spielberg produced TV series and the release of Halo 5?

Keep building the hype / momentum sort of thing, rather than a one-off shot in the arm for the platform.

pleasant Co. · 20-05-2014 11:11AM

I think it's far more simplistic, more along the lines of some sort of cross over between the tvshow storyline and the game storyline.

Lamposts · 20-05-2014 05:00PM

nicklauski wrote: »

After a few pints last night, I (semi) drunkenly ordered Watch Dogs last night, thinking to myself, Nice one, latest I'll have it will be Wednesday, get stuck into over the weekend.
Sure it's not out till next week. I'm some dope.

haha. drunkLAD

Fescue · 20-05-2014 08:29PM

Not sure if this is the best place for this but I don't see a Forza 5 thread.

Anyone got any tips for knocking time off your fast laps?

For example, I'm 10 seconds off the fastest lap at Spa in an Lotus F1 car. I use Manual w/o clutch and traction control. Normal steering. Everything else off.

I don't think I can go much faster but I'd love to know what to concentrate on doing from some of the faster forza players on here.

Wooden Jesus · 21-05-2014 12:44AM

Cloudgine. Sounds pretty cool and should make for an interesting E3 reveal. Although anything microsoft do at E3 this year can only be better than last year

http://www.developer-tech.com/news/2014/may/20/cloudgine-microsofts-secret-xbox-one-sauce/

miju · 21-05-2014 01:41AM

Fescue wrote: »

For example, I'm 10 seconds off the fastest lap at Spa in an Lotus F1 car. I use Manual w/o clutch and traction control. Normal steering. Everything else off.

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Thats your problem there bro. Learn to use to the clutch its really easy after a while and will speed up your times

Fingleberries · 21-05-2014 10:02AM

Wooden Jesus wrote: »

Cloudgine. Sounds pretty cool and should make for an interesting E3 reveal. Although anything microsoft do at E3 this year can only be better than last year.

E3 Last year wasn't that bad for proper game announcements and the like.

The Games listed at the Microsoft E3 briefing last year were:

Dead Rising 3,
Forza Motorsport 5,
Halo,
Kinect Sports Rivals,
Powerstar Golf,
Quantum Break,
Ryse: Son of Rome,
Sunset Overdrive,
Zoo Tycon
FIFA 14
UFC
Madden 25
Battlefield 4
Call of Duty: Ghosts
The Witcher 3
Metal Gear Solid 5

and download games

Below,
Crimson Dragon,
D4,
Killer Instinct,
LocoCycle,
Project Spark
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition
World of Tanks (360)

OK, some of those weren't great (and seven of them are still not released a year later), but I think people's perception of Microsoft's E3 briefing last year were tainted from the Console announcement a month beforehand (TV, TV, TV, TV, Call of Duty, TV, TV) - OK, that and the dreadful mixed-messaging about Always on (#DealWithIt) that went on in the background of the show.

But for actual Game announcements and a console launch window it wasn't a bad show.

Xbox One General Discussion - Part 2 (Please Read 1st Post)

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