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Xbox One April Preview Wave 2 Details
- Thread starter Steverulez
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miDnIghtEr20C
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Wassssup!
LukasTaves
Member
The bigger implication of party having dedi servers is that it could potentially improve the experience when playing together with friends as well, not just chatting.
Since (by the leaked documentation) the party app is the one that handles the in game party session, we should see results in that front too.
I have a few friends that's always a chore to try chatting and playing with them, hope this improves things.
Since (by the leaked documentation) the party app is the one that handles the in game party session, we should see results in that front too.
I have a few friends that's always a chore to try chatting and playing with them, hope this improves things.
brokenbeans
Banned
Yep this is huge for me.
HighResTomato
Member
Dedicated servers for party chat and voice messages, this is massive.
Hans.Gruber
Banned
OMG that party chat upgrade sounds amazing for a NAT strict peasant like me
They confirmed it will be possible once the Windows 10 based universal apps launch.
So I don´t think they will implement it before that because around September with the Windows 10 launch it will (should) be possible.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Based Spotify pls
They DO have dedicated Servers since the beginning. See: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=138727444&postcount=278
I already played most of my games on dedicated Servers.
Dedis for chat is huge, it'll work regardless of network conditions, not stressing out about eing able to chat is massive for me.
Easy to implement, hard to balance probably, with whatever else is running or available to run in the BG.
Edit: Sign in and vote here: https://xbox.uservoice.com/forums/2...-music-from-apps-without-snap-background-musi. If you want BG music, vote!
Easy to implement, hard to balance probably, with whatever else is running or available to run in the BG.
Edit: Sign in and vote here: https://xbox.uservoice.com/forums/2...-music-from-apps-without-snap-background-musi. If you want BG music, vote!
There is always a problem with one group of guys I play with. It alternates between two of them as to which one everyone else can hear. Strange stuff, hope this resolves it.
Diablohead
Member
dedicated chat servers sounds great but it also seems like we only get to use them if someone in the party has a strict nat or another peer to peer problem going on, otherwise you get the usual.
Leyasu
Banned
lol. I do occasionally get dedicated server games on this hot mess as well. Unfortunately not often, and no where near enough in my region to keep me playing it.
That post you linked... lol. Pure fantasy on the same level as a disney story.
Do you run into other issues not related to NAT when in party chat? Just curious why you would want them all the time.
You should move to America
MrGreencastle
Member
This is an intelligent use of the system. I only run into issues with a handful of friends. The rest work fine for me. If this improves things for us, perfect.
Leyasu
Banned
You should move to America
Dude, numerous times in the last few years I have been offered a job in Canada. But my gf dont want to leave France!
Not America, but not far.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Canada is in North America.
Yep background audio is coming for windows 10. Its about reinventing the wheel...they are completely adding a new app ecosystem...it is the right time to put that in. They will be changing from windows 8.0 to windows 10 and all that work can be part of that. Hopefully we on preview get it in the next few months
Leyasu
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I am aware of that
Poodlestrike
Banned
No, you don't get it. Canada is Northern America. Like, the 51st state, oop north.
Leyasu
Banned
The 51st state is my home country.... Good ol mother England. Canada can be the 52nd in this disussion.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Voice messages yesss!!!!Finally!5 stars update.
I want achievement rarity now!
link1201
Member
I just hope we don't lose all these gains when Windows 10 hits.
Crazy idea I know but I still worry lol
Alx
Member
There is already support for trueachievements, which can give you info on rarity. Granted it's only among TA users, but that may even be a better information on how difficult an achievement is hard to get.
Faster snap. Not really a new thing, But needs to be improved.
JumPeRJumPzZ
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I dont get the hype for Voice messages. Since i own my XboxOne, ive never missed them.
I would prefer some improvements to the Media capabilities.
Media Player App needs more native Codec support. (DTS Audio etc) And a better looking UI.
BluRay App needs support for AVCHD and BD-R(BDMV)
And lets dont forget Background Music. I want this feature so bad.
I would prefer some improvements to the Media capabilities.
Media Player App needs more native Codec support. (DTS Audio etc) And a better looking UI.
BluRay App needs support for AVCHD and BD-R(BDMV)
And lets dont forget Background Music. I want this feature so bad.
Windows 10 will not "hit"
They just change some of the underlying codebase so universal apps are supported.
There is no "new windows 10 dashboard"
link1201
Member
Oh ok, that makes me feel better then.
Well, we don't know what they have planned for when that update happens. Them overhauling the look of the UI is very possible to stay with Windows 10 design ideals. 10 is a pretty significant product for Microsoft across all their devices.
That said, they wouldn't pull features that they have been working on prior to that update.
link1201
Member
I don't really think they will either but I didn't think we'd lose some of the stuff that the 360 had working either. In any event I do hope it's a smooth transition.
Steverulez
Member
They've already hinted at a front end UI change at some point around Windows 10. There will definitely be something, whether its visual UI changes or back-end or both, they don't have to be substantial necessarily, but as I said in the other thread I think.
OS team person told a developer at Frontier that they had big plans for optimisation etc and as far as I can see they haven't actually done anything on that front in the way it was told to me. They also said they were working on install times but as far as I can see we've not anything from that.
All the stuff we're getting added now aren't visually changing the console, the store hasn't had an update since last year, everything they seem to be doing now the way I look at it is stuff that wouldn't be affected by anything visual they might do. As I said, it might not be necessarily be significant (like blades to NXE) but there will definitely be something and it will be noticeable.
Voice messages - incredible. Only took until April 2015 for it. One day 4 years from now maybe XB1 will finally have feature parity with the 360.
I remember last year trying to send a voice mail on XB1 being shocked that the feature wasn't there - "wait a minute, now wait just a god damn minute. You can't send voice messages with XB1?????????????????"
I am a huge MS guy, but the only reason I am an MS guy is because I liked the 360. I want a supercharged 360. I don't want a system that slowly includes beloved 360 features one-by-one, month after month.
I'm guessing it will take another year before we get themes, avatars, and gamerpics back?
I remember last year trying to send a voice mail on XB1 being shocked that the feature wasn't there - "wait a minute, now wait just a god damn minute. You can't send voice messages with XB1?????????????????"
I am a huge MS guy, but the only reason I am an MS guy is because I liked the 360. I want a supercharged 360. I don't want a system that slowly includes beloved 360 features one-by-one, month after month.
I'm guessing it will take another year before we get themes, avatars, and gamerpics back?
Steverulez
Member
System(s) clearly weren't ready to launch from an OS side when they did. It took this long to come because they listen to the Xbox feedback site, if more people had wanted it they'd have pushed it up.
At least they're doing the updates quickly and on a great schedule.
We already have themes, there are already pictures for your gamertag and avatars are on the console via an app. They appear to be planning something new for avatars as well.