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famousmortimer: Xbox One OS and Xbox Live issues bouncing about as we approach launch
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Exactly --"if true". Panicing at this point would be a waste of time if everything gets sorted out at launch.
The main reason I'm getting an Xbox One is due to it having games I'm interested in. Those should work at launch right? Or is there a new rumor that I missed? (haha)
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Metallix87
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Who are you talking about, exactly?
BigEvilTurtle
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Lol at everyone trying their damned hardest to draw positivity from this.
Just wait a week or two. You'll know most, if any, problems by then.
No one is doing that?
VibratingDonkey
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Good to hear it's temporary issues, I guess?
Hopefully this'll be fixed when it launches here in "2014".
The bit about the group designing the OS not understanding why things need to be certain ways is what's worrying to me. Would solidify the idea of Microsoft's direction and spread focus diminishing the main thing I care about in a console.
Hopefully this'll be fixed when it launches here in "2014".
The bit about the group designing the OS not understanding why things need to be certain ways is what's worrying to me. Would solidify the idea of Microsoft's direction and spread focus diminishing the main thing I care about in a console.
Savour it. Savour it for as long as you can!
BigEvilTurtle
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Except the dude I just quoted? Duh?
Heh, better get that optimism checked out by a professional, I think it's defective.
Both consoles will most likely have OS problems at launch. That's a given and not necessarily a big deal in and of itself. The major problem is when a large majority of features from the OS are missing. Not only that, but if XBL isn't working at 100% at launch and people have a lot of trouble playing multiplayer games there will be a lot of angry customers. Multiplayer gaming is arguably Xbox's largest attraction. On top of that, people are paying for Live. If I was to buy a year of Live at $45 - $60 and had to deal with connection issues for a few months, I wouldn't be too happy at all.
Can Crusher
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0 chance of them delaying the hardware launch. It would be a death blow to next gen aspirations for MS, worst PR nightmare ever, and stockholders would more likely than not ask for hired hits on whoever is in charge.
silver.tongue
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Keep in ind that there's no confirmation though.
Still, I don't know if I would pick-up a Xbone at launch even if I wanted to.
My PS4 won't come until February, so till then, everything should be sorted out.
FranXico
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Even "struggling" Nintendo would be able to compete with Sony.
As for the "outspending" game, Sony would not exist in a vacuum either. With MS out of the way, maybe Apple/Samsung/Google might give it a shot, who knows?
Now, imagine the opposite: a world where Sony consoles no longer exist. How likely is it that others would compete with MS?
Well If online is deeply broken presumably multiplayer is gonna suffer no? And it may be difficult to get game updates that fix bugs no?
If the online is this bad I find it hard to imagine that it won't affect a number of titles.
I was assuming he was trying to make a completely absurd statement. I can't cope otherwise.
Crimson_Fate
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The best way to promote healthy competition is to have someone play catchup. MS may have done a ton of 180's but they are still putting out a weaker console for $100 more. Don't expect that price to change anytime soon. MS is going to get that extra pound of flesh from all of the early adopters. Only through poor initial sales will MS lower its price since the way you combat the PS4 power advantage is with Price .
The Majority of people only buy 1 consoles so MS will do anything to try to gain market share next year if it needs to. They aren't going to roll over, but they also aren't going to provide any additional value unless it is forced to.
dragonelite
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Dat 3rd console curse....
I assume he's talking about DRM-gate.
So only one console is being rushed? Heh, okay.How can I create equivalence when the equivalence is already (blatantly) there?
Anyway, I expected OS issues at launch on both systems before they were even revealed/announced. That's simply tech these days.
All I did was try to understand why this is more "controversial" than the typical issues at launch. That's all.
gaming_noob
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I know you're joking but something good will (hopefully) come of this when they release their next next-gen console. Their division appears to still be restructuring including a CEO replacement coming up. The morons responsible for the planning and "market research" as well as competition research just wasted the last 3 years of R&D. I expect them to have at least better leadership and planning next time.
Single player games should be fine. The question is how much they can fix in less than a month's time. That's just not a lot of time to go from multiple completely broken systems to rock solid. If you're getting an Xbone at launch, I'd prepare myself for some hiccups regarding the OS, parties, multiplayer, etc. If they get it sorted out in time for a launch day patch, then great.
First, sorry been away for a while. Got called in to a meeting but I got to yell at my closest "boss" and piss on his parade infront of the highest boss as well as thrown in a Churchill quote without that jackass getting it.
But this g'damnit! Are you telling me Nintendo are finally revealing Zelda U? Majorask Mask HD? Or are you telling me that Sony finally got it's thumbs out of it's bum and are releasing The Last Guardian? Or the Fact that The Last Guardian is a lie?
But this g'damnit! Are you telling me Nintendo are finally revealing Zelda U? Majorask Mask HD? Or are you telling me that Sony finally got it's thumbs out of it's bum and are releasing The Last Guardian? Or the Fact that The Last Guardian is a lie?
Metallix87
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I thought he was joking, honestly. It comes off very joke-y.
Kazuma Kiryu
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When there's smoke, there's usually fire. Considering that the vast majority of xbox rumors this year have been spot on, I don't see why it's so surprising to believe these.
At this point, everyone's just waiting for someone to blow the lid on the latest batch of rumors, like game resolution, xbl issues...
They already did that...
Who would they fire now ? There is no one currently that is responsible for Xbone..
Marvel
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That'd only work if that publicity doesn't tell people to stay the fuck away.
Exacerbated if Sony run into minimal problems.
It's pretty clear that people expect features working on XBL now to work on XB1 and if they won't at launch, those are the issues that are being talked about. New issues like streaming/uploading video aren't as big of a deal because frankly they are new.
deputyspade
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How is that proof of messing up exactly?
BigEvilTurtle
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Oh, it's hard to tell on this side of GAF
Flame Lord
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That post seemed like obvious sarcasm.
Cornbread78
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Oh wow. They need to delay this thing and get it right for everyone. Putting out a half baked system is not going to help anyone.
Z_Y
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Broder Salsa
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That is so wrong no matter how many times people repeat it. For some musician that just wants attention? Sure the bad attention of them smoking crack might be better than nothing, for a product (and a very well known brand), having bad things said about it? That's never good.
BruiserBear
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To be fair, Sony did demo the PS4 UI on stage at Gamescom, and that was 2 months ago. So while both OS will be coming in at the last minute, only one of them has been shown live on a stage being demoed before.
They beat around bush for now. Few people mentioned they have something on their hands but they do not share anything for now.
And there is Kotaku dude who said in this thread : "Stay tuned" when he answered exactly the same question as yours.
Yes, it's very unfortunate that the Xbone was designed by 15 different departments that each wanted a piece of the profits. In my dreams, J Allard returns, fires everyone responsible for this ass storm, and writes an apology letter to the fans.
AyaisMUsikWhore
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Discuss and discuss away but what more is there to discuss really?
It was also a joke
IAmRandom31
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Dude Ryse is made by Crytek
Different studios are capable of different things. Crytek built its business off creating amazing graphic engines and making hardware cry in the process. They are far more capable then Rare, for example.
On the Sony side, Naughty Dog and GG are probably the pinnacle of technical proficiency. They will almost always push systems further then anyone else. Polyphony and Santa Monica Studios are next in line I would say.
On the 2nd party side, it used to be Insomniac until they turned traitor ( j/k ) and it seems Quantic Dreams is moving along quite well technically.
With Sony though, the first party teams from what I have heard over the years, they do work together quite a bit and share tech and ideas and tricks. So in Sony's world anyway, you may not have a massive divide between one first party and the next, but overall you still have teams that are far more capable then others. I don't think Media Molecule, for example, could ever match up with Naughty Dog technically.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
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Smartglass is borked so hope it isnt DR3.
And this is silly. Its rumour with good backing. Nobody is panicking but it has be repeated shown throughout this year that microsoft is unprepared, beating at a far different drum than 2005 and has a much different set of priorities.
So its fair to comment on how bad things have been. Regardless of where we are this time next year, this will now be the textbook example how NOT to develop, market and launch a games console/entertainment device.
No matter how quickly MS right the ship, its still the biggest clusterfuck in console history IMO.
Crimson_Gold
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The direction MS has taken as a whole pretty much damns this dream for eternity. The Windows ecosystem has no room for J Allard's dream.
Broder Salsa
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It's hard to know on here, a lot of people say that all the time.
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