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Xbox One Launch Thread [Thread being archived 1/1/14]

Haines

Banned
Cheap? I've read it feels nice.

It does. Honestly, I wouldnt read much into what people are saying in this thread. I kept hearing how bad the ONE controller was, picked it up finally and my first thought was "wow people dont know what a good controller is anymore or they got wayy too attached to the 360 controller"

It will all depend on your hand size etc. which controller feels best, but with large hands, the small one controller still felt fine.

My only negative I have with almost every controller is the top bumpers are always hard to hit w/o moving your hand a lot, and the ps4 controller finally fixed that where the ONE still felt as "bad" as the rest of em
 

dejay

Banned
54 hours, 43 minutes bitches!
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Actually I probably won't go to the midnight launch, because I'm too old for that shit, but I COULD if I wanted to.
 

dejay

Banned
Pay some kid to get it for you

But then I'd have to wait for him to give it to me, I'd have to set it up, then I'd have to patch it, then I'd have to install shit, then I'd have to get rid of the body, then I'd be ready for bed.

I may still go at midnight - see how I feel.
 

FordGTGuy

Banned
But then I'd have to wait for him to give it to me, I'd have to set it up, then I'd have to patch it, then I'd have to install shit, then I'd have to get rid of the body, then I'd be ready for bed.

I may still go at midnight - see how I feel.

Well if you need any help transporting the body just give me a call.
 

Fotos

Member
But then I'd have to wait for him to give it to me, I'd have to set it up, then I'd have to patch it, then I'd have to install shit, then I'd have to get rid of the body, then I'd be ready for bed.

Dispose of the body during the Day One update. Problem solved.
 
I actually like that Day One 2013 imprint on the controller. I wonder how it's put on there and if it will wear off after time. Hope not since it seems like a great touch for early adopters.
 
My man. i feel the same exact way,first time i witnessed a literal perfect controller is the xbox one.
I love it man, I occasionally just see it laying on the counter waiting for November 22, and just grab the thing and pretend to be playing a game for a few minutes. It just feels so nice. Grips are perfect, feel premium. Like the grips you'd find on an expensive third party controller used for tournaments. Angular handles make it fit perfectly in your hit, feels so natural. The rounded triggers make it feel more natural to put your fingers there, and pull the trigger, and if you pull from the side it's easier to make small, burst pushes. D-Pad is a real improvement over the 360, I'm not sure if I'd call them amazing, but they're passable. Buttons feel nicer and the Xbox Logo lighting up is fucking sleek. Plus the weight just feels so nice, not heavy as the 360, but not light. Has enough weight that you can feel it in your hand and it feels nice.

Overall, since people here already brought up the Dual Shock 4, it's much better than the Dual Shock 4. The DualShock 4 feels so cheap, the rubber on the sticks feels so spongy and cheap, and the triggers aren't as good as the 360/One. A big improvement over the 360, and just because it's better than the alternatives, it's the "best" and "perfect" controller as far as I'm concerned.

I haven't even tried the Rumble Triggers, since I haven't been able to play a game, have high hopes for it, and even if it doesn't live up the hype, everything else is so good it wouldn't change my opinion that the controller is the best, all it can do is raise my opinion on the controller.
 

FordGTGuy

Banned
Reviews for the console don't look that good. Was expecting Killer Instinct to be a better fighting game.

Review scores had nothing to do with how good the game was it was because of the lack of content which is going to be added in time.

The fact that it got 7-8s with 8 characters and a lack of modes is pretty impressive.
 
I'm going to the midnight launch in hopes of some serious swag. I won't be getting a console until later though, as mine is pre-ordered from Amazon . . .

I will buy my games at the midnight launch though. AND SWAG! GIVE ME SWAG!
 

Matt

Member
I got to use the controller too. The rumble in the triggers is excellent, but the whole thing definitely feels cheap, as someone said earlier. Maybe I'm just spoiled by the DS4.

Cheap is the best way to describe how it feels.
 

kurbaan

Banned
Looks great but fuck I hate game commentary because it's like they're juvenile teenagers making sarcastic snarky comments to sound cool like we did when we were 15 years old. Ugh.

Footage looks great. Might grab this.

its their target demographic
 

hipbabboom

Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
Stupid question perhaps:

If your face swells up from a fight, will you still be recognized by your Kinect?
 

Matt

Member
Really? It feels more weighted and overall the materials used for it seem a lot more premium than the DualShock 4's cheap Rubber Sticks and rubber grips.

I'm not saying it is cheap, just that's the feeling I get from it. And I have had a fair amount of time to get used to it.

Oh well, it could be worse.
 
Just let it go, we don't need to start this argument.

Yeah, sorry no need to get into console wars in a thread dedicated to the launch of one of the consoles. My bad.

So... the embargo for the Xbox One, I'm a little confused, did it already end, or does it in in like 20 hours? Already ended right?
 

FordGTGuy

Banned
Yeah, sorry no need to get into console wars in a thread dedicated to the launch of one of the consoles. My bad.

So... the embargo for the Xbox One, I'm a little confused, did it already end, or does it in in like 20 hours? Already ended right?

There are multiple embargoes but the console embargo ends at 11:59 PM EST.
 

Hubble

Member
Ahhhhhhhhhh, highly enjoying the Xbox 360, I just can't decide which next gen console to purchase. It is killing me. I was set on Xbox One long ago but the hardware had me reconsider, but I love the UI, Xbox Live community, achievements, integration, etc. I have literally been going back and forth changing my mind for months. What's funny is I was going to go day one way before.. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh can't deciddeeee lol
 
lol, I wasn't trying to engage in a console war, just talking about the controller. I never brought up any comparisons.

Oh, no that was all my fault! :p I got defensive over my opinion not being the same as yours, that wasn't very appropriate of me, at least not in this thread. I apologize.

There are multiple embargoes but the console embargo ends at 11:59 PM EST.

That's what has me confused. Monday 11:59PM EST (aka, 2 hours ago), or Tuesday 11:59PM EST, aka in almost 22 hours?
 

FordGTGuy

Banned

Rubber naturally feels better but sturdy plastic will always feel cheap to a extent, that doesn't make the controller itself cheap.

The DS4 has a lot more to worry about in a comparison at any rate.

Oh, no that was all my fault! :p I got defensive over my opinion not being the same as yours, that wasn't very appropriate of me, at least not in this thread. I apologize.

That's what has me confused. Monday 11:59PM EST (aka, 2 hours ago), or Tuesday 11:59PM EST, aka in almost 22 hours?

Tuesday.
 

Matt

Member
Oh, no that was all my fault! :p I got defensive over my opinion not being the same as yours, that wasn't very appropriate of me, at least not in this thread. I apologize.

No worries.

I will say, as others have, that the impulse triggers feel much better in use than I imagined they would.
 

hipbabboom

Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
not sure if serious but...l laughed

No, I'm totally serious! It looks at your facial structure right?

Things happen, I may forget my password because of the concussion I also sustained. If I live alone and the police drop me off at my place and follow me into my apartment to see if I really own the place and they notice my Xbox doesn't know who I am.... it may get a little awkward.

I know there's gaps in my scenario but don't sweat the details.

What if someone decapitates me so they can play games on the Xbox they stole from me. Sure its less likely but it could happen.... how do I protect my investment? That's part of my estate we're talking about hear. They're stealing from my descendants :(
 

hipbabboom

Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
Or what if you have a burly beard when you first calibrate your face, but then you shave it all off...

Less plausible scenario than the ones I listed above but it's a valid use case. Do I have to create two profiles. Me and BeardedMe on Xbox Live?
 
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