Thats whats actually being used to change the channel on your TV, most Cable boxes don't support HDMI-CEC and can't be controlled by HDMI. When you talk to Kinect it just lasts the channel numbers like a tv remote would. Thats why peoples expectations of kinect controls for TV are so far out of touch with reality.
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Every Xbox One Includes a Chat Headset!! + Xbox One Day One Unboxing
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Thats whats actually being used to change the channel on your TV, most Cable boxes don't support HDMI-CEC and can't be controlled by HDMI. When you talk to Kinect it just lasts the channel numbers like a tv remote would. Thats why peoples expectations of kinect controls for TV are so far out of touch with reality.
Dead Prince
Banned
What's left in their original announcement/plan
Good stuff. They need to be more open with this news when it first crops up. It took this long for them to confirm after that IGN video surfaced with that guy stating they were going to include it, I believe a week ago. If they can stay ahead of bad PR, there's no reason why they cannot meet their sales goals, even if they're launching in a smaller amount of markets worldwide.
There's so much confusion that could be avoided if they were just upfront and open about some of this common sense stuff.
There's so much confusion that could be avoided if they were just upfront and open about some of this common sense stuff.
That fear of failure... reeks to high heavens.
BTW, totally off-topic, but does someone have that reversed Iwata WiiU reboxing video with the apology at the end? I need it for... academic purposes.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
on/off switch is fiyah
All of these policies and features they're changing should have been there from the start. But at least they're fixing them one by one. They're pretty elastic to competing with Sony it seems. Now I might get an Xbone sooner than the end of next gen.
It's like most of what they talked about at E3 ended up being false eventually lol.
It's like most of what they talked about at E3 ended up being false eventually lol.
Kinect and price.
EhrgeizVII
Member
Wow, make up your mind already Microsoft. Stop changing everything on the fly, it looks ridiculous.
Good news nonetheless for potential X1 owners!
Good news nonetheless for potential X1 owners!
somesayyea
Member
good move
Dead Prince
Banned
Oh. I didn't know it was dual band and 5ghz. Sweet
Jean Valjean
Member
If only they could drop Kinect and the price, and make a more powerful hardware
RedNumberFive
Banned
Looks like Microsoft placed a large order with Monoprice!
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
In that video the console doesn't really look all that much bigger than the Xbox slim. Box size looks the same too.
Good news about the headset.
Good news about the headset.
Sikamikanico
#1 Dad
I like the "on" noise. 
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Yes it is. Pretty sexy
Microsoft can't do anything right, can they? They stick to their guns they're slaughtered. They change their plans they're slaughtered.
Good thing right?
Err I assumed the controllers would have a rechargeable lithium ion battery built in? Would be pretty dumb if they didnt at this point.
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
and why is that problem
im pissed of with gaf moaning at ms for making the wrong choices, then when they reverse those choices they still fucking moan cos they chose to reverse
digoutyoursoul
Member
Hope the power supply isn't noisy, they said the 360 slim was quiet yet the power supply was fairly noisy. Nice looking box, bit big but nice
John Caboose
Member
This is excellent, time to watch the video...
I'd probably expect the game DVR/paywall thing... but after that, what else is there? There's no way that they're going to go back on Kinect after the investment they've put into it.
RedNumberFive
Banned
Nope. Get those AAs ready!
snoopeasystreet
Member
Fair play to them. I'm still a bit sceptical on the One but they're a doing a pretty decent job at fixing most of the problem I had with the initial announcements.
mercenar1e
Member
up close its hard to believe that a billion dollar company would approve that console design... the controller looks great though
BruiserBear
Banned
What? Are you pulling that from your ass?
FranXico
Member
Competition people, it's good for everybody in the long run.
(And I say this as a Playstation-fan, good for you Xbox-friends!)
I like this post. Agreed.
sixteen-bit
Member
Smart move.
MikeE21286
Member
Great news.
/positivity
What else are we gonna change.
/cynicism
/positivity
What else are we gonna change.
/cynicism
They don't. AA batteries.
NorthernAvengeR
Banned
They're going with IR blaster dongle instead of a integrated IR? Why?
Neither does the Kinect.
I hope they update the software so it can change your DVR channel via LAN or HDMi-CEC (if you have a compatible one). Should be easy enough if you select what brand you have from a database.
Not a fan of IR blasters - my experience of TiVo series 1 wasn't good. Having to tune the pause between each number sent to make it reliable. I could switch over manually faster than the IR blaster could
Also slightly concerned about chaining HDMI. My DVR goes through my receiver and the into my TV. I'm assuming the Xbox would go before the receiver, but now you have more devices argue the toss with EDIDs flying around.
Not a fan of IR blasters - my experience of TiVo series 1 wasn't good. Having to tune the pause between each number sent to make it reliable. I could switch over manually faster than the IR blaster could
Also slightly concerned about chaining HDMI. My DVR goes through my receiver and the into my TV. I'm assuming the Xbox would go before the receiver, but now you have more devices argue the toss with EDIDs flying around.