Phat Michael
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Excellent post. If you would prefer them NOT to include free things so you can justify your ps4 purchase, then why come into this thread?
Is there such pedal as a backpedal? Sounds like a "jerkstore" comment to me.
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Every Xbox One Includes a Chat Headset!! + Xbox One Day One Unboxing
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Excellent post. If you would prefer them NOT to include free things so you can justify your ps4 purchase, then why come into this thread?
Is there such pedal as a backpedal? Sounds like a "jerkstore" comment to me.
Robot Pants
Member
Matrick leaves and now all these smart moves. Removing kinect is just around the corner.
Munki
Member
The same site that leaked the info also mentioned the GPU speed bump.
Yeah I agree. I have kinect but its unplugged and just sitting there. Kinect2 feels much more important and integral to the console so it will get much more use. I really want to see some new and interesting things done with it.
GrizzledGrump
Banned
It's not a forum meme. The console is called "Xbox One". "Day One" is a play on that.
A lot of game releases had day one editions - it's not just a forum meme.
Please, neither the 360 nor PS3 came with an HDMI cable.
intheinbetween
Member
I think the point is clarify that it's not a POS HDMI cable, but a good one.
Nymphae
Banned
The reason it bugs me is that if it breaks, I wouldn't be able to play my console that is in perfect working condition, even if I don't give a shit about anything kinect.
mangochutney
Member
Whilst I've no idea about his legal thing - sounds dubious, you get loads of toys without batteries for example - the 360 and PS3 whilst not boxed with a HDMI cable came with alternative video out cables (at least the ones I purchased did).
Sorry to break it to you but that 50 dollar gold plated HDMI cable you may have bought does the same thing as any 2$ cable.
metareferential
Member
The 360 elite did actually include an hdmi cable together with composite and component cable for some time. Crazy.
Now it's just composite.
Ps3 has always been composite-only.
Yea, the launch 360 even had component cables, which was actually shocking considering they went years and years forcing people to buy extremely expensive video cables. At 360 launch though, I (and I suspect many others) didn't even have an HDTV.
Vestal
Gold Member
both came with some sort of video cable.
if they didn't include it in the box they would have to put a sign on the box stating "HDMI cable sold separately, required to operate." which would look stupid as fuck.
Kinect (for games/OS) is what makes the XB1 unique
Why would you just want console that would just be a weaker PS4?
Syphon Filter
Member
XBL is what is unique to xbox as always.
Forsythia
Member
I agree. I hope MS has a workaround for that (but that would mean Kinect doesn't have to be connected at all, so I guess... they haven't). Reminds me of this:
component cables are HD cables. you mean composite.
the launch systems didn't even have HDMI outputs. Only two years later did they start offering models with HDMI. They never forced anyone to buy "extremely expensive HDMI cables" - you could always use any HDMI cable. But they were just intrinsically very expensive when they first came out, in any brand.
I don't think the OG 360 had HDMI support.
Added in July 2007 with the Zephyr motherboard revision, yeah. The original HDMI-less models could use VGA cables and some fuckexpensive third party DVI cables, though.
If you went with the pro version of launch 360 they included component cables.
I'll assume you're joking here. HDMI is the ONLY video out source the PS4 and Xbox One have, so obviously HDMI is what they will include. PS3 and 360 had other forms of video out. They still included a method of plugging it into your TV.
Of course not, I was just saying that even when it did support HDMI later on, they didn't include one. I skipped the Elite at the beginning and went straight to the slim down the road.
Well yea, I just wouldn't be surprised with either of these systems if they forced people to buy a cable. I've bought plenty of things that weren't quite complete out of the box.
shinobi602
Member
Zephyr was the original I believe, it was the falcon revision that added hdmi..or I am talking out of my ass
My ps3 fat also came with composite cables and that definitely had hdmi
I would. I've definitely never seen a console that doesn't operate out of the box before.
Which is basically what he said; There is no POS cables, thus logically the one in the Xbox One package is a good cable. Which was also Nelson's point of mentioning it for a whole 5 seconds: "This is all the cabling you need; fits all scenarios, 4k included".
Are 4K cables expensive?
AppleSmack
Banned
OOOOH SHIT! This is awesome! Just found out about this. Great decision Microsoft. If it is better than that cheap piece of shit Sony is offering I may actually switch to Xbox One.
GrizzledGrump
Banned
Please don't hold your breath. Kinect is the Xbox One.
Syphon Filter
Member
Not at all, expect the removable within the next few weeks.
Syphon Filter
Member
No they usually just say what they announced recently.
& we can thank the 360 for the PS4 including an earbud/mic... even if it is cheap.
exactly. Component. Which is HD, of course.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
That is kind of crazy that if your Kinect breaks your xbox can't do shit.
Pretty sure my pro had both (on the same cable) with an HD switch
quoted for posterity.
No, won't happen. With as much R&D as they put into creating that, and as many copies as they have sold of the original Kinect - no way are they making it optional.
yeah I think that cable had that - you could do 480p or 720p (and eventually 1080p with a firmware update).
Liquidsnake
Banned
I love how everything positive has to be spun into a negative. You guys are pretty amazing, in fact this whole thread has been an eye opener.
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
you don't like over the head headsets? that's kind of the entire description. headsets. not earsets or earbuds. Stays on much easier.
I use headphones (a50's) usually anyway but I still like the original 360 headset.
Syphon Filter
Member
Mark my words that it will happen before launch.
No shit dude. Those consoles had alternate methods of video output..hence why they were included with cheapo composite/RGB cables.
Did you even read my post?
It's just choice engineering, keeping the PSU away from other components is a wise engineering decision, these components get hot, there's no reason why it should be in there.
You either put this inside the console and generate more heat:
Or you choose to keep it outside of the box and put it inside a nice case like this:
I actually prefer less heat to be generated from the box, even if the vents and fan work well to pump the heat out, its going to pump into my AV cabinet which could get hot even though it's vented in the back and I have some fans in there to help.
It's just choice engineering, keeping the PSU away from other components is a wise engineering decision, these components get hot, there's no reason why it should be in there.
You either put this inside the console and generate more heat:
Or you choose to keep it outside of the box and put it inside a nice case like this:
I actually prefer less heat to be generated from the box, even if the vents and fan work well to pump the heat out, its going to pump into my AV cabinet which could get hot even though it's vented in the back and I have some fans in there to help.
Engineering wiz up in here.
Apparently Sony have no clue as to what they are doing.
Nope, Zephyr was the second version of the motherboard and the one that added HDMI. It was superseded by Falcon in just a few months, though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360_hardware
That's not what I said.
I do know that my PS3 got really hot and I did perform repairs on it myself so I've had hands-on with the PSU. The fan wasn't the issue, I had the version with the extra blades, turned out I needed new thermal paste. Anyway there really isn't anything special about the PSU other than the fact that it's placed inside the console.
There it is in the middle:
