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I don't' think either one of you read the link. It is merely a USB dongle that spoofs Xbox One input. No mods, no hacks.
if sony could bring everything from the ps3 + more, what is microsoft's excuse for having like 25% the functionality of the 360?
i'm pretty sure the half assed beta os that ms gave us with the xbox1 at launch is what all those reports about "xbox one not being ready" were all about. this is probably what they were referring to, all the missing functionality.
I tend to feel the same way and agree. Developers said MS was behind and it shows in some areas.
The PS4 is doing half of what the PS3 is doing. It just has 10 times the interface compared to the PS3. Microsoft brought new features and new approaches to computing, entertainment, and living room management. On the PS4 they obviously spent most of their development resources on the Core gaming features. MS didn't ignore them but it's obvious that they choose to prioritize the multimedia integration as long as they felt they had the gaming (but not necessarily all of the core gaming tools) down.if sony could bring everything from the ps3 + more, what is microsoft's excuse for having like 25% the functionality of the 360?
i'm pretty sure the half assed beta os that ms gave us with the xbox1 at launch is what all those reports about "xbox one not being ready" were all about. this is probably what they were referring to, all the missing functionality.
I think the xbox one ui will continue looking like windows 8. My friend just got one and I was over there messing with it. Well, I hope they fix the UI and make it more snappy. I like the ps4 ui, it's simple and I never noticed much lag.
But I like the kinnect even though I would never use it. It's neat to show off certain features. Media integration is cool too, but hell I barely use cable as it is and I don't even pay for an hd box so again I couldn't use that.
I guess I'm not a big fan of those box apps on the main screen. The dlna and mp3 support was confirmed by yoshida that it will be added to the ps4 next update..whenever that will be.
Based on the UI alone I don't think either system is going to change anything major. I don't know what you would compare it to, windows, linux, the old UI of ps3 and 360?
How many of us actually care about all the non-gaming features on X1/PS4 vs. just the gaming features?
The Xbox 360 got a major OS UI update like half way through it's life cycle. They did away with the blades and went to a more "Metro" UI. Why would you expect the UI to be static this time around? I think the UI is decent enough (even if it lags a bit in certain areas; such as going from a game into the achievements, but that could be due to the game taking up a lot of resources). The Kinect navigation is a nice touch a lot of people will be happy with (even some smart TVs are starting to have this feature).
I am not interested in the other stuff so I was trying to see if there really is this market.
I turn my xbox or ps4 on to play a video game. I still use my roku for streaming movies/music. I ditched cable. I like the Kinect a lot but I am annoyed to speak to my TV and it understand me half the time.
Their auto game recording is awful. I keep getting notifications in Madden 25 (with improved super DBs and LBs!) when I throw a pick 6. Seriously? Clip recorded? Thanks MS! I am glad to know you're making fun of me.
Xbox is limited for 5 minutes of past gameplay and 30 minutes of recording I believe.I cannot figure out how to record more than 5 minutes. On ps4 it saves the last 15min and I can male a clip from that.
The PS4 is doing half of what the PS3 is doing. It just has 10 times the interface compared to the PS3. Microsoft brought new features and new approaches to computing, entertainment, and living room management. On the PS4 they obviously spent most of their development resources on the Core gaming features. MS didn't ignore them but it's obvious that they choose to prioritize the multimedia integration as long as they felt they had the gaming (but not necessarily all of the core gaming tools) down.
We can probably count on Sony bringing back the stuff they took out last second, but it should be obvious that the Xbone has a much more complex OS design and with it running as smoothly as it is I don't think it shows that MS is behind. Exact opposite. I think it shows that they are still so far ahead that like last Gen Sony won't be able to catch up (and they don't need to their systems strengths lie elsewhere). I have confidence that MS will get the UI where we want it and that the Xbone will have 1-2 major revamps of the UI. On the other hand if the PS3 taught us anything, son y will add features and change options here and their, but the core of the OS you see now is here for life.
I have been playing Forza 5 and Ryse, the only 2 games I got. Now I am ready for some more. Any suggestions. I was going for Dead Rising 3 but remembered when I got the 360 and Dead Rising, I played it 2 times before I lost interest and returned the game.
I am not picking sides here. You can bemoan a couple features and talk about how they used to work after 8 years on completely different console, using a completely different hardware platform, in completely different OS, built only for a single task or understand that just about everything had to be started and re-approached. For that reason MS will probably try and have already done so some new ideas. But its not a MS is so far behind Sony software side. They are farther ahead, they just didn't prioritize what you wanted them to out of the gate.Um...no when you remove friend list integration and make it an app that is backwards. Inability to mute people easily is annoying and a step backwards, those were both super simple and reliable on the 360. Then you have lack of support for Dolby digital, lack of gameplay streaming...the list goes on. These are all things sony got working right on day one.
The PS4 is doing half of what the PS3 is doing.
We can probably count on Sony bringing back the stuff they took out last second, but it should be obvious that the Xbone has a much more complex OS design and with it running as smoothly as it is I don't think it shows that MS is behind. Exact opposite. I think it shows that they are still so far ahead that like last Gen Sony won't be able to catch up (and they don't need to their systems strengths lie elsewhere). I have confidence that MS will get the UI where we want it and that the Xbone will have 1-2 major revamps of the UI. On the other hand if the PS3 taught us anything, son y will add features and change options here and their, but the core of the OS you see now is here for life.
Sorry but you are painting a perfect picture that does not exists. The XB1 OS is in no way smooth, feature rich or anything else as rosy. It is horribly broken right now. Laggy after days of use, spotty voice control, poorly implemented controller control, no live streaming, confusing interface, bad voice conrol of TV, black crush, poor scaling on non-1080P, long install times, long load times, etc.
We have always been beta testers. At least since the OG Xbox. I have gotten all but the PS2 since the GC release within weeks of launch (though skipping the WiiU this gen). Since the OG Xbox with it's HD based OS install there have been so many changes to the UI and capabilities. The PS3 and 360's were just as "not ready" as the Xboxone and the PS4.They are both doing far less than their predecessors, that is the reality of launch. These are whole new OSes, not ports to new platforms.
Sorry but you are painting a perfect picture that does not exists. The XB1 OS is in no way smooth, feature rich or anything else as rosy. It is horribly broken right now. Laggy after days of use, spotty voice control, poorly implemented controller control, no live streaming, confusing interface, bad voice conrol of TV, black crush, poor scaling on non-1080P, long install times, long load times, etc. It is obvious they were not ready for launch and you are all the beta testers for $500. The PS4 Os is lacking customization and some other small features, but nothing is broken and performance and ease of use is top. MS is pushing their broken desktop OS onto gamers and it is only going to hurt them.
Sure Sony didn't aim for the Moon with gimmicks, but they are at least doing it well instead of a half ass job at both games and non-games. I'll take simple controller control and 1080P games over 720P and frustrating voice controls that get old after a week.
Whoo, system update today to make the dash faster.
Does it make it...dash faster?