The Official Xbox One Thread

[purbeast0]

yeah i'm playing on the hardest one that is unlocked at the beginning, which i believe is centurian as dagamer34 stated. it really isn't that hard other than dying a couple times at like 1 or 2 different parts.

 

[blackdogdeek]

I would love to write a BT/Plex/uPnP client as an app but I read the Developer's Kit site on xbox.com and apparently you have to provide information about your game (or app I guess) BEFORE you get an App ID and can start developing. I doubt I'd get approved.

 

[smackababy]

I would love to write a BT/Plex/uPnP client as an app but I read the Developer's Kit site on xbox.com and apparently you have to provide information about your game (or app I guess) BEFORE you get an App ID and can start developing. I doubt I'd get approved.

Yeah, they've gotten more and more strict about who gets to develop. It is stupid. Sony (for the PS3) was notoriously bad about not giving out dev kits. I don't understand why companies do this. Even Razer forced me to apply 3 times to get their SDK for their keyboard that I already owned. Wtf?

 

[blackdogdeek]

Yeah, they've gotten more and more strict about who gets to develop. It is stupid. Sony (for the PS3) was notoriously bad about not giving out dev kits. I don't understand why companies do this. Even Razer forced me to apply 3 times to get their SDK for their keyboard that I already owned. Wtf?

I much prefer the iOS and Android models (moreso the Android model due costs to entry) wherein you download the SDK and then must be approved after development. Hopefully, MS go this route eventually.

 

[smackababy]

I much prefer the iOS and Android models (moreso the Android model due costs to entry) wherein you download the SDK and then must be approved after development. Hopefully, MS go this route eventually.

I think the problem is they are afraid of massive sideloading of pirated apps. If you could easily enable your console as a developer console and run unsigned code, what is to stop you from downloading pirated copies and running them? It is a valid concern, but highly annoying to developers that don't really want to make a game, just mess around with the API (such as myself). =(

The Android (and I assume iOS) model work, because you can get the SDK and develop for free, but putting it on a device costs money. That still doesn't stop people from pirating apps, but gives developers the freedom to develop, regardless of intention to take their product to the marketplace. I know the Android SDK comes with an emulator, so you don't even need to load it to a phone. It would be pretty hard for there to be an Xbox One emulator with the SDK.

 

[SAWYER]

This comes out tomorrow for 15, first time I have heard of it
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

 

[cmdrdredd]

Is this an XB1 exclusive?

 

[smackababy]

Looks like some kind of Kinect platformer.

 

[SAWYER]

One/360

 

[purbeast0]

that looks kinda neat. too bad i can't try it out since ms hasn't put out an extension cable.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Is this a kinect game then? I can't find any confirmation to this using Kinect at all. I saw a short blurb about MS talking about Kinect with this game at Gamescom but the developer says it may not launch with kinect support.

 

[Wingznut]

I see nothing where it says it's a Kinect game.

 

[cmdrdredd]

I see nothing where it says it's a Kinect game.

That's what I see too. The only reference to it is some marketing info from Microsoft about it being kinect enabled. Other than that, nothing.

 

[American Gunner]

It's not a kinect game, so don't let that stop you. Played a little bit this morning before work and it seems really fun.

 

[purbeast0]

oh i assumed it was a kinect game because it had you drawing stuff. i figured you did that with your hand or something. seems kind of odd to do that with a controller.

 

[American Gunner]

I barely got to play it, so I didn't see any of the drawing sections. In videos, it just kinda seemed like it would be a button press, not that you are actually drawing the image.

 

[purbeast0]

the 2 last .gifs up above looked like it was someone kind of controlling the pen to make the line. but it might be controlled by the controller who knows, i probably shouldn't have made that assumption. i was just googling and couldn't find out too much info in regards to it either.

 

[blackdogdeek]

That "xbox one taking over the living room" thread got me thinking. Do you think MS will develop a DVR app? If they could subvert the DVR functionality from the provider's settop box then you'd only need it for tuning the stations. They'd also have much more recording space than a typical DVR box I think. And they'd be one more crucial step closer to taking over the entire experience.

 

[Topweasel]

That "xbox one taking over the living room" thread got me thinking. Do you think MS will develop a DVR app? If they could subvert the DVR functionality from the provider's settop box then you'd only need it for tuning the stations. They'd also have much more recording space than a typical DVR box I think. And they'd be one more crucial step closer to taking over the entire experience.

I think their goal is to get all the cable companies to support a VOD app that can will also feed live signals like the VZ FIOS.

 

[blackdogdeek]

I think their goal is to get all the cable companies to support a VOD app that can will also feed live signals like the VZ FIOS.

You mean so the provider would have all of their transmitted content available on demand instead of at designated times?

 

[007ELmO]

the 2 last .gifs up above looked like it was someone kind of controlling the pen to make the line. but it might be controlled by the controller who knows, i probably shouldn't have made that assumption. i was just googling and couldn't find out too much info in regards to it either.

purbeast i used an active USB extension cable with the original Kinect, 50ft (from monoprice) after reading a lot of people used it with the Kinect - it worked fine.

 

[EightySix Four]

You mean so the provider would have all of their transmitted content available on demand instead of at designated times?

No, he means that so the Xbox actually becomes the cable box via an IPTV type app, similar to the U-Verse app for the 360.

 

[Wingznut]

That "xbox one taking over the living room" thread got me thinking. Do you think MS will develop a DVR app? If they could subvert the DVR functionality from the provider's settop box then you'd only need it for tuning the stations. They'd also have much more recording space than a typical DVR box I think. And they'd be one more crucial step closer to taking over the entire experience.

MS would love to, and many users would love it also... However, there's no way the cable/sat companies would ever allow it.

 

[blackdogdeek]

No, he means that so the Xbox actually becomes the cable box via an IPTV type app, similar to the U-Verse app for the 360.

Ok, so then it would take over the entire functionality of the settop box? ie - remove the need for a settop box entirely?

 

[blackdogdeek]

MS would love to, and many users would love it also... However, there's no way the cable/sat companies would ever allow it.

How could they stop them? The settop box has an hdmi output that the x1 can use as an input. Wouldn't that be akin to the TV stations in the past trying to prevent the widespread acceptance of the VCR?