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Xbox One with Kinect (Day One Edition)
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- The Day One console includes a commemorative controller, token code to unlock an exclusive Day One achievement, and premium packaging
- Kinect is included with the Day One Edition. Completely reengineered to be more precise, responsive and intuitive with unparalleled voice, vision and motion technology
- The console is driven by a powerful combination of CPU, GPU and 8GB of RAM, governed by an innovative OS architecture, to deliver power, speed and agility; Only Xbox One unleashes the vast and scalable power of the cloud for your games, entertainment and apps with Xbox Live
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ASIN | B00CMQTVK0 |
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Release date | November 22, 2013 |
Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #61,765 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #93 in Xbox One Consoles |
Product Dimensions | 19 x 15 x 19 inches; 8.07 ounces |
Type of item | Console |
Rated | Everyone |
Item model number | 7UV-00005 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 8.1 ounces |
Manufacturer | Microsoft |
Batteries | 4 AA batteries required. |
Date First Available | May 3, 2013 |
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Get more with Xbox One.
Introducing Xbox One. Where the best games, multiplayer, and your favorite movies, music, sports and live TV come together in one place. Xbox One games look and feel incredibly real, with cinematic gameplay that rivals Hollywood. Watch TV or chat with friends on Skype while you play, and keep on playing while smarter matchmaking happens behind the scenes. With Xbox One, you can snap two things side-by-side on your TV, and switch from one to another instantly. Cloud-powered and built for the digital age, Xbox One is designed to keep getting better over time.*
Xbox One delivers an all-new gaming and entertainment experience that will transform how you play. Xbox One brings together the best games, the most reliable service and rich entertainment all-in-one system that is built for today and tomorrow.
The best games.
- The most award-winning exclusive games at E3.
- Get it first - all Call of Duty: Ghosts downloadable content and many more.
- Adaptive AI that learns to play like you.
The best multiplayer and service.
- Better matchmaking with Smart Match.
- No jerks - reputation system helps keep annoying players out of your games.
- No waiting in lobbies - play, watch TV, or surf the web while matchmaking happens.
Games plus entertainment.
- Never miss a moment - get multiplayer alerts while you watch TV.
- Switch instantly from a game to TV, a movie, music and more.
- Snap an app next to a game and do two things at once.
Built for the future.
- The Digital System - built for the digital age using the latest technology and the power of the cloud.
- Keeps getting better - "cloud powered" means Xbox One and games grow with you over time.
- Advanced voice and motion control open up new game experiences like never before.
Get the facts.
Play Xbox One games online or offline.
Your Xbox One does not need to be connected for you to enjoy offline features of games. In fact, you can take the Xbox One anywhere and play any disc-based Xbox One game on it. The only times you need an online connection are for initial set-up of Xbox One, and to get the latest system and title updates before you start playing some games.
Share, trade-in, resell, gift, & rent game discs to your heart's content.
Use Xbox One's disc-based games just like you do today. There are no limitations to using and sharing them: it works like it does today on Xbox 360. If you'd rather get your games digitally, you can purchase from Xbox Live and get instant access to playing.
Play anywhere with your own Xbox Live Gold account.
A single Xbox Live Gold membership works across both Xbox One and Xbox 360 – your membership covers both. And you can log into a friend’s Xbox One and access all your downloadable games, preferences, and apps.
You control your privacy.
You decide how personalized Xbox One is to you and your family, including privacy settings, manual or automatic sign-in, and how data is used. And when you play games or enjoy apps that use sensitive personal data, such as videos, photos, and facial expressions, no one except you can access it, without your express permission.
Kinect or Controller: There are a variety of ways to interact with Xbox One.
Depending on the game or app, you can control Xbox One using voice commands and gestures, a controller, a remote control or your Xbox One SmartGlass device. It is designed to interact with you in multiple ways.
Easily turn Xbox One and Kinect on or off.
To turn off your Xbox One, just say "Xbox Off." This puts Xbox One into standby mode where it's only listening for the voice command, "Xbox On." You can also turn off your Kinect through the system settings, or you can simply unplug it. Xbox One does not require a Kinect to be plugged in for the system to function.
Your Gamertag and Gamerscore follow you to Xbox One.
No need to worry: you can bring your Xbox Live Gamertag and Gamerscore with you to Xbox One. Your Gamerscore will be automatically updated once you have connected to Xbox Live.
Communicate with Xbox Live Gold friends using messaging or Skype.
With Xbox One and an Xbox Live Gold membership, you can use Skype to voice chat with any platform that supports it. If Skype isn't supported (like on the Xbox 360), you'll still be able to see which of your friends is online and message them.
What's in the Box
- Xbox One Console
- Kinect Sensor for Xbox One
- Wireless Controller
- Chat Headset
- HDMI cable
- Power Supply
* Advanced TV hardware required. Games, add-ons and media content sold separately. Initial set-up and some games and features require broadband internet; ISP fees apply. Online multiplayer, Skype and some features also require Xbox Live Gold membership (sold separately) and/or additional requirements. See xbox.com/xboxone.
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Customers like the quality, appearance and voice control of the video game console. For example, they mention it works well, the graphics are realistic and the voice control is integrated into the system. They appreciate the speed, saying the UI is very fast and fluid. Customers also like the comfort, and kinect sensor. That said, opinions are mixed on ease of organization and noise.
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Customers like the quality of the video game console. They say it's excellent, amazing, and does games well. They also say it works well right off the bat and has no problems. Some customers mention that the Blu-ray player works without issue.
"...The bottom line is this: It's a great console with great potential, but as with most launch consoles, the games just aren't quite there to back it up..." Read more
"...I was very shocked by the Browser. Overall it's excellent. I was able to play YouTube videos through the browser...." Read more
"...in addition to having useful apps and a couple really good games.Cons:..." Read more
"...However, I can tell the XBox One's hardware is well-used: not only are Forza's graphics gorgeous, but there are times when the physics engine is..." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the video game console. They mention that it looks really good, and 99% of the time, it's flawless. They also say that the graphics are gorgeous, realistic, and the games look decent. Customers also appreciate the understated and very flat design, which is sleek, uncluttered, and well thought out.
"...* The console's physical design: It actually looks very nice to me. But it does have a small amount of boring-ness to it...." Read more
"...It's really cool and well thought out. Otherwise you have to do the hunt and peck text selection using your controller which just takes forever...." Read more
"...The graphics are realistic. The difficulty controls are fine-grained...." Read more
"...can tell the XBox One's hardware is well-used: not only are Forza's graphics gorgeous, but there are times when the physics engine is put to the..." Read more
Customers like the voice control on the Xbox One. They say it's amazing, cool, and works well. They also mention that the voice recognition is easy to use and picks up their voice pretty well. Customers also say that the TV integration with voice controls is pretty good.
"...The voice commands are *kind of* cool, but I'm still more of a controller person. I prefer to navigate with my fingers than with my body or voice...." Read more
"Xbox One is great.Pros:The voice control is amazing for some things, especially changing TV channels or switching between..." Read more
"...It helps to speak naturally and not try to enunciate words slowly, and I understand that over time it will learn your voice...." Read more
"...The voice stuff needs to be figured out. There's just a general learning curve to the whole thing, but be patient. Give it sometime...." Read more
Customers like the speed of the video game console. They say the UI is very fast and fluid, and is overall fairly easy to navigate. They also say the transitions between applications and games are seamless, and the games launch much faster. Customers also say that navigating with the controller is quick and intuitive. They mention that the ability to quickly snap Netflix alongside the game was amazing. Customers say the update was about 500 MB and downloaded fairly quickly.
"...The Xbox One's startup is acceptably fast, but could still be improved on, but basic things like loading marketplace content or my list of installed..." Read more
"...the TV screen just didn't work all that great previously, but the Xbox One is fast, and I use my phone or tablet with the Smart Glass app to be able..." Read more
"...Switching between the last game I was playing and apps really is fast with voice. The first time I switch to TV it takes a minute...." Read more
"...flying all over the place in a realistic fashion but with not one stutter to the framerate...." Read more
Customers find the comfort of the controller to be great. They mention that the analog sticks, buttons, and triggers all feel great. Some say that the controller is phenomenal and has a nice clicky feel to it.
"...the general shape has been changed a little, as it fits into your hands much more comfortably than the 360's, overall a great improvement...." Read more
"...Great:- Controller is still great. Minor issues with the bumpers, but overall a great controller still...." Read more
"...The controller. Come on, the 360 controller is amazing. It feels great in my hands, has the buttons all out in the perfect places and is a good..." Read more
"...The "grip" material covering the controller is extremely comfortable against your hand and I feel provides better access to the buttons and..." Read more
Customers like the kinect sensor in the video game console. They mention it's brilliant, cool, and handy. They say the sensor works wonders with commands like volume up. Customers also say the new Kinect is much improved and extremely responsive to visual recognition and voice commands. They also say that navigating menus with Kinect works pretty well most of the time.
"...It does have a very much improved camera though. Skype calls with the Kinect are awesome..." Read more
"...While the Kinect is nice, it sure the hell does not work a lot of the times...." Read more
"...Kinect commands work very well, the new interface is fluid, the hardware marks a clear progression over last generation..." Read more
"...They work sometimes but often don't register through the Kinect...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of organization. Some mention that the basic setup menus are made as simple as possible. They say the setup was easy and it didn't take very long to download the game. They also say navigating is fairly easy and online didn''t require a setup. However, other customers say that game installs can take a while, it took some time to get use to, and it's very fluffy to pick up.
"...It takes a while to get everything up and going. Online didn't require a setup (ethernet connection), the Xbox just worked online and never asked me..." Read more
"...+ Dashboard Layout: The Xbox 360 dashboard was too cluttered and poorly organized, in my opinion...." Read more
"...controller as a mouse and voice for navigation - it even makes filling out forms manageable...." Read more
"...A lot of the basic setup menus are made as simple as possible, and one of my favorite aspects is how the XBox One simplifies all those darn codes:..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the noise of the video game console. Some mention that it is very quiet and does not generate near the heat as the previous model, while others say that it makes a loud whining sound when it's on.
"...The device is completely silent so far. I haven't heard a thing out of it. Inserting a movie into the slot take like no effort at all...." Read more
"...It both distracting at times and annoying. Really it the red that clashes with the rest of the consoles that bothers me...." Read more
"...First, the box isn't smaller than an XBox 360, but it is very quiet, even when it's been on for a while...." Read more
"...Graphics, physics, and sound are much improved. I think of the three BF4 is my favorite...." Read more
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What I like:
+ The dashboard is integrated WAY better than the Xbox 360 and PS3. There is no longer the feeling of "in a game" or "in the dashboard". You are ALWAYS in both. Say you are in the middle of a game but want to spontaneously change a system setting or launch another app etc. Both the 360 and PS3 had some semi-dashboard functionality built into the dashboard/home button, but most everything required you to first exit the game and go to the dashboard (aside from some shortcuts to go straight to a different game). Now, you press the dashboard button and without interrupting your game in any way, you now have access to the full dashboard and settings, etc. There is really no such thing as being required to "quit" a game anymore, which is awesome.
+ The HDMI-In is definitely a unique feature to the Xbox One that Nintendo and Sony's consoles can't touch. It's not for everyone; you might not care about it. But it certainly opens up some neat possibilities. Any other HDMI-enabled device you may be interested in using can be switched to and from at a moment's notice. I plugged my PS3 into mine, not for the purpose of gaming (since there is a tiny bit of input lag), but to be able to have a game disc in my XBO and a Blu-ray movie in my PS3 so I can switch without removing the game. I could certainly live without the HDMI input, but since it's there I may as well experiment with some interesting ways to use it.
+ Speed. I always was surprised that through the entire life of the Xbox 360 (including the 360 S and 360 E), there was an unacceptable amount of lag on many core dashboard functions. Something as basic as showing your list of games, or list of gamerpics to change to, or achievement lists, or loading marketplace screens, would often take several seconds or waiting to populate. The Xbox One's startup is acceptably fast, but could still be improved on, but basic things like loading marketplace content or my list of installed apps, achievements, etc, is very quick. Switching between game and dashboard is no longer the slow annoyance it used to be, but rather is nearly instantaneous.
+ Day One bonus: Vanity "Day One" achievement, sleek black "Day One" box (instead of green), and "Day One" inscribed on included controller. The value of these may range anywhere from zero to a lot, depending on the person. But I personally really like these small perks, and ultimately pushed me to pre-order the console instead of wait a little bit and likely end up still paying the same price.
+ Dashboard Layout: The Xbox 360 dashboard was too cluttered and poorly organized, in my opinion. There were many different 'sections' to scroll through with LB and RB that made it take longer than necessary to get around. The Xbox One dashboard only has three now, it's much cleaner and simpler. Your pinned games/apps, main section to switch back to currently in-use game/app or browse your other apps, etc, and the third section is for browsing/downloading new games/apps. Very easy to navigate. I also like the notification and achievement changes. You can earn 0-point achievements in random apps, like for watching videos and such. It's admittedly pretty pointless, but if you don't like the idea of pointless achievements, you can easily ignore their existence.
+ Built-in game DVR. Very cool feature that removes the need for external recording equipment for anyone interested in that. Even if you don't plan on using this feature, it could still benefit you in the form of more & better guide videos from other people that will likely be swarming onto YouTube.
+ I obviously can't speak for everyone else, but my Xbox One console, controller, and Kinect, all function flawlessly and had absolutely no issues.
What I'm not thrilled about:
- Launch line-up. If you are on the fence about buying the console and you're not immediately sure what game(s) to even get for it, you could easily wait it out a while longer. Forza 5 and some of the multi-platform releases are pretty cool, but I'm not sure they're $60 cool. If you are buying the Xbox One now, you're doing it for the novelty of being among the first to have a cutting-edge system. This is true with the PS4 as well. Anybody who swears by any of the launch game is just a fanboy drone. There are a handful of *pretty good* games for both systems, but I see them as more of $30-40 titles. Honestly, I've enjoyed the downloadable Xbox One games the most. Killer Instinct is free-to-play with one character, or $20 to unlock all the characters. KI has some good nostalgia-factor for anyone who liked the old SNES/N64 games. The $40 premium version will even unlock the original SNES version of the game too. Crimson Dragon ($20) and the new Kinect Sports game (free, 1 sport only for now) are also good, inexpensive launch games to try without investing a lot of money.
- There are not yet many ways to show the system off to your friends. The games are nowhere close to pushing the graphics to their limit. The cars on Forza 5 are gorgeous. But Call of Duty and any other multiplatform release will disappoint as far as graphical difference between 360/PS3 and One/PS4. But that's expected, and happens with every new generation. I'm sure the exclusive games further down the line will be much more graphically impressive (Gears of War, Halo, etc.)
What I'm neutral about:
* The Kinect: Luckily, you aren't required to even have this plugged in so it's not a big deal. But you are forced to buy it with your console anyway, so you might as well find out what it has to offer. The voice commands are *kind of* cool, but I'm still more of a controller person. I prefer to navigate with my fingers than with my body or voice. I'm glad they made the new Kinect look a little bit neater than the 360's Kinect though. It does have a very much improved camera though. Skype calls with the Kinect are awesome (though outside of the novelty & testing factors, I probably won't use Skype that much). When the full version of Kinect Sports Rivals, and other games designed specifically for Kinect are released, I will probably see more of the value it offers. But for now: eeehh.
* The console's physical design: It actually looks very nice to me. But it does have a small amount of boring-ness to it. It's just a big black box, basically. The key will be to keep the glossy part free of scratches and dust. Glossy consoles are notorious for aging much worse than matte consoles. It's also quite a bit bigger than the Xbox 360 redesigns (but on par with the launch Xbox & Xbox 360 sizes). But I do have to say, I am very glad they are taking precautions to avoid the overheating issues of the launch 360s. The giant cooling heatsink/fan inside, and ample ventilation room inside this ominous monolith, will make it much more reliable and less susceptible to failure; an acceptable trade-off in my mind. I'm sure down the line there will be a smaller version of it. But I didn't want to wait 3-4 years to get it.
Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4 vs. Wii U:
Strangely enough, despite the criticism of its library, I have gotten a lot of mileage out of my Wii U from a lot of the first-party titles Nintendo has put out. I would say that although none of these consoles have an expansive library of triple-A games yet, the Wii U definitely has the most games worth buying at the moment. It also has the advantage of being the cheapest system. The trade-off to that is the power of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, which greatly exceed that of the Wii U. Both XBO and PS4 are honestly very close in their real-world power. Is one more powerful than the other? Probably to some extent, but I find it irrelevant since there is such a small difference between their raw computing capabilities. On-paper analysis is pointless, at the end of the day, the games will determine which is the best. And right now my ratings as far as game line-up is: Wii U - 6.5/10, Xbox One - 4.0/10, PlayStation 4, 4.0/10. They all have a long way to go. Price-wise, obviously the Wii U wins, PS4 is second, and Xbox One is last. It really just depends on what you want. The PS4 has had some bad press with manufacturing issues though. So for reliability I'd rank Wii U first, then Xbox One, then PS4. We'll have to wait a few months though for a clearer consensus on Xbox One & PS4 reliability. What will really matter is what the game libraries look like a year from now.
The bottom line is this: It's a great console with great potential, but as with most launch consoles, the games just aren't quite there to back it up, YET. If you are on the fence over the console because of the 360's launch reliability, I would honestly not let that hold you back on this one since Microsoft learned a very painful & expensive lesson from that, and designed a much more reliable console this time around. If you are waiting because you're unsure of the game library, you may be justified in continuing to wait. I honestly just got it because I knew for sure I would eventually get it anyway when Halo 5 comes out. But it the price is holding you back, you may have to wait YEARS for this to become affordable. So if you are okay waiting that long, great. But otherwise you might as well get it now so you can actually use it while you wait for the game library to improve. Chances are, there won't be any price cuts on it for at least a couple years, and the price cuts aren't usually anything significant until around 4-5 years after launch. So if you have the patience (I didn't), definitely wait. But since I am 98.4% sure the price will still be $499 when Halo 5 comes out, I figured I may as well get it now along with the extra pre-order perks.
A solid system; I definitely do not regret my purchase.
The device is completely silent so far. I haven't heard a thing out of it. Inserting a movie into the slot take like no effort at all. I barely placed it in there and the slot started sucking the disc right in with no push effort of mine necessary. Setup is fairly easy, although this day and age, you have to connect quite a bit to the box, ethernet, HDMI, SPDIF/ Optical Audio, Kinect Sensor, Power Brick.
The power brick is about the same size as the original 360 power brick, but not quite as long as a rectangle as the original power brick. I just placed it behind our TV console where it can't be seen and am totally fine with it.
Voice controls are love and hate. It is really cool to be able to say "Xbox On" or "Xbox Turn Off" and have my TV, Amplifier, and Console all power up or shut down. Yes that's right, the Xbox can control your TV and your Audio amplifier. Really cool!
I wish that I didn't have to speak so loudly to get voice recognition to work reliably. The way it works is, you say "Xbox" and then a voice menu pops up giving you generic options of what to say. But it takes some getting used to. You could just say "Xbox...whatever voice command" and that way you don't have to deal with the menu or anything. I was annoyed that "Xbox" didn't just bring up the listening mode....to just bring up a listening state you actually have to say "Xbox Select" and then it will turn all of the voiceable commands green on the screen. Like text you can say will turn green letting you know that you can control that with voice. But if you were to just say "Xbox", then a menu would pop up with generic voice command options but not let you actually control the window you were on.
This will all make sense when you play with your Xbox One, but just remember, to make voice commands on your current window, say "Xbox Select" and not simply "Xbox". Trust me :)
The voice commands even worked for my wife who has a prominent Spanish accent (from Spain). She was dissapointed that when she tried "Xbox show Grey's Anatomy" or "Xbox Play Grey's Anatomy" that Xbox didn't really know what to do with it.
I still have to figure out how the voice controls work with Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Instant. I'm not totally sold on the voice control just yet. It's really useful in some situations and not in others. So I need to figure out the balance of when to use voice and when to not. It is pretty awesome if you get a phone call to be able to say "Xbox Mute" or "Xbox Stop" or "XBox Pause"
I think the YouTube app is fantastic. Which is really important for me. I have like 70 YouTube subscriptions and I go through them daily for content. There is a lot of good stuff on YouTube these days. I also have the Google Chromecast device, and the Xbox One has immediately replaced that device. The Chromecast is cheap and simple, but I realized how much I missed just being able to browse content on my TV screen. Now browsing on the TV screen just didn't work all that great previously, but the Xbox One is fast, and I use my phone or tablet with the Smart Glass app to be able to type.
Smart Glass is drastically improved. The app is just more responsive and seems to work really well now. When your Smartglass app is connected, and you encounter somewhere on the Xbox One where you have to put in Text input, the Smart Glass app on your phone will actually vibrate your phone as if to remind you that you can type on the phone instead of onscreen. It's really cool and well thought out. Otherwise you have to do the hunt and peck text selection using your controller which just takes forever. I haven't tried out the other uses of Smart Glass yet as in with games.
I haven't bought any games yet, but I downloaded Killer Instinct and the demo of Kinect Rivals. The Kinect Rivals demo is just one level of the Jet Ski racing portion of the game. You control entirely with your body movements. It was actually really fun and can be played with two people. I think Kinect Rivals will be one of the games that I can get my completely non-gaming wife to play with me.
Killer Instinct looks great. Both Kinect Rivals and Killer Instinct graphics are impressive, but nothing mind blowing here. Killer Instinct is free to download and you get to play as only one character "Jago". You can pay for additional characters and there will be more characters playable in the future as they slowly release the new ones.
It takes a while to get everything up and going. Online didn't require a setup (ethernet connection), the Xbox just worked online and never asked me for any setup for internet. I had to immediately download 512 mb download which went really fast on my internet connection. No complaints there. There a few tutorials all over the homescreen you should check out when first using the box, especially the voice control ones are really helpful. Also you need to go into settings to setup the Xbox to know what TV and Audio amplifier you have for it to be able to control both.
I also took sometime to download the Blu-Ray player app (yes it's an app download), Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Xbox Video, and all that jazz. I was very happy that none of those apps asked me for login info at all! The Xbox One already knew that I had these services setup already on my 360 and they all just worked with no configuration necessary! Very cool.
Also the Netflix app on the Xbox One supports the multiple user profiles! Excellent. You can switch profiles from the app.
I was very shocked by the Browser. Overall it's excellent. I was able to play YouTube videos through the browser. The Browser even has Incognito Mode...and it appears that you can play videos from most sights...wink wink. And the browser has an option to display mobile version of sights which is helpful because almost certainly if you have a problem with a site running, the mobile version will most certainly work. This is a great option for some video sites. You can set bookmarks, and can even set a pin to your home screen of web links.
You can customize the pins on your homescreen however you like. Another great use of Kinect is that it recognizes my wife and me automatically. If she says "Xbox Show my stuff" it switches profiles and shows her homescreen. We have seperate skype accounts on each profile and that works. When she logs into skype you can hear it disconnecting my skype and connecting hers. The Skype feature is HUGE in our home because my wife talks to her family in Spain on a daily basis via Skype. She loves this feature!
I am a hardcore game and I love what the XBox has for gaming, and more importantly, what is to come. But in our house, my wife will use the XBox One to watch her shows on Hulu and Netflix, and use Skype almost everyday. I also watch a lot of TV on Hulu and Netflix and so in our home, easily this console will be used for more Multimedia stuff than gaming. That being said, I will do a lot of gaming as well.
I think Microsoft has the right vision for the living room. I'm glad I got the box. I will also buy a PS4 next Christmas, but we are very happy with the Xbox One.
The voice stuff needs to be figured out. There's just a general learning curve to the whole thing, but be patient. Give it sometime. Once you get over it all you can go back to enjoying content and games rather playing with the new UI.
I think the Xbox One has a lot of potential and we are very happy with it so far.
I caution anyone though that this is a really complex box. A lot you can do with it. I don't think even professional reviewers can do this thing justice in a few days of use. You really need to spend some time with it to get a full grasp of all that it can potentially do.
Now onto the games!
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I normally keep my Xbox in my basement for gaming, but when the One arrived my wife actually suggested we put it in the living room to see how the whole integrated experience worked. We both love it so much in the living room that we are currently looking for another for the basement :)
The Kinect voice commands is what really makes this console shine for the non-gamer. Anyone can easily turn it on just with the command "Xbox On". What I didn't realize until I got everything hooked up was that the One also turns on our surround sound receiver and TV at the same time - no more having to switch HDMI inputs on the remote! We can be watching TV and decide to switch to Netflix with just the "Xbox go to Netflix" command. Like I said, it's the Kinect that really makes this console shine in the living room.
As for gaming, I bought the two games I religiously purchase - Forza 5 and Call of Duty Ghosts. The speed, graphics and sound are stunning! Again, it's a breeze to jump into a game and back to TV within seconds or vice-versa. This just wasn't possible with the 360.
No one I know really used the Kinect on the 360, but this new Kinect is so good that we don't hesitate to use it. People complained that the Xbox One was $100 more than the PS4 and that extra cost was the Kinect, which people thought wouldn't be used and should be sold separately. If the Xbox One didn't come with the Kinect I doubt my non-gamer spouse would want to keep it in the living room. Our living room is starting to feel like something from the future :)
Major improvement to Kinect
It is obvious that Microsoft realized that the Kinect sensor required both a dramatic voice command recognition upgrade as well as the elimination of the neck and motor system that the Xbox 360's Kinect sensor relied on. No longer does it move after the initial setup like the 360 Kinect. Also unlike the 360 Kinect, if you move, the sensor will shift it's focus to keep you in sight, so it's a dream when using Skype (I expand upon Skype in this review in a bit) Also, as other reviewers have mentioned, the kinect is not required to be connected to use the console.
Controller
The controller for the Xbox One has a much less drastic feel refresh than that of the Dualshock 4, but to me, the Xbox controllers were always more comfortable to use than the controllers for PlayStation systems up to and including PS3. That said, the removal of the "battery bump" on the back does make it more comfortable to hold for long sessions and the redesigned triggers feel more natural to use as well as leaving the fingers feeling a bit less fatigued around the joints.
Interface
This one is an improvement in areas and slightly in need of tweaking in others. The major improvement noticeable immediately is the near-absence of ads on the home screen. Yes, there are one or two spaces for ads, but for the most part, the ads are in the stores containing the relevant content, so they are less intrusive and more intuitive, presenting a clean, yet fairly easy to navigate experience overall. The one or two ads that do show up in the home screen have, from what I've seen so far, tend to focus mostly on upcoming titles or accessories rather than random ads that start making noise when you scroll over them.
Skype
Yes, Skype is available on the Xbox One and, although it still needs work for adding relevant features, it works remarkably well. As mentioned in my examination of the Kinect sensor three paragraphs up, the ability of the sensor to track you and keep you in frame is a great capability upgrade that I didn't notice with the 360 Kinect sensor.
As updates come out for the console, I will likely add relevant points to the review.
A friend of mine was lucky to get an Xbox One on the 20th and we both had some time to sit down with it. The system is a lot bigger than other hardware you may have in your living room. Also, make sure to make space for the "power brick" as this is not internal. The design of the Xbox One, however big, still is a very nice clean design that will look sharp in every living room.
The controller is great. Anyone that has used a Xbox 360 controller will feel right at home. The response on the thumb sticks may seem more sanative than before, but it is easy to adjust. Playing games like Forza and having the rumble feature in the triggers is a great addition, one I know gamers will love. I just hope more games in the future take this feature and expand on it.
The launch titles, Dead Rising, Call of Duty, and Forza are all good titles. There are other selections such as battlefield, Ryse, and Killer instinct. The library is varied and there is something for everyone.
The camera feature is the Xbox One's greatest selling point, if you indeed want this feature. The camera is near perfect with voice recognition, but will still have trouble listening to multiple people and static background noise. You can tell the Xbox to "stop listening" which can help with these issues.
Xbox streaming is unavailable at launch and I am very disappointed with this. I really wanted to do some Twitch streaming with the 1080P camera. As well, some Canadian cable boxes are not supported for the Xbox One as of yet! Unlike the American providers, not all Canadian providers have jumped on board just yet. So beware if this was a huge feature for you!!
Overall I am very pleased and can't wait to receive my own Xbox One. With my Late PS4 (Dropped at my door step in the middle of winter) I am a bit sad that Amazon could not deliver my day one for "day one." I guess I will enjoy my system that much more once it arrives.
The Xbox One is a good choice, but it still seems the system needed another few months to get all their main features up and running.
Un-boxing and setup was a breeze. The console fits in nicely with the rest of my media equipment, and is pretty darn quiet.
The user interface / kinect control is excellent and even though there is room for improvement, it's works very well in my small living room . I really like being able to swap instantly from TV to gaming with a simple command. It works pretty well for me. I can't wait until Microsoft has the guide working in Canada.
There can be some frustration with how things work as compared to how the 360 (like party chats and multi-player invites, controller battery status) , but it is the first software version of a new generation of gaming.
The graphics, game DVR, multi-tasking abilities are amazing and as the operating system improves, it can only get better.