Xbox 1
The bad news just keeps pouring in!
Xbox 1's internal 500gb HD is not replaceable. Since you have to do a full install of every game, 500gb is nowhere near enough space. I'm guessing you can use an external HD to store games and data, but who thinks MS will just make it proprietary and allow Microsoft-only external hard drives to be used? I wouldn't be surprised if they took this route.
Xbox 1's internal 500gb HD is not replaceable. Since you have to do a full install of every game, 500gb is nowhere near enough space. I'm guessing you can use an external HD to store games and data, but who thinks MS will just make it proprietary and allow Microsoft-only external hard drives to be used? I wouldn't be surprised if they took this route.
They've already said you can hook up standard USB3 storage devices to the USB3 port and use whatever external drives you have.
However, the other "features" have nailed the coffin shut. I WAS strongly considering the new xbox so my 5 year old daughter can have fun with the kinect like she does now with her wii-motes, but required online "check-in" to play single player games (pretty much all we do with a console) potential service fees, all kinds of BS designed to nickel and dime me... no thanks, can (and will) live without
However, the other "features" have nailed the coffin shut. I WAS strongly considering the new xbox so my 5 year old daughter can have fun with the kinect like she does now with her wii-motes, but required online "check-in" to play single player games (pretty much all we do with a console) potential service fees, all kinds of BS designed to nickel and dime me... no thanks, can (and will) live without
Xbox 1 requires you to check in online at least once a day for single player games:
From Gamespot:
Xbox One games will need to check-in online, possibly once a day - GameSpot.com
From Gamespot:
Xbox One games will need to check-in online, possibly once a day - GameSpot.com
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They've already said you can hook up standard USB3 storage devices to the USB3 port and use whatever external drives you have.
However, the other "features" have nailed the coffin shut. I WAS strongly considering the new xbox so my 5 year old daughter can have fun with the kinect like she does now with her wii-motes, but required online "check-in" to play single player games (pretty much all we do with a console) potential service fees, all kinds of BS designed to nickel and dime me... no thanks, can (and will) live without
However, the other "features" have nailed the coffin shut. I WAS strongly considering the new xbox so my 5 year old daughter can have fun with the kinect like she does now with her wii-motes, but required online "check-in" to play single player games (pretty much all we do with a console) potential service fees, all kinds of BS designed to nickel and dime me... no thanks, can (and will) live without
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lolol oh francis, he's so hilarious, serious or trolling "either that or figure out a way to get me laid, either way ill buy the piece of crap" LOL
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From Gamespot:
Xbox One preowned plan revealed? - GameSpot.com
Sony is smart to not say anything. They are looking at how bad the backlash is before they decide to scrap any sort of used game fee they might have been thinking about implementing with the PS4.
Xbox One preowned plan revealed? - GameSpot.com
Retail sources claim Microsoft and publishers will take a percentage of every used game; rumored preowned activation fee could be £35.
According to retail sources speaking with MCV, retailers will be able to charge whatever they want for secondhand Xbox One games, but Microsoft and publishers will receive a cut of every transaction.
The information leak comes after Microsoft reportedly briefed "key" partners on its plans for the secondhand market as it relates to Xbox One, something Microsoft has been coy about.
The system will reportedly work as such: consumers can trade in physical Xbox One game discs only at retailers that have agreed to Microsoft's terms and conditions and have integrated the company's cloud-enabled Azure preowned technology into their own.
The traded in title is then registered on Microsoft's systems as having been re-sold and the data files will be cleared from their Xbox One account. Such a system would explain Microsoft's position that the Xbox One must "check in" with its servers once every 24 hours.
Retailers are then able to re-sell the used game at whatever price point they see fit. As part of this initiative, the publisher of the game will automatically receive a cut of the sale, along with Microsoft. The rest is revenue for the retailer.
It is unclear what this percentage will be, though Consoledeals.co.uk claims the portion paid to retailers will be ten percent, well below the margins retailers have come to expect from secondhand games. This could negatively impact retailers like GameStop, which rely on the secondhand market for a healthy portion of their overall business.
During an earnings call yesterday, GameStop management brushed aside questions regarding the Xbox One and used games, instead saying it will allow Microsoft to announce plans in due time.
The site also suggests, based on information from a senior employee at "one of the UK's largest video game retailers," that the rumored Xbox One preowned activation fee will be £35 ($52). It is unclear if this fee will be an additional cost on top of the sticker price for secondhand games.
Microsoft's official stance on the Xbox One used game scenario is that the platform has been designed "to enable our customers to trade in and resell games at retail."
"We know there is some confusion around used games on Xbox One and wanted to provide a bit of clarification on exactly what we've confirmed today," Microsoft said earlier this week. "While there have been many potential scenarios discussed, today we have only confirmed that we designed Xbox One to enable our customers to trade in and resell games at retail."
"Beyond that, we have not confirmed any specific scenarios."
Sony has also dodged questions regarding used games on the PlayStation 4. The company has confirmed that preowned titles will play on the next-generation system, but said decisions about activation fees will be left up to individual publishers.
"It's a publisher decision," Sony said in February. "We are not talking about it. Sorry."
According to retail sources speaking with MCV, retailers will be able to charge whatever they want for secondhand Xbox One games, but Microsoft and publishers will receive a cut of every transaction.
The information leak comes after Microsoft reportedly briefed "key" partners on its plans for the secondhand market as it relates to Xbox One, something Microsoft has been coy about.
The system will reportedly work as such: consumers can trade in physical Xbox One game discs only at retailers that have agreed to Microsoft's terms and conditions and have integrated the company's cloud-enabled Azure preowned technology into their own.
The traded in title is then registered on Microsoft's systems as having been re-sold and the data files will be cleared from their Xbox One account. Such a system would explain Microsoft's position that the Xbox One must "check in" with its servers once every 24 hours.
Retailers are then able to re-sell the used game at whatever price point they see fit. As part of this initiative, the publisher of the game will automatically receive a cut of the sale, along with Microsoft. The rest is revenue for the retailer.
It is unclear what this percentage will be, though Consoledeals.co.uk claims the portion paid to retailers will be ten percent, well below the margins retailers have come to expect from secondhand games. This could negatively impact retailers like GameStop, which rely on the secondhand market for a healthy portion of their overall business.
During an earnings call yesterday, GameStop management brushed aside questions regarding the Xbox One and used games, instead saying it will allow Microsoft to announce plans in due time.
The site also suggests, based on information from a senior employee at "one of the UK's largest video game retailers," that the rumored Xbox One preowned activation fee will be £35 ($52). It is unclear if this fee will be an additional cost on top of the sticker price for secondhand games.
Microsoft's official stance on the Xbox One used game scenario is that the platform has been designed "to enable our customers to trade in and resell games at retail."
"We know there is some confusion around used games on Xbox One and wanted to provide a bit of clarification on exactly what we've confirmed today," Microsoft said earlier this week. "While there have been many potential scenarios discussed, today we have only confirmed that we designed Xbox One to enable our customers to trade in and resell games at retail."
"Beyond that, we have not confirmed any specific scenarios."
Sony has also dodged questions regarding used games on the PlayStation 4. The company has confirmed that preowned titles will play on the next-generation system, but said decisions about activation fees will be left up to individual publishers.
"It's a publisher decision," Sony said in February. "We are not talking about it. Sorry."
Sony is smart to not say anything. They are looking at how bad the backlash is before they decide to scrap any sort of used game fee they might have been thinking about implementing with the PS4.
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