Fallout-with-swords
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It is actually very impressive, but they really padded that list with "features" to get a bigger number.
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102 New Features Delivered in Xbox Ones First Year
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Mugatu
Member
Yeah some of the comments in here are ridiculous.
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MS isn't releasing a list of features that only they have.
They are releasing a list of the updates they are delivering monthly. Arguments can be made (rightly) that a lot of these should have been day 1.
But when your competitor has a meme going against it (Stability) you would be dumb not to try and play that advantage up.
You do know that like 85 of those updates you could do on the ps4,since day one right?
Sony just barely manage to avoid destroying your console every time they add a new feature as it is, would you really want them playing firmware Russian roulette with your console more than they do already?
SEGAvangelist
Member
Would you rather have the entire screen covered? It ends up functioning similar to the 360 guide in a lot of ways now.
Krappadizzle
Member
I'd very much like this. I'd also love to be able to control the volume of the TV with the Xbox Headset adapter. It has a + & - keys, let me use them if the headset isn't' plugged in.
FonkyByNature
Member
Microsoft have made a lot of progress from the shitty OS at launch but for me it still misses 2 very very important things. Speed and background music.
I really hate how there's a millisecond of lag when i try to enter text, on PS4, it's blazing fast and super responsive, why can't MS solve this problem. It's totally annoying. Apps also take too much time to open sometimes.
Also background music but i guess that one is coming early next year.
Once MS fixes these and adds a way to remote play Xbox One games, like Sony is doing with their products, then the system will be almost perfect to me !
I really hate how there's a millisecond of lag when i try to enter text, on PS4, it's blazing fast and super responsive, why can't MS solve this problem. It's totally annoying. Apps also take too much time to open sometimes.
Also background music but i guess that one is coming early next year.
Once MS fixes these and adds a way to remote play Xbox One games, like Sony is doing with their products, then the system will be almost perfect to me !
GrizzleBoy
Banned
Indeed.
According to some insiders the OS would barely work in some ways.
It must be rewarding for it progress to be appreciated.
It is a smart TV. It's a XBR-65X900A - 2013 65" Sony 4k LCD display. Sony is perfectly happy to just let their firmware coast, though.
It's ok, I'd rather use the Xbox One for "Smart TV" functions, anyway.
Really shows you xbone was coming in HOT. Look how much is changed every month.
Love to get a look at what was changing as they got close to launch. Bet they had to pretty much rebuild a lot after the 180's. Maybe that story will come out one day. Sure this is why they were so far behind.
Love to get a look at what was changing as they got close to launch. Bet they had to pretty much rebuild a lot after the 180's. Maybe that story will come out one day. Sure this is why they were so far behind.
FeiRR
Banned
Not if you want to appeal to adult audience. But they never did anyway.
Funny thing because I got a FW update for my Bravia today. Those come more or less once a month. I don't know what they do. I couldn't care less about 'smart TV'.
Phat Michael
Banned
Lol at the haters in here! Love being part of the preview programme. The OS is really top shelf now.
Death Metalist
Member
If Sony were to make a list it would have been 90% of dat Stability. Good shit by MS, hopefully Sony will step it up in the updates.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
Microsoft cares about their OS. This isn't surprising. I should expect the company that is the creator to the biggest OS in the world to do what they do best. It's their obvious strength and something they should be proud of. This is a strong pro and I would think nothing less. It would be far more embarrassing if their OS as a software company was not working but I'm glad they kept things tight. I hope they keep up the good work....
and add tutorials in the system for new comers who are still in the learning curve.
SEGAvangelist
Member
The War
Phat Michael
Banned
There's a really good tutorial system about how to use all the snap and kinect commands that has been there since day one.
Randolph Freelander
Member
Is any of that stuff even necessary?
I long for simpler times. NES, where are you?
I long for simpler times. NES, where are you?
SEGAvangelist
Member
I'm sure you could find a used one somewhere.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Im not convinced, sorry. You have to be certain type of Microsoft fan to be that knowledgable to notice some of this stuff and Im not convinced it would sway anoyones opinion on the system.
If devices sold on features alone, iOS would be a distant memory.
It just feels like preaching to an echo chamber.
I get that, and like i said, good on them, i was just saying that IMO, Sony has delivered so far.
For me, Xbox is the superior multimedia machine, i have my satelite box hooked to it but i don't get all the complaints about the other console being way behind, it does everything i want out of my gaming system, suspend/resume is the only thing it really lacks IMO.
Ñi have never used my consoles for streaming stuff, i don't have anything to stream lol, other than Netflix, which IMO is superior on the PS4.
A killer app for me would be able to stream my the HDMI input in Xbox One to my ipad tho.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
Not Kinect. I'm talking about completely navigating the system. For example, to find settings, click here here and here, sort of like when you download and app and it teaches you where everything is before you start using it. The new controller snap tutorial would be nice too for people without the Kinect. I purchased mine with the Kinect so it easy for me to speak to it, but for people without one, I'm not sure if there's a tutorial on how to use all those new features.
Right,
But open up any single thread for new features for the Xbox One and you will see non owners bemoaning lack of updates for their console or stating that they wish they had feature X.
This is marketing, this isn't a peer review journal if you are looking for a company to make an objective statement about their products I'm not really sure what to tell you.
He's just harping on about it.
Not upset at all, I own both systems. So I can first hand say that vast majority of the updates are added features that where already available on the ps4. My only point is why give credit for missing or broken features and then knock the other company for not added something they already are doing. Neither system is perfect. But in realty the reason the xbox one has gotten so many updates is because a lot of features were either worse then the 360 or just missing to begin with.
arhra
Member
I think that's probably referring to the ability to automatically complete updates in standby, including any necessary reboots, which I think was an October feature.
Hit the menu button anywhere on the home screen, and select the Help option in the bottom section of the menu (or just say "Xbox, help" if you have the kinect). It's got troubleshooting guides, text and video tutorials, plus patch notes for every monthly update.
But this press release (and my statement) have nothing to do with whether you like a feature of the PS4 or are happy with that console.
The "advantage" they are pressing is the perception that the MS OS has continued to improve at a steady rate and will do so in the future, while the perception (rightly or wrongly) is that the competitor gives out stability updates.
The hope that the console will do what you want it to do down the road and a commitment to making the system better down the road.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
The same could be said in Andriod threads, But fair enough, im happy to just leave it as that.
Winterfang
Banned
Pretty good, Go MS.
Wow.
Yep, very few would notice features that helped improve the way they interact with their friends on XBL or view media on the system. Very few use the Xbox One for those features -- just the big MS fans.
iOS is different in the sense that new iOS devices are released each year with new features. The Xbox One will stay relevant for at least another four years -- so yeah, many people like the fact that a box they will use for a long time will keep adding more features.
Until you hit send.
Miles Quaritch
Member
I ain't even upset any more. I'm totally over not having the Xbox, screenshot option...
yup, totally over it...
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What is this F to pay your respects?
And plenty of people (myself included) buy Android devices because we are happy with the feature updates and software environment that Google provides.
You don't have to convince everyone with your marketing tactics, just someone.
shiftplusone
Member
yeah sony really needs to step up their game and provide us monthly updates like
11. Twitch live streaming support
12. Optical out supports 5.1 Dolby Digital
13. Support for Dolby Digital surround sound over HDMI
37. The ability to add your real name
50. Low battery notification
oh wait it already did all that(and more) by default
More transparency and commenting on what they're ACTUALLY doing would be nice, but lets not pretend that these are 102 features brand new to video games that MS has brought us.
Some were catch up, some were fixes for their fuck ups, and others were adding/improving their specific features to make them actually usable/better
EDIT: it's a benefit to MS that they release monthly things (obviously, by your post) but it's not that both platforms were at parity, with MS updating monthly adding new features and Sony having 1 update in a year.
Fuck! meant exporting to usb and shit but not using it for actual storage. my mistake
arhra
Member
Kinda, it does support exporting videos ad screens to external devices, i know what you mean tho.
Anyway, MS has done a good job implementing everything from pretty basic no brainer stuff to major stuff like streaming, they still have a way to go but i will commend them on the steadyness of their work.
arhra
Member
Not back in March, it didn't.
To be fair, you can replace the internal drive, which is an alternative way to the same end. External support is way more convenient, though (unless you're moving the system around a lot, anyway).
It's so funny when people swoop in and claim that most of Microsoft's updates are just catching up to Sony, meanwhile ignoring the stuff the console does now (or has always done) that the Playstation doesn't.
How is suspend/resume or DLNA treating ya?