TheMightyEthan Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Bungie was owned by MS, there was no time-limited contract. They bought themselves back after ODST, though part of the agreement was MS retained ownership of Halo and Bungie would still make Reach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Right, that was it. I must be thinking of someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 They're adding DNLA support. Now Sony will probably follow suit in a few months. (Not a rip on Sony, I think this is a good thing, though surprising.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Heat Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Yeah, hopefully this'll get Sony off their asses about DNLA support. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 Yes, bring it back Sony. Also that is a huge list of compatible media types from Microsoft! That is what really makes this feature awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecha Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) Make me want to get an Xbone sooner....almost(still plan to get one in a couple of years).C'mon Sony! Make it so I don't have to switch back to my xbox 360/laptop to stream/watch videos. Edited August 19, 2014 by Vecha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 None of the consoles look remotely appealing at this time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 The newest consoles are all still half-baked and the best games are coming to PC anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomTervo Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 (edited) It's always the same for the first 2-3 years. Says the guy who bought a PS4 five months after release. (Don't regret it) Edited September 3, 2014 by kenshi_ryden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Oh, how the launch of the XBone in Japan made me laugh. At what point do the people at MS pull their collective head out of their asses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 I think at this point its just an obligation so they can save face. They did bad last gen even when they bought exclusives from japanese publishers, this time they didnt even try. They already knew they were going to do terribly. On top of that, the Japanese are pretty much rejecting home consoles across the board. Honestly, I wouldnt have mocked or ridiculed MS if they hadnt released it in Japan. It would have been the sensible thing to do. And if there are Japanese people who really wanted an Xbox One, I imagine theyre hardcore enought to import it anyways. Its just lose-lose for them over there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) So... Xbox One and Windows 10 (with DX12) cross platform play... That's kinda huge, no? Not sure how competitive gaming will be affected (are KB/mouse users allowed to mingle with those who use controllers on ranked games? Also, hacking concerns), but it sure would be great for co-op play. The more people you can play with, the better. I really like the recent features Microsoft has announced, both in Windows 10 and Xbox One. They even have an answer to remote play... Sony needs to get their act together and release their promised features. Edit: I was just thinking, in addition the usual multiplayer, publishers/devs could offer a free game linked to your XB1 Id that could interact with your Xbox One game. Like the app for Watch Dogs, or being sort of a DM like I've heard about in some (or just 1?) WiiU games. Doesn't have to be actual cross play. They could also link a map creator, for example. Some things, like world building, are probably easier to create with a keyboard and mouse. It could be great for the Xbox One. Edited January 25, 2015 by Eleven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 I can already hear the bitching when it comes to FPS between controller and kb+m players. In all the times this mingling was allowed, an average kb+m player will dominate even the best controller player. Remote play will be neat though. It potentially opens up a lot of screens. Sure it isn't meant for say me where I have a 5 years old PC that can still go toe-to-toe with the X1 but say if I want to stream a X1 game to my T100. It would be pretty damn great. I just wonder how the controller issue will be addressed though. Like say can I be away from my X1 and still pull it off with a X1 controller connected to my T100? The streaming for the PS4 to the Vita or the Wii U to its gamepad makes sense since there's already an attached controller. I'm unsure about the Vita TV but I imagine a DS4 will be connected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 They've done cross platform play before n it lasted all of...what 2 games? And it was OS agnostic too. Can't see them giving much traction, MS are pretty notorious reputation last few OS launches of being all "we care about gaming" and dropping the ball almost instantly. Never mind developer apathy, PS3 could do cross platform n that had Portal 2 n nothing else I can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 @Mal: Yes, it will work with a local controller on the computer you're streaming to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 yea that cross platform multi and "we support gaming" combination is a play by play repeat of Vista. Shadowrun was a fun game though. Wish it was called something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 How exactly is MSFT supposed to support PC gaming more? I get that yeah they can bring more games over but what about on the OS level? I guess stuff like the recording features but really this complain has been around for like a decade and recording was not a deal then. What would people like them to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 They're not to support it at all beyond Direct X, I think that's pretty much the point. They big themselves up as big PC Gaming guys then come out with some piss poor announcement, in this case Fable Legends, which of course is something PC gamers were hugely jealous of. Oh and the ability to do the exact opposite of a Steambox/Shield/etc in letting you stream from your living room console to your desktop PC. Maybe there's a use case there, but I've never heard anyone at all request that kind of functionality, always been on the "playing PC stuff where you play your console stuff" and market solutions built around that. So yeah, just go "here's Direct X n+1, it does this this and this, enjoy your games". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Total use case: other family members are using the TV you have the console hooked up to, but you still want to play. Also, they're working on PC->Xbone streaming too, is just not as far along yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 The only thing stopping cross platform play on hosted (non peer to peer) servers is a filter that puts players in like hardware severs. I've played early (very early) titles that could play (on a local network) xbox v ps v pc. Cross platform play is the easiest thing in the world. The only hard bits are getting marketing to part with their walled garden and getting PR prepped for when console A players trounce console B players every time so that people don't think that the reason for that is that console A is superior. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 I don't have an Xbox One, but I can see myself getting one in the future. I was wondering though if I can sub to Xbox Live to get the free Games with Gold offers. Is there a way to subscribe to Gold without a console and just get the games? I don't mind dropping $60 now to just collect the free games (which I heard I can keep forever - or however long forever is in our digital world). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 You can register Gold through the Xbox site I believe, but I'm not 100% sure on whether you can claim the Games with Gold without actually having logged in on an Xbone. I know that at least once you have logged in on an Xbone you can claim the free games through the website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Figure of interest to someone maybe. Find it humours that their E3 conference had such mind blowing exclusives no one posted about anything such as the new Gears or what not in this sub-forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Gears is boring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Hey gais, that new controller is pretty cool. *checks price, $150* http://i.imgur.com/FxwgHla.gifv 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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