I will be waiting at least 6 months before I decide
Ill be waiting until i can get one for 250-300 quid plus a few good games
I may stick with Microsoft, games have impressed me more than sonys with the exception of a few ps4 games
In order
PS4
Wii U
Xbone
Won't be buying any until the PS4 becomes cheaper just to play the games that aren't on PC
"I may stick with Microsoft, games have impressed me more than sonys with the exception of a few ps4 games"
Ditto.
Microsoft have made this an easy choice for me.
Not that Sony are by any means a 'nice' company but Microsoft have taken a big dump over their user base and expected them to eat it.
But thats par the course for microsoft. Take something good, ruin it but still expect people to buy it. See: windows vista.
Pretty much as Blueboy has said - its more a principle thing and the fact neither company had that good a line up of exclusives imo.
Anyone buying XBone is telling MS that they don't restrictive DRMs and don't mind being unable to sell what they own*. Its the reason I won't get the XBone. That and kinect always watching me.
*don't mind restrictive DRM...
Knowing MS, they'll impose more DRM if this is a hit.
I've heard if you make yourself a hat out of tin foil the kinect wont watch you anymore
Where has this kinect always watching you come from, you can just switch it off?
Where has this kinect always watching you come from
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twitter
There's a lot of assumptions being made that are simply not true. Need to wait a few months yet before fully making a decision for me.
@Meltonblue - from M$ themselves, the kinect needs to be connected at all times for the console to work, you also need to delve into the options to turn off 24hr listening and change what stuff will be sent to server.
plugged in and turned on are very different things
you also need to delve into the options to turn off 24hr listening
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used a lot of the xboxone then?
I don't really see the problem, how is that any different to the kinect now, I have it permanently plugged in jut rarely use it? Microsoft have explicitly said it does not need to always be on and that no data will leave the console unless there is user permission.
Do people think Microsoft are going to start gathering masses of videos of people sat there in their front rooms or something? I mean, come on, some of this is getting slightly ridiculous.
melton you should come join the discussion about it
http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/212422
you seem in the minority on here who isn't simply going on what twitter and facebook are saying about the consoles
Nope - as it needs to listen so you can say stuff to it. You can turn off listening for turning the xbox on - the reason why it listens 24hrs is so it can be turned on - you can limit what is sent but i have seen nothing that suggest you can turn it off. Like kinect on the 360 i dont believe there is a way to turn it off other than unplugging it, why it is connected it is on. I really dont get all the fuss as the whole point in the Kinect 2.0 is to make the interface better, but it does seem the tin foil hat brigade are having a field day on this one!
Facebook and Twitter The info i am talking about has come from M$ spokes people during question times before during and after Xbone reveals and E3.
comment by Sir Digby - #Cut4Forza (U6039)
posted 7 minutes ago
you also need to delve into the options to turn off 24hr listening
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used a lot of the xboxone then?
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Nope but the info came from Journo at E# who has used it
Microsoft did come out and say you could turn it off, I dont exactly get what they are so worried about, what exactly could it find out and use? maybe if people start banging thier girlfriends with the xbox on then it starts advertising viagra?
Right, exact quote from Microsoft -
""When the system is off, it’s only listening for the single voice command -- “Xbox On,” and you can even turn that feature off. User data, such as videos, photos, facial expressions, heart rate and more... this data will not leave your Xbox One without your explicit permission... When Xbox One is on and you’re simply having a conversation in your living room, your conversation is not being recorded or uploaded.""
What exactly is people's problems with it? What do you think might happen?
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posted on 11/6/13
I will be waiting at least 6 months before I decide
posted on 11/6/13
Ill be waiting until i can get one for 250-300 quid plus a few good games
posted on 11/6/13
I may stick with Microsoft, games have impressed me more than sonys with the exception of a few ps4 games
posted on 11/6/13
In order
PS4
Wii U
Xbone
Won't be buying any until the PS4 becomes cheaper just to play the games that aren't on PC
posted on 11/6/13
"I may stick with Microsoft, games have impressed me more than sonys with the exception of a few ps4 games"
Ditto.
posted on 11/6/13
Microsoft have made this an easy choice for me.
Not that Sony are by any means a 'nice' company but Microsoft have taken a big dump over their user base and expected them to eat it.
But thats par the course for microsoft. Take something good, ruin it but still expect people to buy it. See: windows vista.
posted on 11/6/13
Pretty much as Blueboy has said - its more a principle thing and the fact neither company had that good a line up of exclusives imo.
posted on 12/6/13
Anyone buying XBone is telling MS that they don't restrictive DRMs and don't mind being unable to sell what they own*. Its the reason I won't get the XBone. That and kinect always watching me.
posted on 12/6/13
*don't mind restrictive DRM...
Knowing MS, they'll impose more DRM if this is a hit.
posted on 12/6/13
I've heard if you make yourself a hat out of tin foil the kinect wont watch you anymore
posted on 12/6/13
Switching to a gaming pc
posted on 12/6/13
Where has this kinect always watching you come from, you can just switch it off?
posted on 12/6/13
Where has this kinect always watching you come from
----------------
twitter
posted on 12/6/13
There's a lot of assumptions being made that are simply not true. Need to wait a few months yet before fully making a decision for me.
posted on 12/6/13
@Meltonblue - from M$ themselves, the kinect needs to be connected at all times for the console to work, you also need to delve into the options to turn off 24hr listening and change what stuff will be sent to server.
posted on 12/6/13
plugged in and turned on are very different things
posted on 12/6/13
you also need to delve into the options to turn off 24hr listening
-------------
used a lot of the xboxone then?
posted on 12/6/13
I don't really see the problem, how is that any different to the kinect now, I have it permanently plugged in jut rarely use it? Microsoft have explicitly said it does not need to always be on and that no data will leave the console unless there is user permission.
Do people think Microsoft are going to start gathering masses of videos of people sat there in their front rooms or something? I mean, come on, some of this is getting slightly ridiculous.
posted on 12/6/13
melton you should come join the discussion about it
http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/212422
you seem in the minority on here who isn't simply going on what twitter and facebook are saying about the consoles
posted on 12/6/13
Nope - as it needs to listen so you can say stuff to it. You can turn off listening for turning the xbox on - the reason why it listens 24hrs is so it can be turned on - you can limit what is sent but i have seen nothing that suggest you can turn it off. Like kinect on the 360 i dont believe there is a way to turn it off other than unplugging it, why it is connected it is on. I really dont get all the fuss as the whole point in the Kinect 2.0 is to make the interface better, but it does seem the tin foil hat brigade are having a field day on this one!
posted on 12/6/13
Facebook and Twitter The info i am talking about has come from M$ spokes people during question times before during and after Xbone reveals and E3.
posted on 12/6/13
comment by Sir Digby - #Cut4Forza (U6039)
posted 7 minutes ago
you also need to delve into the options to turn off 24hr listening
-------------
used a lot of the xboxone then?
------------------------------------
Nope but the info came from Journo at E# who has used it
posted on 12/6/13
*E3
posted on 12/6/13
Microsoft did come out and say you could turn it off, I dont exactly get what they are so worried about, what exactly could it find out and use? maybe if people start banging thier girlfriends with the xbox on then it starts advertising viagra?
posted on 12/6/13
Right, exact quote from Microsoft -
""When the system is off, it’s only listening for the single voice command -- “Xbox On,” and you can even turn that feature off. User data, such as videos, photos, facial expressions, heart rate and more... this data will not leave your Xbox One without your explicit permission... When Xbox One is on and you’re simply having a conversation in your living room, your conversation is not being recorded or uploaded.""
What exactly is people's problems with it? What do you think might happen?
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