Nerdacy: Now that I've had a little over a month to play my not-so-shiny brand-new Xbox One, here are the features that have intrigued me, caught my attention, and the ones I've used the most, because they are the features that make it feel next-gen.
VGChartz's Evan Norris: "If you haven't played Rainbow Cotton before, you're not alone. A Dreamcast exclusive released only in Japan, it's not exactly a household name. Looking to change that, and bring the sixth-gen game back into the spotlight, is German studio KRITZELKRATZ 3000, which — with the backing of publisher ININ and original developer SUCCESS — has remade the 3D shoot-'em-up from the ground up. Featuring several modern quality-of-life upgrades, plus HD graphics and a brand new local co-op mode, it promises to merge the past and present when it launches digitally on consoles and PC on May 9.
Ahead of the game's release, I chatted with Andreas Scholl, technical director at KRITZELKRATZ 3000 and lead programmer for Rainbow Cotton, about what fans can expect from the remake."
It's fun to be a kid again.
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Yeah..kinect is cool,i love using the upload studio alot and my family use the skype feature alot more than myself i also cant wait for MS to add more functionality via new updates. Want to try out twitch streaming and also i need more info on the post launch titles for the console especially halo5 and rares unannounced titles. The wait is killing me.
Take one look at Ryse or Forza 5 and you know the X1 hardware is next gen. Use Skype, snap, HDMI input/passthru, fast-switching, and game DVR and you will feel nextgen.
Whining aside about 1080p vs 900p and 60 fps vs. 30fps... When you look at the Ryse and Forza games in action, you know none of the previous generation of consoles can do that. Also, in DR3 seeing literally hundreds of zombies on screen at once makes it feel next gen because there is no way you could do that on previous consoles.
Yes, I know PS4 fanboys will jump in and say their specs are better, and they are correct. But, I doubt X1 owners are too disappointed after they have seen/played Ryse and Forza with the X1 capabilities. And I know PS4 fans will talk about the $100 price difference... But, for me, Kinect, snap, fast-switching, and the HDMI input make the console worth the extra money I had to shell out for my X1's. Essentially, X1 is effectively about 25% less specs than PS4, but it has a much more functional and better operating system, Kinect is a nice have in the package, and the HDMI pass thru makes backwards compatibility a nice to have instead of a requirement.
More next gen than the other console imo. For a long time, it's been Microsoft and Nintendo that are bringing new innovations to gaming, innovations these companies are not afraid to stand behind.
Nothing against Sony, but this company lacks the innovative mindset and just throws you the same old experience all the time. Even when this company innovates, it fails to believe in its own creation.
I hope both Microsoft and Nintendo find success because innovation push this industry forward into new and exciting things instead of forcing it to be stuck in the past.
I agree, the ps4 is awesome but it's just a hardware upgrade the xbone seems to be different in a good way.