Is It Time To Buy An Xbox One?

The Xbox One has undoubtedly had a rocky start in life, with most commentators agreeing that the PS4 did a better job at launch of giving gamers what they wanted. But a year has passed, and much has changed - Phil Spencer has replaced Don Mattrick as head of Microsoft Studios, the Kineckt is no longer mandatory, and so on and so forth - how does the Xbox One shape up in the eyes of the GameSpot team?

[d_g]

All they talk about is tv, tv, snap, voice command ,Software

and they forget the games and exclusives on xbox one

forza horizon 2

sunset overdrive

halo master chief collection

titanfall

this is gaming console not Receiver

gamespot meh.....

[Foehammer]

Yes

It's almost like great games are a forgone conclusion. X1 has had a good first year with some great games...but to the authors credit, X1 is all that, and so much more.

[mikeslemonade]

I would say it's not necessary to buy one, but if you have the money then why short yourself.

[CYCLEGAMER]

Agreed....they failed to talk about the games, and every time they "tried" to say something nice about the console, it was followed up by a backhanded compliment. I seriously don't think that these people know what they are talking about, or they just flat out have an agenda. I mean one of them said that it is hard to find the settings....all you have to do is push the start button and it is literally right there....lol

What is up with all of this hatred and bias media coverage of the xbox one?? I don't get it. I can understand it coming from the average Joe or some random blogger, but these people are supposed to be professional gaming journalist, and gamespot is "supposed to be" a non biased site.

It is sad that this console war has affected real journalism.

[TFJWM]

They did talk about the games and most of them weren't interested in them(FPS, driving and SSO)... some of them did like the games

A site with 80% of the writers saying they are not impressed with the system does not make them bias.

[slappy508]

And here. I thought I was being some sort of weirdo for playing games on my Xbox One

[Rimeskeem]

Titanfall isn't an exclusive but i see your point.

gamespot is getting worse

[danny818]

I feel this is a troll video, like its a joke to make fun of the fanboys that bash the x1? if its not they are a sad gaming company

[CYCLEGAMER]

This is seriously what I thought it was....I thought it was a joke or a troll video, then half way through, I was like....wait.....they may actually be serious.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

Can't really say I dislike the Xbox One, but I will say that i'm not interested in getting one. The exclusives that Xbox One has seem geared towards teens and not adults. The only Xbox One exclusive that I see right now that has any appeal to me is Quantum Break. The other exclusives just seem too "kiddie" to me.

[DJustinUNCHAIND]

Yeah, games like Knack, LittleBigPlanet, and Drive Club are really geared towards a more mature audience.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

TLOU is brutal

Infamous isn't kiddie

Killzone isn't kiddie

Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed is definitely not for kids

PT is not for kids

Sunset Overdrive? Kiddie

Halo MCC? Kiddie

Not too many games on the Xbox One that are geared towards hardcore gamers who are looking for blood, guts, horror, and the occasional nipple/sex scene.

The only Xbox One exclusive that i'm interested in is Quantum Break.

[SonofGod]

"Halo MCC? Kiddie"

Are you serious?

Halo is not kiddie, it's mature.

[Masterchief_thegoat]

this guy IGiveHugs2NakedWomen will get owned in halo mp. sf is kiddie. sf was easy pick up game. kill zone 2 is where the skill was at...

[pop-voxuli]

Are you kidding me? My kids play Halo at they're youth group at church!!

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

I don't play multiplayer FPS. They're boring. Repetitive. Don't take things so personal. I'm just expressing my opinion. I've played Halo, Gears Of War and a few other games on Xbox 360 because my brother has one. I'm sorry, but many of the exclusives for Xbox don't appeal to me because I THINK that those types of games are geared towards younger players. I like single player games like Infamous, TLOU, Shadow Warrior, Wolfenstein, Road Not Taken, Binding Of Issac, role playing games like FF14, strategy like Natural Doctrine. It's just my opinion. I'm not saying that the games I like are better than those that you like. I'm just telling you what I think.

[CYCLEGAMER]

Non Kiddie games:
Killer Instinct
Ryse
Quantum Break
Forza 5
Halo
Gears of War
Tomb Raider

I mainly enjoy mature games as well Uncharted and God of War are two of my favorite franchises, but come on
What are you taking about dude?

[zero_gamer]

Sunset Overdrive isn't kiddie, the game is actually rated for mature audiences. It's just not your cup of tea.

[SonofGod]

Not a big fan of FPS games myself. Only exception for me is BF and Halo though. I mostly play Halo for the story (Halo universe is massive, you need to read like 20 books to get the whole story).

While 90% of player buy COD for the MP, most Halo fans buy Halo for the story. MP is the bonus.

But I couldn't really get into Gears of War myself though.

@pop-voxuli

Sounds more like bad parenting to me. I know kids who play GTA V, but that doesn't mean GTA V is kiddie.

[tdogchristy90]

I would love to pick one up to play the original Halo trilogy campaigns in all their hd glory, multiplayer excluded. Aside from that I haven't found a reason.

[JonnyBigBoss]

Can't say I agree. I love my Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U. Oh well.

[TXIDarkAvenger]

Yup, great system. It's a shame there is still a misconception among many as to whether MS had changed their original policies at the time of announcement. Either that or some people are just ignorant, especially here.

[Elit3Nick]

I've actually met quite a few people that still think that the policies are in place, although it's really strange how they've heard about the policies in the first place but not that they were removed, nevermind a year later.

[mediate-this]

I too love all my consoles. It's great to be rich

[A LIVING LEGEND]

Getting one in a week or two in all likelihood.
Some random misanthrope at Gamespot convinced me.

[SynestheticRoar]

When it's at 199. I'm all in.

[Giantbomb82]

If it's mediocre games like Destiny and Watch Dogs that look and play a little bit better on the PS4. Than Who cares??? Congrats on having a better version of a shit game. The difference in performance is no where near the difference between the 360/PS3 when it comes to 3rd party multiplatform games last gen. Take a game like "Skyrim" witch was unplayable on the PS3 and was fine on the 360. That's the kind of difference that matters. A game of the year type game that is significantly different between the 2 consoles. Bragging that a bad game looks slightly better so far this generation is a joke. I'm not into Indies, Jrpg's or Naughty Dog. SO I stick with Xbox. Can't wait for Quantum Break and Gears 4.

[No_Limit]

Xbox One to me is the perfect system. It has all the games, third party, and exclusives, great multimedia feature, a seamless online integration and structure and the system gets new features every month. Pretty soon there will be Windows 8 apps integration to make it that much better and watching HBO Go on it a couple days ago just make my day. I also love my PS4 and Wii U but those systems are reserved for only games as their multimedia and online ecosystem are behind that of the XB1.

I say jump in if you want a great entertainment system as there are deals everywhere

[Robearboy]

If you like gaming and you can afford then more fool you if you don't buy one just because it's a Ms product

[LAWSON72]

So glad I quit using their site almost a year ago. After all the Wii U hate similar to this I have not viewed any of their content.