Xbox One: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

It’s finally done, Microsoft has announced the next generation Xbox system titled “Xbox One.” The system was presented earlier today during a press conference held to show off the system and its features. Soon after the announcement of the system many other points were covered by spokesmen of Microsoft that have sent the internet into a frenzy. While there are a number of potentially great features Xbox One is set to have this generation, there are a number of missteps that Microsoft should correct before launch.

[Muffins1223]

Whats the good?

[zeal0us]

Good
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*I'm stilling thinking of something

Bad
-HDD isnt removeable
-have to pay fee for those used games because the game is tied to one account/console
-every now and then it needs to connect to the internet

[trancefreak]

Reminds of my old 10 disc CD changer.

Was the scale released h"W"D" on this unit anywhere?

[BeZdaBest]

its going to become the next "water cooler"

i love me some water..;P

[ScepticTankAvenger]

You forgot that (BAD): 1. None of the 360 titles, including XBLA titles, will be carried over or backwards compatible with the Xbox One. 2. The Xbox will not function without the the Kinect ON and connected. That way, you can walk into the room, say "Kinect On" and it turns on your system. How does it do that? You're Kinect is always listening. ALWAYS. LISTENING. ALWAYS. WATCHING.

[dedicatedtogamers]

The internet's reaction to Xbox One.

Hey, at least he'll have plenty of room to use Kinect 2.0 now.

[Root]

@afrocommando23

Woah, Woah, Woah....even XBLA games

Are you saying that whatever games we've all bought on XBLA like Castle Crashers and Plants vs Zombies for example won't be transferred over.

Has this been confirmed ? Anyone ?

[BattleAxe]

I think Microsoft just did Nintendo a solid. People are generally disappointed with the Xbox One, and now I think that leaves room for people to really consider the WiiU as a viable alternative. Sony and Nintendo have got gamers covered.

I also predict that GameStop will promote both Sony and Nintendo's home consoles and handhelds like never before seeing as how Microsoft spells death for the used game business, and really doesn't do much for the new game business.

[darthv72]

the good was the reveal of the system itself. I like its proposed speed in multitasking. so playing a game while watching a movie and skyping is all possible.

the bad...no real clear info on game sharing. it looks like you can share a game with others so long as the gamer tag the game is tied to exists on the same unit. not that different than what we have now on the 360 and ps3 in regards to digital games but it certainly is a change for rental outfits for physical games. more info is needed...badly.

the ugly is the amount of closed minded people who are quick to judge. time, patience and a pinch of salt can do wonders.

[Tetsujin]

Not to troll, but the good is Sony stock went up.

Sorry I had to say it.

OT

The article mentioned everyone having to purchase some license for the game up to full retail - that alone is a deal breaker because I like to at least demo a game before purchasing it, and Sony already mentioned having a demo for every and all games, I haven't seen any reports of Microsoft adopting that type of system.

[insomnium2]

XB1 is imo pretty ugly and bulky. I hope PS4 won't be that big and sharp edged.

[Kevin ButIer]

One of the fascinating new additions to your squad... is a dog

[LastDance]

well this seems not so bad... http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[NameRemoved0017]

This looks more like a receiver than a console.

http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/...

[BeZdaBest]

xbox go home

*xbox grow legs and leaves*

[sak500]

What's good? It brings SDF out of the gutter and in every N4G news story about XBOX ONE.

[Majin-vegeta]

Na you what's the good part??Everyone on N4G can see who are the retards who bend over easily for a company screwing them by forcing them to pay to play used games.

[Virtual_Reality]

The good part is about media interaction and TV apps related....

I like how I get disagrees stating what the Author says about the Good Part of Xbox One.

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[-GametimeUK-]

The only good I saw was Forza.

[Cueil]

the 15 exclusives announce with 8 being original IPs no good for you?

[ThatCanadianGuy514]

What 15 exclusives?

I didn't see them.

[Gameland]

It's UGLY

[TripC50]

And that is what you have to buy to own future Halo games......

Go back to sleep John... until a better console comes

[duli14]

have a laugh guys

[00]

what a sad reality it has become.

actually after watching it a few times it became funnier now.

[Bumpmapping]

The good you save $$$ get a superior console called the PS4 the bad if you are a Xbox fan yikes I feel bad for you!

[fsfsxii]

Nothing good, its either bad or ugly, or maybe split into two parts

[latincooker214]

there is a good side about this.............you can wait a lil bit give me some time to think........keep waiting.......DAMN IT never mind. PS4 FTW:)

[animegamingnerd]

there is no good or bad just ugly

[MasterOne]

Does M$ realize how much of a Privacy Issue they are creating. A lot of people are not going to be okay having a device that is always listening (and the possibility and capability of always watching). Just think of the overall security challenges this could create. I see it now, folks putting sound proof covers on their Kinects when not in use.

[Cueil]

your phone is always listening... even when it's off

[neogeo]

I honestly went into this in a unbiased way. I'm not any type of fanboy, but damn this sucks ass! I'm not saying it wont have some great games, but I HATE the directing MS is taking this. FUCK TV. I'm a GAMER! I'm more exctied about WiiU games now then Xbox1. My PS4, PC and WiiU are enough. MS you need to show us gamers more,

[Cueil]

At the start of the show they told you that they were saving all the games for E3... last week Aaron Greenberg said this... it was even one of the top stories on this very site... They did exactly what they told everyone they were going to do... introduce the console and it's functions... games were for E3... you know a GAMING CONVENTION... Not happy with the ambiguity of the used game/barrow stuff, but hopefully the uproar will cause them to lean towards more consumer friendly idea

[Nathaniel_Drake]

Well if their intention was to equalize the hype the PS4 announcement had, they failed miserably. All they had to to do was show some gameplay footage of at least one of their flagship titles, I don't know Halo maybe. MS not showing any of those could mean one of two things, either the games weren't ready to show because they were rocked by the early PS4 announcment and had to scrounge something up to smooth the ride to E3 or their true intentions of media hub first and game console second has taken into affect.

[Grimhammer00]

Sudden that Ouya don't look so bad now does it! Lol

[ziggurcat]

you know i was just going to say.... and the ouya is a piece of crap, too, which says a lot about the new xbox.

[victorMaje]

Good: Reveal
Bad: feels like less focus on hardcore games
Ugly: the box

[Agent_hitman]

It seems that the PS4 will win next gen. The good thing?, it uses 8GB GDDR5, while XB1 uses 8GB GDDR3.

[deklore]

PS3 uses GDDR5
XB1 uses DDR3

GDDR5 is better for handling large chunks of data
DDR3 is better for small amounts.

They are different types of RAM, one isn't necessarily better than the other. Look it up.

[Grimhammer00]

I really hope logic wins - but, wait until e3. Pricing could win over all the hate.
TV box that plays games for $99 + $15 a month for 3yrs.
That would change things.

But not for the hardcore. It takes a special type of handicap back of the bus to buy into any of this Xbox one crap

[kingPoS]

Do not want!

[BlackRock]

i'm not trolling but lets be honest that thing looks like a HUGE disappointment rather then a console.

IN BOLD BLACK LETTERS -->FAIL<--

[iMaim]

Good:
- Controller looks pretty nice. Fixed the D-pad problem

Bad:
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Ugly:
Everything else

[DiRtY]

The good:

- great 3rd party support (Hi Nintendo)
- More first party games than ever before
- great multimedia features
- Looks great, because it doesn't look like a cheap plastic-console (Hi PS3).
- Decently powered
- external HDD possible
- No power brick
- XBL will be crazy next gen
- exclusive deal with Remedy
- exclusive deal for Fifa is a huge blow for Sony in Europe.
- Perfect controller.

The bad:

- Used game fee (Doesn't bother me - I never bought a game used since 2001)

The Ugly:

- nothing yet.

[XabiDaChosenOne]

Lol look at this guy scrapping the bottom of the barrel for positive Xbox one points.

[Master of Unlocking]

"Xbox One: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly"

The Good: ...???

The Bad: the system's name, always-on drm, no games, kinect, no bc, used games fee, kinect, a glorified cable box, online fees still, only forza sequel & cod dlc as exclusives, being forced to talk to your tv like a moron without being given the option to turn it off manually, small amount of ram left because of heavy OS footprint, bland, still UI, kinect.

The Ugly: the system's design. Butt-ugly, I would even say (a modem & a VHS tape recorder duct-taped together would look better than that thing)

Seriously, MS is in deep sh!t this time, and that's an understatement. No amount of spin from the friends like IGN is going to stop the way things are going to unfold from now on, and certainly not outside of the US. The whole web worldwide is already up in arms and furious @ MS, all the gamers on well-known xbox-friendly websites are saying they're jumping ship, it's something that would have been unbelievable just 24hrs ago.

They have just filled Sony's shoes 7 years ago, except, much much worse. They's re not going to be able to deal with it like Sony did.

A black, suffocating cloud of ashes is flying over the Redmond campus right now...

[jimbobbeers]

Sony fanboys out in full flow, enjoy it while it lasts. Sony WILL follow suit with regards to used games.

Funny thing is, majority of console owners aren't on Internet forums complaining. They don't give a shit, they just buy these products before they know half the shit about them. Microsoft shot theirselves in the foot, but it doesn't matter cause over half their audience won't give a rats arse.