Not going to read everyone's probably hate-filled replies but here's a few things confirmed by MS. If this has already been posted, I apologise, but they should be cleared up for anyone who hasn't seen.
- No used game fees, at all.
- You can give games to your friends, which you have on your account. This can only be done once per game copy, with no fee, and the recipient needs to have been on your friend-list for 30 days prior to you giving them the game. Or, "transferring the license."
- When on standby, Kinect does not record or retain any other voices and simply listens for the initiation command, which is 'Xbox On', as people had doubts about that. Commands can be customised e.g. volume of command spoken. Or alternatively, you can turn Kinect off altogether. Xbox One can be fully controlled by the controller.
- Any information sent or uploaded by a first or third-party requires your explicit permission.
- Controller has a 'low-power state'. When just watching movies or TV on the Xbox One, it goes into a mini-standby mode and conserves battery. Good if you've got every intention of turning Kinect off.
- Can play any of your games on any console using the Cloud. 10 family members can simultaneously play the same game on different consoles using the Shared feature. If you go to a friend's house and play your game on his Xbox One, your brother can still play that same game on his own Xbox simultaneously with no limitation. You can lend games to your friends but how this works has yet to be defined.
- Xbox One is not always-online, but requires online authentication every 24 hours. Games that use Xbox's Azure cloud-systems will require an always-online connection (but these will be MMO's, so, duhh). An un-confirmed report, you can tether your phone to your Xbox One to do these authentications should your Internet be down for more than 24 hours.
- A single Xbox Live Gold purchase encompasses both the Xbox 360 and the Xbox One's online.
Just clearing up those things since people still arguing about used games. The one where family members can play the same game simultaneously would have been amazing in the PS2 days, when my brothers would often steal a game and disappear to a friend's house with it for days.
E3 will be the thing that sways whether or not Christmas' purchase shall be either an Xbox One, PS4, or Wii U. May the best man, or, giant corporation, win!
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- No used game fees, at all.
- You can give games to your friends, which you have on your account. This can only be done once per game copy, with no fee, and the recipient needs to have been on your friend-list for 30 days prior to you giving them the game. Or, "transferring the license."
- When on standby, Kinect does not record or retain any other voices and simply listens for the initiation command, which is 'Xbox On', as people had doubts about that. Commands can be customised e.g. volume of command spoken. Or alternatively, you can turn Kinect off altogether. Xbox One can be fully controlled by the controller.
- Any information sent or uploaded by a first or third-party requires your explicit permission.
- Controller has a 'low-power state'. When just watching movies or TV on the Xbox One, it goes into a mini-standby mode and conserves battery. Good if you've got every intention of turning Kinect off.
- Can play any of your games on any console using the Cloud. 10 family members can simultaneously play the same game on different consoles using the Shared feature. If you go to a friend's house and play your game on his Xbox One, your brother can still play that same game on his own Xbox simultaneously with no limitation. You can lend games to your friends but how this works has yet to be defined.
- Xbox One is not always-online, but requires online authentication every 24 hours. Games that use Xbox's Azure cloud-systems will require an always-online connection (but these will be MMO's, so, duhh). An un-confirmed report, you can tether your phone to your Xbox One to do these authentications should your Internet be down for more than 24 hours.
- A single Xbox Live Gold purchase encompasses both the Xbox 360 and the Xbox One's online.
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Just clearing up those things since people still arguing about used games. The one where family members can play the same game simultaneously would have been amazing in the PS2 days, when my brothers would often steal a game and disappear to a friend's house with it for days.
E3 will be the thing that sways whether or not Christmas' purchase shall be either an Xbox One, PS4, or Wii U. May the best man, or, giant corporation, win!
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