Xbox a New Generation Discussion

[Freeze]

What the forget is this, Why does Microsoft want to spy their fans?

dont get why people assume they're gonna record any of this info
heart beat monitoring is cool, could be really awesome in games (if microsoft had any heh)

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[Katamari007]

Xbox is worse at counting than Valve

[SlayerZ99]

[Harm94]

dont get why people assume they're gonna record any of this info
heart beat monitoring is cool, could be really awesome in games (if microsoft had any heh)

Ask yourself this. Why does a game console need a camera to function?

[Amerax]

Ask yourself this. Why does a game console need a camera to function?

It doesnt need a camera to function, does it?

I mean, I understand the Kinect using a camera, but if the entire Xbox needs it in order to play, then thats bullstuff.

[Freeze]

Ask yourself this. Why does a game console need a camera to function?

it doesnt
the reason ms are doing it is so you cant sell off your kinect separately, so anyone trying to buy it second hand (if theirs broke or if they want one for their pc) can't and has to buy new, thus earning ms more money

if you honestly think they're gonna spy on you you're obviously to paranoid, as i'm pretty sure that sort of thing is illegal
you could always just turn your internet off if you're that paranoid

[MegaScientifical]

I will say, watching that video Freeze linked, I'm not sure just how many people they could have let in on Xbox One to develop in time for an announcement of the console itself. As horrible as it sounds, I want to wait until the game development picks up and then laugh at how horrible the games seem.

[Bisjac]

it doesnt
the reason ms are doing it is so you cant sell off your kinect separately, so anyone trying to buy it second hand (if theirs broke or if they want one for their pc) can't and has to buy new, thus earning ms more money

if you honestly think they're gonna spy on you you're obviously to paranoid, as i'm pretty sure that sort of thing is illegal
you could always just turn your internet off if you're that paranoid

anyone who has ever used the facebook app on a smartphone has agreed to allow facebook to take pictures of you with your phone and record your voice with your phone at will. without you knowing.
kinda a coincidence since facebook just bought out some company that made a bunch of fancy face recognition software.

an xbox watching you is far less creepy.

[dkamm65]

Xbox is worse at counting than Valve

They named it Xbox One so people won't see Xbox 3 vs PS4 and think the Xbox is a generation behind.

[Kimon]

You guys act like the PS4 will be any better lol

[Shell]

They named it Xbox One so people won't see Xbox 3 vs PS4 and think the Xbox is a generation behind.

but now they're 3 generations behind?

[Jerome]

You guys act like the PS4 will be any better lol

except the ps4 announcement actually mentioned something about games

[BlockoCrafter]

Did they name the 2nd Gen. XBOX the XBOX 2?
No.
So wouldn't it be unusual to name the 3rd Gen. XBOX the XBOX 3?

except the ps4 announcement actually mentioned something about games

So announcements make a system good or bad?

[Kimon]

except the ps4 announcement actually mentioned something about games

Right, so instead of focusing on the new features that make the xbox a multi-purpose gaming/entertainment device, they should focus solely on the new games that can be played on it.

Also, for the Kinect thing, if you're really that paranoid of some rouge developer or something, just disconnect the kinect after shutting off the xbox.

[dkamm65]

but now they're 3 generations behind?

Not really the same idea. This is going by the thinking of the average consumer, who Microsoft is trying to market towards alongside gamers.

If they see Xbox One being sold alongside the Playstation 4, they probably won't be thinking the Xbox is a really old piece of hardware, because hardware cycles aren't terribly long. The thinking would probably be closer to, "This must be a new product line."

If they see Xbox 3 and Playstation 4 being sold alongside each other, they may think the Xbox is a year or a hardware cycle behind the Playstation, cause that's not really out of the question.

That's how I see it anyway. I seem to be part of the very small minority that doesn't totally hate the name.