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Xbox One going back to $399 January 4th.
http://news.xbox.com/2014/12/xbox-on...medium=twitter
Xbox One going back to $399 January 4th.
Just saw this. DUMB move. The ONLY time you have sold more consoles is when you are cheaper and then you decide to try to raise the price after winning a month of sales.Originally Posted by bdoughty
Selling the Xbox One with 2 games at $350 is almost assuredly losing them money, so that's not going to go on forever. The temporary price cut worked very effectively and did what it was intended to do. Now we are going into notoriously slow months for consoles sales, so there's no point in having such aggressive pricing.
The only problem I have is that they have virtually nothing coming out until the 2nd half of next year.
It was always a temporary price cut. This comes as no surprise whatsoever, it was ALWAYS going to go back up at some point. The holidays are nearly over, there's nothing special to keep the price down for.
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I am surprised. A long price cut window like that makes it hard for people to pay more for the console. It will be a REALLY dry sales window in January and February. Now if they bundle some games with that it's a different story.
I'm not saying keep the free games (the holiday only bundles) but I cannot think of an example of a console price drop and then re-raise of price. It just does not happen. I suspect PS4 will jump back into the lead in January 15 and XB1 will lose the momentum if had coming out of the holidays.
Dude they have Metal Gear Solid V Phantom Pain coming with MGO EPICNeSS is back!! So long away though ha lol. Other than that though not much.
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Wrong thread my bad.
Loving the system right now. It really is a totally different experience than PS4. Both systems are great but they really focus on different things. It is like comparing apples to oranges. I'm still not sure if I am going to get GOLD. I have the yearly PS4 memebership but as I don't really know a lot of people with the 1 I don't know if it would be worth it. I would however like to get EA Access for next year. Do you need Gold in order to get Access???
They really are two different experiences, nowhere close to apples to apples. That's why I'm happy I got both the One and the PS4. I can enjoy ALL games, exclusive or not, while still having two very different experiences on both consoles.
As for EA Access, that's a good question.
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I'm not sure on the EA Access thing either, but I went ahead and bought the xbox live for 12 months, one nice feature that is similar to the PSN is the free games they offer. I was able to pick up Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare for free, I figure I paid $59 for xbox live for 1 year, if I'm able to get a few free games out of it, then instead of buying those games hopefully it will be an even trade-off, maybe even work in my favor.
Million dollar question: do people use ENERGY SAVINGS (45 second start up) OR do people use the default INSTANT ON (2-3 second start up). I know that outside of Europe the console is set default to instant on. I was also reading that the xbox1 was designed be be left on 24/7 for 10 years life expectancy.
It seems as though that unless you unplug your xbox it is always on, even if the xbox light is off. The energy usage difference is .5w vs 15w but the point is that it is always on.
I decided to go with the TV intetgration mixed in so right now I have it set to instant start. I have also heard a couple people say that they leave the machine on 100% and only turn off the controller and their tv. Is that okay?
I've never quite trusted the instant on after hearing horror stories last year with the launches of both consoles and people having their consoles bricked when inadvertantly unplugged or the power go out while set to instant on. I've just always kept mine in power saving mode so it fully shuts down when I turn it off.
And I especially never leave it running 24/7 for no reason. Even if it were designed that way, why put unnecessary, needless strain on it when not in use? That be like leaving my TV running nonstop 24/7 even when I'm not using it or not home or something.
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So my buddy and I go to play our week 4 preseason Madden 15 CFM game last night, online...
We tried 3 times but each time about 1/2 through the 1st quarter I kept getting this message:
"Your opponent as been kicked for excessive grieving"
We both checked our internet connections and we had full bars, when I google it, it basically says to check with xbox.com/status, when I do that it says, "Social and Gaming Limited".
Anyone seen this before?
Other than this, I've been really impressed with the Xbox 1 and the Gold Live. This is the first time I've had an issue with Xbox online.
I bought a refurbished Xbox One Kinetc from Gamestop, with my rewards card it was $98.
It came today in the mail and I was messing around with it, it is really neat! I was on the practice field on Madden 15, it's amazing the things you can do, motion receivers left or right, call hot routes, blocking schemes, even hike the ball.
It's also cool how it takes the place of the microphone so now when my buddy and I play online I can just talk and it will pick up my voice.
I also tried broadcasting on twitch for a few minutes, it's pretty neat I have my PC next to my XBOX 1 so I can watch the broadcast on the PC. There seems to be a slight delay, other than that it comes through really clear. My wife came in the room and wanted to know how the world was I on tv, on the PC? I told her "they" are watching us.....not sure who "they" are but it made her wonder....
I mainly bought the kinetc for the workouts that come with Xbox Live Gold but it's REALLY COOL that you can do these voice commands on Madden 15. I'm very impressed!
I guess, now if I'm going to use the twitch feature I'm going to have to watch what I'm doing, maybe I can get a free plug in for all the beer I consume
Last edited by gigemaggs99; 01-09-2015 at 06:49 PM.
Fat guy alert!!!
I just did the first Transformation I video which is one of the free ones for Xbox Gold Live. I was sweating like a pig when I was done.
Anyone that wants to get in shape, this Kinetc thing is for real.
Here is a funny article, some I'd agree with other parts are meant for the sake of humor:
http://www.vg247.com/2014/07/11/xbox...t-fuck-around/
Last edited by gigemaggs99; 01-09-2015 at 08:08 PM.
Interesting. I was looking around but they are sold out everywhere, including Microsoft. I saw one on Amazon.ca for $100. It is also refurbished. I guess I'm just not sure on the need for it based on the cost. My xbox is in my bedroom so I don't know how the space issue would work. Also, it says that OneGuide only works in the continental US so I guess it will not work for Canadians? So gigemaggs, you would say "the bang is worth the buck?"I bought a refurbished Xbox One Kinetc from Gamestop, with my rewards card it was $98.
It came today in the mail and I was messing around with it, it is really neat! I was on the practice field on Madden 15, it's amazing the things you can do, motion receivers left or right, call hot routes, blocking schemes, even hike the ball.
It's also cool how it takes the place of the microphone so now when my buddy and I play online I can just talk and it will pick up my voice.
I also tried broadcasting on twitch for a few minutes, it's pretty neat I have my PC next to my XBOX 1 so I can watch the broadcast on the PC. There seems to be a slight delay, other than that it comes through really clear. My wife came in the room and wanted to know how the world was I on tv, on the PC? I told her "they" are watching us.....not sure who "they" are but it made her wonder....
I mainly bought the kinetc for the workouts that come with Xbox Live Gold but it's REALLY COOL that you can do these voice commands on Madden 15. I'm very impressed!
I guess, now if I'm going to use the twitch feature I'm going to have to watch what I'm doing, maybe I can get a free plug in for all the beer I consume
Anyone give that gold game D4 a chance? I don't have Kinect but it's still a lot of fun. It's a bizarre murder mystery... I took a quick video of the guy's cat Amanda... a tall blonde who walks around in a swimsuit... weird. The game plus thus far is fairly enjoyable but with all the searcing and moving it would be easier with Kinect. It's done in the tradition of Telltale games except it's made by Microsoft. Check it out!
I would say YES!
I bought the thing to help workout. I was paying $34/month for snap fitness. This kinetc is a one time fee (gamestop refurbished with gamestop points card) $98, there are plenty of FREE workouts and then there are others that you can purchase complete/multiple series workouts for $29.
I did the Tracey Anderson Transformation I yesterday, it's the free version, took 30 minutes and today I'm actually sore but not in a way that is so bad I can't move but I can feel I did workout. For $29 you can purchased the complete transformation I series, I think there are 6 or 8 workouts in the one series, so $29 seems like a decent value.
I would say in the future I can see purchasing some of the other workouts so it seems like a great deal if you compare it to going to a gym for classes and paying a monthly fee, I would say it's well worth the price.
The features that it allows me to do on Madden 15 are just really really COOL! I was motioning WRs and TEs all back and forth, calling out hot routes and audibles, it's pretty cool!
I will mainly use it for the workout features but the Madden game applications are neat too.
I would get one refurbished from gamestop.
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