Xbox One - Questions & General Comments on Console

[I OU a Beatn]

He acts like one of the delusional whack jobs over at NeoGAF. Bitching about Titanfall even though he couldn't play it regardless? Yep. Complaining about Microsoft paying people to advertise for them? Yep. That's just the past several days, too. Here's the thing, though. Titanfall is going to sell a shit ton and be universally praised by critics and customers, and Microsoft paying people to advertise for them for that cheap is extremely smart. Tough shit if you don't like it.

Now onto actual Xbox One news:

Microsoft will provide live NFL games at 60 FPS

[CLW]

Microsoft Considering Making Digital Games Cheaper

It's "on the agenda."

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/...-games-cheaper

[I OU a Beatn]

Microsoft Buys Gears of War IP; Hiring Spree of Old Gears Developers

Incredibly smart move and 100% justifies my decision to get an Xbox. Getting Rod Ferguson back is the smartest thing they could have done. Interesting that this is the huge game Black Tusk Studios is working on. I only hope that they treat it with care.

Microsoft has bought the rights to the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games, and handed development duties to Black Tusk Studios.

The move means the series will remain an Xbox-exclusive. As part of the deal Rod Ferguson, former director of production of the series at Epic, will join Microsoft and help the team at Black Tusk out.

"Today we're excited to announce that Microsoft Studios has acquired the rights to the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games, including rights to all existing and future games, entertainment experiences and merchandise," a statement reads. "In addition, we are excited to announce that Black Tusk Studios in Vancouver, BC will take over development of the Gears of War franchise and that Rod Fergusson, former Director of Production at Epic Games on the Gears of War franchise, will join Microsoft and play a key studio leadership role at Black Tusk on the development of the franchise going forward."

Black Tusk Studios opened its doors in late 2012, when Microsoft Vancouver underwent a rebrand. While we don't know what it's been working on since, at the time it was tasked with creating "the next Halo".

Microsoft's Phil Spencer commented on the decision to hand Black Tusk the reigns to the series, saying, "Black Tusk has assembled a world-class team with deep experience and passion for the shooter space, and specifically the Gears of War franchise."

Epic founder and CEO Tim Sweeney said, "Epic Games has reached an agreement to sell the Gears of War intellectual property rights to Microsoft. We’re very proud of the franchise we built in close partnership with Microsoft over the past decade and are happy that this agreement enables Microsoft to forge ahead with the Gears universe on their industry-leading platforms as Epic concentrates its efforts on new projects. Epic remains totally dedicated to supporting Xbox One and is licensing the Unreal Engine 4 technology to Microsoft in support of their future projects."

[SCClassof93]

As my ps4 gathers dust awaiting some type of "fix" that will allow saved games to load I find it difficult to walk by these Xbox 1's I see in stores

[JBHuskers]

Microsoft Buys Gears of War IP; Hiring Spree of Old Gears Developers

Incredibly smart move and 100% justifies my decision to get an Xbox. Getting Rod Ferguson back is the smartest thing they could have done. Interesting that this is the huge game Black Tusk Studios is working on. I only hope that they treat it with care.

That will maybe push me into an XB1 sooner than later. I still have Gold til 2015

[I OU a Beatn]

Get ready for Titanfall beta!

Spoiler: It's awesome.

[AustinWolv]

A pair of good news items. Me approve!

[cdj]

Microsoft: Something like 1 vs. 100 coming to Xbox One

1 Vs. 100, part massive, interactive live trivia game show, part Xbox 360 video game, may never return, but Microsoft does plan to bring something like it to the Xbox One, according to Dave McCarthy, general manager for Lifestyle Entertainment at Microsoft Studios.

"It has a good image here," he told Polygon in a recent interview. "The approach is something we really enjoyed. We will do something in the future for Xbox One that is like that, because spiritually we thought it was a pretty cool experience ourselves."

In 2010, McCarthy was the one who had to announce the demise of the game which had players taking each other on in a live, massive trivia contest through the console. At the time, McCarthy said that the team knew they were creating an "entirely new genre of entertainment that would be a continually evolving concept."

Full article at Polygon

[I OU a Beatn]

Awesome, 1 vs. 100 was fun as hell on the 360. I was really disappointed when they axed it.

[JBHuskers]

Awesome, 1 vs. 100 was fun as hell on the 360. I was really disappointed when they axed it.

A shit ton of people were.

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[I OU a Beatn]

Insider on GAF signed up today and leaked a bunch of awesome stuff. If half this stuff is true, then

If you're joining the thread then this Bish-verified insider ntkrnl has been UNLEASING THE BOMBS.

Here's all the stuff so far he's said in this thread:

Forza Horizon: "Fall 2014, probably September. Super sexy weather system and... shit tons of co-op/social stuff. 1080P and open-world, so you can road trip with your bros."
White Xbone incoming.
Why all the leaks? Scared you might get caught? "I am incapable of fear. Plus, this is such exciting stuff, and me talking about it ahead of time isn't going to hurt anything, truthfully. We're all chomping at the bit for it to come out. This is not bad. "
Halo Anniversary 2 will be 1080p, iffy on the 60fps, maybe not.
Quantum Break is Holiday 2014
Multiplayer confirmed for HA2, same devs as Halo Anniversary.
Sunset Overdrive is Fall 2014
Is not Phil Spencer
Black Tusk cancelled project was called "Shangheist." May have involved stealing stuff from the Chinese (though I think that may have been a reference to the name and maybe not the gameplay? Not sure...)
Fable Legends is Summer 2015
Halo 2 Anniversary includes beta for Halo 5
Gears of War will probably need a 2.5 year dev time.
First Titanfall DLC is 45 days from release, then another one 120 days from release.
No Crackdown 3 news this year most likely, since it's a 2016 title.
A list w/dates of the rest of the Tier 2 and Tier 3 countries that Xbone will release in this year.
No info/idea on what Rare's up to, sadly.
$399 XB1 this year? "Maybe one without an Optical Disc Drive."

EDIT: He also claims Games with Gold will be on Xbox One starting around April.

[bdoughty]

Hopefully the parts about Quantum Break and Sunset Overdrive in 2014 are true. We also need some more games to have Games with Gold actually matter.

[AustinWolv]

I quite enjoyed Forza Horizon on 360.

[JBHuskers]

I quite enjoyed Forza Horizon on 360.

Gonna play more once I hook my 360 back up again.

[I OU a Beatn]

Another verified source confirmed that everything he knows about is true. Also that a Titanfall themed Xbox One is being released along with Halo 3 and Halo 4 supposedly being ported over to the Xbox One. Apparently Microsoft is going to be coming hard after this guy since he blew half the company's shit. Video games.

[AustinWolv]

Could care less about Halo. Can't think of a more overhyped game series I've ever played. I don't get the following it has.
Red vs. Blue back in the day was funny though.

Quantum Break I'm looking forward to so far.

Not sure what to think of Sunset Overdrive yet.

[CLW]

Sell Microsoft Your PS3 For $100 Off an Xbox One

Xbox 360 S and Xbox 360 E are eligible for the same promotion.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/...ff-an-xbox-one

[souljahbill]

I have to much digital content to sell any of my last-gen systems (PS3, 360, Wii).

[AustinWolv]

I have to much digital content to sell any of my last-gen systems (PS3, 360, Wii).

That and all the disc games I've haven't tackled yet. Or plan to still.

[Stan HAMsen]

I haven't looked at the details yet, but that might work out for me. I have a 360 that I bought a few months ago in hopes that Live Gold would count as a service provider for WatchESPN. I don't have any games for it or anything. It would be great to get half my money back.