Xbox One Chat - Official Thread 1

[iup=3517558]more heat than light[/iup] wrote:
Major Nelson wrote:For the month of August, Xbox Live Gold members can look forward to two new free games on both Xbox One and Xbox 360. Crimson Dragon and Strike Suit Zero will become free downloads on August 1st, replacing current Xbox One Games with Gold titles Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. Now is a good time download those two if you haven’t already.

http://majornelson.com/2014/07/28/xbox- ... gust-2014/

Chuffed with that.

EDIT - strawberry floating hell Photek.

Not sure ill like the Crimson Dragon stuff and havent a clue what other game is but god dayum im on em!

I nearly bought Crimson Dragon when it was on sale a couple of weeks ago so I'm happy I waited. Strike Suit looks a bit tedious to me but I'll give anything a bash for free. Plus, y'know, easy cheevos. :shifty:

Update Regarding Pinball FX2 for Xbox One and Table Transfers

First of all, we’d like to thank you all for your feedback on our announcement of the Xbox One version of Pinball FX2. We cannot underestimate the importance of your support, insight, and yes, even criticism regarding our projects.

We have a few announcements to make affecting Pinball FX2 fans and particularly the Xbox One version of the game.

Microsoft and Zen Studios have taken your feedback to heart, and seeing that many of you were very upset with the news that table transfers between Xbox 360 and Xbox One would not be happening, we have some good news for you! We will be able to implement table transfers on Xbox One starting from Pinball FX2’s launch. Any available table on Xbox One that was previously purchased for Xbox 360 can be imported to the new version free of charge.

However, as this process will take a bit more development time for the game, Pinball FX2 version of Xbox One will see a slight delay from its original release date this week to sometime in August. We apologize to any fans affected by this delay, but we pledge to make it up to you by incorporating this highly desired feature.

Once again, we cannot thank you enough for your support through this process, as well as Microsoft’s, who took your feedback very seriously and worked with us to implement this feature. And again, we do apologize for the delay while we create the Pinball FX2 experience that our fans both want and deserve. We’re excited to bring Pinball FX2 to Xbox One owners, to have their previous purchases honored and transferred, and we can’t wait to share with you what we’ve got coming in the future.

We thank you for your continued support!

http://blog.zenstudios.com/?p=4747

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Great. Will be grabbing it now.

strawberry floating brilliant news. Great to see them jumping on that so quickly.

MS deserve an award. :slol:

China launch details for Sep 23rd -

Bringing unique value to the China market
•Starting at ¥3,699 RMB, Xbox One will deliver tremendous value in China as the ultimate all-in-one gaming and entertainment system. In addition to blockbuster games like Forza Motorsport 5 being offered at ¥249 RMB, Xbox will offer additional value with Xbox Live Gold subscriptions available at ¥199 RMB. In addition, every Xbox One console will include:
•Powerstar Golf and Neverwinter Online with a Special Edition Pack
•The BesTV entertainment experience

•Free access to Xbox Live Gold through March 2015
•A localized Chinese interface, translated content and local payment methods
•A two-year warranty and local customer service support from Microsoft and BesTV.

•Microsoft and BesTV are also delighted to offer a special Day One limited edition console which includes Kinect for Xbox One, more games and exclusive offers such as:

•A limited-edition commemorative China Day One controller;
•Day One Achievement for your Xbox Live profile;
•Kinect Sports Rivals, Forza Motorsport 5: Racing Game of the Year as well as the Neverwinter Online Commemorative Edition Pack, and Powerstar Golf with in-game credit

The best in premium entertainment – only on Xbox One
At launch, Xbox One will not only be home to a spectacular lineup of games but also a suite of entertainment experiences all on one box, including:
•TV and Movies: BesTV will bring hundreds of thousands of hours of entertainment content including blockbuster movies, sports, documentaries and on-demand TV programs – all in high definition. Owners of Xbox One in China will receive access to this content in addition to two free movies per month.
•Sports: BesTV will unlock access to premium sports games such as English Premiere League (EPL) – free for the first year.
•Xbox Live: Access to Xbox Live’s advanced multiplayer gaming experience, which opens up a pipeline of content that is always being updated and refreshed and connects users with a network of gamers.
•Fitness: Xbox will bring the full Xbox Fitness library to China including a new fitness experience, Tai Chi, which is coming first to China.
•Apps: Exclusive locally-developed apps will bolster a growing catalog of entertainment and other experiences on Xbox One, led by Tencent’s QQ Music, Douban FM, GameFY and Karaoke Master

Exclusive titles from Microsoft Studios:
Expected to launch on Day One are popular titles from Microsoft Studios including, Forza Motorsport 5: Racing Game of the Year – the highest-rated racing franchise of this console generation, Kinect Sports Rivals, Powerstar Golf, Zoo Tycoon, and Max: The Curse of Brotherhood among others. Beyond launch, the Xbox One games portfolio will continue to grow with titles like Sunset Overdrive and Halo: The Master Chief Collection, which will bring the complete story of Halo’s legendary hero, the Master Chief, to life on one console for the very first time.

Games from the world’s leading developers:
Twelve of the world’s largest developers including Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and 2K are working to bring their gaming favorites to China.

Premium content from Chinese developers:
Thirteen of China’s best developers are already working to bring new IP and fan-favorite games to Xbox One, starting with Neverwinter Online from Perfect World and games from Gamebar and Yingpei Games. Additional games and experiences are in development from Snail Games, NetEase and Tencent to name a few.

“We are excited and honored to be among the first publishers in China bringing games to Xbox One,” said Robert Xiao, chief executive officer of Perfect World. “We have three studios working on Xbox games including Neverwinter Online, Celestial Sword and Project X and we can’t wait for Xbox fans in China to get their hands on them. For the six months following Xbox One’s launch, Neverwinter Online will be available only on Xbox One. Offering unlimited possibilities to developers, the launch of Xbox One in China will help take the game development industry to a whole new level.”

For context, 3699 RMB is roughly £350 (US$600), and 249 RMB is roughly £24 (US$40). Which kinda highlights how much we're being ripped off on prices.

Played a little Madden... I just don't 'get' American Football.

[iup=3519299]Delusibeta[/iup] wrote:For context, 3699 RMB is roughly £350 (US$600), and 249 RMB is roughly £24 (US$40). Which kinda highlights how much we're being ripped off on prices.

Xbone console (with Kinect) is £379 on Amazon. If the Chinese price is “roughly” £350, then that’s not much of a rip off. Also, is the Chinese figure including tax? I know the US figures always make us look like we are being ripped off, but they never include sales tax on US prices.

[iup=3519413]Pedz[/iup] wrote:Played a little Madden... I just don't 'get' American Football.

The best way to think of American Football is that it's one team's job to stop the other team moving the ball forwards, at all costs. When you realise the whole sport is about trying to break through a human wall that doesn't want to give you a single inch, it's much easier to process.

I'll try thinkin ng of it that way, when I play it next.

The last nfl game I was able to play was on the megadrive and the opposition always fell for the fake punt even if it was the only play I did.
The opposition ended up in a mass huddle running after you so you could just run round the field with them all day long :slol:

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Why doesn't every quarter back use that trick?

Think the last time I played one was in the 90's and until I got Fifa 14 (which I had with the console, which was bought for me,) I hadn't owned a Fifa since 96.

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Dishonoured looks interesting. I had a brief go at Eurogamer a couple of years ago but it didn't really tell me much.

[iup=3519531]Venom[/iup] wrote:Dishonoured looks interesting. I had a brief go at Eurogamer a couple of years ago but it didn't really tell me much.

Download it man, its brilliant, also GWG on 360 means you keep them forever, no need for live.

Now TV today launches on Xbox One.

Sky's streaming service lets you watch a raft of channels contract free.

The Entertainment Month Pass costs £4.99 a month and includes Sky Atlantic, MTV, Sky 1 and Sky Living, among other channels.

The Sky Movies Month Pass costs £8.99 a month and includes the Sky Movies channels. And the Sky Sports Day Pass lets you watch all the Sky Sports channels for 24 hours for £9.99.

UK Xbox Live product manager Pawan Bhardwaj said: "We're pleased that Now TV has joined the ever growing list of entertainment apps and services on Xbox One. Sky is an important partner for Xbox and with the launch of Now TV on Xbox One, our fans have even more ways to enjoy their favourite TV shows live sport and movies."

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014- ... n-xbox-one

Robbing strawberry floaters will never do a sports monthly pass will they.

Have they announced anything about Sky Go?

[iup=3519846]bear[/iup] wrote:Have they announced anything about Sky Go?

I haven't heard anything for the Xbone (it's confirmed for PS3 and PS4, but not Xbone which is really odd considering it's still a 360 exclusive app), but considering that the 360 version of Sky Go now requires Sky Go Extra (£5 extra a month) and presumably the PS3, PS4 and Xbone version would also require Extra, I would imagine most people won't care.

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