Truly next gen system philosophy with slick,fast UI, voice and gesture commands and seamless integration of allsofa-based entertainment, Skype, fast switching, multi-tasking, snapmode has a thousand possibilities 2. Games launched instantly withoutdisc switching due to installs 3. Add as much extra storage as desiredthrough external HDD 4. Kinect 2.0 included – finally frees updevelopers to explore the tech and its possibilities for integrationinto core gaming, unnoticeable latency, provides high quality Skypecamera, and will be great for UI and media control via voice commandand gesture 5. Smart Glass can finally show its potential now it willbe linked directly via Wi-Fi to the console (rather than the old SG toweb, web to Xbox method that lagged a lot) 6. Controller looks amazingwith “surround rumble” and every area subtly improved, and overhauledD-pad 7. GAMES – the launch window games for Xbox One contains loads ofexclusive titles I’m actually interested in – Ryse, Forza, Dead Rising3, Killer Instinct, Project Spark, Titanfall, Quantum Break, D4 8.General good track record with online services and reliable media andUI performance 9. Sharing family is an amazing feature. Reallysurprised me how generous the terms are. 10. Huge cloud advantage to300,000 servers (I read somewhere Sony has access to 30,000?) Cons 1.Refusal to allow self-publishing on Xbox One is a huge mistake in mymind, and will rob the platform of some of the most interesting gamesnext gen.
It’s a possible deal breaker for me. 2. 24 hour check in isan obvious and necessary way of protecting against piracy within asystem where games are fully installed, instantly launched and sharablewith friends digitally – BUT – lack of any fail-safes for times theinternet goes is a major concern. Another possible deal breaker in mymind. 3. Slight lack of power over PS4 could become an issue later inthe generation, and could lead to superior PS4 versions of crossplatform games 4. Huge size of the console, obviously due tooverheating paranoia, makes it less of an attractive proposition in myentertainment centre 5. Higher price over PS4 6. Used game restrictionsonly bother me in that it seems to favour big businesses like GAME andGamestop. Will my local games shop be allowed to sell on Xbox Onegames? I don’t patronise the used game industry personally as I thinkit is choking the real games making industry, but I don’t like thesebig-corporate favouring policies. 7. Fear over what could happen at theend of the generation. While it is more logical to think that they’djust run an update that removed the online check, there is the spectreof risk that all your paid-for games could become unplayable.
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