It has quite a bit of coverage however i feel that it does not express the views of gamers as a whole.
Many gamers seemed dissapointed with the many new features that have been announced for the new Xbox. They feel that it has been aimed at a more casual user base which love watching TV while skyping.
New stuff highlights
This new console has many features that have not been seen before:
- It is able to record gameplay. This can be very useful for all of the famous youtubers out there. However i feel that this could mean a storm of 10 year old kids could reach the internet :(.
- It also has many different features such as voice controls and motion controls using the brand new kinect. This kinect device is able to perform many different tasks ranging from turning on the xbox (by saying "xbox on") to washing your dishes (not really). They have not confirmed if saying "xbox off" works yet. I am going to test this as soon as a relative purchases one. Will keep you updated :).
New partnership
They also announced some new launch titles such as Forza 5 and another Fifa football rehash. There is also an announced partnership with EA. This did not work out well with Nintendo (apart from the 3 games they released). Maybe this is the reason EA bailed on Nintendo? Many gamers feel that EA partnering with any company is a bad idea. They seem to want to enforce micro transactions. This has had mostly bad reception on their core titles (dead space 3 anyone...). They also announced there will be 8 new IPs at launch for this new console.
Prepare yo wallets
Xbox live gold shall return (yayyyyyyyy) which is still pay to play however no price has yet been revealed. This is a shame really because Sony and Nintendo offer many of the services for free. Microsoft have also decided to limit the amount of second hand games from being sold (and from playing games round your mates house :( ". When purchasing second hand games you need to reactivate it using the online store because games are linked to your gamertag. There are not many details available for this yet. Microsoft are very hush hush about it.
Casuals Ahoy
Overall the new Xbox seems more focused on casuals than the First Wii console with the heavy inclusion of kinect, TV watching and sports. Many core gamers feel that they will miss out however this will not be an issue as Activision and infinity ward have came to the rescue with the brand new collahduty title (DLC hits xbox live first as usual). This game boasts a brand new engine with all new visuals and next gen graphics (compared to the sega game gear maybe?)
The future
This reveal was quite interesting however there are many things that can be improved on at E3. Hopefully they will change the consoles look. I swear i have an old VHS player in the attic that looks exactly the same. At E3 they will also have tougher challenge from Sony and Nintendo. Sony will be showing its console which will look immense (and by that i mean it'll be as big as your house => see PS3 at launch). They will also be bring many blockbuster titles to the table. Nintendo will also be at E3 in force hoping to limit the amount of Xbox ones sold. bring on Pikmin 3!
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