The Xbox One Thread

[nstokes]

New update is out for those in preview. Mine has now updated to 1405

As part of our ongoing effort to bring new features to our Xbox fans worldwide, we’ll begin rolling out more features to folks in our early access program beginning this week and we’re looking forward to their feedback before shipping the system update to all Xbox One owners in May. We hope you’ve been enjoying our most recent Xbox One system update that rolled out last week and we look forward to bringing you even more great features in the months ahead.

Feature highlights for this next phase of our early access program include a new sound mixer for snapped apps, chat volume controls when using Kinect and the option to help us improve speech recognition. You can also take this update on demand as soon as it becomes available if you’d like.

Sound Mixer for Apps with Snap and Volume Controls When Using Kinect with Chat
We’ve received great feedback from fans asking for more control over audio levels and background sound. As a result, under Settings we’ve added two new features for controlling your audio options. With the new Sound mixer, you’ll be able to control the volume levels of two apps when you’re using Snap letting you decide which app is louder. In this same section, you’ll also be able to control the volume levels when you’re using Kinect for chat.



Opt-In to Help Improve Speech Recognition
Being able to control your Xbox One with voice commands can be a magical moment and we want to continue making this great for all Xbox One owners worldwide. The more voice samples we have to input into our algorithms, the better and more responsive Xbox One can be to our fans. If you want to help us in our efforts to make voice and speech improvements for Kinect even better, you can opt-in to a speech data collection. Under Settings, then Privacy & Online Safety, go to Customizing privacy and online safety and set Share Voice Data to Allow. This is completely optional and all voice data shared via this setting will be used for product improvement only.

Take the Next System Update When You Want
You’ll now also be able to take this next system update as soon as it’s available if you want. When this update is made available, you’ll find the option under Settings, then select System update as shown below.



As always, we’re thrilled with our fans’ enthusiasm about our Xbox One system updates and we’re really excited about what’s coming in the next few months. We look forward to hearing your feedback about these latest features in our early access program and will roll them out to everyone worldwide in May.

Originally Posted by Matt D

Why no Sky Go for the Xbox One?

Is MS so desperate to get people to use the HDMI passthrough for TV that it is not bothering with Sky Go?

As has been discussed, SkyGo is coming to Xbone but its going to be 720 @ 30 frames per second so may cause judder LOLOLOLOLOLOL....

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Originally Posted by nstokes

New update is out for those in preview. Mine has now updated to 1405

So they have added a sound mixer for the SNAP app, which is a resource hog and cloggs the system up. Great.

[nstokes]

Originally Posted by Bogof

So they have added a sound mixer for the SNAP app, which is a resource hog and cloggs the system up. Great.

I use it a lot tbh. I use it when playing FIFA 14

[nstokes]

Leaked E3 details below

http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/ru...ked.453967439/

LEAKED - Microsoft E3 2014


On the DL. This info comes from the highest source and contains near full details of Microsoft E3 2014 conference. I have had corroborations from a number of sources to its legitimacy:


•Ryse 2 is in development and will be announced at the show in a real-time in-game trailer. Gone is the Roman period, enter the medieval setting. The game will offer more freedom of exploration and a refined combat system. The main character is a sell-sword of sorts with a greater destiny. This game looks beyond belief. No release date (possibly late 2016)
•Forza Horizon 2 will be announced for release in October 2014 vai Playground Games. It will once again be open world and set in Louisiana, Missisips, New Mexico, Texas and Arkansas. Full day/night cycle, real time weather. Estimated 80 hour single player.
•343 Industries will unveil Halo 2: Anniversary. This is a full (multiplayer included) visual makeover of Halo 2, it will also include the same options as Halo Anniversary (Including both visual modes) skulls etc. It will include the E3 2003 mission as a bonus unlockable and the maps from the PC version.
•No Turn 10 this year except in supportive capacity of Playground.
•Halo 5 will get its release date.
•Rare is prepping a re-boot of Battletoads and Perfect Dark. BT will initially be a download only title (see Killer Instinct) and is set to run at 60fps. Perfect Dark is looking to be rebooted into a Third Person Adventure game - Similar to Uncharted.
•Epic will be there to unveil their new game base on the Samaritan demo from 2012. This will be XBOX ONE EXCLUSIVE as Microsoft is the publisher. Possibly the best looking game of this generation.
•Good Science Studios will unveil their Kinect Only game "EchoBlack" - The game is controlled via the use of Kinect and the player plots through an adventure game drawn as by echolocation. The vibrancy of the world depicted alters depending on the pitch, loudness and location of the players voice. No release date.
•Twisted Pixel will reveal their next digital game which is set in a sci-fantasy planet of Dekelsus. Possibly a 2.5D platformer.
•Black Tusk will have a CGI trailer for Gears of War : Lazurus which will show the direction the series is heading.
•Lift London will be showing 2 projects. They are small and digital based. No other details unfortunately.
•Lionhead will have a brief gameplay of Fable Legends and bow out with a teaser of their next project which is set in a post-cataclysmic Earth decimated by egg shaped objects (possibly aliens)
•Frontier Development is working on a family friendly Kinect title for release in 2014
•Phantom Dust : Sacrifice is being worked on by Grounding Inc and will be a prequel to the original. The game will be episodic in nature.
•Quantum Break will be out November 2014 - There is a multiplayer mode - Part 1 of a trilogy. The game has had a significant graphical upgrade since last year.
•Sunset Overdrive is aiming for release on the last weeks of August/Early September. Graphically it looks like the CG trailer and the Parkour element of the game is a mix of Sonic, Jet Set Radio and Ratchet and Clank.
•The secret Japanese game is coming from Platinum Games and is a Viewtiful Joe like action- beat em up. Codename is "RugPuddle". This is part one of a multiple game deal with Microsoft to publish other titles in the future.
•Leap Experience Pioneers will announce their game which looks like a TPS/RPG hybrid set in a Sci-fi universe. Looks very Mass Effect inspired. COMING 2015
•Platform Next Games is a new studio. They will be presenting an unnamed tech demo based on an upcoming project (similar to Black Tusks demo last year) which appears to be set in either an ancient or fantasy setting.
•Games With Gold will be announced for Xbox One starting immediately. The aim is that it will be 1 retail game a month, 1 digital game per month of a choice of 2. This will evolve as time goes on.
•Microsoft will announce the date when retail units can be activated as development kits, it will be before October 2014.
•Crackdown: Skyline - Coming 2015 - No other info, not even the developer. Microsoft Studios.
•Multi-platforms are as follows:
The Division (Xbox One is now lead platform)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Fallout 4
EA game (not specified here)

Exclusive/Timed DLC on all.

That's all.

[cimt]

Anyone in beta had issues with party chat? I had issues earlier when trying to play BF4...

Fallout 4?

FALLOUT 4?

FALLOUT 4?!!??!

[nstokes]

Originally Posted by cimt

Anyone in beta had issues with party chat? I had issues earlier when trying to play BF4...

Nope but i havnt been gaming for a while

Originally Posted by Damien

Fallout 4?

FALLOUT 4?

FALLOUT 4?!!??!

Remeber this is an alleged leak and could be false. I suspect it is false as some of it seems to good to be true

[SnoopZ]

Microsoft are to release an Xbox One without Kinect on June 9th for $399.

http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft...-399-on-june-9

[nstokes]

Microsoft to drop requirement for some apps to be used with Gold subscription like Netflix, YouTube etc

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/n...oE9YXyhbs1UFs4

Games for gold is coming to Xbox One in June

http://www.totalxbox.com/76395/first...lease-in-june/

[Tezcatlipoca]

Official post by Phil Spencer on the changes: http://news.xbox.com/2014/05/xbox-de...g-more-choices


All three are good decisions, although I guess this means Kinect is dead.

Kinect never had much support even when *everyone* had one, so why would devs bother with it at all now?

Will the UI get any kind of improvements now that MS cannot assume that everyone will just use voice commands? Bring back the Guide!

How will people without Kinect record game clips? They can't do 30 second clips (at the moment) as the only way you can do that is "Xbox, record that", and they can't edit or share anyway as Upload Studio (at the moment) requires Kinect. Will we get an alternative method?


It's about time that Netflix and other apps didn't need Gold. PS3, PS4, Wii, Wii U, Apple TV, Roku, Smart TVs, etc. etc. etc. all do not need any kind of extra sub to use Netflix or any other app, so it was always rather greedy and cheeky that Xbox did.

Games with Gold - Spartan Assault's nothing special, but Max is meant to be great.

[v0id]

Games with gold is different for Xbox One

On Xbox One, active Gold membership required to play free games you’ve downloaded

[Tezcatlipoca]

No different to PS+ in that regard.

[Stephen]

Some game devs are saying kincetless Xbox One is good for consumers but not for them.

How can they build Kinect games now if not everyone will have a Kinect.

[MadGamer]

So much for kinect being an intergral part of the system

[Tezcatlipoca]

Surprised that no one has posted about this...


Halo 5: Guardians coming to Xbox One in autumn 2015.


Also, in that article, 343i's Bonnie Ross mentioned at the end that our Halo journey begins *this year* with a "giant leap"... which perhaps lends support to this rumour:

" 'Halo: The Master Chief Collection' coming to Xbox One this year, collects 'Halos 1-4 "

Most people had been expecting Halo 2 Anniversary, given that the original was released in 2004, but to get *all four* remastered for Xbox One would be awesome! [if true]