Xbox One Announcement

[AgnesIO]

This is great news, my friends probably won't get the console at the same time as me so it's awesome we'll still be able to chat. Now I also hope that means if I get a Xbox One version of a game (say CoD:Ghosts) it means I can also play with friends who have the 360 version. Surely if it's the same Xbox Live that means I'll be able to?

I highly doubt the gaming will be cross-platform, as it would stop groups of friends all buying the platform (why bother, of you can still all play each other even if only one person upgrades?) The logistics of it would be poor imo

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Not sure if anyone has mentioned this prior, I haven't read through the 19 pages of comments. Do Sony not have a patent for "One" considering Playstation One?

[MKR&*42]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this prior, I haven't read through the 19 pages of comments. Do Sony not have a patent for "One" considering Playstation One?

Wasn't Sony's name for the first playstation, just "PlayStation" and then they went to "PlayStation 2" etc.

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Wasn't Sony's name for the first playstation, just "PlayStation" and then they went to "PlayStation 2" etc.

That's a good point, yeah. I always called it a "Playstation One" or "PS1" but I guess the official name may just be "Playstation".

Edit: No, there was definitely a PSone! You had your original box Playstation and then this:

..and then Playstation 2!

See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlaySta...console)#PSone

[dbgtz]

The slim PS1 was stylised PS One iirc.

[MKR&*42]

That's a good point, yeah. I always called it a "Playstation One" or "PS1" but I guess the official name may just be "Playstation".

Edit: No, there was definitely a PSone! You had your original box Playstation and then this:

..and then Playstation 2!

Oh I see. I'm not too sure then regarding the patent

[Adam]

Being online every so often isn't a bad thing as such. For most people anyway

I agree entirely however it shouldn't be mandatory at all. Some people don't want to use their console online and should have every right to exercise their freedom not to don't you agree? I'm playing devil's advocate but to me being online should still be mandatory. Is it something like 3.5m people are still on 56k connections in the UK? So imagine how many are on really poor broadband and then how many of them have games consoles. I understand that the internet is still the future and it's good for me, for you, but not for everybody.

Announcement seemed to go well with investors. Hint: This is not Microsoft's stock.

Apparently the stock market doesn't matter.

Good job Microsofts stock still closed hire.

Microsoft's stock is worth more because they haven't been struggling over the past couple of years like Sony has, however, Microsoft's stock closed DOWN on the day whereas Sony's stock closed WAY UP. Same story today.


After everything I have said it's still a great piece of kit, there's just too many cons at the moment. Like I said numerous times, they have E3 to convince me they care about gamers.

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There's already a mock video, and it's really good, again, I don't know if it has been posted previously because I'm far too lazy to check/care:


@Adam; surely if you liked the XBOX360 you'll enjoy XBOX ONE? They wont go backwards in terms of gaming for obvious reasons.

[dbgtz]

Oh I see. I'm not too sure then regarding the patent

The whole name is trademarked, not just "One" (lol how silly would that be).

Source: http://uk.playstation.com/copyright-info/

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, "PlayStation", "PS3", "PS2", "PSN", "PlayStation Portable", "PlayStation 2", "PlayStation 3", , , , , , "DUALSHOCK", and "PS one" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved

Good team work dbgtz, let's sit back and watch the ensuing chaos.