268 out of 337(80%)reviewers recommend this product.
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Mitchthegamersway
fromSyracuse, New York
Age:13-18
Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else?For me
A NEW GENERATION WITH A 10/10 SYSTEM
PostedJanuary 31, 2014
Ok, many people are saying how terrible the system is because it has glitches and has problems. Well although the first launch week mine seemed to have some trouble, it has improved drastically with updates. IT is such a great system and it has so much potential. All new systems are going to have problems for the first few months after launch... Trust me PS4 is having difficultly as well. If your going to spend the money then you need to spend the extra $100.00 and buy the Xbox one. The games on there are so much nicer and there aren't as many little punk kids because what parents going to buy their 10 year old an Xbox one? Overall great system that truly defines the phrase "Next Gen System".
0 of 1 found this review helpful.
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1/ 5
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2/ 5
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coralrocks2
fromFlorida
Age:35-44
Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else?For me
Big, Bloated, Intrusive and Overpriced!
PostedJanuary 30, 2014
Ironically, as I was writing my review my PC had to turn back on to install Windows 8.1 update which supposedly fixes a lot that is wrong with Win 8. The Update keep saying almost there, yet it took over an hour for an update.
Despite my trials and tribulations with Microsoft I decided to get the One only because it was supposed to be better for kids, and I have a young son. So I thought it would be a perfect match, especially with the Kinect to show movement and follow voice commands.
The system arrived and right after setup the system froze, then froze again. I downloaded the free, trial edition of the Sports game, but sure enough that didn't work because it said the Kinect couldn't get a clear view of my room. Seriously? A $500 video game system that couldn't see my room "properly" despite being placed in the exact recommended spot and a large, open room. It wouldn't even attempt to play the game...just gave me an error every time.
As far as the great entertainment available, it's only available if you fork over about $100 to Microsoft for a Gold account, every year. And honestly what you get after shelling out that much money to MS isn't much: Skype, which is free elsewhere, HBO GO, also free elsewhere, some short Kinect exercise games, and MS movies and music, not nearly as good as ITunes or Amazon. The TV guide/ control isn't that great either--can't control your DVR, and the best case scenario, you can watch TV on a half screen and play a game on the other half. Although if you want to do that doesn't it defeat the purpose of the game.
Then, lets get to the Kinect, the other big "selling feature" of the One. The voice control was pretty decent but more of a gimmick than anything else. I was losing my voice by the end of the night from all the yelling at Kinect. Just about everything you can via voice you can do simpler and faster by pressing a button. The gestures recognition was a joke. Over half the time it didn't even recognize my hands. It was an exercise in frustration and I cannot believe a major company would put out a product as glitchy and faulty as the gesture recognition is--it is a joke!
Now, the motion recognition could be something great, kind of like the Wii; however there are almost no games that take advantage of it. In fact, there are very few games to begin with for the One. And all my thoughts of this being a great game system for kids were squashed when I realized there are no games right now dedicated for young kids, and the Kinect is really a gimmicky joke.
Unless you want to fork over $100 every year to Microsoft for "apps" which are free elsewhere, you can forget about this being an all in one entertainment system. Then you realize the Kinect is a joke, you are down to a game system which frankly loses to the PS 4 in nearly every category. I cannot comment further on PS 4 because I haven't used it yet, but I do know the Xbox One is like most things from Microsoft: Big, Bloated, Intrusive and Overpriced! Yes many people are concerned with the Kinect that Microsoft can monitor you and with many tech companies more than happy to fork over your records to the NSA, it is concerning to have a company which can essentially spy on you at any time.
Realize that many people pay extra to get an Apple computer just to not have to deal with Microsoft or Windows. Windows phones are a joke and will soon fall out of the marketplace, and I'm afraid the Xbox is just another over-complicated product from Microsoft which isn't really about fun but more about Microsoft milking you for all it can. What MS was trying to do before the Xbox One was even released was disturbing--thanks to the tremendous backlash they finally gave up on their devious plans. The One had a lot of potential but sadly MS was more focused on rushing out a glitchy, gimmicky product that it could use to try to sack consumers in as many ways possible! So in the end the One ended up being a real Zero with me and I returned it!
5 of 9 found this review helpful.
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5/ 5
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5/ 5
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5/ 5
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megapokedude
fromOhio
Age:13-18
Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else?For me
The only gaming console you will ever need!
PostedJanuary 30, 2014
Believe me, the xbox is the best console out there that you can buy. So the xbox one costs a bit more than the ps4 does. SO WHAT!!! The xbox one comes with the amazing kinect one which make the console 10 times better than without it. Plus the xbox one offers much more entertainment options than the ps4 ever will. The ps4 is all gaming. The Xbox one is that and much more. So the extra $100 is worth for so much more than what the ps4 offers. And the xbox ones feature are getting better all the time with new system updates adding tons of feature and inhancements to the console. So its worth every penny i can tell you right now. GO!!! Join the rest of us worthy people and experiance the only box you will need for all of you entertainment needs!
Did you buy this product for yourself or someone else?For me
released to early
PostedJanuary 30, 2014
IT crashes, I run into problems with it maintaining the connection to the TV. This is my third console and my impression they released way to early. It has not working headset compatibility. THAT SUCKS MAJOR LEAGUE!!! Now I can not really enjoy the games I play because I have to turn down the sound to let my wife sleep arrrggghhh
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