Originally Posted by
Chrysia
Not the relevant post, but I'll sum up why not to get an XBox One here:
Must connect to the internet once every 24 hours. If it can't, it's a brick until connection is reacquired.
Must have the Kinect attached, and it will constantly scan the room. Can't unplug it. Originally, you couldn't even turn the fucker off, it ran on it's own even with the XBox off, but they've since changed that to optional.
They're forming partnerships with product distributors to charge you extra for Netflix/movies/other similar services based on the number of people in the room. If you buy a license for fewer people than the Kinect detects, you can be fined, or possibly it will stop the program and force you to buy a higher license.
You can't loan a game to a friend. It's tied to your XBox and profile. You can set up your account on a friends XBox, but then it requires hourly internet checks. If you don't want to set up your account on a friend's XBox, your friend has to buy the game.
You can gift the game once, to one friend. They have to have been your XBL buddy for 30 days.
They treat the fact that sub-profiles on your XBox in your home can play any game you tie to that XBox as some kind of grand gift they are giving you. Oh, and it caps at 10.
The above video.
The fact that the PS4 is infinitely better, and isn't doing any of this bullshit.
They've shown like 3 console exclusives, only one of which seems interesting.