BREAKING NEWS - XBOX launch set for November 22

[QUOTE="strawhatlupi"][QUOTE="XBOunity"]

Better than you who still thinks ps3 beat 360 this gen lol.  At least im not delusional like some...

donalbane

I'm surprised they release it only three days prior to Black Friday, however with Microsoft retooling their hardware it kind of makes sense.

TLHBO.

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

[QUOTE="Chutebox"] Good luck with a free Forza lolRR360DD

You live in the UK don't you?

GAME are doing Xbox day one edition with Fifa and Forza for free - £429. Have one preordered myself. Might be a mistake including both, but I can live without Fifa

:cool:

Sadly it's one or tother. Fifa is meh though anyway, so grab Forza :D

Saw this on the the XBL dashboard. Pretty funny considering I live in Belgium. We're not getting it until 2014. freedomfreak

Wait, they're fobbing off Belgium as well? I thought Belgium was among the first batch? I thought the gaming market was pretty strong over there?

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"]Saw this on the the XBL dashboard. Pretty funny considering I live in Belgium. We're not getting it until 2014. _Matt_

Wait, they're fobbing off Belgium as well? I thought Belgium was among the first batch? I thought the gaming market was pretty strong over there?

No one gives a crap about One. 

Sony always a step ahead of MS.

Truth_Hurts_U

Exactly 1 week after the PS4 launch.

Thank goodness they aren't launching on the same day.

[QUOTE="Chutebox"][QUOTE="shawn30"]

Releasing one week In Europe before PS4 helps MS more thsan Sony releasing One week earlier in the US. Every single NFL game here in the states will have Xbox One plastered all over it, not to mentioin advertising during all prime time shows. Sony will have that as well, but not to the extent MS will. In Europe is helps to a small degree getting out first for word of mouth if nothing else, hands-on wise I mean.

But screw all of that, lol. PLEASE GIVE US US GAMERS FORZA 5 FREE! That would be awesome!

sts106mat

I'm quite surprised... I expected MS to use Sony's announcing first against them and launch 1 week ahead. I guess in the grand scheme of things... launching 1 week before or after really isn't going to make much of a difference at all.

Although some sales accredited to the PS4 will be due to people not wanting to wait a week for the XB1 they were planning to get, then realizing they can't afford the XB1 right away. But those #'s I would imagine to be in the 1000s not hundreds of thousands.

Anyway, nice to finally know. LET THE WAR COMMENCE!!!!!

You all know how much I love microsoft, but they missed a good opportunity here.  Word of mouth matters. Looks like second place for msft this gen.   Its the better system, but has too many things riding against them 

XBOunity

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Lemmings. Cancel your preorders. 3rd party exclusives are going to make a comeback once SONY swallows 75+% of the marketshare.

Mems & RR360DD: BU...BU...MICROSOFT SHOULD HAVE HAD THE MOST HYPE!!! THEY EVEN RUINED THE CONTROLLER!!! IT'S NOT FAIR!!! :cry: :lol:

TLHBO.

Douevenlift_bro

[QUOTE="stereointegrity"][QUOTE="sts106mat"]http://www.shopto.net/news/43951/Xbox-One-Day-One-Edition-now-comes-with-FIFA-14-or-Forza-5shawn30

Simple-minded lemming. The truth that Microsoft will lose this gen must be clouding your judgment.

The fact that they had to pack in a free game proves that the sales suck ass right now. What does that mean? It means that other than the games that Microsoft is giving away for free, every other game will have a dead online community.

I'm an adult and I don't have a lot of free time. I get to pay around 8 hours a week and I don't want to waste the majority of that time waiting for the room in my BF4 lobby to become half-full.

I want a full room in <20 seconds and it seems like that'll only happen on the PS4. Enjoy the lobby music for your games while I'll be enjoying destroying environments and killing enemy players.

[QUOTE="donalbane"][QUOTE="strawhatlupi"] the only thing the 360 beat are the stupid lems who were dupe to buy 3 xbox360 units because of the RROD.strawhatlupi

[QUOTE="shawn30"][QUOTE="stereointegrity"] they have to boost those forza sales some how hahahahahahahahahahahahSonysexual1

Simple-minded lemming. The truth that Microsoft will lose this gen must be clouding your judgment.

The fact that they had to pack in a free game proves that the sales suck ass right now. What does that mean? It means that other than the games that Microsoft is giving away for free, every other game will have a dead online community.

I'm an adult and I don't have a lot of free time. I get to pay around 8 hours a week and I don't want to waste the majority of that time waiting for the room in my BF4 lobby to become half-full.

I want a full room in <20 seconds and it seems like that'll only happen on the PS4. Enjoy the lobby music for your games while I'll be enjoying destroying environments and killing enemy players.

[QUOTE="Sonysexual1"]

[QUOTE="shawn30"] Dude, a pack-in game is a win all the way around. I don't care how your sales are doing, its a win. shawn30

Simple-minded lemming. The truth that Microsoft will lose this gen must be clouding your judgment.

The fact that they had to pack in a free game proves that the sales suck ass right now. What does that mean? It means that other than the games that Microsoft is giving away for free, every other game will have a dead online community.

I'm an adult and I don't have a lot of free time. I get to pay around 8 hours a week and I don't want to waste the majority of that time waiting for the room in my BF4 lobby to become half-full.

I want a full room in <20 seconds and it seems like that'll only happen on the PS4. Enjoy the lobby music for your games while I'll be enjoying destroying environments and killing enemy players.

... Is this a reply that an intelligent adult would write?

If the sales aren't great, then the ONLINE COMMUNITY will be DEAD. Get it through your skull. It's like buying a console without the ability to play multiplayer.

[QUOTE="strawhatlupi"][QUOTE="donalbane"] You do know that the PS3 had hardware issues too, right? I'm on number 3 myself. Take it you didn't pick up a PS3 at launch. kingtito

Sony didn't have a 30% failure rate on Launch Models, like Microsoft did with the 360.

And Microsoft didn't admit it until 2007, when people who were past the initial warranty were STILL having problems with their launch units and word was spreading about how crappy their QA department was. MS was forced to extend the Warranty period of those early models to 3 years because they were failing randomly during the first 3 years of the console's lifecycle, which is horrendous.

[QUOTE="kingtito"][QUOTE="strawhatlupi"] your case doesnt reflect the overall reliabilty of the PS3 as outliners do exists but is not consider as a proper representative. the case of RROD is different however as various reliabilty studies proves 360 hardware fault. in fact at some point MS admit of the unit have problems.Netherscourge

Sony didn't have a 30% failure rate on Launch Models, like Microsoft did with the 360.

And Microsoft didn't admit it until 2007, when people who were past the initial warranty were STILL having problems with their launch units and word was spreading about how crappy their QA department was. MS was forced to extend the Warranty period of those early models to 3 years because they were failing randomly during the first 3 years of the console's lifecycle, which is horrendous.

[QUOTE="shawn30"][QUOTE="stereointegrity"] they have to boost those forza sales some how hahahahahahahahahahahahSonysexual1

Simple-minded lemming. The truth that Microsoft will lose this gen must be clouding your judgment.

The fact that they had to pack in a free game proves that the sales suck ass right now. What does that mean? It means that other than the games that Microsoft is giving away for free, every other game will have a dead online community.

I'm an adult and I don't have a lot of free time. I get to pay around 8 hours a week and I don't want to waste the majority of that time waiting for the room in my BF4 lobby to become half-full.

I want a full room in <20 seconds and it seems like that'll only happen on the PS4. Enjoy the lobby music for your games while I'll be enjoying destroying environments and killing enemy players.

The tiny number of people who had Xbox Live had no effect at all on being able to get a game going in Ghost Recon. Xbox Live wasn't even available in most countries.

tl;dr 2/10 is the best I can give you.

[QUOTE="kingtito"][QUOTE="strawhatlupi"] your case doesnt reflect the overall reliabilty of the PS3 as outliners do exists but is not consider as a proper representative. the case of RROD is different however as various reliabilty studies proves 360 hardware fault. in fact at some point MS admit of the unit have problems.Netherscourge

Sony didn't have a 30% failure rate on Launch Models, like Microsoft did with the 360.

And Microsoft didn't admit it until 2007, when people who were past the initial warranty were STILL having problems with their launch units and word was spreading about how crappy their QA department was. MS was forced to extend the Warranty period of those early models to 3 years because they were failing randomly during the first 3 years of the console's lifecycle, which is horrendous.

How would you know? Sony didn't admit to the PS2 problems and they got sued because of it. Stands to reason they wouldn't admit to the PS3 launch problems as well. The YOLD and laser problems are well known yet what did Sony do to fix those issues? Nothing other than releasing new models but that didn't help the ones that had to pay for a new one or pay for repairs.

MS extended the warranty before 2007 and also re-imbursed for those that paid for the repairs. I had 3 replaced and all under warranty which is FAR more than I could say for Sony when I had to replace my PS1, PS2 AND PS3.

Not really sure what you're trying to say here. MS extended the warranty, re-imbursed those that paid for repairs and eventually fixed the issues. Sony didn't extend the warranty, didn't re-imburse those that paid for the repairs, was sued and STILL never admitted to problems they had with all their consoles. I don't think turning a console upside down is an exceptable fix, do you?

Launch PS3s had major problems and was documented. Sony wouldn't admit it though, unlike MS, not unless they got sued. Sony would just wait and tell gamers to cough up X amount of dollars for repair. kingtito

Sony didn't have a 30% failure rate on Launch Models, like Microsoft did with the 360.

And Microsoft didn't admit it until 2007, when people who were past the initial warranty were STILL having problems with their launch units and word was spreading about how crappy their QA department was. MS was forced to extend the Warranty period of those early models to 3 years because they were failing randomly during the first 3 years of the console's lifecycle, which is horrendous.

Sony didn't have a 30% failure rate on Launch Models, like Microsoft did with the 360.

And Microsoft didn't admit it until 2007, when people who were past the initial warranty were STILL having problems with their launch units and word was spreading about how crappy their QA department was. MS was forced to extend the Warranty period of those early models to 3 years because they were failing randomly during the first 3 years of the console's lifecycle, which is horrendous.

The good thing about PS4 releasing in EU 2 weeks later is that we will have access to all reviews before the games are launched here and can change our minds if we want.

I imagine Digital Foundry will be having serious nightmares with the huge amount of Face Offs they will have to do. Its gonna be interesting!!!

Sony didn't have a 30% failure rate on Launch Models, like Microsoft did with the 360.

And Microsoft didn't admit it until 2007, when people who were past the initial warranty were STILL having problems with their launch units and word was spreading about how crappy their QA department was. MS was forced to extend the Warranty period of those early models to 3 years because they were failing randomly during the first 3 years of the console's lifecycle, which is horrendous.

[QUOTE="Netherscourge"]

[QUOTE="kingtito"] Launch PS3s had major problems and was documented. Sony wouldn't admit it though, unlike MS, not unless they got sued. Sony would just wait and tell gamers to cough up X amount of dollars for repair. kingtito

Sony didn't have a 30% failure rate on Launch Models, like Microsoft did with the 360.

And Microsoft didn't admit it until 2007, when people who were past the initial warranty were STILL having problems with their launch units and word was spreading about how crappy their QA department was. MS was forced to extend the Warranty period of those early models to 3 years because they were failing randomly during the first 3 years of the console's lifecycle, which is horrendous.

How would you know? Sony didn't admit to the PS2 problems and they got sued because of it. Stands to reason they wouldn't admit to the PS3 launch problems as well. The YOLD and laser problems are well known yet what did Sony do to fix those issues? Nothing other than releasing new models but that didn't help the ones that had to pay for a new one or pay for repairs.

MS extended the warranty before 2007 and also re-imbursed for those that paid for the repairs. I had 3 replaced and all under warranty which is FAR more than I could say for Sony when I had to replace my PS1, PS2 AND PS3.

Not really sure what you're trying to say here. MS extended the warranty, re-imbursed those that paid for repairs and eventually fixed the issues. Sony didn't extend the warranty, didn't re-imburse those that paid for the repairs, was sued and STILL never admitted to problems they had with all their consoles. I don't think turning a console upside down is an exceptable fix, do you?

They didn't fix any issue until they made a new Falcon/Jasper SKU and used those to replace the RROD units they kept sending back to people that broke within days of getting them back from Microsoft.

Trust me - I know. I and other people had sent multiple Coffin Boxes to Microsoft during those years.

It wasn't until they REPLACED our units with new Falcon/Jasper models back in 2009 that we got a console that actually WORKED. Prior to that, Micrsoft would take your RROD unit, swap out the Heatsink and solder it into some other unit's board that passed initial QA testing (which itself is laughable). Then they ship that to you and some people reported that the replacement unit didn't even work out of the box.

Don't even try to tell me Sony is worse than Microsoft when it comes to reliable hardware - I've NEVER had a failed PS1, PS2 or PS3 and there have never been as horribly high of a failure rate as those Xbox 360 Launch and Zephyr models from 2005 through 2007/08.

[QUOTE="kingtito"]

[QUOTE="Netherscourge"]

 

Sony didn't have a 30% failure rate on Launch Models, like Microsoft did with the 360.

And Microsoft didn't admit it until 2007, when people who were past the initial warranty were STILL having problems with their launch units and word was spreading about how crappy their QA department was. MS was forced to extend the Warranty period of those early models to 3 years because they were failing randomly during the first 3 years of the console's lifecycle, which is horrendous.

Netherscourge

How would you know? Sony didn't admit to the PS2 problems and they got sued because of it. Stands to reason they wouldn't admit to the PS3 launch problems as well. The YOLD and laser problems are well known yet what did Sony do to fix those issues? Nothing other than releasing new models but that didn't help the ones that had to pay for a new one or pay for repairs.

MS extended the warranty before 2007 and also re-imbursed for those that paid for the repairs. I had 3 replaced and all under warranty which is FAR more than I could say for Sony when I had to replace my PS1, PS2 AND PS3.

Not really sure what you're trying to say here. MS extended the warranty, re-imbursed those that paid for repairs and eventually fixed the issues. Sony didn't extend the warranty, didn't re-imburse those that paid for the repairs, was sued and STILL never admitted to problems they had with all their consoles. I don't think turning a console upside down is an exceptable fix, do you?

They didn't fix any issue until they made a new Falcon/Jasper SKU and used those to replace the RROD units they kept sending back to people that broke within days of getting them back from Microsoft.

Trust me - I know. I and other people had sent multiple Coffin Boxes to Microsoft during those years.

It wasn't until they REPLACED our units with new Falcon/Jasper models back in 2009 that we got a console that actually WORKED. Prior to that, Micrsoft would take your RROD unit, swap out the Heatsink and solder it into some other unit's board that passed initial QA testing (which itself is laughable). Then they ship that to you and some people reported that the replacement unit didn't even work out of the box.

Don't even try to tell me Sony is worse than Microsoft when it comes to reliable hardware - I've NEVER had a failed PS1, PS2 or PS3 and there have never been as horribly high of a failure rate as those Xbox 360 Launch and Zephyr models from 2005 through 2007/08.

Well... Sony IS a hardware manufacturer, from medium to high-end devices.

My launch PS1 and PS2 never broke and were still working when i sold them 2 years ago.

I wonder who is manufacturing the Xboxes for MS, since there are so many other high-end hardware companies and it seems MS picked the cheapest one for the 360 (or decided to start making hardware themselves).

[QUOTE="strawhatlupi"][QUOTE="Netherscourge"]

 

Sony didn't have a 30% failure rate on Launch Models, like Microsoft did with the 360.

And Microsoft didn't admit it until 2007, when people who were past the initial warranty were STILL having problems with their launch units and word was spreading about how crappy their QA department was. MS was forced to extend the Warranty period of those early models to 3 years because they were failing randomly during the first 3 years of the console's lifecycle, which is horrendous.

kingtito

They didn't give you a 3-year warranty until 2007.

The 360 launched in 2005. So from 2005 to March 2007, when Peter Moore FINALLY admitted to the world that the 360s were garbage, people who were past the 12 month warranty had to go buy a new unit.

Microsoft did NOT reimburse anyone for the new units they had to buy during those 16 months. Most people relied on stuff like Replacement Plan warranties, which cost an extra $50 to replace them.

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While the early launch console adopters did have to pay for a repair they were also all reimbursed. All other consoles had the extended warranty. I had a launch console fail on me, paid the fee, and was reimbursed. I also had a launch Elite console fail, not from RROD, that was replaced. Everyone I know with a failed 360 console was either reimbursed or had their console replaced for free. The only person I know who did not was someone who had a remanufactured launch console that died after its one year warranty. On the other hand myself and two others I know had the YLOD and got no sympathy from Sony. I was told to send in my PS3 with a copy of my receipt so I did. When I received it back it was the dead console with a letter saying my receipt was fake. After going back an forth with Sony my return period for the store I purchased at was over. In the end I was left with a broken console. ( I originally tried to return it to the store of purchase but the were sold out so I opted to have Sony repair it under warranty which they did not honor after only having it for about two weeks). MS had a huge failure rate but they admitted it and took action to remedy the problem. Sony did what they always have with their systems and ignored the problem and left their customers to foot the bill. cheesie253

After the RRODs and YLODs, i think that NOBODY will dare to buy a PS4 or X1 without doing one of those extra warranty/extra cover plans. They are not that expensive anyway.

[QUOTE="cheesie253"]While the early launch console adopters did have to pay for a repair they were also all reimbursed. All other consoles had the extended warranty. I had a launch console fail on me, paid the fee, and was reimbursed. I also had a launch Elite console fail, not from RROD, that was replaced. Everyone I know with a failed 360 console was either reimbursed or had their console replaced for free. The only person I know who did not was someone who had a remanufactured launch console that died after its one year warranty. On the other hand myself and two others I know had the YLOD and got no sympathy from Sony. I was told to send in my PS3 with a copy of my receipt so I did. When I received it back it was the dead console with a letter saying my receipt was fake. After going back an forth with Sony my return period for the store I purchased at was over. In the end I was left with a broken console. ( I originally tried to return it to the store of purchase but the were sold out so I opted to have Sony repair it under warranty which they did not honor after only having it for about two weeks). MS had a huge failure rate but they admitted it and took action to remedy the problem. Sony did what they always have with their systems and ignored the problem and left their customers to foot the bill. ManatuBeard

After the RRODs and YLODs, i think that NOBODY will dare to buy a PS4 or X1 without doing one of those extra warranty/extra cover plans. They are not that expensive anyway.

http://www.oxm.co.uk/61696/xbox-one-release-date-will-be-announced-today/

BREAKING NEWS: Keep your eyes peeled for the worldwide announcement of #XboxOne launch date later today!

In less than an hour!

Evo_nine

In case you haven't taken a good look, Id say that the XBOX ONE is going to be impervious to overheating. That thing is covered in vents. Now the PS4 on the other hand with only vents on the back and maybe a few on the front plus the power supply packed inside instead of the wiser MS that put the power brick on the outside to help keep the system cooler is going to melt like a marshmellow on a July fire!! Good luck waiting for Sony to fix your PS4's! I guess you can always use it to keep your trailer from rolling backwards off its blocks!!! ShoTTyMcNaDeS

You talk like a snot-nosed brat.

In case you haven't taken a good look, Id say that the XBOX ONE is going to be impervious to overheating. That thing is covered in vents. Now the PS4 on the other hand with only vents on the back and maybe a few on the front plus the power supply packed inside instead of the wiser MS that put the power brick on the outside to help keep the system cooler is going to melt like a marshmellow on a July fire!! Good luck waiting for Sony to fix your PS4's! I guess you can always use it to keep your trailer from rolling backwards off its blocks!!! ShoTTyMcNaDeS

One week after the PS4? Oh dear, good luck X1.

In case you haven't taken a good look, Id say that the XBOX ONE is going to be impervious to overheating. That thing is covered in vents. Now the PS4 on the other hand with only vents on the back and maybe a few on the front plus the power supply packed inside instead of the wiser MS that put the power brick on the outside to help keep the system cooler is going to melt like a marshmellow on a July fire!! Good luck waiting for Sony to fix your PS4's! I guess you can always use it to keep your trailer from rolling backwards off its blocks!!! ShoTTyMcNaDeS

In case you haven't taken a good look, Id say that the XBOX ONE is going to be impervious to overheating. That thing is covered in vents. Now the PS4 on the other hand with only vents on the back and maybe a few on the front plus the power supply packed inside instead of the wiser MS that put the power brick on the outside to help keep the system cooler is going to melt like a marshmellow on a July fire!! Good luck waiting for Sony to fix your PS4's! I guess you can always use it to keep your trailer from rolling backwards off its blocks!!! ShoTTyMcNaDeS

Nextgen architecture means the consoles will actually produce less heat than current gen (APU vs CPU+GPU), so im not worried with the PS4 design. The warranty cover im getting gives me instant replacement with a new console in case of needing repair, so another reason not to be worried (saves are on the cloud, psn games can be redownloaded, main games im buying on disc).

In case you haven't taken a good look, Id say that the XBOX ONE is going to be impervious to overheating. That thing is covered in vents. Now the PS4 on the other hand with only vents on the back and maybe a few on the front plus the power supply packed inside instead of the wiser MS that put the power brick on the outside to help keep the system cooler is going to melt like a marshmellow on a July fire!! Good luck waiting for Sony to fix your PS4's! I guess you can always use it to keep your trailer from rolling backwards off its blocks!!! ShoTTyMcNaDeS

In case you haven't taken a good look, Id say that the XBOX ONE is going to be impervious to overheating. That thing is covered in vents. Now the PS4 on the other hand with only vents on the back and maybe a few on the front plus the power supply packed inside instead of the wiser MS that put the power brick on the outside to help keep the system cooler is going to melt like a marshmellow on a July fire!! Good luck waiting for Sony to fix your PS4's! I guess you can always use it to keep your trailer from rolling backwards off its blocks!!! ShoTTyMcNaDeS

[QUOTE="kingtito"][QUOTE="strawhatlupi"] kinda funny that these dumb lemmings complained about PS3 being overpriced while they need to buy three 360s because of the RROD. in the end many lembots actually paid more for 360s than the initial ps3 price.hoosier7

At best people were without warranty for 6 months and MS re-imbursed those that paid for the repairs. Still better than what Sony offered.