Official Xbox One Thread

[Houston]

Only one person being able to use your family share at a time makes it not nearly as cool as I thought. Oddly enough I think it'd be more effective for casual gamers...people who only play a few games and have a few people on their friends list.
If I add 10 hardcore gamers to my family share, no way they're gonna be sitting around taking turns to play stuff If I had something like that I think my 10 spots would be reserved for people who were literally in my family or real life friends.


The more I think about this, the more I realize how much I wouldn't even use it.

[Primetime]

Only one person being able to use your family share at a time makes it not nearly as cool as I thought. Oddly enough I think it'd be more effective for casual gamers...people who only play a few games and have a few people on their friends list.
If I add 10 hardcore gamers to my family share, no way they're gonna be sitting around taking turns to play stuff If I had something like that I think my 10 spots would be reserved for people who were literally in my family or real life friends.


The more I think about this, the more I realize how much I wouldn't even use it.

If you have 10 hardcore gamers, at least half of them would likely buy the game themselves meaning there would be very little chance you'd have to wait to take a turn. This feature will do wonders for people who work 2nd shift and have the early part of the day and night time off work.

I have no problem letting people like Atlas, Pete, Bill, Kevin, etc. piggy back off my CoD purchase every year. Comes out around my birthday (on my birthday this year) anyway so MOAR free games.

What I would like to know is if you have the ability, and I'm assuming you do, to choose who can play at certain times. So if Atlas is playing Madden on my shared list, but Pete wants to play CoD with me, am I able to boot Atlas off? And since the check in for this in once an hour, does he still get to play for a little while or does it boot him immediately? It'd be nice to let them play for a little bit until the hour is up to reach save points (Although they've said you pick up exactly where you left off so many games this may be irrelevant), finishing a game of madden, etc.

[Handleit_44]

Interesting about the 2 "free" games

Unfortunately, they're ending the 2 "free" games program once the Xbox Juan launches.

So much for competing against PS Plus.

[Nucking Futs]

Shit I would use the fuck out of it.

If I want to beat a buddy of mine at work in Madden, NBA2K, they reply "wish I could but I don't have it."

"Welcome to my Top Ten buddy, now come get ya ass whooped!"

[Primetime]

Shit I would use the fuck out of it.

If I want to beat a buddy of mine at work in Madden, NBA2K, they reply "wish I could but I don't have it."

"Welcome to my Top Ten buddy, now come get ya ass whooped!"

I think it would work best for a game like The Last of Us. I'm not buying it because zombie games aren't my thing and I'm certainly not spending $60 for 15-20 hours of gameplay. However, I certainly wouldn't mind playing it for free a couple weeks down the road when he's not sharing it as much anymore.

[Atlas]

isn't killer instinct free for XBL users?

[Primetime]

isn't killer instinct free for XBL users?

One character will be free, the rest can be had for a fee.

Players will be able to download the game and play as one character for free, with additional fighters available for a fee.

Releasing as a digital download alongside the Xbox One, Killer Instinct will also ship with a season pass enabling fans to unlock the game's content for one lump sum.

Microsoft's Torin Rettig told Polygon that the free-to-play pricing model ensures fans receive the content that they want.

"Most fighting games that come out are disc-based games where you get a huge cast of awesome characters, but it is a massive cast," Rettig explained.

"Some games have anywhere between 30, 40, even 50 characters. And in reality, most players don't play that many characters. You just only have so much time to get good at so many characters.

"So we wanted to take that into consideration and release the game in a way that took that into consideration and allowed players to get in and play the game at the level that they want to play it.

"So the way this game will work is when it releases, you'll be able to play one character for free. You'll be able to just download the client and play that character - Jago - as much as you want.

"And you will be able to buy other characters and other content as you see fit. So as much or as little as you want.

"We wanted there to be basically a wide funnel. We wanted as many players to get in and enjoy the game and experience the game as possible, and to engage in it at a level that they want to engage at."

Announced during Microsoft's E3 press conference, Killer Instinct will be developed by Silent Hill studio Double Helix.

The game will use the same extensive combo system as the original, and feature returning characters such as Sabrewulf and Jago.

[Houston]

I have no problem letting people like Atlas, Pete, Bill, Kevin, etc. piggy back off my CoD purchase every year. Comes out around my birthday (on my birthday this year) anyway so MOAR free games.

My point though is that unless they want to test it out like a demo(which would be a great idea) all of those guys more than likely would buy their own copy anyway. Like I said, the more people(especially hardcore gamers) you add the more diluted this feature gets.

Seems much more suited for the casual gamers. "Sure you can play my game now, my other share members haven't been on in 3 days".

[Primetime]

My point though is that unless they want to test it out like a demo(which would be a great idea) all of those guys more than likely would buy their own copy anyway. Like I said, the more people(especially hardcore gamers) you add the more diluted this feature gets.

Seems much more suited for the casual gamers. "Sure you can play my game now, my other share members haven't been on in 3 days".

They will also likely have a much smaller library. Positives and negatives for each side. It will take some communication between "family" members to have everything run perfectly smooth. Luckily us VSNers have a CB (Are you still banned? If so, it wasn't a shot at you ).

[killgod]

Interesting about the 2 "free" games

As our way of saying thanks for being part of this community, we’re giving all qualifying Gold members two free Xbox 360 games each month for the rest of the year.

You guys do realize that they've only temporarily committed to this right?

[Nucking Futs]

Unfortunately, they're ending the 2 "free" games program once the Xbox Juan launches.

So much for competing against PS Plus.

You guys do realize that they've only temporarily committed to this right?

Yes. Fully aware.

[Twigg4075]

Thanks. I didn't know that, nor even how it works. The only game I've played regularly on PS3 the last couple years has been The Show.

That's strange. You seem like the kind of person that would regularly play PS3.

I would also like to add that I'm not 100% confident in Tretton's huge announcement at E3 about the PS3 fully supporting used games and the like. Sure, maybe that will be Sony's stance but I bet that publishers will still have say so and that won't end up as being as rosey as it sounds. Hell, EA has already said that they are doing away with Online Passes. Why, becuase they know they can institute their own DRM, at least on Xbox. I find it hard to believe they won't do the same on PS4.

I also don't see what the big deal is about MS slamming the door on early releases of games. Games have release dates for a reason. I actually think it's good that they are locking people out that happen to find some unsuspecting employee to sell them a game early or some shady mom and pop shop.

[Aso]

PS3 DRM is the same as PS4 so it won't be any different with publishers having an "online pass" and the like.

[Twigg4075]

I think it would work best for a game like The Last of Us. I'm not buying it because zombie games aren't my thing and I'm certainly not spending $60 for 15-20 hours of gameplay. However, I certainly wouldn't mind playing it for free a couple weeks down the road when he's not sharing it as much anymore.

Funny, of all games that you could've used as an example you use that game.

[Primetime]

Funny, of all games that you could've used as an example you use that game.

Just a recent example.