Microsoft E3 2013 Discussion Thread (Press - 6/10)

[Buzzman]

I fully agree with him. They made no case to buy the Xbox One in 2013.

[1ke]

I kind of agree. Like I said, a couple games stood out, looked cool. But nothing there that showed me I had to have a Xbox1.

[leaffan]

I'm an xbox guy I would say and there is no reason for me to think about buying this new console this year.

MS really did a decent job fixing a lot of the milder complaints such as ditching the points system in favour of real money and now including free games with your gold membership for the next little while (aka compete with sony in the same regard). Little to no Kinect being used and not jaming glass down our throats was a nice touch.

I'd say a C would be a decent grade. There was nothing that really stood out to me and there's still a lot of questions that people bitched about over the last 3 weeks that haven't been answered. Some of the newer feautres like twitch which was ungodly undersold here should of been focused on a bit more.

[Guest]

I'm an xbox guy I would say and there is no reason for me to think about buying this new console this year.

MS really did a decent job fixing a lot of the milder complaints such as ditching the points system in favour of real money and now including free games with your gold membership for the next little while (aka compete with sony in the same regard). Little to no Kinect being used and not jaming glass down our throats was a nice touch.

I'd say a C would be a decent grade. There was nothing that really stood out to me and there's still a lot of questions that people bitched about over the last 3 weeks that haven't been answered. Some of the newer feautres like twitch which was ungodly undersold here should of been focused on a bit more.

Oddly, I feel the same way for either console. I still have a backlog of good games, I've got a laptop as well that will be supporting games for a long time. But even if that wasn't the case, I find myself not interested in gaming right now. Maybe that will change but I've been enjoying other stuff lately.

[leaffan]

Oddly, I feel the same way for either console. I still have a backlog of good games, I've got a laptop as well that will be supporting games for a long time. But even if that wasn't the case, I find myself not interested in gaming right now. Maybe that will change but I've been enjoying other stuff lately.

I lose a ton of interest in gaming over the summer but generally ramps up when the fall and winter come back. I don't even have xbox live right now. Most of the talk with my buddies is which console are we going to play our sports games on and thats about it.

[PP]

299 is too much for an old console like 360 imo. Redesign is nice tho.

[Twigg4075]

The redesigned Xbox 360. The new look will be available in all current formats: $199 for the 4 GB version; $299 for the 250 GB bundle and $299 for the 4GB bundle that includes Kinect.

These consoles are on their way out and it still costs $300 for one with a semi-decent sized hard drive?!? Really? A 360 and PS3 with a 500gb hdd should be no more than $250 at this point.

[Twigg4075]

The two free games/month deal ends at XB1 launch.

That's prettydamn cool and about damned time. I would I imagine every Xbox owner and their mom has Halo 3 but I'll gladly take AC2 (plat'd the PS3 version) and Fable 3.

[leaffan]

That's prettydamn cool and about damned time. I would I imagine every Xbox owner and their mom has Halo 3 but I'll gladly take AC2 (plat'd the PS3 version) and Fable 3.

The amount of game time I've played any halo game equals about 2mins. I've never bought or played halo on the 360.

[Twigg4075]

What is it with people in the gaming industry and wearing sport coats over t-shirts? Do they not look at themselves in the mirror? lol

WTF is up with Phil Spencer? Something is not right about him. His arms look too short like a T-rex or something and his neck is way long. lus he only moved his right arm when he talked. What's the point of wearing a t-sgirt for State of Decay when your stupid sport coat covers up most of it?

[Twigg4075]

Ryse looks really good but they may as well just call it QTE: The Game.

That short demo had more of them in it than all of the God of War games combined.

[Twigg4075]

I couldn't care less about Killer Instinct.

WTF did I just watch with that Sunset Overdrive video? It looks like Team Fortress but not as good.

Forza looks really good but again, don't care.

I guess I'm getting too old because these E3 confferences are so annoying. You just keep hearing the same buzz words you've been hearing for ages. "Pushing the boundaries", "creating unbelievable experiences", "riveting entertainment". Give me break.

Seeing Max Payne on stage is freaking me out. LOL.

Quantum Break looks like it could be really cool, plus I love Remedy.

Fuck that Japenes-y D4 bullshit.

So, with Project Spark I'm making my own game? Like a 3D LBP? The demoers were horribly awkward. Play, build and share? That sounds eerily familiar...

So those games could only be created on the Xbox One? Tell me more Mark Witten.

Smart Glass seems like a really cool thing. I downloaded it a while back but never really tried it. Has anyone else?

"Just let it happen, it will be over soon." LOL, he made a rape joke.

I don't stream and rarely ever watch streams but from what I understand Twitch is the go to place for that so that partnership seems like a pretty big deal.

No more space bucks. Yes!

I never understood the allure of Panzer Dragoon so I sure don't care about Crimson Dragon. A rail shooter atop a dragon? *yawn*

I love how these guys keep saying that they could ONLY make these games for Xbox One. Give me a break. Yeah, I'm sure they wouldn't be possible on PC or PS4. I guess that's like MS's "Better with Kinect" tag line, complete bullshit.

Dead Rising 3 does look like it could be pretty damn awesome. It's what I wished Dead Island was. An open world with actual guns and not mostly melee bullshit. Although it still has plenty of cool melee options. Tis series is so weird though. The first game was only on 360 as I believe it launched before PS3 was even out. The second game (and remix) was on both and now the third game is back to being only on Xbox. Weird. Has there ever been a series that has been so console disjointed?

Witcher 3 looks awesome. That footage makes me want to crack open Witcher 2.

LOL at the Battlefield snafu. But that is bound to happen with these live demos.

Phil Spencer changes his t-shirt but keeps the stupid sport jacket. Lulz.

Is Below a Zelda clone? If so, me likey.

It's good to see that Respawn really stepped out of their comffort zone with Titan Fall. Even the score pop ups look like they were ripped from CoD.

[Primetime]

I use smartglass mostly for, wait for it, entertainment.

Strictly for the entertainment side of things, I use it like it's basically Apple TV's airplay but with 10x the options and functionality.

[Twigg4075]

I use smartglass mostly for, wait for it, entertainment.

Strictly for the entertainment side of things, I use it like it's basically Apple TV's airplay but with 10x the options and functionality.

I refuse to believe that there is any product currently on the market that is better than anyhting from Apple. It's just not possible.