12stones Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 It is interesting people do not have memory and still insult each other in the face of the truth I will prove to you that what I said is true because no one anymore users has memory but the internet never forget … I'm sad how the community gets carried away and does not claim their rights on the internet .... The links is in the last line of this topic.. The problems of people nowadays is that all speak truths without proof What’s the Difference Between the Xbox One, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X? by Chris Hoffman on June 13th, 2017 There’s more than one Xbox One. You can already buy the Xbox One S, a redesigned Xbox One with a few upgrades. Microsoft is also working on a major upgrade named the Xbox One X, which will arrive on November 7 and was codenamed “Project Scorpio”. All Xbox One models will play the same Xbox One games. However, newer models may play those same games with more detailed graphics and smoother framerates. Here are the main differences. Xbox One (Released November, 2013) You’re probably already familiar with the original Xbox One. The console itself is a a large, black, VCR-style box. All Xbox One packages originally included the Kinect, Microsoft’s solution for voice recognition, motion tracking, and controlling your cable box or other TV service with its integrated IR blaster. The Xbox One was released a week after the PlayStation 4, and the two consoles directly competed with each other. The Xbox One was a bit slower and $100 more expensive than the PS4 (no thanks to those TV and Kinect features). As a result, Sony pulled ahead in sales. Xbox One S (Released August, 2016) The Xbox One S is a streamlined, slightly faster Xbox One with some other improvements. It costs around $299, about the same price as the original Xbox One now costs, although Microsoft sometimes cuts the price. For example, Microsoft cut the price by $50 when the Xbox One X was announced. Where the original Xbox One was black, the Xbox One S is white. The console itself is about 40% smaller than the Xbox One, and it doesn’t have the Xbox One’s massive power brick. The console has been redesigned in small, smart ways. There’s now a USB port on the front of the console instead of on the side, for example, making it easier to plug in USB sticks. You can also stand the Xbox One S up vertically, if you like. The Kinect is missing in action here. No models of the Xbox One S ship with a Kinect. The Xbox One S does not have a dedicated Kinect port on the back of the console, as the original Xbox One does. If you buy a Kinect and want to use it with your Xbox One S, you’ll need to get a Kinect-to-USB adapter from Microsoft. The new controller bundled with the Xbox One S is white, too. It includes a few minor improvements, such as a textured back for easier grip. It now supports Bluetooth, which means you can connect it directly to a Windows PC without buying the Xbox Wireless USB adapter. However, you can use any model of Xbox One controller with any Xbox One console. The Xbox One S isn’t actually powerful enough for 4K gaming, unfortunately, so games will still play in their normal resolution. The 4K support is mainly for movies and TV shows from Netflix or 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. While games can’t take advantage of 4K, they can use HDR when running on the Xbox One S. This requires the game developer to enable support for HDR. Some game developers have gone back and added this feature to their existing Xbox One games with patches, but not all developers have. Technically, the Xbox One S is a bit more powerful than the original Xbox One. Its graphics processor unit (GPU) runs about 7.1% faster. Microsoft says its internal testing shows this may result in minor improvements to some games, and Eurogamer found that to be true. This isn’t a big reason to upgrade, and you might not even notice the difference in many games. Overall, the Xbox One S is a redesigned, streamlined console with support for 4K and HDR on modern televisions. It can’t actually play games in 4K, but it’s a decent stopgap until Microsoft releases a console that can. Considering it costs the same amount of money as the Xbox One, it’s definitely a better choice than the original. Xbox One X (Scheduled for November 7, 2017) Microsoft will release the Xbox One X, a major upgrade to the Xbox One, on November 7, 2017. This console was known as “Project Scorpio” during its development period, and Microsoft dubs it “the world’s most powerful console”. It will be significantly faster than the original Xbox One, and promises support for actual 4K gaming, with content rendered in 4K rather than simply being upscaled. It will also include an Ultra HD Blu-ray drive so you can watch 4K Blu-ray discs. The Xbox One X will cost $499. That’s more than the Xbox One S, but the Xbox One S isn’t going anywhere. While this is a major upgrade, it isn’t a new console generation. The Xbox One X won’t have any exclusive games. You can continue playing Xbox One games on the original Xbox One and Xbox One S, although the Xbox One X will be able to play some games at a higher resolution and with more graphical detail. Other games will just offer smoother framerates and faster load times. Microsoft is promising “6 teraflops” of processing power, a four and a half times improvement over the current Xbox One and more than the PlayStation 4 Pro’s 4.2 teraflops. The Xbox One X’s graphics processor runs at 1172MHz, an improvement over the original Xbox One’s 853MHz. It will offer 1 TB of internal storage space, whereas the Xbox One S starts at 500 GB. Despite all the power, this is the “smallest Xbox ever”. It’s more compact than the Xbox One S, and is black instead of white. Like the Xbox One S, the Xbox One X does not include a dedicated Kinect port. This speedy hardware will be the only Xbox One powerful enough to run “high-fidelity VR”. So, technically, virtual reality games will be exclusive to the Xbox One X because they can’t run on any other Xbox One hardware. It’s unclear what headsets will be supported on the Xbox One X, although Microsoft is pushing a whole new ecosystem of $299 VR headsets with Windows 10’s Creators Update. This is Microsoft’s answer to Sony’s PlayStation 4 Pro, a more powerful PlayStation 4 console that can play games in 4K (and was released on November 10, 2016). The PS4 Pro only costs $399, however. Microsoft is leapfrogging Sony and now has the most powerful console hardware, although it’s being released nearly a year after the PS4 Plus and will cost an extra $100. Which Xbox Should You Buy? If you want to buy an Xbox One today, you should probably buy the Xbox One S instead of the original Xbox One. The Xbox One S should be about the same price as the original Xbox One. However, you may find old models of the Xbox One priced a bit cheaper, especially if you’re willing to buy used or refurbished. The original Xbox One will likely vanish from store shelves one day. However, if you already have an Xbox One, the Xbox One S isn’t a huge upgrade. While it is an improvement, all you’re really getting is support for watching 4K videos and viewing HDR content in games—if you have a modern TV that supports these features and games that support HDR. The Xbox One X is on the way and will be released on November 7, 2017. That’s something to weigh when considering your purchasing decisions. Do you want to pay an extra $200 for better graphics and smoother performance? It’s the sort of decision PC gamers have always had to make, but now console gamers get to make the same decision. If you don’t want to pay extra for a more powerful console because you’re happy playing the same games at lower detail settings, the Xbox One S is still a great option. It will still be able to play games released after the Xbox One X, so you won’t be buying into a dying console. The Xbox One S and Xbox One X will continue to exist alongside each other. Games will look better on the Xbox One X, but you’ll get the most improvement on a 4K TV. Microsoft does promise that the Xbox One X “will make your existing library better” even on a 1080p TV, however, so you’ll see improvements on any TV. We’ll have to wait for the Xbox One X’s release to see just how much better games perform on the more powerful hardware. What Is EA Access for Xbox One, and Is It Worth It? by Chris Hoffman on August 16th, 2017 EA Access for Xbox One gives you access to more than 50 games, discounts, and trials of new EA games before they’re released. But is the monthly (or yearly) subscription fee really worth it? What Is EA Access? EA Access costs either $5 per month or $30 per year. At $30 per year, that’s $2.50 a month—of course, you’re locking in your payment and you can’t get a partial refund if you change your mind after a few months. If you pay for this service, you can get all-you-can-play access to the “EA Access Vault”, a library of over 50 games. This includes both Xbox One games and older Xbox 360 games you can play on your Xbox One through backwards compatibility. You’ll also get 10% off whenever you buy digital EA content on your Xbox One. This applies to new full games released by EA, DLC for EA games, and so on. Of course, the discount only applies if you’re buying digital games on the Xbox Store, so it’s no help if you buy physical copies of EA games. As an additional bonus, you’ll get early access to free trials of new EA games before their typical release date. For example, when Mass Effect: Andromeda was released, EA Access members could play a 10-hour trial starting five days before launch. Do You Need Xbox Live Gold? You don’t need Xbox Live Gold to use EA Access. You can subscribe to EA Access and play single-player games even if you don’t have an active Gold subscription. However, Xbox Live Gold is required if you want to play online multiplayer in EA Access games. An Xbox Live Gold subscription is always required for online multiplayer. How Many Games Are Available? More than 50 games are available in the EA Access Vault, including Dragon Age: Inquisition, the first three Mass Effect games, Titanfall, Battlefield 4, Madden NFL 17, NHL 17, and FIFA 17. You’ll only find EA games for free here, not games published by other companies. How It Works To subscribe to EA Access, you first download the EA Access Hub app from the Store on your Xbox One. The EA Access app on your Xbox One will walk you through everything. You can also buy a subscription from the Microsoft Store online. While you’re subscribed, you can view the free games available to you in the “Vault Games” section of the EA Access app on your Xbox One. You can download and play these apps for free, although they’ll stop working if your subscription ever expires. The app also has a “Game Trials” section that will point you to new game trials when they’re out. And, when you visit the Store on your Xbox One, you’ll see an “EA Access” deals section you can browse. You get an automatic 10% discount on any EA content you buy from the Store while you’re subscribed. Is It Worth It? If you tend to buy a lot of EA games digitally on your Xbox One, you may even save money by getting the subscription. If you get 10% off a $60 game, you’ve saved $6—more than the cost of one month if you’re paying monthly, or two months if you’re paying yearly. Of course, you have to compare that against the cost of buying physical copies of these EA games, which you may be able to find on sale. The subscription offers access to quite a few games you can play, although you may be able to find cheaper used copies of these games on websites like eBay or at your local game store. Take a look at the library, consider which games you want to play and compare the cost of the subscription to buying them outright. EA Access could be an amazing deal if you have a lot of time for games and want to chew through the library, but it’s a worse deal if you don’t have much time for games and might take a while just to finish one game. Is There a Free Trial? EA Access doesn’t offer a free trial on Xbox One, as Origin Access does on PC. You’ll have to pay for at least a month to try out this service. If you do give it a try, be sure to cancel it if you decide you don’t want it or EA will keep charging you $5 per month. And, if you plan on sticking with it, consider paying the $30 yearly fee instead of paying $5 every month. What Is Xbox Game Pass, and Is It Worth It? by Chris Hoffman on July 18th, 2017 Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass promises access to over 100 games for a $10 per month subscription fee. Microsoft wants Xbox Game Pass to be the “Netflix of video games”—but is it really worth it? What Is Xbox Game Pass? Xbox Game Pass gives you unlimited access to a game library for one monthly fee. Rather than paying for each game you want to play, you pay $10 per month for unlimited access to a catalog of games. You can play these games all you like. There’s also a fourteen-day free trial to get you started. Unlike Sony’s PlayStation Now, which streams games over the Internet, Xbox Game Pass isn’t doing anything too unconventional. Paying the subscription fee allows you to download games to your Xbox One and play them like you would any other game you purchased from the Xbox Store. This service requires an Xbox One. Microsoft may one day extend Xbox Game Pass to Windows 10 PCs, but that hasn’t happened yet. While it does incorporate Xbox 360 games, those games can only be played in backwards compatibility mode on an Xbox One—not on an Xbox 360. Note that Xbox Game Pass is separate from Xbox Live Gold, Microsoft’s subscription service that enables online multiplayer gameplay, allows access to game deals, and offers free games every month. You can use Xbox Game Pass without paying for Xbox Live Gold. However, if a game available via Xbox Game Pass has online multiplayer features, you can only play multiplayer if you’re also paying for Xbox Live Gold. How Many Games Are Available? So Xbox Game Pass is pretty simple: For $10 per month, you get access to a catalog of games and you can download and play them all you want on your Xbox One. What makes or breaks a service like this is the selection of games. As of July 12, 2017, there are 119 games available in the catalog. They aren’t all Xbox One games. In fact, the majority of them are Xbox 360 games that you can play on your Xbox One through the backwards compatibility feature. You will see some big-name games here. You’ll find five games from the Gears of War series, Halo 5: Guardians, all three BioShock games, NBA 2K16, Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, and more. But the list is rounded out with older Xbox 360 games and smaller indie games. That doesn’t mean they’re bad, but you certainly aren’t getting all the latest full-price Xbox One games. You can view the full list of Xbox Game Pass games on Microsoft’s website. Microsoft adds new games every month. Remember, You’ll Have to Download Them First There’s one major way this experience doesn’t compare to Netflix or even Sony’s PlayStation Now. While both Netflix and PlayStation Now allow you to start streaming a video or game immediately, Xbox Game Pass requires you download a game to your Xbox One before you play it. For example, BioShock Infinite, which is 13 GB in size, took nearly an hour to download on our fairly speedy Internet connection. If you plan on sticking with a game, that’s good news. You’ll have better performance with the game installed on your Xbox One. But you can’t just sit down and flip through a few games, trying each for a few minutes and seeing what you like. You’ll need to download each game in full before you play it. That’s fine, really—it’s the standard experience with Xbox One games, after all. Just don’t expect anything else. How long you have to wait before playing a game will depend on the speed of your Internet connection. Once a game is installed, you can play it all you like. If your Xbox Game Pass subscription expires, the game will remain installed, but you won’t be able to play it until you either resubscribe or purchase the game. You don’t get to keep games you download via Xbox Game Pass—you lose access to them when your subscription stops. So, Is It Worth It? Whether Xbox Game Pass is worth it is a tough question. If you have a lot of time and want to play a lot of games, you’ll get a month of access to over 100 games for $10, and that’s quite the deal. The limiting factor, of course, is time. How many of those games do you really want to play, and how fast will you play them? The real issue here is that Xbox Game Pass largely gives you access to older games. You can often pick up used copies of these older games for very low prices, so that $10 a month may not be quite as awesome as it seems. Let’s say you’re interested in the BioShock series, all three games of which are available on the $10 per month Xbox Game Pass. A quick glance at eBay reveals you can currently buy the Xbox 360 version of BioShock Infinite for $4.59 with free shipping on eBay. So, if finishing the game will take you a few weeks, it’s less expensive to simply buy a used copy and play it at your leisure. On the other hand, if you plan on tearing through BioShock Infinite in just a few days and moving on to a new game, Xbox Game Pass looks like a great value. Be sure to consider which games you actually want to play and decide whether it’s a better deal to buy them separately, considering how much time you have for games. Personally, considering how much time I have for games these days, I know Xbox Game Pass is a worse deal than simply buying the games I want to play. I’m not sold, myself. But you can try Xbox Game Pass for yourself thanks to that fourteen day free trial. If nothing else, it’ll let you play some games for free for two weeks. Just be sure to cancel the free trial before the fourteen days are up if you don’t want to keep it. If you forget, Microsoft will begin charging you $10 per month until you remember to cancel. You can view and cancel this subscription on your Microsoft account’s Services & subscriptions page, if you like. Original Xbox One Discontinued as Microsoft Ends Sales By Jasmine Henry | 4 weeks ago Microsoft launched the Xbox One in 2013, hoping to build upon the Xbox 360’s success with a console better designed for multiplayer gaming and digital purchases. Then, in 2016, Microsoft introduced the Xbox One S as a slimmed down version that offered support for HDR gaming as well as 4K Blu-Ray. With the Xbox One S offering a better package (at a slightly higher price), Microsoft has now discontinued the original model of the system. Microsoft’s US store no longer sells the Xbox One, while the Microsoft UK store lists the console as “out of stock.” The company is still selling refurbished versions of the original Xbox One (both 500GB and 1TB models) on its US store for $199, but it’s unclear how long stock of the console will last. By discontinuing the original Xbox One, it means that would-be Xbox One players will have to choose between the Xbox One S or the upcoming Xbox One X. Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition pre-orders have now gone live with Microsoft confirming that the console is the fastest selling system in Xbox history. Microsoft may have seen this response to the Xbox One X and, realizing that people are very much interested in paying a premium for a higher powered console, felt that time was up on the original Xbox One. Xbox One X Pre-Orders Fastest Selling While some have said that they plan to pick up an original Xbox One in-store for the sake of preserving history, most Xbox fans don’t seem to be phased by the announcement. In fact, many have said that they are surprised that Microsoft has been selling the original Xbox One up until this point, as the Xbox One S has been so prominent. It was also thanks to the Xbox One S that Microsoft managed to outsell its rival console, the Sony PS4, which was something that the Xbox One typically struggled to do without significant discounts. With Microsoft now able to promise higher quality gaming experiences with the Xbox One S and the Xbox One X, the company will now need to keep proving it. The company has delayed or cancelled several of its biggest titles (including pushing Crackdown 3 to 2018), but Microsoft will need to get back on track with its high profile game releases. Offering improved hardware is a start, but it means very little to consumers if they don’t have enough ways to take advantage of the horsepower. The Xbox One X will be released on November 7, 2017. Xbox.com No Longer Allows Purchases Without a Credit Card Written by Austin Griffith It looks like Microsoft has removed the ability to purchase games on Xbox.com without having a credit card added to the account. While previously those attempting to purchase even free items would be able to go through with the purchase, Xbox.com now prompts users to change their payment method. If you don’t have any credit cards or PayPal accounts on file, they can’t make the purchase. This also will disallow members to purchase items using purchased Microsoft points on Xbox.com to purchase items, free or not. This comes just weeks after Microsoft introduced the switch from Microsoft Points over to local currency for its users, a choice which was much heralded for clearing up some of the confusion that many members faced with the conversion differences between countries. I’m sure that many users would much prefer the ability to make purchases on the internet over a small amount of easier conversion. Hopefully this is a mistake on Microsoft’s part, as the loss of the ability to purchase items using the online Xbox store will prove to be a huge inconvenience to those picking up Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox One, which will hopefully allow members to queue up downloads and have them ready when they get home. Sony’s PlayStation 4 has this feature, in which users can set an item to download from there computer or smartphone. Their PlayStation 4 will then wake up, download the item, and go back to sleep. We’ve reached out to Microsoft’s press team for comment and will update if and when we hear back It is interesting people do not have memory and still insult each other in the face of the truth I will prove to you that what I said is true because no one anymore users has memory but the internet never forget … The links is in the last line of this topic.. The problems of people nowadays is that all speak truths withtout proof Where is the feedback that Microsoft is talking about? And not to mention that people need to pay attention that all games should have single player mode one of the reasons that if you look at games like NBA 2K games version 14 and 15 will have their servers online turn off in few months I'm sad how the community gets carried away and does not claim their rights on the internet .... 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