Xbox One

[MrPopo]

The Tomb Raider reboot was one of my favourite games last year. In fact, I'd say it was my second favourite game, beat only by The Last of Us.

I thought the Tomb Raider reboot was top quality as well. Dave had decided it was an Uncharted knockoff before playing it, so he went in with his negative pant on again.

He's become like those English professors who try to convince you that everything you enjoy is drivel and only dry, overwritten novels are worth reading.

[dsheinem]

I did TRY to give TR a fair shot, but even then I ran into bugs that wouldn't let me continue without restarts so I just abandoned it. I think it is a decent entry in a wildly uneven series, but there's nothing special about it...

[Opa Opa]

Halo next week!

Unfortunately that means a 20GB update to do first.

[Ack]

I did TRY to give TR a fair shot, but even then I ran into bugs that wouldn't let me continue without restarts so I just abandoned it. I think it is a decent entry in a wildly uneven series, but there's nothing special about it...

Also, he wants you to read The Dubliners over the next three days.

[ninjainspandex]

I did TRY to give TR a fair shot, but even then I ran into bugs that wouldn't let me continue without restarts so I just abandoned it. I think it is a decent entry in a wildly uneven series, but there's nothing special about it...

Technically Uncharted is the Tomb Raider ripoff, TR invented the genre

[Luke]

If the next XBOX isn't titled "XBOX TWO!" I will be a bit saddened.

This happened:

Me: Xbox. Watch Walking Dead.

Friend: Dammit Luke. *punches table* XBOX! WATCH AMC!!!


I'm still wondering why people paid for an xbox one. I'm not a defeatist, so maybe the console will pan out, but so far it's the 3DO of the now.

[alienjesus]

Technically Uncharted is the Tomb Raider ripoff, TR invented the genre

Thats interesting, because to me it seems an awful lot like it's just a Prince of Persia clone in 3D with guns instead of swords.

[dsheinem]

If the next XBOX isn't titled "XBOX TWO!" I will be a bit saddened.

This happened:

Me: Xbox. Watch Walking Dead.

Friend: Dammit Luke. *punches table* XBOX! WATCH AMC!!!


I'm still wondering why people paid for an xbox one. I'm not a defeatist, so maybe the console will pan out, but so far it's the 3DO of the now.

It has picked up immensely in the past few months.

Kinect is optional, and price is down to $350 with a game...

Forza Horizon 2 - awesome
Sunset Overdrive - rave reviews, looks cool
Halo Collection - OMG ALL TEH HALO


That's in addition to a lot of recent well-regarded cross platform titles. If I am being honest, if you already own a PC and ONLY wanted either a One or PS4, the One has the stronger library of exclusives at this point (certainly for AAA titles, anyway). In any case, I think there's a much better argument now for getting an Xbox One than there was this summer.

[Luke]

Interesting.

Not the part of you being honest, but having the Kinect being optional.

Still think it's a waste of dough. Still need an Internet connection and subscription correct? I could be making large assumptions, but I don't plan on ever buying a console that requires a subscription (you do have to "sign up" right?).

Not to be a Debbie Downer, but even when we recorded the podcast and I asked "One year later, what console should I get?" or something close to that, the answer seemed to be "neither". You would think a new console would drive us gamer-guys crazy. Then again, I could be missing the "it factor", but I don't see people praising either the 1 or 4.

Maybe it is the lack of a decent or substantial library. Maybe not.

[Opa Opa]

Both PS4 and XB1 require an internet connection for updates/online games.

Both consoles require a subscription to play online games.

Neither console requires a persistent internet connection to function. This was dropped for the Xbox One prior to release.