Official unofficial Gen 4 hype thread: First Full-HD™ port announced

[don't let's]

http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/8/4600508/xbox-one-will-ship-with-bundled-chat-headset-4k-hdmi-cable
http://theverge.com/2013/8/8/4601118/microsoft-xbox-one-unboxing-day-one-console

Gotta keep up with the PS4 with that free headset I guess, but it is a nice inclusion.

[Commander Fuckass]

day 1 purchase for tec

[silvertone]

apple has been doing that for years

[ME##]

Thank Jesus for that achievement code for buying the day one edition, now every nerd will know just how awesome I am. 

[ME##]

Also, what's up with the people trying to rationalise the AA batteries? 'Better to replace dead batteries than dead controllers '? I've had mine for four and a half years and it still holds a charge fine; I charged it last Wednesday and since then, I've played at least thirty hours which is more than decent for me. 

[don't let's]

I've never understood people's hatred or dislike of the controllers being able to use AA's. I mean yeah, I get that if it doesn't come with a battery pack then that is kind of bad and I do get that, but this way you can use AA's, rechargeable AA's if you have them, or a battery pack. Or apparent no batteries at all if you have a micro usb cable so you can go back in time to the controllers of old. Which you could sort of do with the 360 and I assume with the PS3 too maybe?

[ME##]

http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/8/4601540/ps-plus-not-required-for-ps4-streaming-and-game-capture

it's nice that online multiplayer is hidden behind a paywall yet these aren't.

[don't let's]

http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/9/4605820/xbox-one-home-gold

I guess this is the rundown on it. And then I guess I can finally mooch off my friends if they ever get any xbox ones.

[Snowy]

Also, what's up with the people trying to rationalise the AA batteries? 'Better to replace dead batteries than dead controllers '? I've had mine for four and a half years and it still holds a charge fine; I charged it last Wednesday and since then, I've played at least thirty hours which is more than decent for me. 

I've had my PS3 controllers for about the same amount of time and I've had no problems with them. Even then, you can just plug the controller into a laptop or the ps3 and use them like that.

[don't let's]

Yeah, but what is the big deal if it can also use AA batteries?

[Snowy]

Yeah, but what is the big deal if it can also use AA batteries?

Oh, I personally don't care. I don't mind that my Xbox controllers use AA batteries.

[The Hand That Fisted Everyone]

ihate buying the same things every week. pretty much stopped playing the consoles that require batteries for their controllers

[ME##]

ihate buying the same things every week. pretty much stopped playing the consoles that require batteries for their controllers

qft

this is why i hate using the wireless mouse and keyboard i have lol

[Hiro]

why don't you guys have rechargeable batteries, i've had them for years and when they die you just swap them out and put the dead ones on the charger

[ME##]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4SYaTLCWL0&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

'tell me how you made the d-pad even better', i like how this is implying how the d-pad was ever good on the 360