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So the next-gen consoles are well and truly here, and fairly well adopted on the whole. We all know that the PS4 and Xbox One can game, but what else do they do? As with any new tech, quite often the "fun stuff" takes a bit of getting used to, a little experimentation and know-how.
As my attempt to be useful (and because DL told me to!), I thought perhaps it would be a good idea to start building a thread containing all the little tips and tricks that you guys find as you go about using your shiny new consoles.
For example, How to stream movies from pc to Xbox One is something that you may not know how to do with your new console (or, possibly, even that you could), but would like to try.
So, if you've discovered something useful, something fun or something unexpected, either post the details or a link, and share it with the rest of us!
As my attempt to be useful (and because DL told me to!), I thought perhaps it would be a good idea to start building a thread containing all the little tips and tricks that you guys find as you go about using your shiny new consoles.
For example, How to stream movies from pc to Xbox One is something that you may not know how to do with your new console (or, possibly, even that you could), but would like to try.
So, if you've discovered something useful, something fun or something unexpected, either post the details or a link, and share it with the rest of us!
pete_21 wrote:
Not sure Chas, I think it has cost them initial sales. With and without Kinect versions would have made more sense to me, especially as an owner of the original Kinect which I haven't used for about a year. It's out for PC's soon, be interesting to see how well it sells. Not sure if this price is accurate, if it is I can't see it doing much.
Waste of time for PC gamers, I think we're too "geeky" to prance around in front of our screens. Might be useful though if it works in some fashion with Oculus Rift....
As for Kinect and Xbox One, I believe this has been discussed previously, and I made this point then.
When the Kinect for 360 was released, Game had countless people moaning about the fact that it wasn't included with the console...
Same as when the HD drive was released...
And the bigger hard drive...
They then moaned when these were bundled with the console and the price increased.
They then ignored the "budget" bundles that Microsoft produced, preferring to buy the higher priced "full" packages (to a ratio of about 8 to 1)...
...and so on...
I think Microsoft dropped the ball with their marketing of the Xbox One, nothing more.
Not sure Chas, I think it has cost them initial sales. With and without Kinect versions would have made more sense to me, especially as an owner of the original Kinect which I haven't used for about a year. It's out for PC's soon, be interesting to see how well it sells. Not sure if this price is accurate, if it is I can't see it doing much.
Waste of time for PC gamers, I think we're too "geeky" to prance around in front of our screens. Might be useful though if it works in some fashion with Oculus Rift....
As for Kinect and Xbox One, I believe this has been discussed previously, and I made this point then.
When the Kinect for 360 was released, Game had countless people moaning about the fact that it wasn't included with the console...
Same as when the HD drive was released...
And the bigger hard drive...
They then moaned when these were bundled with the console and the price increased.
They then ignored the "budget" bundles that Microsoft produced, preferring to buy the higher priced "full" packages (to a ratio of about 8 to 1)...
...and so on...
I think Microsoft dropped the ball with their marketing of the Xbox One, nothing more.
Not sure Chas, I think it has cost them initial sales. With and without Kinect versions would have made more sense to me, especially as an owner of the original Kinect which I haven't used for about a year. It's out for PC's soon, be interesting to see how well it sells. Not sure if this price is accurate, if it is I can't see it doing much.
pete_21 wrote:
Kinectless Xbox One available from early next month. List price £349 but reckon you'll be seeing sub £300 machines available very soon TBH. They should have done this from launch IMO.
Oddly, my son, who swore blind he'd never use the Kinect on his Xbox One, can now be heard talking to his "entertainment appliances" on a regular basis. Turns out it works rather well, and I don't think the option to include it was a bad one.
Kinectless Xbox One available from early next month. List price £349 but reckon you'll be seeing sub £300 machines available very soon TBH. They should have done this from launch IMO.
Oddly, my son, who swore blind he'd never use the Kinect on his Xbox One, can now be heard talking to his "entertainment appliances" on a regular basis. Turns out it works rather well, and I don't think the option to include it was a bad one.
Kinectless Xbox One available from early next month. List price £349 but reckon you'll be seeing sub £300 machines available very soon TBH. They should have done this from launch IMO.
PS4
If you don't yet own a PS4 but have Playstation Plus, you can 'buy' all the free games for PS4 on the Sony Entertainment store online. Then, when you finally get the console, you'll have a good collection of games waiting for you.
Today's firmware update lets you dim the light on the Dualshock 4 controller between dim, medium and high. This should save a bit of battery life or give you less distraction in the dark.
It also lets you use the touch pad to navigate the keyboard.
Xbox One
Your profile is roaming and will give you access to Home screen, digital games, music and video content, Pins and save games on any Xbox One
Wii U
You can use a DS charger to charge the gamepad, useful when you need power and want to play at the same time.
You can use external powered HDDs to store games
You can watch Netflix on the gamepad and flip to and from the TV to the pad at any time.
If you don't yet own a PS4 but have Playstation Plus, you can 'buy' all the free games for PS4 on the Sony Entertainment store online. Then, when you finally get the console, you'll have a good collection of games waiting for you.
Today's firmware update lets you dim the light on the Dualshock 4 controller between dim, medium and high. This should save a bit of battery life or give you less distraction in the dark.
It also lets you use the touch pad to navigate the keyboard.
Xbox One
Your profile is roaming and will give you access to Home screen, digital games, music and video content, Pins and save games on any Xbox One
Wii U
You can use a DS charger to charge the gamepad, useful when you need power and want to play at the same time.
You can use external powered HDDs to store games
You can watch Netflix on the gamepad and flip to and from the TV to the pad at any time.
chasfh wrote:
As my attempt to be useful (and because DL told me to!) ...
Haha ... nice one chas ... surprising what 'a bit of kick' can do :¬)
And a bonus, my name in 'lights' ;¬)
As my attempt to be useful (and because DL told me to!) ...
Haha ... nice one chas ... surprising what 'a bit of kick' can do :¬)
And a bonus, my name in 'lights' ;¬)
So the next-gen consoles are well and truly here, and fairly well adopted on the whole. We all know that the PS4 and Xbox One can game, but what else do they do? As with any new tech, quite often the "fun stuff" takes a bit of getting used to, a little experimentation and know-how.
As my attempt to be useful (and because DL told me to!), I thought perhaps it would be a good idea to start building a thread containing all the little tips and tricks that you guys find as you go about using your shiny new consoles.
For example, How to stream movies from pc to Xbox One is something that you may not know how to do with your new console (or, possibly, even that you could), but would like to try.
So, if you've discovered something useful, something fun or something unexpected, either post the details or a link, and share it with the rest of us!
As my attempt to be useful (and because DL told me to!), I thought perhaps it would be a good idea to start building a thread containing all the little tips and tricks that you guys find as you go about using your shiny new consoles.
For example, How to stream movies from pc to Xbox One is something that you may not know how to do with your new console (or, possibly, even that you could), but would like to try.
So, if you've discovered something useful, something fun or something unexpected, either post the details or a link, and share it with the rest of us!