Microsoft Xbox One

 
"Mixed" would be an apt description of Microsoft at E3 to be. After a strong conference that a whole series of games interesting and varied detail, Sony on Xbox One rainy parade to underestimate the price and said they would not follow suit on-line and pre-owned Microsoft policy. Microsoft subsequently forced into U-turn, announced they would not know what these restrictions after all, which means no online check-in, and you can share and sell your disc based games are free. It's really a shame this controversial policy and its consequences have taken otherwise shining star of E3, and this is the issue discussed and debated until the Xbox One starting in November. But what about the console itself?

Design
This is great. Monolithic, too. Microsoft did not detail the dimensions, and I got my meter, but the Xbox is part of the physical form of fat kit. It carries its weight well but with half-and-half swish design burrs. Not everyone has made the design, but personally I prefer. It's almost retro, a bit like a video recorder that is used in the 80s sci-fi movies as futuristic gadgets. I'm not entirely sure that Microsoft outlook goes, but it has a certain charm. Gleaming white minimalist Xbox logo on the fascia lends to a certain elegance. A rancher.

Supervisor
Now this is a real winner. Increased almost limitless on already excellent 360 controller. D-Pad is greatly enhanced, and the analog sticks are less flexible, comes with a neat dip your thumb rest comfortably. Stick a little smaller, which can cause problems for people with large hands. However, it is the trigger that may seem large, with contoured edges for your index finger to roll around. There is also haptic feedback with rumble and resistance triggers the right time. Great for racing games such as Forza and potentially attractive for use in action and horror games. One concern is that the distance between the shoulder and release large enough. Well it's just a case can be used from the beginning of difference, and a lot of games it does not matter but FIFA game, where you can quickly switch regularly between the trigger and shoulder buttons to be a problem.

Kinect 2.0
Microsoft's motion-sensing camera and sound is the source of much concern for many people. It is every Xbox (contribution to the £ 429 price point) are packed with one, and it should always be connected to the console to function. However, concerns about privacy consoles always hear clear that Microsoft Kinect there is only heard for a set when the console is turned on, that "Xbox On".

Despite these concerns, Kinect 2.0 is an impressive piece of technology. Physically, it's much wiser and more interesting than the first Kinect looks like a distant cousin of Johnny 5 from Short Circuit. And more functional for both voice and movement. Extra-skeletal tracking and infrared motion to make more accurate and able to work better in the dark. Work is also underway for the Kinect device complements the traditional controller-based games. A tech demo has players lift controller as a shield, and play with simple gestures such as tapping on the side of the head for night vision. Could win gives developers more diverse and precise control over some skeptics. If the course can also be used.

Cloud Computing
Microsoft's cloud computing capabilities at E3 Xbox One speaks in terms of how it can improve many types of games. Forza, for example, has a 'Drivertar "function that teach behavioral uploaded to the cloud player, game AI driving more like a man. So, for example, can be a friend to a virtual trail of the race, to practice, to be applied to you in a real competition. It could be something like FIFA says so on the opponent tactics. respawn 'cloud' in terms of increased titanium case has been talked brush.'s all a bit washed out when it comes to the description of the benefits, but in practice this could be a very important part of the next generation. To concrete, non-gaming, we show some data from NASA, which our galaxy. could produce one Xbox console, local, 40,000 asteroid position. using cloud-enabled, extra computing power is not the most interesting examples can be done via the Internet produces 330,000 asteroids in the screen. gave me you, but crunching numbers to give you an idea additional computing power.

It should be noted that while Microsoft is very keen to talk to the benefits of the cloud, they have confirmed 300,000 server on startup, PlayStation 4 could theoretically use a similar system. Sony has put less stock in the idea as a selling point, as the two attitudes toward the cloud will run into an interesting part of the next generation. The official line on the Xbox exclusive titanium case, for example, to use the Microsoft cloud. There is also concern that, according to Microsoft's U-turn on online that their involvement would be at risk for the idea, though an official statement claiming that this will not happen.

Match
Microsoft has a big E3 in relation to the game. The press conference was Ratta-tat volley of new titles, which are all impressed. They like a lot of areas. You have a titanium case and tease your blaster blockbuster new halo. You have your fans to delight in the Crimson Dragon and instinct. You have a creative standard bearer in Spark Project (which looks better than close). They have an experimental, high-concept quantum pause and look crazy D4 of Deadly Premonition creator Swery65.

It was nodded down indie super Brothers' and Minecraft Xbox One of the issues, but Microsoft continued insistence that independent developers need publishers to put their stuff on the Xbox One is completely understandable. This is one area where Sony's hearts, encouraging growing indie scene on the PlayStation 4, won by self-publishing. Microsoft, however, is found in these crazy positions rejection developers, also known as Oddworld inhabitants, because they do not have the official support of the publisher. Xbox one blockbuster lineup is unmatched, but this is an area that Microsoft would have to rethink how independent game ever-more-important arcade can breathe life and diversity of Xbox Live. But not when they are all on the PlayStation.

Time for the game, not politics, to do the talking
It is disappointing that we are forced to focus on Microsoft's policy decisions, because, as a console, Xbox One is developing very well. A great control, amazing Kinect technology, a number of tangible benefits for connectivity and, most importantly, a very good lineup of games. And without the dark shadows and pre-owned online always looming over them, now is the time for Microsoft to win back fans to focus on the quality of its products.