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The Xbox One has had Netflix since launch, while BBC iPlayer was released last week.


There's also Amazon Instant Video, 4oD, Demand 5, and many more.

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/Live/apps/...ne?xr=shellnav

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http://cdn.winbeta.org/cdn/farfuture...ws/zrL0Frh.jpg


Transparent tiles spotting running on Xbox One, could arrive with the next preview update


http://www.winbeta.org/news/transpar...medium=twitter

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Looks great!

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Ea Sports UFC to be the next free game for EA Access.

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That looks a lot better. It makes the background art a lot less useless. Right now there's no real point in using it...

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I use a background picture all the time I think it looks way better, but a picture off the net, not a pointless game achievement.

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Is there anywhere I can buy Xbox One games digitally, i.e the code, without paying the £54.99 that the official store charges?

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Not that I know of. CDKeys.com has some games but not many. I get my credit from there which makes digital purchases a bit cheaper.

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Yes Cdkeys.com is the place to go, you can also get 5% off via Facebook each time.

There are some good cheap games here so check it out the site is legit.

http://www.cdkeys.com/xbox-live/games

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Nice! Cheaper and I can go digital only. Is there really no drawback? (other than the trade-offs in being digital).

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No problems at all, the first time i bought something i verified my card with them but that was easy, all other times the codes came in the email instantly then you just redeem them on Xbox live the normal way and then install via the console.

If you like Assassins Creed grab Unity while it is so cheap!

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Loving this 2TB external HDD i have bought, very small and compact and just sits behind the console! :)

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If You're new to the Xbox One then i would recommend getting an EA Access pass, for only £19.99 a year you can play full games that they put in their games vault for no extra cost, it really is a cheap way of getting some great games at very little cost.

Current full games you can play are:

Battlefield 4
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare
Need For Speed Rivals
Madden NFL 25
FIFA 14
Peggle 2
EA Sports UFC (Dec 18th)

http://www.ea.com/eaaccess/en_GB.html

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Any one ever bought cheap X1 codes from here? Should I avoid?

http://www.cjs-cdkeys.com/categories...=1&sort=newest

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http://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/commen..._cdkeys_legit/

Some people recommend it.

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Actually, reading the description of a game and seeing that you're actually buying an account with the game on it makes it very suspicious for me. I wouldn't risk that...

Look at Destiny for example...

http://www.cjs-cdkeys.com/products/D...e-Account.html

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Yes i saw that too after i posted, i will avoid and stick to CDkeys.com.

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Yeah, that looks dodgy. Unused XBL accounts? Why not just sell people the game code, instead of an XBL account with the code attached?

No way I'd use that...

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I saw their reasoning on Reddit and their excuse was because of the codes being from another country.

http://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/2p09fe/cd_key/

Speaking of which, anyone know any of these countries which sells games so cheap? It'd be nice to check the actual prices.

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Just how next gen are these consoles ? I've read a lot of pages on the web that seem to suggest we won't see much 4K action games or streaming on the Xbox One or PS4 which seems like madness for a so called next gen console if true.

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You won't see any 4K on any of those consoles they were never meant for that especially at the cost of a £300-400.

I am personally happy with my X1, it is a step up from the 360, however alot of games are not 1080p, but that doesn't mean they still don't look great, and they're improving as the developers get the hang of the new hardware and when DX12 comes out that should help too.

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They are next gen in the systems are more powerful than the last. No 4k as hardly anyone has TVs that output it yet.

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Being the keyword , I'm sure sales will vastly increase during the shelf life of the Xbox One and PS4. I've read mixed info , I've seen some saying they should be capable of 4K Blu Ray and Video Streaming but others have said the opposite.

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I don't think we will see 4k till the next gen.

No real need either I don't think. 1080p still looks amazing.

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just downloading Battlefield 4 here with all dlc for £27.50 from xbox store one week only deal

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I just took out the ea access for a year which is £20 and gives access to Battlefield and many others in the EA Vault. Seemed to me a better deal.

Just picked up trials fusion deluxe which includes the season pass for £15. I had £10 on my account so only had to pay £5. Bargin

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You can get that for FREE with EA Access, although not with DLC, as Stephen says a far better deal, i actually sold my BF4 disk because of this.

Also just bought Trials Fusion too.

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You can simply plug your existing 360 into the X1 and play your existing discs that way. It works really well.

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lol

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I'm presuming he means plugging the 360 into the hdmi in ;)

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yes he sure does i hope. ;)

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Premium is quite expensive so it's actually a good deal. If there's other games on EA Access he wants to play though, he might of been better off with that.
Isn't there a delay with that? I remember it being impossible to play because of it.

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So why is it funny ??

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Apparently both xbox and playstation servers are having issues, some **** group are doing a DD OS attack.

I ain'the naming them, nor should any one as we don't want to give them publicity

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I have a £50 Xbox voucher to spend on the store. Anyone suggest any good games or DLC? I've got FIFA 15, Forza 5 and Halo MCC installed at the moment :)

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Playing AC Black Flag at the moment, great to find out both the actor and character are from Swansea :D

Not so hot on AC Unity though - Black Flag seems to be a good return to the original AC games.

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Sunset Overdrive is £22.50 today, which i just purchased as it is said to be an awesome game and at 50% off(today only) and using the £50 voucher i got from CDkeys.com i think it is well worth it.

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Keep an eye on CDkeys.com perfectly legit site for CDkeys and cheap MS gift cards cheaper than normal.

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Wow that looks really good - I'm tempted by FIFA 15...

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Click the link on their page to get 5% off too.

The first time you use the site there maybe a security check like a automated phone call with a code you have to enter, i only did this on my first order though.

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I always use CDKeys.com for my Xbox Store credit and XBL Gold subs now. Have done since shortly after getting my Xbox One last year.

£50 store credit for £44.90.

13 months of XBL Gold for £27.99, instead of buying 12 months from MS for £40.

And if you like CDKeys.com on Facebook you get a code for 5% off.

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What sort of games do you like?


Sunset Overdrive is meant to be excellent, and is currently reduced, as mentioned by SnoopZ.


Wolfenstein: The New Order is a great shooter, with a surprisingly good story and characters for a shooter (especially for a Wolfy game!).


Dragon Age: Inquisition and Diablo III are both awesome.


Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is a return to form for the CoD series, after the abomination that was Ghosts. It's short and linear, but it's a good fun shooter with some great action.


Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is a brilliant open-world action-adventure set in between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It's best described as a mixture of Assassin's Creed and the Batman Arkham games.


And of course there is Grand Theft Auto V...

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Oh, and Russ - Have a look at EA Access.

SnoopZ posted the link earlier, here it is again:

http://www.ea.com/eaaccess/en_GB.html


£3.99 per month, or £19.99 per year.


10% discount on EA digital downloads, 5 day early trial access to new EA games, and unlimited access to all EA games in "The Vault" (currently Peggle 2, FIFA 14, Madden 25, Need For Speed Rivals, Battlefield 4, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, and EA Sport UFC... with more to be added over time).

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I signed up to EA Access and its already more than worth the cost. £20 for access to all those great games.

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I decided on Sunset Overdrive, but it's taking ages to install (digital version), and I have an up to 40mb fibre connection too :(

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I have been installing it since 11:30 and it is only at 69% and I have a 100mb connection.

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Mines all installed now. I guess that's a drawback of digital purchases

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Since the hacking the picture from my TiVO has been choppy and it's lost all sound - occasionally I get the "your TV signal was lost" screen.

If I plug my TiVO straight in to my tv then it works all ok.

Any ideas how I can remedy this?

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You need to set your Xbox for 50hz in the TV settings on the Xbox then all will be fine.

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Sure? I didn't do that when I first plugged it in, it was working fine originally.

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Definitely, the reason being the TV signal is currently set to the USA 60hz standard, it needs to be set to the UK 50hz standard otherwise it will freeze become choppy as it skips frames and look juddery when it pans across the screen, alot of people went through this a year ago only it was worse as they hadn't given us the 50hz option back then.

This 50hz setting only corrects the TV signal passthrough it won't mess up any games as these still run at 60hz.

Your problem as you describe it was exactly the same as i was experiencing before we got the 50hz fix.

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/xbox-...1402283648.htm

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Just checked, it's been on 50hz since I started it up for the first time.

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edit: that link doesn't mention anything about the sound issue or the screen going off and the 'signal was lost' message.

The symptoms are just like if the TiVO box signal was too low or something.

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That is very strange then as your description suggests it wasn't, maybe try a hard reset on the X1?

To do this hold the power button down for 10 seconds when turning the console off, then when it boots up it will take a little longer, or you can just pull the power cord out.

This won't lose any of your data.

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What you described were my exact same symptoms when there wasn't a 50hz option, it was a well known fault.

Your TV signal must be fine if it works direct to the TV, so try a hard reset of the Xbox One. :)

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... but don't ever just pull the power cord out or turn it off at the wall if the console is still in "Instant On" mode (white light on the power supply). Only do so when the light on the power supply is orange ("Energy Saving" mode, or after a power cycle).

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I see xbox live is running like a dog again, guessing it's being hacked again as I can't access online games

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I haven't even bothered with XBL or PSN the last two days - I've stuck with playing Mario Kart 8!

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Did you get to do a hard boot of the X1? if so did it fix your problem as i remember i too had a judder issue with my V+ box that wasn't related to the 50hz thing a while back?

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There are two 50Hz settings aren't there?

(unless MS has combined them)


One in display settings, which is for DVDs etc.

And another in the TV & OneGuide settings, which is for the HDMI passthrough.

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I always thought there was 1, but i could be mistaken, i will have to check that out.

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Yes, the reboot seemed to do the trick although it appeared to stutter a little just once earlier. I'll be keeping an eye it for now.

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Ah well I tapped out and signed up to EA Access - FIFA is on its way :D

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OK that's not so good http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technol...ackers-4881326

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Bunch of animals!

I love having EA access its been so good already after only a week. UFC and Battlefield 4.

Bought Tomb Raider for £16 on the marketplace, Lara never looked so good!

However with Christmas and so many games I am now at 82% full on the HDD. Think I will HAVE to invest in an external drive ASAP. Don't get disc games still having to install over 40Gb to the drive when I still have to insert the disc.

Guess its left over from their original DRM plans and not requiring the disc.

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I have a spare 500GB HD, I'm guessing I just plug it in to one of the USB ports if I wanted to use it as extra storage?

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The 50Hz TV passthrough was the first, then MS added the one for DVDs etc. Not sure if it's still two separate options, or if they've been rolled into one.

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I think it needs to be USB3 then just plug it in and it will format in seconds, then asks what you plan to use it for.

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As recommended by others in this thread you should consider the WD passport 2tb drive it is awesome!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Passport-Ult...passport+ultra

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No problems so far with that drive. I'd deffos recommend it.

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Sweet, although sadly I might need to wait till end of January to purchase it once funds allow.

Means I may need to complete wolfenstein ASAP so I can delete it and free up space.

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How do I control my tv's sound with the Xbox remote? When I try to set it up it goes on about the Kinect - do I need one to set up the remote?

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The Xbox One remote works via the kinect sensor I believe, if you have one.

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That's a shame - I didn't get a Kinect.

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I've had a go of Need For Speed, is it online-only? I prefer to play against AI than other players.

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You can turn off the online part in the settings when in a race, not sure where though.

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Cheers, I'll have a look for that. I much prefer to get used to a game myself before going online. A mistake I made when I bought Titanfall... :erm:

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I find I do great in most games of Titanfall.

Where as COD is a different story. All the kiddies that play slaughter me, but I think Titanfall is a more grown up civilized game.

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Titanfall plays havoc with my ADHD - too much going on at once for me to focus on what to do :erm:

Enjoying Battlefield 4 though :D

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I found Titanfall much more friendly to "casual" online players than games like CoD are.

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I last about 20 seconds at most :erm:

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I still miss Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Excellent multiplayer. :(

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When I can finally stop playing Destiny as much then I might give Titanfall another go, now that I have my capture card.

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Has anyone had problems redeeming prepaid codes before? I bought FIFA 15 from cdkeys and when i enter the code it keeps coming up with an error message saying 'something went wrong' but doesn't actually say what went wrong!?!

I used the online Microsoft support chat and they said the code is correct and hasn't been redeemed yet and to keep trying it and it will work...they couldn't tell me what is actually wrong?!?! Is this something that happens from time to time? I'm getting fed up of putting in the same 25 digit code time and time again! I might just stick to discs rather than digital downloads from now on...!

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I've had that once or twice before and just tried again and it worked.

Are you redeeming via Xbox.com or via the console itself?

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I've tried on both several times and get the same error message. I've given up for now and will try again in an hour or so.

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I have had it a few times usually when getting games with Gold and as Matt said i try again and it works, i don't think it is related to Cdkeys.com as that site is legit and i have never had an issue with a code.

Maybe try using a different browser?

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I've tried different browsers and on the console, resetting the console, tried a few hours later and it still isn't working :mad:

The code is definitely right because it comes up saying its for FIFA 15, its after that when i click confirm it goes to the error screen. The person on Microsoft support said its still valid and hasn't been redeemed, but i get the feeling they didn't know what the issue was because they just said try again later and didn't tell me what the actual problem is.

Its rather annoying...:dozey:

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I just tried getting a free games with gold game for the 360 and that went through without issue using the latest version of Chrome.

Try redeeming some of the FREE Games with Gold and see what happens?

It must be frustrating seeing you want to redeem that code seeing you payed for it!

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Its just decided to work now just before i was about to launch the xbox out the window lol

No idea why it wasn't working, must have been a glitch on Microsofts end!?!

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So I now have FIFA if anyone wants a game sometime haha

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Glad you got it sorted and for getting a cheap code from CDkeys.com which is awesome.

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Just spent most of the past week totally immersed in Battlefield 4 and completed it last night - awesome game. I haven't really been in to gaming for about 6 years or so and the last BF game I played was the original circa-2002 PC version so I was impressed at how far they've come with it. Little touches like the rest of the squad following you even if you're going off-route and away from your target are really good.

I found a few niggles though, the graphics would do some odd things occasionally for example when you're driving through Shanghai in all the traffic a man walks out in front of the jeep, you drive straight through him and he passes through the vehicle as well - only to appear further up the road again doing the same thing only on the left of the screen. Also at times your path is blocked by wall of about 18 inches high or something equally as small. There's a bit in the prison too where you can't crouch past a table as a chair attached to it blocks your path even though you can see there's enough space.

It crashed on me a few times too, the scene where you're trying to get to the airport and get attacked by tanks, I blew one of them up, the game froze for a few seconds then restarted back to when I was in the bunk and had to find Irish. The other annoying thing was occasionally the game wouldn't save my progress after I powered my Xbox down. Other times it took me right back to where I was.

Still, loved the game - cheers EA Access :D

Do they often add games to the ones they give you?

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There has been 4 games added to it since its launch in August 2014, the latest being EA Sports UFC near the end of December so i would think it would be a while before we get another one, still a great deal though as long as people don't rush out and buy these games when EA launch them!

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Yeah I can't really get in to UFC, too many button combinations for me! The NFL game doesn't interest me much either as the sport bores the life out of me so I tend to just use BF, FIFA and Need for Speed. The £3.99 per month is worth those alone :)

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Did you pay £3.99 a month? if so i would recommend paying £19.99 a year then it works out at only £1.66 a month less than half of what you may be paying now. :)

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I paid £3.99 initially to find out if it was worth it, when the 30 days runs out I will be paying the £19.99 :)

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Whats your GT Russ so I can add you? mine is in my sig.

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russburt

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I'm pretty sure that EA Access auto-renews, so you'd need to cancel and then re-sub at £19.99 before the month is up.

You'd cancel via the subscription section at account.xbox.com.

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I signed up using my spare account which by the time the 30th day rolls around will be empty. I'll give give my other card details for the £20 then :)

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Can't you do it on the ea access app on the console.

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Nope - that would be too easy. Have to use Xbox.com or Xbox support.

(unless the app has changed)

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I am really starting to get fed up with the stupid "Live" issues.

The amount of times over the weekend that it kicked me from parties or games with no connection to the "Live" services is a joke, but it's only when playing Destiny other games don't suffer the same issues.

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Did Microsoft quietly unlock an additional CPU core on the X1 in October 2014?

http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft...n-the-xbox-one

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So you can sign up via the app but not unsubscribe?

Thats daft.

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Maybe it's down to Destiny's servers then, and not Live.

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It's not daft for MS & EA, though.

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So is this an expansion of the 10% previously reserved for Kinect?

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Me and two friends where having problems with GTA V online, one dropped mid flight, while I was in a sub.

To be honest I think its been bad since the hackers on Christmas day.

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One last question, I know that 360 games won't work with XBO, but if I have a save game on say FIFA 15 on the 360, would that save still work on the XBO or would I need to start afresh? I'm assuming that if 360 discs and games won't work then the save games will not work but just checking.

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It kept my ultimate team from 360 to 1 but not my record on online seasons or any offline games.

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Some games will let you transfer an online character/career - e.g. Destiny, BF4, COD AW.

SP campaign saves won't transfer, though.


Depends on the game...

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No worries, just curious. Having a blinding season with Houston Dynamo atm. Can always start afresh on the One though. Thanks.