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I haven't used that method in years as we can still stream from a NAS, but it would still have been useful for some people i guess.

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It's intended to be placed on top of the TV.

I know that MS has made some (well, many...) stupid decisions, but even they can't be so stupid (surely?) as to forget that HDTVs (the kind of TV they intend everyone to use) don't tend to have nice deep flat tops...

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Now sold out, has anyone else changed their pre order?

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No, you don't. :confused:

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You do if you use Xbox.com to download your purchases, luckily though you don't if you do it the slow way via the dash. :)

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Nope. I dont trust the retailer enough for me to cancel my pre order which was made less than 24 hours of the reval back in May to make a new one really close to launch. Ill just stick with mine and by Forza on launch day as i want both Fifa and Forza so either way i would be buying one of the games

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I am going to Eurogamer on Saturday with the 2 tickets I won with virginmedia, I hope I see games running on final X1 hardware but I expect it will be PCs.

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Might & Magic Clash of Heroes to be the next free game with 'Games with Gold
http://majornelson.com/2013/09/24/co...ve-game-store/

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Never heard of it, i wish the Xbox free games were as awesome as the games you get on PS plus.

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You don't get to keep the 'free' games when you end your subscription on PS+ like you do with Games with Gold ;)

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Yes that is true, but then after i complete a game i never go back to them with the exception of online FPS games, until something better comes out.

I wonder what will happen with the PS plus and free games as it will be mandatory with the PS4 if you wish to play online, maybe they will give less away as the games they give away currently are awesome?

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The PS+ games are generally more recent and better quality though, so worthy of keeping the sub going.

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I am off to the Eurogamer show in London tomorrow courtesy of 2 free tickets from the Virginmedia trials forum!

Looking forward to seeing the Xbox One in person, i just hope that atleast some of the games on display are running on actually Xbox Ones. :)

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I am expecting a full report afterwards :D

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It will be so packed i bet i can't get near anything. lol

I would love to be able to re order some games there at a really good discount.

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I read that you need a sub to use the tv functions so the XBOne is no longer an option for me

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I thought that had changed to you don't need xbox Gold to use the TV functions a month or so ago.

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perhaps I read something old then I aint really keeping up lol

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All these require a sub

Still to locked down it is now def a no from me

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Just got back from Eurogamer in London, very busy as expected with alot of queuing for the Xbox One stands, the console itself does look slightly smaller than what i have seen online which for me is a good thing.

I got to have a go on Forza 5 using a real Xbox One, and to me it looked stunning and played very smooth and fast, i also got to play a 10min lan with dozens of players on Battlefield 4 and we were all told we were some of the first people in the UK to see and play this game on a real Xbox One console. The game itself also looked stunning and it played so well and to me it looked very nextgen, i don't know what resolution it ran at or framerate but all i can say it was gorgeous just like Forza and played so smoothly with lots of things going on and with no slow down that i could see.

And what about the controller? It felt and looked great, although it was a little light so may have had a cheaper feel to it than the 360 controller, but this may have been because it was using a wire so may not have had batteries inside.

For anyone that doesn't know the new controller has impulse triggers and this means each trigger has its own vibration and that worked very well and i loved it, it felt very powerful on my fingers.

So i am extremely pleased i changed my order from a PS4 to this and i have now put my mind at rest of how capable the Xbox One actually is compared to the PS4 because there is so much fanboy crap going on at the moment online between both console groups with comparing specs and games, basically a war! lol

I am happy and i am sure you guys will be when you take delivery of the console in a little under 2 months. :)

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Nice, did you get to sit in the car too?

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Did you check inside the box to make sure it wasn't another GTX 780 disguised as an Xbox :p:

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I wish i had but it was just for show.

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Both games were definitely Xbox One, when my friend was playing Forza it crashed and it went to the Xbox One dashboard.

They made a point of telling us Battlefield 4 was running on the Xbox One, so i have no reason to doubt them and the press would crucify them if it turned out to be a lie, and we could see all the console under the TVs. :)

I still think the Xbox One console looks ugly! lol

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Nice to hear SnoopZ. I defo cant wait till 22nd November now. Only 55 days to go :D:D

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It's come round quick :)

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I played Titanfall at the Eurogamer Expo yesterday.

It was *awesome*, and I'm now sold on the game, after previously not being too fussed.

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I didn't get to play that yesterday.

Do you know what the game was running on as if I am not mistaken they were using xbox360 controllers so I think it would have been running on a PC?

What did you think of battlefield and forza which were running on the X1.

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Early alpha running on PCs and using 360 pads. Not sure if it was the PC version, or if they were using Xbox One dev kit PCs.

BF4 and Forza looked great. I didn't play either, but one of the guys I was with played Forza and loved it, including the rumble triggers.

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I didn't really see much else apart from a glimpse of Drive Club on the PS4 and i thought it looked no where near as good as Forza in frame rate and graphics, not sure if it was running on a PS4 as i never saw a PS4 in front of any monitors.

Did you get to try out a PS4 and how was it in your view?

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Free on GOLD in October is Halo 3 and Might & Magic.

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Forza 5? Gran Turismo 6?

Move over. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6X2Q6xFSF4

Also coming to consoles.

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I just came here to post a great quality direct feed for forza 5, but what you posted looks awesome too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YfE...e_gdata_player

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Looks awesome. Only shows for 360 and PS3 thou :(

I cant wait for this game

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I only played 1 lap at the weekend but it was awesome. :)

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Naturally, why bother putting it on Next-Gen and risking sales? Forza 5 would look no different than it does now if they'd left it on the 360. It's going to be at least a year before they truly start making games look next gen, I believe someone in this thread has said that before me.

Pcars isn't really aimed at pleasing the consoles masses though, it's filling a huge void in PC racing simulation because of Microsoft's refusal to even think about having Forza on a pc. So naturally with Pcars being a game built for the PC, it looks better, plays better and is stunning all round. However on consoles It'll only be on the same level of Forza if not lower.

Plus, my name is in the game and apparently I get a share of the profits as well as a free copy too.

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Microsoft to unlock more GPU power for developers in the future.

The Sony fanboys are again pathetic at the bottom of this article and clueless.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/di...one-developers

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Yeah , read that yesterday , as I've said over and over I very much doubt there will be a huge difference visually between ps4 and xbox one. If the ps4 has slightly better visuals so be it , I'd rather have dedicated servers every day of the week , I'd rather have the controller , the dashboard , hell I'm even pretty excited about the voice commands etc that kinect gives you. Microsoft will be one step ahead with innovative ideas and yet again and Sony will be playing catch up copying what they do .....

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I was excited till I found out about the subs

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Yeah I can understand that , hopefully something they will change in the future but knowing microsoft it's unlikely IMO .

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When I was at the Eurogamer show at the weekend, in my opinion most of the games Isaw look best on the x1. I thought that need for speed rivals looked very slow in frame rate on the ps4 and also drive club was no where near as smooth as forza the only exception was ac4 on the ps4 that looked great, I wish that was on show on the x1 though.

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Just under 7 weeks to go till we get our hands on 1 of these, anyone else looking forward to it? :)

The games i will own for launch will be, Forza 5(comes with Xbox), Battlefield 4 and Assassins Creed 4, how about everyone else?

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Forza 5 (with the Xbox) and Watch_Dogs :)

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I can't wait , forza and cod for me , was thinking of bf4 but after playing the beta on the 360 I've been seriously put off !!!!!

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Hmm forgot about watch dogs !!, maybe cod and watch dogs :)

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I tried BF4 on a real Xbox One for 10 mins, i am now looking forward to it more than i was before, it was awesome, it is said to feel like a different game on the X1.

I won't waste anymore money on my 360 now and i never bothered downloading the BF4 beta as i didn't want to spoil it. :)

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May have already said but I've given up on both for at least a year. I have a PC twice or even 3 times as good as a console so you may understand the reasons but it isn't just that. I feel like it's just not up to this next generation hype and it won't be for at the very least a year. I play competitive gaming so I'm very critical of the way games play and look. I had a shot on Forza 5 and in my own and very honest opinion it's hardly that much of an improvement on 4. It feels and looks identical. It plays the same and aside from drivatar its generally an updated Forza 4. This is the only game I've played though so it's strictly limited to that.

It's a shame because I love the gears series and Xbox Live has been the home of my online gaming since the original Xbox. Again though people ranted about Microsoft making huge changes and I liked them. My console is hooked 24/7 so I couldn't have cared less about online checks. Microsoft were shaping the next gen of gaming until some brats and Sony fanboys went ape. We're now stuck with two updated consoles that are really nothing spectacular. I'm up for change. I'm tired of the same thing. These aren't iphones so Microsoft should have pressed on and lead the way. I want new stuff like the current VR prototypes. A console with a built in capture card. Not some average twitch feature that's useless. I want to see them make more deals with Blizzard. Bring WoW back to its glory days utilising consoles. Basically I want risks and new and exciting things.

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I'm looking forward to it :)

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What will be the games you buy on release? :)

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FIFA 14, Forza, CoD:Ghosts. I pre ordered FIFA before they bundled it with the console, so I don't want to risk losing out on my order :)

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So you canceled your Fifa pre order? otherwise you will end up with 2 copies of the game which is pointless?

I basically changed my console order to come with Forza instead. :)

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No I've kept it as it was originally, tbh the servers are going to be hammered the first day with people downloading, so I thought it would be best to have the disc based copy instead

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Nah do yourself a favour and dump the disk version, it is a serious waste of money and pointless having both and you have other games to play while it is downloading so it isn't a problem. :)

You will prefer to have the digital version of Fifa if you play it alot too, so cancel it and order a different game you want.

Just my opinion though. :)

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I'd have to cancel the other two as well, as they are part of the same order

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To save yourself £50 surely the sensible and obvious thing to do would be to cancel the disk based orders and order them again right away. :)

Usually you can cancel part of the order if it is Amazon and other companies anyway, at worst it is just a phone call if you can't do it online. :)

Sorry for going on but you can see it is a huge waste when you can get another game for your money. :)

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I'll give them a call tomorrow and see what they can do :)

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Scratch that, done it

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Well done saving yourself £50, did you manage to keep the other disk orders?

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Yep I did, cancelled FIFA and ordered Watch_Dogs instead

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I May try ordering 1 of my games from play-asia for £37 just to see if I get charged import tax or not as it is the luck of the draw I am told.

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I have both consoles preordered. Still don't know which to get!!

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PS4.

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I don't want to buy both consoles and from what I have seen at the show last week the x1 has the better games that interest me and in my opinion the games I saw looked great and ran smoother on the x1 compared to what I saw on the ps4, so it will be interesting to see how it all turns out.

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My head hurts ;) http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/di...-one-interview

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hehe yes i read all that the other day!

Roll on November 22nd i want it now damn it! only 44 days to go!

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Guess who is set to go and play Xbox One on 14th Nov for couple of hours? :D

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Trust me you will love it just like i did! :)

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I hope so. If some of my plans can't go ahead I can't go so I'm praying. For the people that are not aware Game are doing a series of lockin's

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New Pcars shot

http://www.wmdportal.com/wp-content/...013/10/080.png

Shame it won't look close to that on the consoles. They're unsure whether they're gonna bother with the X1 due to the fact they can't make it look anything close to that on the consoles :td: they're still on track for Xbox 360 and PS3 releases but again they just look similar to Forza and GT.

What's annoying me is how a company like Slightly Mad Studios with minimal experience in Racing simulation can produce a game that plays and looks 3x better than GT6 or Forza 5. Again I feel we are being truly shafted by this next gen hype.

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I have decided not to wait any longer so just pre ordered Battlefield 4 and Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag to go with the X1 with Forza 5, that should be enough games to keep me going for months!

I was going to order 1 of them from Play-Asia as it was £10 cheaper but then it said it may take 21 days for delivery so i thought i would not this time!

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No Xbox live Gold Subscription needed for Project Spark, which is a good thing as the game is a free download.

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/10/1...d-subscription

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One game I'm genuinely excited to play. However I'm yet to decide on the xbox one. So may be PC download for me. I also get the feeling this will play better on PC.

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Watchdogs has been pushed back until Q2 2014 or later!

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/1...2014-or-later/

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Ahhh man, I was looking forward to that too :(

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Time to cancel your order and get another game mate.

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I'll still keep it and order another game anyway, cos it'll come out eventually :) . Any recommendations?

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I'm probably going to get COD Ghosts or BF4 instead. I was really looking forward to Watch_Dogs :(

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May not be a bad thing after the hype for it fell apart since GTA V and the criticism it's been receiving as of late.

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Yeah watchdogs was on my short list also, I'm not sure whether to get dead rising or not , just thinking for single player stress relief lol.

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It depends what you like really, if you like first person shooters then get Battlefield 4 or Call of Duty Ghosts.

Consider Assassins Creed 4 as that should be awesome too.

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Watchdogs has just slipped to Spring 2014

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...il-spring-2014

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Pretty bad sign that. The delay coming so late is worrying...

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I'm hoping that it's simply because Ubi decided it would have too much competition if released on the original date (GTA V still, Assassin's Creed 4...), so pushed it back so it would stand out more and have fewer rivals.

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Lack of demand. It's potentially a huge game for ubisoft and GTA wiped the market clean to the point watchdogs is old news. By pushing it back to spring you give yourself a decent release window and give people more time to get the next generation consoles. The same will happen to most next gen titles. Ghosts will be a financial flop and will sell less than its predecessor.

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It is possible GTA V on next gen consoles could be out in 2014, so they don't want to be up against that.

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Seems very likely. I doubt that Rockstar are sitting around waiting for things to happen.

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The Crew has also been delayed by Ubisoft until Q3 2014!

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/n...y-ubisoft.html

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I havent seen this gif before but it looks pretty slick to me. :)

http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/11...entry596024321

http://i.minus.com/ibgfs3CkGUPTHP.gif

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cheers

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I wish it was possible to re order the digital downloads of the disc based games i have ordered, if i found out they were the same price i would cancel and get the digital!

I also wish it was possible to convert a disc based game to a digital version.

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It was essentially possible until the reddit crowd cried for weeks on end for Microsoft to remove everything that was next generation about the xbox. All these features being removed have destroyed it for me. The used games feature that tied discs to your account would essentially install your game and you could play it without the need for a disc.

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Any idea if it is possible to pre order digital versions yet so i can compare pricing? The PS4 has 2 games available for pre order digitally, Knack for £38 and Warframe which is free.

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http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/10/2...tion-announced

Nice release date , right near my birthday :)

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And around 3 weeks before mine, i am so looking forward to this and it did look awesome at the show i went to, although it wasn't on an Xbox One but probably a dev kit. :)

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It was on a PC. Likely the GTX 780 or Titans they've been using.

Isn't anyone worried about the stability of these next generation consoles? I've seen the X1 crash and just freeze up with fps issues numerous times whilst running Forza 5. Reason this hasn't happened before is they were playing the games on PC until recently. From what I've seen from the PS4 its even worse on the Sony side. The console constantly crashes and has freezes and fps issues in cut scenes alone.

I loved the 360 but there's no denying its stability was awful. The guide menu alone caused and still causes the majority of lock ups on the console. More recently black ops 2 caused major problems for the console.

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I am not really worried although i will admit my friends X1 crashed at Eurogamer while it was playing Forza 5, although i didn't have any problems playing Battlefield 4 for 10mins on 1.

The Pcs have crashed plenty of times in the early shows that they used to run development systems for both systems.

The PS4 was also seen to overheat giving a 'red line of death' but that was in an enclosed case.

I have only had my 360 lock up twice before and i think it was while playing Tomb Raider this summer.

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I've never seen it crash on anything other than forza strangely. Who knows :O
PC test builds always crash to desktop its annoying. It's even worse when it crashes before it even loads.

I forgot to clarify. The 360 models with the problems tend to be the 1st and 2nd gen editions not the newer elite and s models. I've not yet had to reset a slim model due to guide lockup but have the issue constantly on my day one 360 and the HDMI model.

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I hope my X1 will be reliable but atleast it has warranty. :)

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I think once the release month kinks are all patched up it'll be on its way.

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This is one hell of an awesome ad for the Xbox One in my opinion and it sure hyped me watching it, congrats to MS getting advertising right for a change. :D

I am still laughing at the zombies reaction in the Library. lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1mfIg1I3zE

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Loved that snoopz, and the first bit too :D

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Have you pre ordered another game yet to replace Watch Dogs as i cant see the point of paying and keeping a pre order for possibly 6 months when you can get another game? :)

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I haven't yet no, what about battlefield as I have call of duty on pre order as well

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I have Battlefield 4 on pre order and i played it on an Xbox One at a show for 10mins and i loved it.

If i were you and you decide to order a replacement game i would do lots of googling and make a decision that way. :)

Have a look here http://www.oxm.co.uk/56277/features/...-in-one-place/

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I had bad company 2 and loved that, but I'll think about it before doing anything rash