They usually do work, but the speed degrades somewhat. I wonder what do you consider big, because my future 52 m2 two room apartment isn't big for sure, and even there i could find enough space for that sensor. But considering you said "my room" i get your point - but your situation is rather unusual to be honest.
there wouldn't be enough room in the living room where my PC is [and my my xbox spends most of it's time....] either... as for 'big'... anything bigger than where i am currently... doesn't help houses/flats over here are a: tiny and b: sold on the number of bedrooms rather than floor space... resulting in a 1.5 bedroom flat, with bedrooms so small you can only just get a bed in [what? you want furniture too? MADNESS!!!], and barely enough room to swing a kitten in even the biggest rooms... and my gaf is by no means the exception to the rule... EDIT: FYI the average size of a newly-built *house* is ~76 sq m
Not sure we are quite at that stage yet, but just in case perhaps MS need to put a warning sticker on their XBO?
Wasn't there talk of the ever-present kinect monitoring how many people are in the room when there's a PPV event on or something?
Did Microsoft not say a few days ago 8mbps would be a minimum for the download function to work correctly could be mistaken sure I read that someplace.
I think you're being a little paranoid. Well, I'm being polite, really; describing wifi, smartphones and webcams as spy facilities (when they can all be turned off, secured, or customized to maintain anonymity and privacy) is more than a little paranoid; it's hysterical. And the idea that the NSA would have privileged access to data combed by a closed Microsoft network is implausible. They're an independent company with privacy contracts, publicity concerns and interests to maintain. If a government agency ever acted on information taken from their product or network, the game would be up and the ensuing publicity stockades would drive Microsoft into the dirt. As for the XBO having less powerful hardware; if the current generation taught us anything, it's that better hardware don't equate to better games catalogues, better communities, better sales or better experiences. In fact, in the current generation, there was almost a perfectly inverse correlation, with the Wii offering the most accessible and fun social gaming experience and the broadest range of games and the PS3 being the most lumbered with repetitive generic action games (barring the likes of Heavy Rain). So, if you're worrying about hardware: don't. It means dick all. (I say all this as one completely uninterested by the XBO. I don't like it and won't be buying it. But these points of criticism don't make any sense.)
Video from Francis about his thoughts on the X1. If you've seen him before, this is a serious video with the guy just stating his opinions, which I thought were interesting. Some swearing in it - thought i'd warn you
Somebody hasn't been watching the news recently. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1AZHEkmm0g&index=1&feature=plcp And FYI this is one of the most plausible and unbiased news networks going unlike mainstream news i.e MSNBC (democratic flag wavers), Fox (republican flag wavers) and CNN (make sure everything is always reported as equal no matter the facts).
He mentioned something about not being able to turn Kinect off - can't you just turn it round and point it at the wall? If somehow you are not allowed to do this then I definitely can't have one - as previously stated, a Kinect will not work with my projector. I don't really think that MS are starting a war against poor people, that's more of a general consumerism/capitalism argument and every large organisation that has something to sell does this anyway and always has. Poor is a very relative thing anyway and I am not quite sure who he is actually talking about. I am probably not going to buy an XBO or a PS4 for that matter anyway as (when you take a step back from the tech specs) I don't think either of them are offering anything new, and so far they haven't convinced me that the games are going to be worth the outlay. This may just be the dawn of a new era for PC gaming.
His thoughts about losing our gaming history were interesting. Hopefully MS would remove the activation when they stopped supporting the console though.
Are you really sure that you can turn off all these things? Webcams can be hacked and used to observe you, Smartphones can be tracked via GPS allthough you turned it off, and allways online is only acceptable for online-play like MMORPG or multiplayer. In that regard watch the latest news about PRISM and the NSA using it. And for the hardware... As PS4 and XBO now use the same hardware there's no differences anymore and the only deciding factor for graphics is the hardware. Gameplay is still the the most imprtant factor for sure, but if the PS4 has 10-15% more grunt, then it can deliver better graphics then the XBO.. simple as that.
Actually the latest guess is that the XBO is 33-50% weaker than the PS4. Making matters worse is the fact that XBO is reserving 3GB of its significantly slower RAM to OS functions, further widening the performance gap. There are also rumors that MS has had to downclock their GPU, although this may not be true. This is actually kind of a big deal. The PS4 and XBO are much more of an apples to apples comparison. This type of discrepancy can lead to pretty drastic performance and graphical gaps. If the PS4 captures the lead, which it really seems like it has a good chance of doing, and devs make it their lead platform, expect XBO games to be the inferior port version. A complete reversal from last gen. Talk about snatching defeat from the hands of victory. Other rumors indicate, according to an apparently reliable source on gaf, that MS is having yield problems with their ESRAM modules. Major Nelson denied it on twitter today, but that IS his job as the MS PR guy. Sent from Bittech Android app
It doesn't matter either way. Good graphics have very little to do with whether a game is enjoyable or not, and those buying games consoles purely to marvel at the pretty graphics are in a minority. By their nature, consoles are mid-range PCs; if they want delicious graphics, most people build a gaming PC. (If Joe had a nickel for every time I've linked to that article, he wouldn't have to work for Bit-Tech.)
This is true - and pretty much most games will be developed for the lowest common denominator anyway and exclusives will probably be few are far between once the release date has been and gone. For me its going to be more about the games design than how much tech they can stuff into the plastic box - most of it will never get used to its potential anyway.
