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Microsoft Xbox One
Worth it if…Worth it, with caveats.
Confusing name, TV-focused reveal, forced Kinect and always-online policies made its launch a blunder, a 6 out of 10 fail.
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- Price when I covered it
- $100 more than the PS4
- Featured in
- 2 videos · 2021–2023
- Category
- Gaming · Consoles
What I liked
- Huge power jump with 1080p output
- Excellent redesigned controller
- 60fps and modern features like sprint and scope
- Quiet
What I didn't
- Always-online requirement at launch
- Kinect bundling pushed the price up
- Behind PS4 in power
- Longer load times
- Confusing name
- Mandatory Kinect raised price by $100
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“I'm a huge huge fan of the Xbox One controller this is such an overhaul”
“Gamers were inconsolable but the sad part of it is that there's quite a lot to like here”
“I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
9:01I bought every Xbox EVER!Powerful and well designed with a great controller, but the always-online, Kinect-bundled launch strategy was a costly mistake.
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13:3922 NIGHTMARE Tech FAILS they want us to forget.Confusing name, TV-focused reveal, forced Kinect and always-online policies made its launch a blunder, a 6 out of 10 fail.
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