A few days ago, there was a live event showing the Xbox One which was the successor to the Xbox 360 console. It uses the Blu-Ray drive, the 8-Core X86-X64 CPU, 8GB RAM as well as the 500GB HDD and the USB 3.0 ports. In addition, the new Kinect device has the HD camera and it's gonna be the same for the Windows version that will be released next year.
However, the controversy arose over some features that were taken out. First, the Backwards Compatibility is kind of gone although the original Xbox used the X86 processor unlike the Xbox 360 and it was even dumber to take this feature out entirely so if you want lots of arcade-style video games, you're best off with the Xbox 360, not the Xbox One. I don't know which console they will be in the future. However, it seems that the PS4 is going to have some Backwards Compatibility through Cloud Gaming where you can play games for the previous consoles but then, having to stream those games is a son of an ass. Well, it is for the PS2 and PS3 games as the load times may be assumed to be much longer and with cloud gaming, expect lots of lags. Second controversy that was already fixed was that the console had to be online at all times to play games. Well, there's no need for that, the console has to be online for patching purposes even if the machine is turned off or something. Third, the new Kinect technology is having some improvements such as HD camera, new IR, expanded field of view where you can pretty much play Kinect games on whichever size of room you want and especially when your whole room is completely full of gaming stuffs like you're a hardcore gaming geek. But having to include this device as part of the console is beyond belief. Well, it may be this competitive anyway as the original Wii comes with the Wii-Remote which may take players the time to get used to in addition to the default controller but for the Xbox One and PS4 according to their specs, they may be more expensive to buy. Forth, I don't know how the games will be installed onto the console hard drive before you play because they are not installed in the same way the PS Vita games are installed, that will be controversial. Fifth, the internal HDD cannot be replaced and is part of the console. However, you can get external storage for whatever purposes you want. Sixth controversy that was event exclusive, was that the whole console was advertised as the multimedia device. What the hell? Will that end up like the next CD-I or something? At least for the PS Vita, it at first lacked the required amount of common software and hardware features such as the missing ability to hook up to the TV for better video capturing as well as killer games but then, it looks like Sony had been doing things right and especially for the promised Backwards Compatibility feature for the upcoming PS4. Lastly, the freaking metro interface. If that looks confusing again to us in some parts of the screen, then what's the point of buying that successor console? It made the PS Vita more worthy for buying instead.
I may assume that this new Kinect device may support Windows 8 but I don't know if the previous one supports that OS. Buy the Windows version of Kinect if you want in case you have some projects to do with it but for the console, you have to rely on which Kinect games you like before you think that they are worth the reasons to buy. The shape of the Xbox One console, the new Kinect and the controller are surprisingly no longer in rounded shapes and the logo looks kind of solid.
