I guess i waited to late to try and play the BF demo. Was getting an error message when loading it up. But i got bout a hour 4 this cod drop. Bout to roll up and get ready
Xbox One Console Reviews
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Xbox One bundles at Amazon will come with a new Echo Dot for free
‘Alexa, turn on my Xbox’
Starting tomorrow, Oct. 12, some Xbox One bundles will get a little bigger. Microsoftannounced Thursdaythat the new third-generation Echo Dot will be included in “qualified”Xbox One S and Xbox One X bundlesbought at Amazon — “while supplies last.”
This promotion comes in conjunction with anXbox skill being added to the Xbox Onefor Alexa and Cortana devices. Following the failure of Kinect, voice commands have only been available with a mic while the console is turned on. Adding the skill to existing smart home setups means that Microsoft doesn’t have to create a whole new Kinect-like device.
The Echo Dot is one of our sister site The Verge’sfavorite smart home devices, and the third-generation version brings some style and sound upgrades. It normallyretails for $49.99.
Microsoft has beenpushing a lot of bundlesrecently — the Xbox One S isonlyavailable in bundle form now — but interestingly, this isn’t a new bundle. Instead, Amazon is just adding an Echo Dot to bundle orders.
If you’re in the market for a new Xbox, tomorrow is the time to pick one up. TheXbox One S Starter Bundleis a great place to, well, start. It’s unclear whether the promotion will apply to pre-orders like theFallout 76bundle. We’ve reached out to Amazon and will update.
https://www.polygon.com/deals/2018/10/11/17965540/xbox-one-amazon-echo-dot-bundle
Xbox One bundles at Amazon will come with a new Echo Dot for free
‘Alexa, turn on my Xbox’
Starting tomorrow, Oct. 12, some Xbox One bundles will get a little bigger. Microsoftannounced Thursdaythat the new third-generation Echo Dot will be included in “qualified”Xbox One S and Xbox One X bundlesbought at Amazon — “while supplies last.”
This promotion comes in conjunction with anXbox skill being added to the Xbox Onefor Alexa and Cortana devices. Following the failure of Kinect, voice commands have only been available with a mic while the console is turned on. Adding the skill to existing smart home setups means that Microsoft doesn’t have to create a whole new Kinect-like device.
The Echo Dot is one of our sister site The Verge’sfavorite smart home devices, and the third-generation version brings some style and sound upgrades. It normallyretails for $49.99.
Microsoft has beenpushing a lot of bundlesrecently — the Xbox One S isonlyavailable in bundle form now — but interestingly, this isn’t a new bundle. Instead, Amazon is just adding an Echo Dot to bundle orders.
If you’re in the market for a new Xbox, tomorrow is the time to pick one up. TheXbox One S Starter Bundleis a great place to, well, start. It’s unclear whether the promotion will apply to pre-orders like theFallout 76bundle. We’ve reached out to Amazon and will update.
https://www.polygon.com/deals/2018/10/11/17965540/xbox-one-amazon-echo-dot-bundle
October 2018 Xbox Update Rolling Out Today
If we could pull your attention away from exploring the beautiful scenery and becoming a Horizon Superstar in historic Britain withForza Horizon 4, we have some new Xbox One features to share. The October 2018 Xbox Update adds new ways to express yourself with Avatars, interact with your console with Voice Skills, and enjoy your favorite streaming content. Here’s a rundown of what’s new:
New Xbox Avatars
The new Xbox Avatars are expressive, creative and, most importantly, bring to life the community of fans they represent. The Avatar Editor features a wide range of body types, and the entire Avatar closet supports all of them, enabling you to uniquely tailor your Avatar however you see fit.
Avatars will appear across your Xbox One. You will see your own Avatar on your profile, as well as the profile pages of anyone who has chosen to represent themselves as an Avatars. You’ll also find Avatars on activity feed posts, Friend blocks on the Home screen, Gamerscore leaderboards, club headers, profile comparisons, and more. In addition to all the items that are available at launch, we also have a new Avatar Store where you can obtain even more new Avatar items, including licensed designs from Halo, Gears of War, and more. With new content every month, the Avatar Store is a diverse marketplace of clothing, outfits, props, and accessories to make your Avatar even more unique.
Once you’ve created your new Avatar, you can use the Photobooth feature to capture a great photo of your Avatar to use as your Gamerpic. In addition to the mood that you set for your Avatar, you can also use the Photobooth to pose your Avatar using a multitude of different emotes, each of which can be paused and advanced frame-by-frame with more control than ever before. Rotate and zoom controls help you capture the exact pose that you’re looking for, and a wide variety of background colors enable you to set the scene.
If you prefer your Xbox Original Avatar, that’s okay too! The new Xbox Avatar Editor also enables you to compare and choose which version of the Xbox Avatar best represents how you want to be seen on Xbox Live. If you choose to represent yourself as an Xbox Original Avatar, all the content from your Xbox Original avatar’s closet continues to be available via the Xbox Original Avatars app on Xbox One and Windows 10.
Xbox Skill for Cortana and Alexa
The Xbox Skill for Cortana and Alexa is available today in the U.S. This feature enables people to use their voice to navigate and interact with Xbox through Cortana and Alexa-enabled devices – expanding voice navigation beyond previous Kinect and headset capabilities. With the Xbox Skill, people can use voice commands to power on/off their console, adjust volume, launch games and apps, start and stop broadcasts on Mixer, capture screenshots, and more. For example, if you have the Xbox skill enabled on your Echo just say “Alexa, launchForza Horizon 4” and this command will automatically turn on your console, sign you in, and launchForza Horizon 4. Look for the Xbox Skill in the Alexa Skill Store or the Cortana Skill Store to get started. To set up Alexa, just say, “Alexa, open Xbox” and to set up Cortana, just say, “Hey Cortana, open Xbox”, or search for “Xbox” in the assistant skill store. To learn more about this new feature, see ourprevious post.
Additionally, starting tomorrow in the U.S., anyone who buys a qualified Xbox One S or Xbox One X bundle at Amazon.com will also get a new Amazon Echo Dot, but don’t wait too long because this offer is only available while supplies last.
Dolby Vision video streaming on Xbox One
Xbox is committed to bringing rich entertainment options to our fans. Today we are excited to launch our latest entertainment option, Dolby Vision™ HDR video streaming support across Xbox One S and Xbox One X! Dolby Vision enables select TVs to deliver enhanced HDR with dynamic scene-by-scene precision and accuracy versus standard HDR, which is static for the entire movie/show you are watching. If you have a TV that supports the latest version of Dolby Vision and a Premium Netflix subscription, jump in and experience incredible brightness, contrast, and color for yourself today! Dolby Vision on Netflix with a premium subscription will be supported at launch with more Dolby Vision apps adding support in the coming months.
To enable Dolby Vision on your console, navigate to Settings -> Display and sound -> Video output -> Video modes -> Allow Dolby Vision. If you need more assistance setting up the feature or want more information on supported TVs, check out this blog post.
New languages for Narrator
Xbox is committed to being more accessible and inclusive. Today we are adding five additional languages to Narrator on Xbox One, including Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, and Dutch. We’re also adding an Australian version of English language for Narrator, so Australian users will no longer have to select U.S. or U.K. English to use Narrator.
These updates are available because of the Xbox Insiders who have helped shape these features, so big thanks to all of you for your valuable input. If you’d like to help create the future of Xbox and get access to early features, download theXbox Insider Hub appon your Xbox One or Windows 10 PC today. You can also visit the Xbox Insider Blogherefor the latest release notes and to learn more. We’ll have more to share soon on additional features releasing to Xbox One this fall. Until then, enjoy the October Update and happy gaming!
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/10/11/october-2018-xbox-update-available-now/
game is getting a lot of decent feedback but I honestly have to say I was unimpressed w/ the clips I saw on my activity feed
*edit*
seems like the critics “love” it but the game is getting trashed by user reviews on metacritic by both XB1 and PS4 owners
I don’t go solely by it but @ the same time I won’t be dismissive of 700+ opinions coupled w/ the gameplay I’ve seen
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I’m just not swayed by this game
Might be a dumb question but where is the new avatar editor? When I search all I find is the original Xbox avatar app.
Make sure your console is updated, it automatically downloaded mine and prompted me when the app was finished. You may have to search the store also.
same.
Thanks
For some reason, the update wasn't popping up, so I had to restart the console in order to trigger it. I honestly don't know the last time that I completely restarted this bitch.
On a side note, I used to say that I could never see himself getting to a point where I no longer played video games. But that is seriously starting to change and micro-transaction nickle and diming bullshit is the reason.
Case in point, these avatars. On the 360, you could unlock new outfits and accessories by playing games! No money, no bullshit. Just beat a game or get a specific achievement and it would unlock new avatar things. Now they want us to buy clothes for an avatar. Fuck that noise.
This is in no way a deal breaker in-and-of-itself, but it is concerning that simple things like clicking on a new t-shirt takes you directly to the Microsoft store.
I already gave up on 2K because of how micro-transactions ruined MyCareer and now it seems like that bullshit is creeping into all aspects of gaming.
If this trend continues, the next generations of consoles might be my breaking point.
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fortnite is gonna fuck it up for a lot of games...not saying they came up w/ the model but they damn near perfected it...I’m already expecting that RDR2 is gonna go crazy w/ that shit
Unlocking new character in a fighting game is yet another thing that you use to do by playing the game. Now you buy them through DLC.
I laughed a few years back when Capcom made Guile DLC for Street Fighter V. But I guess enough people brought it that fighting game developers are going to start sticking to the model.
I pray they don't screw up RDR2.
I think we are going to see a lot more open beta PvP battle royale style games on the next generation.
I could totally see Call of Duty going that way. They already treat the single player game like a unnecessary add-on.
On the next generation of consoles, they might be able to run Fortnite/PUBG style PvP matches but with top of the line C.O.D. graphics, physics, and multiplayer capabilities.
And unlike Fortnite, you know that shit won't be free.
I pray they don't screw up RDR2.
I think we are going to see a lot more open beta PvP battle royale style games on the next generation.
I could totally see Call of Duty going that way. They already treat the single player game like a unnecessary add-on.
On the next generation of consoles, they might be able to run Fortnite/PUBG style PvP matches but with top of the line C.O.D. graphics, physics, and multiplayer capabilities.
And unlike Fortnite, you know that shit won't be free.
a battle royale style or 50 v 50 multiplayer for RDR2 would be sick...I haven’t been keeping up w/ news re: the COD about to drop but I remember reading they scrapped the campaign
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October 2018 Xbox Update Rolling Out Today
If we could pull your attention away from exploring the beautiful scenery and becoming a Horizon Superstar in historic Britain withForza Horizon 4, we have some new Xbox One features to share. The October 2018 Xbox Update adds new ways to express yourself with Avatars, interact with your console with Voice Skills, and enjoy your favorite streaming content. Here’s a rundown of what’s new:
New Xbox Avatars
The new Xbox Avatars are expressive, creative and, most importantly, bring to life the community of fans they represent. The Avatar Editor features a wide range of body types, and the entire Avatar closet supports all of them, enabling you to uniquely tailor your Avatar however you see fit.
Avatars will appear across your Xbox One. You will see your own Avatar on your profile, as well as the profile pages of anyone who has chosen to represent themselves as an Avatars. You’ll also find Avatars on activity feed posts, Friend blocks on the Home screen, Gamerscore leaderboards, club headers, profile comparisons, and more. In addition to all the items that are available at launch, we also have a new Avatar Store where you can obtain even more new Avatar items, including licensed designs from Halo, Gears of War, and more. With new content every month, the Avatar Store is a diverse marketplace of clothing, outfits, props, and accessories to make your Avatar even more unique.
Once you’ve created your new Avatar, you can use the Photobooth feature to capture a great photo of your Avatar to use as your Gamerpic. In addition to the mood that you set for your Avatar, you can also use the Photobooth to pose your Avatar using a multitude of different emotes, each of which can be paused and advanced frame-by-frame with more control than ever before. Rotate and zoom controls help you capture the exact pose that you’re looking for, and a wide variety of background colors enable you to set the scene.
If you prefer your Xbox Original Avatar, that’s okay too! The new Xbox Avatar Editor also enables you to compare and choose which version of the Xbox Avatar best represents how you want to be seen on Xbox Live. If you choose to represent yourself as an Xbox Original Avatar, all the content from your Xbox Original avatar’s closet continues to be available via the Xbox Original Avatars app on Xbox One and Windows 10.
Xbox Skill for Cortana and Alexa
The Xbox Skill for Cortana and Alexa is available today in the U.S. This feature enables people to use their voice to navigate and interact with Xbox through Cortana and Alexa-enabled devices – expanding voice navigation beyond previous Kinect and headset capabilities. With the Xbox Skill, people can use voice commands to power on/off their console, adjust volume, launch games and apps, start and stop broadcasts on Mixer, capture screenshots, and more. For example, if you have the Xbox skill enabled on your Echo just say “Alexa, launchForza Horizon 4” and this command will automatically turn on your console, sign you in, and launchForza Horizon 4. Look for the Xbox Skill in the Alexa Skill Store or the Cortana Skill Store to get started. To set up Alexa, just say, “Alexa, open Xbox” and to set up Cortana, just say, “Hey Cortana, open Xbox”, or search for “Xbox” in the assistant skill store. To learn more about this new feature, see ourprevious post.
Additionally, starting tomorrow in the U.S., anyone who buys a qualified Xbox One S or Xbox One X bundle at Amazon.com will also get a new Amazon Echo Dot, but don’t wait too long because this offer is only available while supplies last.
Dolby Vision video streaming on Xbox One
Xbox is committed to bringing rich entertainment options to our fans. Today we are excited to launch our latest entertainment option, Dolby Vision™ HDR video streaming support across Xbox One S and Xbox One X! Dolby Vision enables select TVs to deliver enhanced HDR with dynamic scene-by-scene precision and accuracy versus standard HDR, which is static for the entire movie/show you are watching. If you have a TV that supports the latest version of Dolby Vision and a Premium Netflix subscription, jump in and experience incredible brightness, contrast, and color for yourself today! Dolby Vision on Netflix with a premium subscription will be supported at launch with more Dolby Vision apps adding support in the coming months.
To enable Dolby Vision on your console, navigate to Settings -> Display and sound -> Video output -> Video modes -> Allow Dolby Vision. If you need more assistance setting up the feature or want more information on supported TVs, check out this blog post.
New languages for Narrator
Xbox is committed to being more accessible and inclusive. Today we are adding five additional languages to Narrator on Xbox One, including Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, and Dutch. We’re also adding an Australian version of English language for Narrator, so Australian users will no longer have to select U.S. or U.K. English to use Narrator.
These updates are available because of the Xbox Insiders who have helped shape these features, so big thanks to all of you for your valuable input. If you’d like to help create the future of Xbox and get access to early features, download theXbox Insider Hub appon your Xbox One or Windows 10 PC today. You can also visit the Xbox Insider Blogherefor the latest release notes and to learn more. We’ll have more to share soon on additional features releasing to Xbox One this fall. Until then, enjoy the October Update and happy gaming!
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/10/11/october-2018-xbox-update-available-now/
I went back to the old avatars. The faces all look like children.
Also when are they going to fix the Xbox shutting down when you go from YouTube to a game?
