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Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 08:57 PM
You need 4 controllers to 100% Tomb Raider....screw that, props to Phil Spencer though, even if he does look like a dodgy serial killer.Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 09:02 PM
@1 Your comment is irrelevant to the article. What does 100% Rise of the Tomb Raider have to do with anything? There aren't achievements for it yet.Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 09:04 PM
Cos the game was in the article.... Could of sworn there was talk of a local coop achievement that needed 4 controllers.Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 09:08 PM
@#3 - Kazz, the Tomb Raider in the article is the one coming in holiday 2015 =)Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 09:10 PM
I got an Xbox Live message saying I'm getting Limbo for free when it releases on Xbox One :) It's free. I'll take it.Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 09:10 PM
Happy 1 year xbox one but don't forget the 360 turns 9 today as wellSaturday, November 22, 2014 @ 09:22 PM
I'm getting limbo for free! Can't complain tbh, great game, gonna be 1000gs and it's FREE! How many people are going to complain about this now?Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 09:28 PM
Now they just need to get rid of that redundant tile which is a copy of whatever disc might be in the drive. oh, and let me disable the snap function. I still hate it.Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 09:40 PM
Shouldn't that be $499 (dollars) it was £429 (pounds) wasn't it? Also what's Ryse a sequel to? ;)Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 09:44 PM
I've got an old school friend who works in one of this scam English teaching jobs where the kids don't actually learn anything in Wuhan. He came back to UK in June for a wedding we both went to and I actually asked him about the console situation. He's been there about 5 years now and yeah consoles have been illegal but he says for at least the whole time he's been there, if you wanted one you could buy one no problem and no one would bat an eyelid.Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 09:52 PM
@1 Umm, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is the game with the 4 player local co-op achievement which is the top down isometric shooter, sequel to the 360 game Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and the 360. Rise of Tomb Raider is the sequel to Tomb Raider, the recent and very enjoyable reboot.Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 09:56 PM
It's been a great first year for Xbox 1.Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 10:27 PM
Phil Spencer becoming head was the best thing to happen to Xbox. He turned the system around for the better, here's hoping he remains in the position for a long time, because I don't think there is anyone better suited or more deserving.Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 10:39 PM
Wait, why is Ryse under "those pesky sequels", what was it a sequel to?Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 10:41 PM
I hope they change (fix?) the language/region soon. I can't even pick English as language if I choose The Netherlands as my country. So for English spoken games I need to pick a location such as the UK and when I want to download something I can go swap back to The Netherlands to access the marketplace with my redeemed moneycards and after the download back to the UK for English. Not logic at all and a bit annoying. Overall I am really happy with my Xbox One though.Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 10:44 PM
@#9 & 15 - Fiiiiiiixed :DSaturday, November 22, 2014 @ 11:00 PM
@ #16: i'm hoping for that too! i mean, it's like they think we don't speak english while it's being integrated more and more in the Netherlands.. sure some people can't speak english for shit but if they game, they can understand english... english should be a default language to choose as far as i'm concerned when it comes to electronics :OSaturday, November 22, 2014 @ 11:49 PM
Happy 1 year guys. Was a slow start, but man what a system it is turning out to be!Saturday, November 22, 2014 @ 11:57 PM
I love that the competition isn't restricted to the UK only. I mean we're just next door(rep of ireland) but we always miss out so cheers for the chance guy and keep up the good work! :DSunday, November 23, 2014 @ 01:24 AM
I want Limbo for free :(Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 01:55 AM
"The price cut was a biggie, meaning instead of paying $499.99 for an Xbox One, that consumers could pick it up for a paltry either $399.99 with Kinect or $349.99 without instead." That never happened. It stayed at $500 with Kinect and without Kinect was $400. Only recently did both versions get a price drop, and that's the temporary $50 price drop for the holidays. Xbone without Kinect has never been $400 here in the States.Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 02:01 AM
"Updates Galore – If there’s one thing that Microsoft truly got right in its first year with the Xbox One, it was updates. Updates, updates, updates, updates. They came thick and fast, and for the most part, fixed most things that early adopters – including us – didn’t like about the console. Those updates included friend notifications, a sound mixer for apps while using Snap, external storage features, custom backgrounds, Xbox One store improvements, the ability to snap achievement lists, and so much more. It’s as if there was something wrong with the console and it needed fixing… and fix it, they did." MORE THAN THE USELESS TWITS AT SONY DO!! Sony makes you wait all year for an update. And then the update doesn't fix existing problems, and breaks even more things (including some games!). Seriously Sony, thank you SO FUCKING MUCH for letting us pay you for wallpapers, but not fixing the message problems, and breaking standby mode, and breaking a handful of games. The 2.00 update was so broken that they've put out two- not one, TWO- updates to try and correct the stuff they broke. Sony was right: greatness does await. It's called getting sick of Sony's bullshit and buying an Xbone, which is where the greatness actually is. BTW PSN goes down all the freaking time and half the time you want to go to the PlayStation Store, it gets stuck and you have to quit out and power down the console to give it another go. What a strange reversal of fortune over the past year. We went from Sony being king of the world and Microsoft being the jesters to Microsoft offering the blatantly better box while Sony screws up left, right, up, down, and every other direction you can imagine.Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 02:19 AM
Just got couple digital things, but sadly no promise of free limbo even though I bought the xb1 on day 1.Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 03:31 AM
I better get Limbo, dammit. I got outfit crap for Sunset Overdrive and I don't even play it any more. Hmph..Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 03:48 AM
I've got great stories to add to the list. Remember when Microsoft tried to charge people to play used games, or borrowed games from friends? Remember when it was basically online only and if your internet went down, your console was just a brick? Remember when they said a Kinect-less console was impossible to do? Man, such GOOD times. =DSunday, November 23, 2014 @ 04:36 AM
Cool got limbo from them. Is it same game on 360?Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 08:52 AM
Great got an xbox message too stating I get limbo when it's released free,I will receive a code via message. Happy days!Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 09:23 AM
@3 i believe your referrring to lara croft and the temple of osiris for 4 player co op. im holding out yet for a purchase, but deffo sticking with xbox, even though most of my mates have switched to ps4.Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 11:14 AM
Talked to a "representative" on Xbox.com chat. The "gifts" are "random". I guess you get the good stuff if you didn't play Sunset Overdrive, which gets really boring, really fast.Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 11:38 AM
@4 Accept my apologies lol, I'm getting my Tomb Raiders mixed up!! so many sequels these days it's hard to keep track sometimes lolSunday, November 23, 2014 @ 11:54 AM
Still, they force region locks (not only stores but also languages) even though they initially promised they wouldn't. It's a good console, yes, but definitely not as perfect as they want you to believe it is.Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 12:58 PM
I had the ps 1 n 2 .... Jumped to x box 360 n x box one and there's no chance of going backSunday, November 23, 2014 @ 02:41 PM
@26 You know those first two things were just figments of your pessimistic imagination, right? You're close to the real stories but that's not what they discussed. The third one you said was totally true though, haha. No argument here; they definitely said that several times if memory serves. (No sarcasm intended)Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 02:58 PM
Titanfall was never an exclusive on the Xbox One, it was released on the PC the very same day.Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 09:24 PM
@#36 - When we say exclusive, we mean console exclusive. Always have done. Always will do.Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 11:42 PM
I just bought one as I think it has taken till now to reach some sort of potential. everything was out on both platforms last year, there was no real feel of needing to upgrade so to speak. now its all out about AC unity, Halo 5, GTAV remake etc, a time to want an xbox one at last!Monday, November 24, 2014 @ 12:41 AM
How does the UK Xbox One console differ from the U.S. Xbox One console - is the video output designed for PAL only?Monday, November 24, 2014 @ 12:44 AM
@31 You sound like a spoilt brat, so you got something for free but because it's not what you wanted you whine about it! Personally, I've not gotten anything but I don't feel the need to complain about it.Monday, November 24, 2014 @ 05:15 AM
I had no idea that it had already been a year. Man, am I behind! hahahaMonday, November 24, 2014 @ 05:18 AM
@31 those prizes must be random because I got a download code for something in battlefield 4 air vehicles and I don't even play that game online. lolMonday, November 24, 2014 @ 07:17 AM
@42 I got a pinball table.Monday, November 24, 2014 @ 11:24 PM
@16 and @19 totally agree. I hate now I have my Xbox 360 on local UK and on language English but it still shows some Dutch in the menus -_-" At least the games are in English though!Sunday, December 21, 2014 @ 07:14 PM
Now with all the updates I like xbox one :)Tuesday, December 23, 2014 @ 04:57 PM
And let's not forget Xbox Live has been hacked WAAAAAAYYYYY less than Sony has been.Tuesday, December 23, 2014 @ 05:45 PM
Scarlett . even though Sharon `s remark is good, on friday I bought a brand new Mercedes from making $4876 this last five weeks and just a little over $10,000 this past munth . without a doubt it is the nicest work I've ever had . I started this eight months/ago and almost immediately was bringin in more than $81, p/h . learn the facts here now....WWW.TIME-REVIEW.COM
Saturday, November 22, 2014
2013 was a bit of a turbulent year for Microsoft and their console gaming arm. While Sony and PlayStation came out of the blocks kicking and screaming, Microsoft and Xbox kind of flopped out of their box. From May all the way through to its launch, Microsoft had U-turned on more Xbox One policies than your traditional political party. It was a PR nightmare.
My, what a difference a year can make though, and since the launch of the Xbox One, things have gone from a rocky off-road trail to being back on track. It’s a fairly epic turnaround, in truth. This time last year the Xbox One launched, and on this, its first birthday, we track the 10 biggest stories that defined the Xbox One’s first year.
So there you go, the 10 biggest stories that defined the first year of the Xbox One. I think we can all agree that Microsoft have had a busy year. And it wouldn’t be a birthday without cake, right? Well, we have no cake, but you can head on over to this amazing giveaway if you want to win a Sunset Overdrive Xbox One. Happy birthday, Xbox One.