Xbox, turn off
So, did you get one? An Xbox One? If so, you made a good choice. Sure, the Xbox One review's said you should wait for a little while, but that doesn't mean you're going to regret getting one now. You're going to enjoy playing the hell out of all of the best Xbox One games, and once you wrap your head around the voice stuff you'll love that, too. But there's... definitely a learning period. That's to be sure.
We've put the system through a few weeks of testing and came away feeling as though some things simply don't work as we expected. Every so often we'd hit a snag, or find that the system doesn't do what we wanted it to, and we have a feeling you might feel the same way. So we've rounded up all of the minor pet peeves we have with the hardware--that way, when you feel like something is driving you crazy, you can check and see that you're not alone. You're not the only... one.
Not knowing whether to call it the Xbox One, the Xbox, the Xbone, or something totally different
Having friends or family members say "Xbox, turn off!" while you're playing, just to piss you off
The fact that the default controller still uses regular batteries
Becoming reliant on the Kinect for UI navigation, and then realizing you have no idea how to find anything without it
Needing to, ironically, shout "Xbox, mute" several times to mute your volume because your volume is too loud
Wanting to set up the Kinect at night, but not wanting to go through the SUPER LOUD audio setup process
How, when you Snap something, it's sort of a pain to move between the two Apps with your voice
Having the system randomly think that you talking to a friend is a cue for it to suddenly launch an App
That it's very picky about which words work with Kinect (despite it constantly mishearing you anyway)
Needing to launch the "Achievements" App to check your Achievements
Needing to launch the "Friends" app to check on your friends
Waiting on an unmoving Xbox logo when it reboots and thinking it froze
Having the TV channel change every time you say anything
Yelling "Xbox, play!" while it fast-forwards past the show you're watching (yeah, we know it happens when you fast-forward regularly, but we don't yell at our TV when that happens)
Slight stuttering of OS overlays even though it’s meant to have a dedicated processor just for that
How you end up waiting just as long for installs/downloads even with mid-install start because the file sizes are so much bigger
Not being able to hit "B" to go to up a level in the UI like the Xbox 360 did
How nearly every exclusive has some sort of weirdly implemented microtransaction system
How it keeps saying ‘you can’t do that without a Gold account’ (even when you burp)
How pressing the Xbox Symbol doesn’t bring up that awesome pop-up guide with useful shortcuts
Not being able to look at your controller and see which number player you are
Having to find and download the tutorial that tells you how to use voice commands
Still needing a Gold account to use Netflix, even though you already pay for Netflix
Needing to wear pants around the house because Kinect is watching
Xbox, turn back on please
At this point you're doing one of two things: you're either laughing about the list, or frothing at the mouth because any criticism of the Xbox is seen as treacherous. Either way, thanks for reading, and be sure to let us know if you have any Xbox One pet peeves to add to the list!
That was hilarious, PS4 version was funnier but still it was Good.
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