Xbox One Official Requirements: Waive Your Rights

[trumpet-205]

I'm talking about supporting component. However, I believe a lot of people have more than one TV in their house, but only one which is an HDTV. It sucks that they won't be able to move them around.

I imagine that almost everyone interested in the PS4/X1 will have HDTV's, but it still sucks having less support.

Many modern TV no longer has component input. Those that do often share the same input with a composite input. It is rare to see a TV with more than 1 component input.

Ever since US converted to digital broadcast back in 2009 component has saw its decline use. By 2015 even the low power broadcast will goes away, at which point TV manufacturers will no longer have any reason to add analog decoder to their TV. By then TV is 100% digital only.

 

[Sicklyboy]

I'm talking about supporting component. However, I believe a lot of people have more than one TV in their house, but only one which is an HDTV. It sucks that they won't be able to move them around.

I imagine that almost everyone interested in the PS4/X1 will have HDTV's, but it still sucks having less support.

Exactly. The only HDTV* in my house is the 26" Vizio LCD I use as a secondary computer monitor in my bedroom, which I won from work. It's too small to even think about replacing the living room TV with it, nor would I want to give it up like that. I use it A LOT.

* = as mentioned earlier, the living room TV IS an HDTV, but it's a first gen one. It's a square CRT with component/composite/S-Video inputs, supporting a max resolution of 1080p 1080i (woops! Thanks for the correction, trumpet), although not very properly, since it's a 32" square instead of 32" wide.

Edit - I talked with my little brother about this last night, he's disappointed that his only choice of next gen console on the living room TV is the Wii U, which he doesn't want (but I do!). My parents can't in any way afford a new TV out there, lol.

 

[trumpet-205]

Exactly. The only HDTV* in my house is the 26" Vizio LCD I use as a secondary computer monitor in my bedroom, which I won from work. It's too small to even think about replacing the living room TV with it, nor would I want to give it up like that. I use it A LOT.

* = as mentioned earlier, the living room TV IS an HDTV, but it's a first gen one. It's a square CRT with component/composite/S-Video inputs, supporting a max resolution of 1080p, although not very properly, since it's a 32" square instead of 32" wide.

You sure it supports 1080p? First gen HDTV should only support up to 1080i.

 

[Sicklyboy]

You sure it supports 1080? First gen HDTV should only support up to 1080i.

You know, it's been a loooong time since I've even bothered trying since the only "HD" that looks good on it is 480p, since it's not very wide. I do believe it does only support 1080i. Small oversight, thanks :o

 

[SifJar]

Awesome, not only does it become a brick no matter what after 15 years

There is no proof of that whatsoever. Microsoft have not made any mention of what will happen when servers are eventually shut off, nor when such a thing will happen.

but it'll become a brick anyways if you don't live in those countries

There's always VPNs and proxies, but anyway, it's not like people from those countries are forced to buy one, so it's not like they'll get one home from the shop and be like "Aw yeah, time for some Xbox...oh I can't use it, that was a waste of money". They won't be sold in those countries.

On a side note, unrelated to the above quotes, some may find this interesting: http://pastebin.com/uCmdh9jB - anonymous Microsoft engineer (or so he claims, at least) talking about Xbox One. Ignoring his poor grammar etc., some very valid points. Mostly saying things I have said/tried to say in one of the older threads.

 

[the_randomizer]

And Microsoft thinks that by having a small list of countries to sell it in, it will succeed? And sure, no one is forced go buy one, but who here honestly wants to get one?

 

[narutofan777]

It seems unthinkable that they could forget about China? Why are there no Asian or middle eastern countries on that list? D:


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how culd they 4get china? no asian or middle eastern countries? D:

 

[KazoWAR]

I hate this console so much, BUT I NEED KILLER INSTINCT!

 

[PolloDiablo]

oh no ... my country is not on the list
/sarcasm mode off

XBOX ONE - made by americans, for americans (and a couple of others tourist attraction countries)

 

[Guild McCommunist]

...To be fair there's A LOT of shitty things you sign into and don't even know it. Hell you don't even own most of (if not any) of your video games; purely just license usage of them. You end up signing away a lot of your "rights" but you don't exactly care now.

Really this just kinda feels like rather nonchalant news brought to light more so for the Xbox One hate. Now it definitely deserves criticism, I think the console is pretty awful in a lot of respects and really steps on consumer feet, but I don't exactly think that clicking the little checkbox when you start up your Wii U or PS4 is any better.

 

[Joe88]

XBOX ONE - made by the chinese, for americans (and a couple of others tourist attraction countries)

fixed

 

[PolloDiablo]

fixed

you're right!
I should have worded it: "developed by americans, for americans"

but you get the idea

 

[Pedeadstrian]

What is HD and what is proper PAL is not that different. Moreover many games are not in HD and are something lower and upscaled along the way (this especially on games the last few years as the consoles begin to show their age when used with modern development techniques). Also, as others have mentioned, this is not just "HD" TV but modern ones -- TVs have long been sold as long term investments as far as household goods go so some resistance is justifiable. I am drawn to wonder if I could stick a HDCP stripper in line and fire it into a DVI port though.



Well it is not like Microsoft and Poland do not have a history
http://images.pcworld.com/news/graphics/170820-ms-photoshop-blunder_350.jpg

Is it good or bad that this took me forever to find the difference between the two images?

 

[elgarta]

It seems unthinkable that they could forget about China? Why are there no Asian or middle eastern countries on that list? D:


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how culd they 4get china? no asian or middle eastern countries? D:

To be fair, The Xbox 360 has a fairly small (in comparison) install base in Southeast Asia, so it isn't surprising that a launch over there is not considered a priority. Not sure what their reasoning would be for Eastern Europe, but eh.

 

[Pedeadstrian]

To be fair, The Xbox 360 has a fairly small (in comparison) install base in Southeast Asia, so it isn't surprising that a launch over there is not considered a priority. Not sure what their reasoning would be for Eastern Europe, but eh.

I understand not having any big launch event or anything like that for places with small player bases, but making it impossible to even play in those countries, no matter where you got the Xbox One from? That's absurd.

 

[nukeboy95]

the only reason microsoft is doing this is to make it harder to hack (hints why china is not one the list)

 

[NeSchn]

Its like they're forcing us into the future...

 

[grossaffe]

Its like they're forcing us into the future...

A dystopian future.

 

[ferofax]

Microsoft seems to be avoiding piracy hotspots of the world... I mean, China, India, most of Asia. Hell, the whole of Asia. Does this mean they are scared somebody's gonna break the DRM on Xbone?

 

[Foxi4]

Microsoft seems to be avoiding piracy hotspots of the world... I mean, China, India, most of Asia. Hell, the whole of Asia. Does this mean they are scared somebody's gonna break the DRM on Xbone?

Because Russia isn't a piracy hotspot.

I think they're just focusing on countries with big XBL userbases first, maybe they'll implement the service at a later time in other countries.