There’s one feature of Xbox One from which we can infer quite a few conclusions: You can install any game from the disc to the console’s hard drive, and then play that game whenever you like without having to put the disc in.

Wired asked Microsoft if installation would be mandatory. “On the new Xbox, all game discs are installed to the HDD to play,” the company responded in an emailed statement. Sounds mandatory to us.

What follows naturally from this is that each disc would have to be tied to a unique Xbox Live account, else you could take a single disc and pass it between everyone you know and copy the game over and over. Since this is clearly not going to happen, each disc must then only install for a single owner.

Microsoft did say that if a disc was used with a second account, that owner would be given the option to pay a fee and install the game from the disc, which would then mean that the new account would also own the game and could play it without the disc.

-Xbox One second-hand games will charge a fee to play


By Jeffrey Matulef Published Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Microsoft has confirmed that second-hand copies of Xbox One games will only be playable if the user pays a fee.

The console manufacturer confirmed this to Wired, where it strongly suggested that game installations would be mandatory. "On the new Xbox, all game discs are installed to the HDD to play," the Redmond-based company explained.

Because of this, each disc will be tied to a single account lest consumers simply pass a disc around and have all their friends install the game, then play it without the disc. This is why the second-hand fee is being implemented.

When asked what if a person just wanted to play a game from the disc without installing it, Microsoft didn't have a response, further suggesting that playing a game without fully installing it won't even be an option.

Elsewhere, Microsoft addressed the "always-online" rumours, stating that you'll be able to play games offline. "It does not have to be always connected, but Xbox One does require a connection to the Internet," Microsoft confusingly stated on its official site. "We're designing Xbox One to be your all-in-one entertainment system that is connected to the cloud and always ready. We are also designing it so you can play games and watch Blu-ray movies and live TV if you lose your connection."

Xbox One will not be backwards compatible

By Jeffrey Matulef Published Tuesday, 21 May 2013

The Xbox One will not feature any form of backwards compatibility for games.

This was just confirmed by Microsoft Xbox Live VP Marc Whitten in a comment to The Verge. "The system is based on a different core architecture, so back-compat doesn't really work from that perspective," he explained.

When asked if perhaps people would be able to download Xbox 360 games onto an Xbox One the way the PlayStation 4 will allow users to stream PS3 games, Whitten said no such plans were in the works.

On the plus side, Microsoft confirmed to Wired that your non-game media purchased over Xbox Live like movies and music will transfer over.

box One's all new achievements system has richer detail and spans across your games and experiences, which means achievements are no longer confined to a single game.

"And you can earn achievements in more ways since new ones can be added dynamically at any time. Our new achievements portal not only keeps track of what you earned, but how you earned it, so it's more personal than ever. It even lets you compare your achievements with your friends. Share your legacy and achieve greatness with Xbox One."

Original story: Good news: Gamerscores carry over from Xbox 360 to Xbox One, Microsoft has now confirmed. Your Gold subscription will carry over, too.

"Yes," Microsoft answered in an accompanying Q&A (via NeoGAF), "your current Xbox Live Gamertag will stay with you on Xbox One if you choose to keep it, and your hard-earned Gamerscore and Achievements will indeed carry over from Xbox 360."

Xbox One boasts a new generation of Xbox Live. The most radical change is basing lots of stuff in the cloud, where segments of games can be installed so they fire-up quicker and update in the background, just like on PS4. There's an auto-resume feature for games when you switch applications - either to check something online or do whatever - as well.

"You can save and store your personalized profile, games and entertainment in the cloud to access them any time, from any Xbox One console," Microsoft promised.


Powering all this are some 300,000 servers worldwide, Whitten said. To put that into perspective, Xbox 360's Xbox Live is powered by some 15,000 servers worldwide today. When the 360 launched, that number was 3000, and when Xbox Live launched on Xbox 1, that number was only 500.

"Game developers can take advantage of our worldwide multi-data infrastructure to drive direct game computation," said Whitten. "This means bigger matches with more players. It means living and persistent worlds."

New features of Xbox Live on Xbox One include a new matchmaking system called Smart Match, which estimates wait times and finds matches while you're doing other things, so you don't have to wait.


Xbox SmartGlass, because there aren't any other pictures to put here!
Achievements have been expanded to record videos of your "epic moments" - presumably those moments when you earn Achievements. There's talk of being rewarded in "new ways" but no detail on how.

Recorded video as a whole plays a much larger role on Xbox One, just as it does on PS4. "A dedicated Game DVR captures and accesses your magic moments, all saved to the cloud," apparently, and there are on-board editing and sharing tools.

Xbox SmartGlass - the tablet/second-screen application - is a fundamental part of Xbox One, having been tested out already on Xbox 360. "Now more devices can connect at one time for multiplayer and shared entertainment."

On top of that there's Skype integration - you can split-screen chat with people while doing other things - and there's the What's Trending? feature to show what's hot in games and entertainment.

Η λέξη απογοήτευση για εμένα είναι λίγη μάλλον.

Το μηχάνημα έχει όλα όσα αντιπαθώ και δεν θα ήθελα να δω.

block used games: check (αν είναι δυνατόν,να μην μπορώ να δανείσω ένα παιχνίδι στον αδερφό μου ή σε έναν φίλο μου )
Olways online:check Αφού τα παιχνίδια θα μπορούν να γίνουν stream σε cloud για να τρέξουν καλύτερα τότε ουσιαστικά είτε θα πρέπει να έχεις σύνδεση είτε αν δεν έχεις θα τρέχεις με κατώτερα γραφικά τα παιχνίδια.

Οκ,πάνω κάτω αυτά περίμενα αλλά ήθελα να δω και την επίσημη ανακοίνωση προτού βγάλω συμπέρασμα.

Από εμένα τρώει άκυρο το μηχάνημα.Θα περιμένω και την e3 βέβαια μπας και αλλάξω γνώμη αλλά δεν το κόβω.Μόνο playstation 4 σε αυτήν την γενιά λοιπόν και ίσως wiiu αν βγάλει αξιοπρεπή παιχνίδια.

Όχι απαραίτητη η μόνιμη σύνδεση στο ιντερνετ.

H Microsoft διέψευσε τα σενάρια που ήθελαν το Xbox One να απαιτεί μόνιμη σύνδεση στο διαδίκτυο για την αναπαραγωγή τίτλων. Η αμερικανική εταιρεία αρκέστηκε στο να δηλώσει πως κάτι τέτοιο δε θα ισχύει και πως απλά μέσα στο επόμενο χρονικό διάστημα θα αναλυθούν οι όροι και οι προϋποθέσεις που θα πρέπει να τηρούνται για να «τρέξει» ένας τίτλος στην κονσόλα. Ωστόσο άφησε να εννοηθεί πως η μόνιμη σύνδεση στο διαδίκτυο θα είναι απόφαση που θα κληθούν να πάρουν οι developers.

Το πρώτο που έχει ήδη επιβεβαιωθεί είναι η αδυναμία αναπαραγωγής ενός Blu-ray game σε δεύτερο account. Περισσότερα στην Ε3.

Nintendo made a better looking version of the 360's controller than Microsoft themselves, apparently.