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Posted: 2/5/2017 6:37:41 PM EDT
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I've got to admit I hate the f-ing Xbox. My step son spends his life on the damn thing day and night.
His mother and I grounded it from him for 2 weeks because he managed to fail every one of his classes for not doing and school work. Resulted in an 11pm knock on door from local PD doing a welfare check because he was posting on social media he was going to kill himself with out it. Of course mom gives it right back, with limited hours that he ignores. Did I say I hate that thing. |
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Posted: 2/5/2017 6:44:50 PM EDT
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Is it just me, or is this way more hassle than it needs to be? I set this machine up for my kid last year, with no intention of playing online games. We are rural, so internet connection is subpar and inconsistent. We only play stuff like CoD, Batman, Wolfenstein, etc. No MMORPG stuff. Every game we buy requires 12-24hrs to download "updates" before we can play and they all require a Live account to sign in before playing. I just bought him the 360 version of Black Ops, because we missed playing it, but it won't let us sign in a second player for split screen. The password restrictions are tougher than PayPal or any online banking site. I just don't get it. Am I doing something wrong, or is this just modern gaming? I think I've found the root of your problem. I'm out in the sticks too, but my internet at least is consistent. I set my XB1 to instant-on and it automatically downloads whatever patches and updates are available as they come out, most times anyways. Also, the games I play, I follow the various developers and publishers on Twitter to get a heads up as far as when a patch is coming, so I can make sure the POS gets it (which honestly, I shouldn't have to do, but that's another thread in itself). ETA - As far as downloading updates and such for new games, if it makes you feel any better, the PS4 does the same thing. It's both a good and a bad thing, good that developers are trying to fix and update their games, bad for the end user because I just wanna play, not wait hours for a patch to download and install. As far as backwards compatibility, as much as it sucks, some games just don't work like they did on 360. Backwards compatibility is a nice bonus, but it doesn't work 100% either. Never really noticed any password requirement issues. And, IMO, as an XB1 owner and player since launch, the user interface just ain't the friendliest or easiest thing in the world to navigate. |
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Posted: 2/5/2017 10:09:24 PM EDT
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My older son has the PlayStation. He says it's not anywhere near as much trouble as the xbox.
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Posted: 2/5/2017 10:15:02 PM EDT
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My older son has the PlayStation. He says it's not anywhere near as much trouble as the xbox. The PlayStation UI is much friendlier and easier to navigate than the XB1 UI. But as far as game installation and updates go, they're both function in the same way. |
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Posted: 2/5/2017 11:32:49 PM EDT
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The PlayStation UI is much friendlier and easier to navigate than the XB1 UI. But as far as game installation and updates go, they're both function in the same way. I haven't messed with it, but he said that he could start playing the games immediately after installing the disks, whereas the xbox forces you to update first. At least that is how I interpreted what he was saying. The last game system I personally owned was a Sega genesis, lol. |
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Posted: 2/6/2017 7:04:23 PM EDT
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I haven't messed with it, but he said that he could start playing the games immediately after installing the disks, whereas the xbox forces you to update first. At least that is how I interpreted what he was saying. The last game system I personally owned was a Sega genesis, lol. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The PlayStation UI is much friendlier and easier to navigate than the XB1 UI. But as far as game installation and updates go, they're both function in the same way. I haven't messed with it, but he said that he could start playing the games immediately after installing the disks, whereas the xbox forces you to update first. At least that is how I interpreted what he was saying. The last game system I personally owned was a Sega genesis, lol. The trick for downloading and installing stuff is to go to settings>network>go offline. Then put the game disk in and it'll install off the disk instead of trying to download it. Considering the sizes of games these days, patches and updates are kinda necessary, but keeping the console in 'instant on' power mode or just offline fixes either. Instant on will download updates in the background even while it's turned off, so unless it is an update that needs to be logged into a game to get, you're good to go. Offline is just offline. I'm on DSL so I leave my console on instant on. Zero issues. Unless you are playing online or want the latest upgrades for the game, offline play = zero downloads. |
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Posted: 2/6/2017 8:16:58 PM EDT
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Thanks! I didn't even realize that was an option.
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