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Well, PS4 gamescanlook better - or the devs will just program for the lower spec and call it a day. Many Xbox 1 games looked better than PS2, but not all of them.

Because Lenas' argument is that the X1 does everything the PS4 does and then some. Except that we saw no signs of the sharing/broadcasting systems PS4 has (not that I would ever touch it), and (from the rumors that yet to be disputed), virtually every component in the system is worse than the...

Other shoe drop #3: MS UK claiming that Kinect does indeed need to be running for the X1. Unknown yet if that's the same space requirements as the original Kinect (if so, cue uproarious laughter here), or if it just needs to be plugged in for the microphone (a bit of clutter, but not a big...

That's what I was talking about.

What an enormous waste of time. "Yeah, we've carved out CPU and memory time for apps!" Okay, and your specs are higher enough that the game space alone matches a PS4? Wait, there were no specs given? Oh. Honestly, was there anything else?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I died and my soul is in some marketing double-speak limbo atm.

It may not be always on, but it does appear to always authenticate. (How exactly does that work anyway? If my system isn't online, does the disc still work the first time? The Nth time? Can I rent/buy a used game if I just don't have the system online while I'm doing that? Do they retroactively...

I can't imagine EA killed online passes just because the X1 has it built-in; it has to be both systems. And really, this system is less heinous than I figured. I can play it on multiple X1s I own (or if I upgrade/replace systems); I can even bring it over to a friends house to show him the...

Other shoe drop #2: No backwards compatability. (No real surprise.)

Other shoe drop #1: extra fee to play used games confirmed. I can't believe anyone thought EA "stopped" the online passes out of generosity.

http://majornelson.com/2013/05/21/xb...tecture-panel/ will have hardware details at 3 Eastern.

This conference didn't make me pick PS4, but it didn't do much to discourage it either. About all I know now vs. an hour ago is that their DVR stuff looks well made and the Alan Wake guys aren't doing Alan Wake 2 at the moment. E3 is way up for grabs.

And how many of those are "People doing the same genre as last time, just with a different name and slightly different mechanics?" Do I care if "Kinect Adventures" is now "Kinect Experience" (or what have you). And are they really making us wait to E3 for ten of them?

Worked for iPad.

Err, what? They haven't said anything about the X1 being better than PS4, aside from DVR usage. Nor have they established that their console exclusives are any better than PS4s. They still could by the time E3 is over, but at this point there is no reason to lean towards X1.

I dunno about those dynamic achievements as a draw. If nutcases can't catch up with their friends (because they missed Weekend Activity X), will they stop bothering?

No mention of the type of RAM suggests it is still DDR3. Those months old specs probably haven't been upgraded.

Controller had instead of a back button a little button with two rectangles, I imagine that switches to split-mode / changes active programs if not, if you aren't using voice.

Xbox one? Meh.

Like I'd be anywhere other than Giantbomb. *Disclaimer: Watching a clean stream on another machine.

It's on TV, so odds are it will be exactly 1 hour, starting at 1pm eastern.

Nintendo's fixed this all up by making the next Sonic games Nintendo platforms only. Crisis averted! That we've run out of people willing to pay $300 for eight year old hardware doesn't say anything about how many people are still willing to pay ~$450 for zero year old hardware. That said, I...

I forgot to mention, Sarah Shahi got bumped up to a series regular (in TV terms, is paid for (and thus usually appears in) every episode). I'm not sure how I feel about that. Reese clearly works better when he has someone to bounce off of, but the two of them overpower everyone that isn't the...

Not a single network trailer impressed me. Hell, every network trailer made me want to watch the show less than I did sight unseen. I'll still check out SHIELD, Brooklyn 99, and The Blacklist, and a couple midseasons (Intelligence, Believe). But I suspect that this time next year, I again...

I'm not saying half the 360 audience will migrate to the 720 this Christmas. I do think the people most likely to buy XBLA/PSN titles are heavily weighted towards being early adopters. Half is an exaggeration. It probably isn't that much of one though.

Is it handy for the first 6-12 months? Sure. Is it important? No. Again, I feel worse for developers than consumers. Imagine you still have an XBLA or PSN game coming out and half your audience isn't going to turn on the system again in 6 months.

Pretty good list, though off the top of my head they missed that CBS picked up the comedy "We Are Men". As to the current limbo shows: The Cleveland Show - Fox has officially stated that they are not ordering any more episodes, which in the world of animation means the show is dead.. until...

Well, I was talking quantity of shows canceled point of view, not show quality. (Though the number of new shows killed was higher than usual - again, see the ABC and NBC comedy pileups.) Quality wise, yeah, I can't disagree with you. Vegas, Revolution, Last Resort, and Elementary were OK at...

ABC: Obviously, we will all check out SHIELD. Some of you (I'm undecided) will check out (the terribly titled) Killer Women, with Tricia Helfer. (Call it "Six, Texas Ranger".) CBS: Intelligence, with Josh "Sawyer" Holloway seems to be in the PoI mold. (Though instead of an AI giving him help...

Only slightly more cancellations than usual, honestly, and most of that was due to the comedy pileups at NBC and ABC, as expected. The only shows I am bummed about are 30 Rock, which had a good, long run, and Last Resort, which I ultimately found underwhelming. (Honestly, I am more upset the...

ABC: Body of Proof, Malibu Country, Happy Endings (on ABC, anyway) dead.

Yeah, they keep throwing out different rumors of prequel, faked death, and Life Model Decoy (or whatever they were called). Who knows.

CBS: CSI:NY, Vegas, Golden Boy, Rules of Engagement all cancelled. No surprises.

Chevy wasn't in the Christmas party and secret origins episodes; they got him to come back and record his lines for the puppet episode, though he didn't appear on camera. NBC is down to deciding between just New Normal and Community as insurance shows; it wouldn't shock me at all if Community...

Unknown yet. NBC is very likely to keep a couple existing shows for insurance in case new stuff fails; the only options they have left are Go On, New Normal, and Community. As for the episode itself, I dunno. It was obvious it was a dream sequence, but it being in Jeff's head doesn't make...

CW: Nikita and Carrie Diaries renewed. CBS: Criminal Minds renewed (cast salary squabbles).

At NBC: Deception, Up All Night, 1600 Penn, Guys With Kids, and Whitney dead. Parks & Rec (no surprise) renewed.

The CW is trying to expand to both women and men 18-34; youmaywant to check out The Tomorrow People (an adaptation of the British show, standard Heroes / X-Men) and The 100 (twenty-somethings try to rebuild post-nuclear war earth.)

To be perfectly honest, doing one today is silly, as the broadcasters (and some cable networks) will do their pickups this week. Fox already has; the standout there is Brooklyn 99. Essentially Parks & Recreation, but cops, it's run by Dan Goor & Mike Schur (who've run Parks & Rec), with Andy...

If they really are changing it such that Ender knows the whole time, it screws up half the book (including, as already mentioned, the freaking title). Ben Kingsley is so not working for me. Totally should have gone with Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett). I will admit the Battle Room looks...