Just bought an Xbox One...

EvilMonkeyTala · Feb 13, 2014

Alright!

Finally took the plunge and bought myself the Xbox One with BF4, COD:Ghosts and FIFA 14. Few things I'm hoping you lot can help me with though!

Firstly, is there anyway to stream music and movies from my laptop to my console? On the 360 I used to just go to System Music/Video Player, select my PC and everything loaded and it was perfect. I found a workaround (Right clicking the file on my laptop
and click 'Play to then XboxOS, but it's not ideal for music as I want to be able to play my music whilst in a game.)

Secondly, will Games For Gold be making an appearance to Xbox One? I was guttered when I got my console and couldn't redownload my old arcade games and downloaded games so it'd be nice to get something back to add to my shockingly small collection.

Finally, this one probably can't be answered, does anyone know if there's any rumors regarding 360 titles getting re-released on the One? I'd love to see Fable Anniversary, Bioshock Infinite and a few other titles on the next gen.

Thank you,

Curtis

:)

DEACON · Feb 13, 2014

just bought an xbox one!

oh and the Kinect is definitely useful. it makes the console a completely different console if only for navigation alone.

Upinya Slayin · Feb 13, 2014

just bought an xbox one!

welcome to the community!!!!

SO and halo are awesome. and you'll get the halo 5 big beta next week. i was in the early beta and it was awesome. access comes with the halo:MCC. Ryse was an underrated gem, DR3 is fun, FH2 and FM5 are awesome if you like racing games.

1) buying physical, yes you still have to install it

2) you only have to connect to the internet the 1ts time to download an update, after that you don't have to

3) I think kinect is worth it, but opinions vary. for gaming its pretty meh, but for ease of use its amazing. using it to turn off or on your console, launch games, and even as a mic in chat is good. voice commands are awesome, but not necessary. the OS
is nice and easy to use. you can pin your most used apps/games for easy access. also "xbox record that" for game clips and "xbox broadcast" for twitch is awesome.

Maurier · Feb 13, 2014

You can stream to the One however there is no interface to browse your shared media or drives currently. Many of us are crawling at the walls for this especially with news of an xbox one remote in march. Use the play to functionality of windows media
player. You should also be able to right click a file and select play to. Currently I use my sony smart tv and not xbox one because it has said interface.

Unlikey we will see games for gold on the one anytime soon. Not enough games.

No games will not be ported to the one well unless the publisher themselves decide to do it. South Park Stick of truth will not ecvven be one the One, 360 only. The 360 will continue to have games released till 2016 at which time they will discontinue
support and be done with it.

DanteSparda504 · Nov 1, 2018

Games With Gold WILL be coming to the Xbox One and will be coming pretty soon, according to Microsoft. Some leaked information points to April being the beginning of Games for Gold on the Xbox One, but as always with leaks take that with a grain of salt.

dainja raas

Pro tip :- before installing new games go to settings > network > click go offline . Insert disc , install . Once installed go to settings > network > click go online . Install updates once prompted . So much quicker .

vikingland1

You can start a DL or install a game and then turn the controller off .

Go own git!

Argontheos

Even if you were able to uninstall... whatever it is that's annoying you so much. The OS would still require a ton of space, and the X1 would still reserve yet more space for other functions.

Even when using a PC you can uninstall a bunch of programs, sure, but the space an operating system like Windows 10 requires, would still be hogged by the operating system. So uninstalling certain apps and features from the Xbox One [that take up just tens
of megabytes each] wouldn't exactly free up so much space for it to be noticeable.

By the way... your experience on a PS4 would be identical in terms of the OS hording disc space, and sporting first-party apps and features you can't remove. These things aren't PCs. They're closed systems that deliver specific experiences to the entire
userbase... every feature gets the same support, and updates, and content delivered to it, and every user has the same experience.

Just install a game and get playing already. Then maybe you'll have a good story to tell your computer-using, marketing, law firm affiliated colleagues about your next-gen console experience, around the water cooler. =)

Or if less is more, sell your Xbox One, and have one less thing to complain about, but more time for other things... like making up sales figures for consumer products, and somehow conflating those figures with a personal issue you have with the inability
to remove features from a closed system. {XD

BlaZinfire2718

do you know how big the initial update is for the console? trust me i dont play games online, i could care less about any game that is multiplayer based because i dont play multiplayer games. but i will be connected anyways once my internet situation is
settled for all other online features

i just wanted to know if i could play any game physically without the initial update until i get my good broadband connection worked out or if the initial update is small enough where it wont take my entire 10gb of satellite service i'm currently on.

tohellnbak

You will need to update the console the first time used. Just a note tho.. I understand the reasons for people not wanting to play online... BUT this is a console designed to be online... you need to access to the cloud (online storage) for some games
to operate correctly as some games are online only.. XB1 was not designed to be a "traveling" console but a stationary part of an entertainment hub in your home. our best bet is to stick with games that are single player types till you get your ISP settled

You can use it online for some games.. but using it it offline as well as not using the kinect really does gimp the experience of having an X1

Just bought an Xbox One...