Windows 10: The Xbox is finally becoming a Windows PC. Do you care?

Hi there

Have I just woken up from a 100 year old slumber -- but what's an Xbox -- is it some old artifact found in an unshown episode of "The X-Files" !.

A computer is a computer, a tablet is a tablet and a phone is a phone -- all these gadgets either individually or in combination can do anything that needs online access or to be able to act as servers - so what's the point of yet another (IMO Idiotic) piece of kit.

Of course YMMV -- just my view though.

Cheers
jimbo

 

*Ditto
..use the cloud, Grasshopper - use the cloud..

 

And a game console is a game console. Compare Xbox One Consoles | Xbox If you don't have a use for it, you don't have a use for it. I do.

 

I could stream it from another source. I don't have enough storage space available in OneDrive, but I could stream it from my PC I guess. I'd just rather play it right from my XBOX, it has a 1TB hard drive in it. Apparently you can do it on an XBOX 360, just not the XBOX ONE. I hope that changes though.

 

It's a interesting things to see (like Continnum on Phones), being abble to get access to things on other devices with a similar look/feel

Not sure if its something i would currently use if i had the One, I prefer a device optimized for the function it was intended, not try and do everything
To me, Xbox is a device for games

 

I bought it primarily for gaming. I have been playing around with its other features. I have an IR blaster on the way. Once I plug that in I can setup the XBOX to turn my TV on when I turn my XBOX on. And turn my cable box on too if I want. The cable box HDMI feeds into the XBOX so I can watch TV on the XBOX. In theory I can change channels on the cable box, and adjust the volume on the TV, all with the XBOX remote control. I'll see how that works when the IR blaster arrives. I have the XBOX Glass App installed on my PC. With that I can play my XBOX games on my PC. I haven't actually tried it yet though. It's on my to do list. I've posted here from my XBOX with Edge. It's a bit of a pain using the onscreen keyboard though, but it's doable. I would think it's no worse than doing it from a smart phone. I'm still feeling out all the features on it.

 

TV through the One is something i am interested in, not sure how it works with subscription over here (Cable/Satelite) but i know you can get a free to air terrerstrial tuner for it (100 or so channels) and record them

Just need my 360 to break *Smile , then i have a valid reason to upgrade the the One

 

I play games on the PC so it seems logical for things the be the same with the Xbox One
- so, if I can surf and research there as well, so much the better.. heh, heh!!*Cool

the IR remote is very handy - I watch BBC iPlayer a lot on the XBoxOne
- I've been watching a lot of Firefly on Netflix, via the Box as well..
- also have nice shiney Elite Controller, which is an amazing piece of kit..

my rooftop TV aerial is fubar at the moment (it's pretty ancient), but when that's back (and upgraded)
I'll be watching the FreeView stuff via TV in-screen on the Box as well.. just gotta get round to sorting the antenna..
..eventually I'll invest in a Smart-Screen TV - current one's a bit limited in capability..

- should I get a 950XL first, though - that is the question..??

- I love having too much tech..!! *chuckle

 

. . .No don't really care; don't own one. . .*Smile

 

I was just playing around with it. I can't stream it to a PC through XBOX Glass apparently if the source is HDMI. I couldn't get it to work anyway? From a Google search it looks like it only works if you have a USB tuner connected. Just to be clear, I can watch TV on my XBOX via HDMI on my TV, I just can't stream it to my PC. Which is a bummer. I'm learning as I go along. I still have some settings to go through when I get my IR blaster. Once that's all setup I'll try it again. I have to do some more reading research.

 

Funny that Apple doesn't make a gaming console? I guess they figure their to refined to game? *Tongue *Biggrin

Yeah, if you don't already own one, I don't see these changes making anybody run out an buy one. lol, I just clipped and pasted the title of the original article as my thread title. I'm beginning to think I should have left out the Do You Care part. *Wink

 

Although I knock Windows 10 deep down I would like an Xbox. Like someone else said you can never have too much tech, but as I have a ps 4 my wife would go mad - I've barely even played that due to our children dominating the TV - the menus look nice though - lol. I just wish every device played to its own strengths rather than be all things to all people. Windows as a desktop OS I feel has suffered because of it. I miss Windows 7 but I do realise Windows 10 is the future so I roll with it and endure it's frustrations. I don't mind new features such as this as long as they are not to the detriment of the OS. At the moment it seems it's moving way too quick - updates, updates, new features upon new features. Old bugs get neglected and fall down the pile and then with the new we get more bugs ontop of them. It's not just a Microsoft problem with today's attitude, many other of the big boys are at it - Apple seem to bring out a new iOS everytime the wind changes and are experts at breaking existing functionality. I just wish everybody would slow down a little, let things mature - stability and less bugs over new features would be my mantra

 

In the U.S. Comcast is testing an internet tv box for people without computers. Don't know the status of this. I wonder if it will also include wifi for people who do have computers. You will just need one box for both internet & tv. Additional tvs may require another box.

Another smaller cable company is testing wifi for all your devices including tvs in the house. Don't know the status of this either.

 

I came close to buying a Xbox once. The games that I looked at all mentioned something about online and multi player so I passed. I recently started playing Kings Quest on Steam. I'm at a point in the game where I have to do some fast shooting and because of the Arthritis in my hand I'm having a heck of a time getting past it.

 

I'm not the least bit interested in the multi player type games. My personal favorite is fist person shooters, HALO, Medal of Honor, Wolfenstein, Dishonored, etc. A lot of games have a multi player mode as an extra. Halo does but I likely will never use it. There is copy protection in some that requires an internet connection. Like Steam but through XBOX Live. It sucks, and I don't like it, but that's life. I have high speed Internet so it's not that big a deal for me.