Processing and haptics:
The console and its processing are beyond reproach. Each part feels high-quality and stable, no trace of cheap plastic squeak. Even the power supply and all cables are in the style of the console kept striking corners and piano lacquer. Very, very chic. In hi-fi rack, looks good and fits into any living room.
Commissioning & Updates:
I have the console Although immediately unpacked, but once 2 hours leave. Acclimatize as it was very cold. Thus, I wanted to prevent condensation and possible damages. Is the way suggested in the manual on page 21.
When I took the console for the first time in operation was only the green Xbox logo for an estimated 3 min. One should avoid taking the console in that time from the mains, as this may damage the OS. After the waiting time was the set-up wizard that leads a fast and uncomplicated to the menu.
Then began shortly after 15 clock the download of Day One Patch (about 500MB). And it went very fast, my full DSL bandwidth was used downstream with 1.6 Mb / s. Clean working MS!
For immediate losdadeln everything is already included, Controller + batteries, HDMI cable, etc.
Important: Without this fix, the console does not work and is therefore required!
Menu:
The menu is similar to the basic style of the 360, however, know nevertheless strong differences, so that transfer passengers feel uncomfortable at the beginning. It is not really 100% intuitive, but can be (almost) everything to find an acclimatization period. The performance is outstanding, everything runs Butterweich: The PiP mode, switching between apps, switching between game / app / menu / etc
Games:
Have until now only FIFA 14 as enclosed download titles. A sharp jump to 360 version. The biggest advantages are the more fluid gameplay, better physics (body and ball) and of course the graphics. The latter clearly has air upwards. For example, the 3-D grass looks impressive, but it is only about 5m wide, then begins a plate texture. The player models, straight hair and jerseys also have potential. Otherwise really nice, 3D viewers and Koreographien, smooth animations, etc .. Football fans will love it. The whole game plays more realistic (and slower) as all of its predecessors, including FIFA 14 for Xbox 360 console.
Mentioned here is also Kinect. This allows with voice commands ending the games (only 1 human player), without detours via the pause menu, make tactical interventions. This works cleanly and reliably even in noisy 5.1 sound, without shouting it. For example, you can so change the formation, change tactics, or even replace it. This increases the flow of the game immensely as the current game does not have to be sometimes interrupted. Nice feature.
Otherwise, I think for every gamer a game of respective favorite genre available, although there are still a lack of choice. But this has been at each console startup so and is logically always be so.
Kinect:
Took me quite a pleasant surprise. The menu control works very well and adds to the controller inputs useful or accelerates this. Voice commands are a safe and reliable detected, also the on and off of the console itself. Toll also possible 25-digit code (eg MS Points, Xbox Live renewal, etc.) scan. Using this feature I will describe in more detail Kinect:
I want to enter codes I can click me through the menu or drive quickly and easily with Kinect. They say Xbox, code and you're ready to use the camera and is ready to scan the QR code. This is reliably detected and used to redeem after the commanding officer. Very chic and fast. One has only once the most common commands in the head, it's really fun and makes sense.
It's also great on the Xbox my AV Receiver + TV a (on request with out) and I can control the volume of both units. Class, so looks next gen and I I need during gaming fans will probably rarely a remote starting today :)
Unlike the speech commands the gesture control drops somewhat. While this works, but not as sovereign as speech recognition. Something hackelig and imprecise the whole. Here the software should be improved.
Controller:
What can you say? Beyond any doubt! The build quality is world class and again a league on the proven and amazing 360 counterpart. The material Lien are consistently high quality and feel classes. The analog sticks react now already to the slightest Bewegeungen, thus can be much more precise control. He has a good weight and clings to my midsize Händer downright to. The new Rumble motors in the triggers MS is also of very great fortune - thank you, thank you, thank you! Who does not know, here is a brief explanation. In the two LT / RT buttons also Rumble motors are now housed, these provide even more atmosphere in the games. So we have seen in Forza 5 (at Gamescom extensively angetestet) example brake fading of the wheels on the triggers, feel Bodenunebeneiten and grip. This still you get more feedback on the veh. Anyone who has experienced this function once, you never want to never miss!
The battery Battery life is approximately 35 hrs. Very good.
Volume and heat generation:
The console is very quiet and hardly / not heard during operation (games) in a normal sitting distance. No pushy fan or the like.
The situation is different in idle mode (menu), but is not on the console itself. The power supply has a fan, this is constantly on (even when switched console!). And this fan has an annoying noise, similar to a notebook fan. He is no sound / ambient noise always listen and really annoying!
The drive I've tested with a Blue Ray film. It has done this quickly and quietly his service. Thus, a positive impression.
So overall a quiet, cool console has apparently learned from the mistakes of its predecessor.
There really something to complain about?
Yes there is.
As would be the menu that can be nested. Many functions are hidden or not even there. For example, I can not see what I find unacceptable the disk space.
Also, a too little explained. Where is what saved? How do I rate other players? DVR Features not transparent for the customer where you disabled automatic video recording in the game?
What was really bad is the distinction between two players in front of the console cruel. I was logged on the console and later my brother came to this fix logged in with his account and then gambled Fifa. There, some successes (such as DVR recording, etc.) have been credited to him, although I have done this. Also on the menu, it is very awkward with two players, because the console apparently jumping back and forth between the two accounts back and forth. I can describe it is difficult, it tasted the best of themselves.
Bitstream sound output should also come at last !!!
I want to order my decoded AV receiver and you thus finally HD Master Audio is so available. Currently the box decodes itself and is limited to lossy DTS and PCM. Each current entry-level AVR can this better, so please Bitsream MS!
This makes in connection with the bucking of PAL content Xbox One at a misserablen BluRay Player - here is every 60 Standart Player preferable!
And please re-enable memory management. I want to manage my Scores for yourself and see what is free to place, etc. - you felt extremely patronized ...
Then allow even external drives, as promised!
Please more support for popular codecs for your player (music and BD). What an all-in-one if I do constantly have to put any media in the PC or BD player!
MS should finally come up with its TV service for Germany in the pots, too. We are currently subsidizing the German Amis your fun with ESPN and football on the box. I want here zulande a coop with Sky, so I as a non-Sky customers can perceive their online offer for a small fee, especially European football! The support for satellite receiver is completely absent very weak when you consider how much MS just advertises these features !!!
As advertised All-In-One is also embarrassing that no burnt videos can be played and hardly codecs are supported.
Then there is the hard drive that is totally undersized. What will please you with ridiculous 500GB if every game must be installed and already eat Launch Games up to 50GB. Furthermore annoys me so you can not even replace the plate, a 2TB disk with 7200rpm would like to include, but MS does not want that. They want in the future could enable external drives to be connected, but: These are more expensive than internal disks, the same slow and need extra space. Why they do this MS !?
Conclusion:
A box with a lot of potential.
Kinect can convince large part, showing where the future goes, here is a lot possible.
Then come the promised TV features exclusive deals then Germany also could be to us from the dream entertainment hub reality.
The Games are well and in the future is to come a lot. Who brands like Halo, Gears, Forza is love in the future at its own expense in the coming One. Also Remedy has with Quantum Brake more than a hot iron in the fire. Here I am very optimistic that I'll be a good time in my favorite hobby videogames.
Xbox Live has become even better, the performance is great and the service awesome. However, it must be filed even on communication system between players, very unclear to date.
As an overall package, the One can convince so, although there is still much room for improvement is.
