Xbox One Elite console releasing in Nov. with 1TB SSHD and Elite Controller
Microsoft has revealed it will be launching an Xbox One Elite console this September as well as a new wireless controller.
Microsoft has announced its Xbox One Elite Bundle as well as a new wireless controller will be available in time for this holiday season.
We caught wind of the Xbox One Elite Bundle back in June as Walmart accidentally created a listing for it. The Xbox One Elite Bundle comes with a 1TB Solid State Hybrid Drive, which allows users to launch their console from energy-saving mode up to 20% faster than its standard drive. The bundle also includes an Xbox One Elite Wireless Controller and will retail for $499 when it launches this November.
Microsoft has also revealed a new wireless controller, the Lunar White Wireless Controller. The controller features a white and gold color scheme and an improved grip texture. The controller will be sold exclusively at GameStop in late September and will retail for $64.99.
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I like the white controller but I know how dirty they end up getting. :\
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I like the white but hate the gold.
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I read that an SSD as the "addon" drive does very little to improve performance.
Sounds like the benefit of the SSHD is only a faster startup.-
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No mention of nand size for SSHD. I assume it's probably 8gb, not the rare 32gb version seagate has.
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How much longer do you feel we've got on this gen of consoles? This may be the first generation of consoles I'm completely skipping at this rate. There's just not enough to entice me to any of them and I don't have a large group of friends who are playing them either for the first time.
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I would imagine 5-6 years.
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You got a long while. 6+ years at least.
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Another 7-8 years. I'd say 8 but I know somebody is going to want to try and get out there early when these things stop selling well.
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And new consoles aren't really favorable to game developers either. They have to spend s lot of expense to optimize, make tools for, and release for a brand new console which has far lower ownership than the prior gen console. New consoles are expensive for everyone
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I'm probably in the minority here but I still haven't picked up a new console and probably won't for a while. I'll probably end up with a PS4 but so far the only exclusive that looks great is that horrible, generically named post-apocalyptic metal dinosaur game. Until Dawn looks fun but not a system seller for me. So far this new generation is really lacking in great games I need to play. Steam has opened up the PC for so many new releases that I still don't see the need to invest in a new console yet.
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Dunno but I'm with you on the no current consoles. I'd rather put that money into my pc. I know I'm missing a lot of great games but it's not like pc only games isn't more than enough to totally stuff my backlog.
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Every time I see the d-pad on that controller I think it's a censored mosaic pattern haha.
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I think someone needs a ban.
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lol at spanish translation on 1TB Hybrid Drive. that shit's a paragraph long.
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I tried an Elite pad this weekend. The hand triggers are nifty but only for CoD nutters - racing fanatics will have a wheel anyway rather than paddle shifters on the pad.
The octagon dpad is also kinda pointless. Looks cool, but only useful for fighting games, and again fans of that genre will have a stick. For regular use it feels too wobbly and weird. Plus pad fo life. -
Just did some Googling and you basically have to void your warranty to upgrade the XBO's internal hard drive. I mean, using an USB 3.0 external isn't a big deal to me, but I know some people don't want an external HDD dangling from their system.
I just don't understand their aversion to making it user upgradeable.-
Microsoft has always been about proprietary shit with their consoles, it's infuriating.
Sony does normal bluetooth controllers, MS needs a fucking dongle.
Sony lets you swap HDDs, MS welds the fucker shut.
Sony has had Micro USB forever, Microsoft only recently switched
Sony has used standard power plugs forever
MS changed the kettle lead on every single revision of the 360 power brick for no reason
I'm NOT a Sony fanboy despite how the above might seem, I bought both on the same day and love their games for different reasons. Sony deserves shit for other reasons (poorer OS and gaming network), but they're at least MUCH better at using standard plugs etc and letting you swap out the HDD.-
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True but Sony basically killed their own portables by requiring crazy expensive propietary memory cards.
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Yeah, I wouldn't brag much about the Bluetooth DS controllers.
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They should get one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/Collective-Minds-Drive-Enclosure-Front-Ports/dp/B00T76ZGDO-
Wow! that looks awesome!
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This is so cool! I wish I knew about it earlier.
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I have one. Put a Seagate 1TB hybrid drive into it and it works great.
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uhhhh, Microsoft supports literally the only method their userbase should actually be using to upgrade a hard drive. At no point should an end user EVER be opening up a console and trying to reinstall an OS on a new drive. Jesus. The 360/XBone solution is literally plug-and-play, and it has the advantage of letting you take all your games to a friend's house too without having to juggle discs and reinstalling shit. The end-user-experience of the external harddrive is sooooooooo much better than using an internal drive.
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lol no. It's not difficult for you or me to perform the upgrade, but it is fantastically beyond the capabilities of 99% of the console marketplace, not to mention that you have to actually plug the drive into a PC first(!) to install the new OS on it.
The XBox process can be done by literally anyone, you don't even have to turn off the machine to do it, and it's literally plug-and-play. Plus there's never any warranty doubt as to whether or not you damaged the console.-
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The new d-pad looks cool but sucks IMO dude, I tried it at an event this weekend. It's for fighting games mainly, so great for combos needing down/diagonal/up rolls, but wobbly and weird for any other genre. Fighting game people use sticks anyway though, so it's just for show TBH.
The triggers are kinda cool but really only for obsessive Halo or CoD players.-
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Ah, fair enough then. And yeah, you can switch back, there are currently only the octagon and + d-pad options though. The sticks are all the same design/texture, they're just different heights. I'm sure they'll release extra plug in shit if there's the demand though.
The paddles underneath are the coolest bit, you can plug them in to be front/back facing, and they were cool for paddle shifting in Forza when I tried it out (though again anyone driving with manual gears should probably consider a wheel instead of a pricey pad).
It's a nice bit of kit. Extortionate, but still cheaper than the third party ones at least.-
Almost everything about the elite controller is designed for FPS games except the octagon dpad. The trigger stops are going to be great in FPS games that have no auto rifles such as destiny w/ pulse rifles and scout rifles. Also the triggers on the bottom will be great for aiming while jumping without having to move your hands off the stick.
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