![Kinect Adapter for Xbox One S Xbox One X Windows PC [UL Listed] Xbox Kinect Adapter Power Supply for Xbox 1S 1X Kinect 2.0 Se](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/615cmNJHJTL._AC_UL160_SR160,160_.jpg)
I'll start off by saying that I owned both an Xbox 360 and PS3 before deciding to get the Xbox One. I love both previous gen systems, but for different reasons. PS3 is my workhorse streamer and bluray player and the rare exclusive game that I'll get. Xbox 360 is dedicated to gaming because I really preferred XBL to PSN, the communities were much bigger/more competitive/more social, and I liked most of the exclusives more. I also completely loved every part of the Xbox 360 controller.
I decided to get the Xbox One first because it seemed like it fit into my desires more than what the PS4 offers. While PS4 certainly impressed me with it's promise of great next gen graphics, it didn't really offer anything else compelling to me (right now) because I'm not interested in "sharing" gaming content socially. I'm not famous and therefore nobody I know would be interested in watching my videos (probably not even my friends who play that game). I don't have a Vita, so would have to pay a couple extra hundred to take advantages of the second screen features the PS4 offers. While some of the exclusives look really good, there was no launch day titles that really made the PS4 of a must buy on day one. PS4 looks really good, but I don't have any problems waiting to buy it.
However, the Xbox One really drew me in because of all the "next-gen" feeling features that it included. I'll go through each of those features and my thoughts on them now. I should say that I've owned the Xbox One for a few days now and put in about 40 hours using nearly off of it's available features.
Games: This is the main reason people get the new consoles right? Ok, so maybe that's not totally true for the Xbox One because of all the media features it includes, but gaming is still at the center of what this console is meant to do. So far I have Dead Rising 3, Forza 5, and Just Dance as my games. None of these games is far and away better than the previous gen, but it is noticeably better. I expected this though, because it's not like we are going from standard def to high def like we did the previous generation. What really impresses me is the amount of content (e.g. zombies) on the screen at once the Xbox One can handle. I'm easily steam rolling hundreds of zombies at once with no slow downs. This is definitely in my opinion the best launch exclusive game. Forza 5 looks great and feels next gen, but the game itself doesn't really draw me in other than just for 15 minute burst racing sessions. Just Dance is a bit disappointing, but that is more a dock on the game itself. The Kinect portion works fantastically from what I can tell. Which leads me to,
Kinect 2.0: Wow, what an improvement. The precision is fantastic for both motion and speech recognition. I honestly don't think it's misinterpreted any command that I've given yet which blows my mind compared to where the previous Kinect was at. I can't wait till more games tap into this feature more. This might be the biggest surprise of the new Xbox One yet. I'm glad they made it such an integrated experience and bundled them together. It truly improves the experience. Yes, they could have made the Xbox One cheaper by not including it, but then it wouldn't be nearly as great of a product.
Interface: This is the part that I think needs the most work. I'm familiar with Windows 8, so overall I think it looks great and navigation is usually straight forward. There are just some things that standout. First would be the friends list and messages. It's much harder to look at your friends online and read messages than the 360. I'm hoping this is fixed soon as it seems a lot of people are complaining about it. Also I think the "pins" could be done a bit better. Make it easier to arrange them. Sometimes it takes too many actions to get to popular games/apps. This is made drastically easier by voice commands though which I've started doing every time.
TV Integration: This is the feature that I'm still getting used to the most. It takes a bit of time to relearn a new interface and way to navigation TV, but so far I think it's a big improvement over my normal cable box interface. Navigation is super simple with voice commands and it's a lot more customizable for getting to my favorite channels and looking at the TV guide. My favorite part of this is probably the "snap" feature where I can watch TV, but split the screen with something else. This has worked really great for me so far. I do think it can get even better though with better content to snap to the side. I also think the audio streams need to be able to get controlled. Right now they just play over each other which can be a mess. Should have voice commands to turn some on/off up/down. My wife also hasn't had much difficultly transitioning to watching TV through the Xbox. She's to the point now where she likes it more because it removes a lot of steps we use to have to do with remotes and she likes the voice commands.
Design: I'll admit that I don't really care about this that much. Is it big? Ya, it's bigger than my slim 360, but it fits on my TV stand no problem and I don't expect to move it. I like the look too. It's simple which I like. It's super quiet which is the most important thing in my book after my airplane engine original 360. The power brick is on the outside, but I don't care. That's hidden from view behind my stand. It keeps the Xbox One really low temperature which I hope increases its lifespan.
Controller: The 360's controller was my favorite of all time. It felt amazing in my hand and it was extremely durable (I only broke one, and that's saying something considering I'm a notorious controller thrower). The Xbox One? I'd say parts of it are better and parts of it are worse. It feels a bit more like a toy than the 360. It's lighter and feels a bit more flimsy. Maybe it's not, time will tell. The triggers feel amazing, but the best upgrade is the thumbsticks. They feel great and are easy to use. I don't expect any thumb fatigue from these. Lots of people say d-pad is upgraded which I'd agree with, but I didn't really have any troubles with the one on the 360. My biggest gripe about the controller is piece of plastic that seals in the battery at the back of the controller. I don't think it seals tight enough and wiggles around slightly which bugs me. I also don't like having to pay extra for a battery pack and charger. The battery charge lasts a long time so far, but it better with the price that I paid for it. Better have a long shelf life or I'll be pretty disappointed. The controller is extremely responsive, but so was the 360's controller. I'd say overall I like the controller a bit less than the 360, but who knows if that'll change overtime.
Other apps: The selection of apps for the Xbox One is good, but not great. It has all the standard ones like Netflix, Hulu, but is missing my personal favorite from the 360, HBO Go. They said they'll get that eventually and it can't come soon enough (the main reason my 360 is still plugged into my primary TV). Yes, you have to have XBL gold to use these which is a bit awkward. But my question would be why would you have an Xbox One and not have gold? If you just wanted to stream then a roku is way cheaper and smaller. Xbox One is mainly for gaming and XBL gold is super integrated into gaming and is one of the best features about the Xbox brand. Like I said earlier I'm not that sold on "sharing" features so I don't really plan on using like the Twitch app. Overall, the current selection is OK and what's there works well. It just needs more. I will mention that I'm a big NFL fan and like all the NFL app integration into the Xbox One.
Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase of the Xbox One. It definitely surpassed my expectations for how good it would be right at launch. It feels like a next gen system not because of significantly better graphics, but more because of the huge amount of features that really seems to be pushing this console into the center of the living room and the future of gaming. The Kinect is great, the HDMI input feature works well, and gaming is great to boot. It does have a lot of improvements that it needs. I expected this though. The Xbox One will only get better as they clean up some of the minor problems I had and once the gaming library starts to grow and there are more games that really make use of the better performance that the Xbox One offers. I'd definitely recommend somebody get this system if they have similar desires as I do for what they wanted out of a next gen console.
Pros:
+Kinect 2.0 is super accurate for movement and speech and offers great additional nearly all aspects of the console
+Games look great although not a huge improvement over previous generation
+Controller feels great overall
+Watch TV feature is a nice addition and really makes the console feel next gen and provide something totally new
Cons:
-Interface makes some features hard to get to and confusing
-Having to pay extra for controller battery pack
-System is still young and therefore not a large library of games
This product is available as Renewed.
Microsoft Xbox One 500GB Console System With Kinect (Renewed) $399.00
(441)
Works and looks like new and backed by the Amazon Renewed Guarantee
(441)
Works and looks like new and backed by the Amazon Renewed Guarantee
Customers who viewed this item also viewed
Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
Videos
Page 1 of 1Start OverPage 1 of 1
Videos for this product
1:35
Click to play video
Set Up AIV on your Xbox One
Merchant Video
Videos for this product
1:41
Click to play video
Xbox One Console - Trailer
Publisher Video
Great Console especially if you use all of its features and integrate with TV
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2016
This is amazon at its best, pre order was flawless arrived on time on launch day and no problems so far. The shipping box was destroyed and completely open but i have a feeling that was actually the UPS driver as the security tape seemed to be cleanly cut, not sure what happened a can only assume a few negative things obviously.The Xbox has been a blast to own, Titanfall has been my favorite game, and the operating system has undergone huge improvements. Now that you can get it so much cheaper there is nothing to lose.The Xbox One S is out now but unless you desperately need a UHD Bluray player there is no real need to get that over the original model, I'd suggest waiting for Xbox Scorpio in 2017 if you're going to spend that much on an xbox.Pro Tip: If you're going to use with a home theater system, you may need an optical splitter to make all the audio connections needed.
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2016
Images in this review
