Oh man, Major Nelson beat us (and everyone else) to the punch by unboxing the Xbox One yesterday. It was a bit fast, I would have slowly coaxed the items from the box, maybe doing a little tease first by only showing a corner of the One’s sexy, smooth body while Barry White sang “Can’t get enough of your love, babe”… but that’s just me.
What the Major’s video lacked in electronic-fetish-showmanship, it made up for with an informative look at all the wonders they could pack into one little box. Enough reading, to the video!
Can’t get enough of your lo… Sorry. The Xbox One looks more enticing as it’s November release grows nearer, but if you didn’t already preorder, you’ll likely be paying extra on ebay or waiting until the Xbox One Standard Edition is released on Dec. 31st, 2013. There’s no real difference between the Day One and Standard Editions, the Day One extras are as follows: Premium Packaging, Commemorative Controller stamped with “Day One 2013”, and a Token Code for a Day One Achievement. That’s right, it doesn’t matter which edition you get – both come with the sticker!
Notable Item Recap: Sweet 500gb Xbox One, sticker, 4k rated HDMI, Kinect 2, headset, and the vastly improved controller. Vastly? Yes, vastly. Any fighter fan that’s tried the US 360’s D-pad can tell you, that dog don’t hunt. Simple half-circle-to-diagonal-back-down moves where better left to the stick, as 360’s 4-point D-pad would mush and guess at what you were trying to do. While the One’s controller features a cross-style D-pad, it’s promised to be worlds better than the current model. Oh, and there’s little “rumble” motors in the triggers! See‽
Then there’s the Play and Charge Kit!
MS saved money by recycling the music. We’ll keep you posted on all things Xbox as Day One gets closer.
