MSFT Xbox One

Once again MSFT has an “innovative” new product being introduced, the Xbox One. The new Xbox replaces the ancient Xbox 360 and is exactly the kind of product MSFT loves, none of your old games will work on the new Xbox One! That means you’ll have to buy a slew of new products if you want to use the new console you bought. How nice (for MSFT and game makers).

I’ve read a lot about how the Xbox One will be your one device for video consumption. Uhhhh, not so much. It turns out that you’ll still need to have a cable box in order to access content. You’ll also have to switch back to your cable box from the Xbox if you want to watch DVR content or video on demand. Since many people watch DVR content more than they watch programing when it’s aired I can’t see much use in using the Xbox as a fancy remote control.

To me it sound like MSFT has just created a new game system that won’t be used for much else. I’ve never been much of a gamer so I’ll pass on this “one”.