Comments on: Microsoft announces the Xbox One, Apple faces new pressure

By: Renkman

Renkman — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:35:00 +0000

Man I really want the Apple TV to eventually be so much more. A hub of sorts if you will. I want to be able to play my games through the Apple TV, I want to be able to use it instead of my cable, I want…you get the idea. I think Apple has just grazed the surface of what it can do, and the Xbox One will be a nice example of what the public is ready to embrace going forward.

By: robjackson81

robjackson81 — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:00 +0000

With the Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Nintendo Wii U, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo haven’t done enough to separate themselves from the potential competition (or each other). The doors is still wide open for Apple TV and/or Google TV to leverage mobile gaming, create a gaming experience, and become the entertainment hub each of these companies is seeking to become.

By: James Rogers

James Rogers — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:45:00 +0000

If Microsoft had announced something really compelling, I would agree. However, they really didn’t. The One may morph into something more integrated over time, but as it was shown yesterday, this is just Google TV 2.0 on the content side. It’s a pass-through box with an IR Blaster. The market has rejected these products over and over, and the Live TV part of this will be no different- just a difficult and frustrating mess. Average users will quickly turn off that features, the same way they ignore apps on Smart TVs. It will stay this way until MS strikes more deals with cable companies (they had 1 or 2 that allowed the 360 to act as a cable box) and streaming content providers.