Topic: Xbox One vs. Wii U (miiverse/wiiTV)

From what I see so far, the Xbox One lets you plug your cable tv box or satelittle box directly into the console so it should integrate TV/console even better than WiiTV. It seems even more seamless and with more features.

Miiverse is cool, but to stay in touch with friends and to chat with video and interact in every way Xbox One again seems to be a step ahead. It even has a great NFL experience to integrate fantasy football and watching football together at the same time.

The one thing that the Wii U is ahead in for now is the big touchscreen is built into the controller so we can draw pictures in messages easier and use it in games more smoothly. That smartglass technology seems decent, but you would need to put down the controller to pick up the tablet/phone.

I think Wii U has a lot of good ideas, but the way everything is slowly released and kind of a slow pain to switch between gaming/tv/youtube(slow loading even now) makes it seem like they want to compete with xbox and allow the console to do everything in one, but they haven't mastered how to do it yet. MS had so many years on xbox and 360 already to perfect this.

I am a gamer, so I will probably try the xbox one out close to release time, if it doesn't impress me i can always sell it. How about you?

TV tailored to the american market. Would i be able to do that with the EPL? Most likely... no. Why should i plug my sky box into when its already there to use?

I dont see any benefits for me. Which is why ill go with a PS4

Because you dont have to even switch inputs to go between internet, gaming and tv. You wont think of tv, gaming and internet(netflix, youtube and other apps) as different things, its all seamless in one.

PS4 we dont know how that will work yet, might be even cooler, who knows. I'm just saying so far Xbox One is way ahead of Wii u in this area.

Wii U makes a big deal out of miiverse and wiiTV and they seem to be way behind in technology compared to the Xbox One.

I bet smartglass will allow us to watch on any tablet or phone too. Similar to how we can watch stuff on the Wii U controller, except this will work on any tablet/phone so maybe many people can watch things and maybe even different things all at once.

To make things easier. Pretty much turns the One into a universal remote without having to do the TV part like the Wii U.

Because watching TV on the console you probably have hooked up to a TV and already pay for cable is such a great idea.

I don't see why Miiverse is being used as a comparison, but I'd take drawing obsene pictures over a completely redundant feature any day.

The speed of switching between things was one of the most impressive things about the Xbox One. I don't think TV integration is that big of a deal, though. I tried TVii once, had trouble getting it set up, and just gave up. I barely watch live TV anymore with all the on-demand stuff available. I'm ok with using my Wii U to stream shows from Amazon Prime (or Netflix, or whatever); and I LOVE being able to do that on the GamePad or play games even while someone else watches TV. Would I like the load times to be a lot faster? Yes, and I hope the Summer update brings more improvement. It's not a deal-breaker, though.

Microsoft really wants the techies who are also NFL nuts who play fantasy football. That's a significant chunk of the US gamer population, but not a majority, and almost non-existent in the rest of the world. I wouldn't be surprised if it does waaay better in the US than overseas; even more than the 360.

It's going to come down to games, I think. I'm about 98% sure that there are going to be quite a few Wii U exclusive games that I'm going to absolutely love. PS4 has some very good-looking ones (Knack looks like it could have been a Nintendo title), but Xbox One still has just question marks. I'm really looking forward to E3.

It is because you don't have to switch inputs and also it means you can send that signal to any device like a phone or tablet through the xbox.

Miiverse is supposed to be Wii U connecting players and making comments to each other, etc. It is Nintendo's avatar system like your gamertag on xbox.

You say why do we need any of this? Well Why did nintendo make Wii TV and miiverse then and try to do all of this stuff? Now that they did it i'm comparing their old technology against the xbox one which seems to be doing all of it but 10 x better and smoother.

Miiverse is a completely different kettle of fish, though; It is much more community based than what the Xbox or Playstation has ever offered before. I'm not saying that necessarily makes it better or anything like that, but they aren't trying achieve the same goals. In fact I'd argue that sending instant messages to friends is quicker and less cumbersome on the other consoles. But Miiverse has never been about that in the first place, so comparing the two is a bit redundant...

They can integrate it with soccer for europe and also associate in NBA which is loved worldwide.

But yea games is the main draw to any console. I know Nintendo will have 4-5 games like mario kart, mario games, Punchout, zelda, etc. and I hope they can add in some awesome RPGs.

Xbox probably will have way more good games though. PS4 also will have way more good games than Wii U. Indie games will also thrive more on those 2 as they use more PC like architecture and just are the more popular machines, same reason 3rd parties are making games for old PS3/Xbox 360 and skipping Wii U(supposed to be next gen) now.

That's compable and you know it. That's like complaining that The TIvo Overlay goes over your Cable providers.

If you like TV, you will like Xbox One

Even if it did the impossible and integrated well with live AFL/cricket broadcasts, which seems highly unlikely given it'll be US centric, I still wouldn't be that interested. Stats are interesting sometimes but there are phone/tablet apps for that already. The rest of the time I just want to watch the game.........

I don't think this will be the killer app they think it'll be

I have no idea what you're saying. You really need to read your posts before you post them. And I mean really read. Forget what You're trying to say and read what's there, because what's there is illegible.

I haven't figured Wii Tvii yet, but the social system certainly is a winner. The focus on skype for Xbox One is a little bit too tedious, they need something similar to Miiverse. The TV/console integration does sound better on the Xbox One.

You compared hooking up hooking up a One to cable as being a redundant feature. With that Logic so would Tivo which is product that plugs into your existing Cable box and replaces its UI overlay.

That and Just pure convenience. I mean I like the Wii U remote features yet that's pretty redundant all things considered.

You compared hooking up hooking up hooking up hooking up

What convenience? What could possibly be more convenient than pressing a button to turn on the damn TV?!?!?!

Have they mentioned anything about subscription fees yet?

My Wii U has a TV remote function. I don't have any services(at all) with an HDMI port. I use a digital antenna, so my Wii U is the only device that would be able to incorporate itself with my TV, unless Xbox One uses ARC.