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Although in Microsoft They are still determined to show the gallery that the public reception of the Xbox One It has been positive, there are dozens of polls that, adding around 200.000 votes, tip the balance towards the side of discontent and disappointment.
If we take into account that the majority of these votes come from American users, it is surprising that the public that will have more benefits and will be able to access more multimedia content is so extremely negative. Imagine, then, how the European public and, more specifically, the Spanish have received the console.
After the jump I will reel off some of the features that would help make Xbox One better viewed and received, task that is not easy at all due to the terrible decisions made by Microsoft.
Starting with what, I think, we are all more interested in than the rest, video games. Although it sounds like a truism, a decent and extensive catalog of exclusives both for the launch and, more importantly looking at the trajectory of X360, in the long term. An amount has already been specified: fifteen will be the exclusives that Xbox One will have during its first year of life. "The largest number of simultaneous developments in the history of Microsoft consoles" they declared. Good intentions that, I hope, are not accompanied by too many "minor" and Kinect-oriented games.
Following in this area, a twist to the subscription system Xbox Live It would be more than welcome despite the fact that, according to statements, it doesn't look like I'm going to see such a thing. If Sony has done something correctly in recent years with its Ps3 it has been to nurture the console with a more than decent catalog and establish what we know as PS Plus. Why not see something similar on Xbox One?
It is difficult for Microsoft to stop charging for its Internet services (selling a massive increase in servers, magic cloud-related options are clear indications) but it could divide the subscription in two (and even three) lowering the price of simple internet access and making the standard subscription today, the one of around € 60 for 12 months, to include content such as free games, exclusive discounts and other elements aimed at personalization .
And to put an end to videogames, both Ps4 and Xbox One should take an example of what has been going on for so many years on PC: great deals on digital download titles. This final stretch of generation has had several attempts that are still far from what can be seen on Steam, but that we can take as an interesting approach.
If in the next-gen digital content is going to predominate and, it seems, certain obstacles are going to be established in the face of the second hand, important specific discounts would make the latter look better.
Now, getting into the subject of multimedia contentWe must bear in mind that little of what we will see will reach European territory. To begin with, we can forget about the option to watch and record television since the LIVE TV receiver will take time to leave the US. That said, Microsoft should offer compelling content in every country where the console is sold. And above all, offer something that we have not been able to do for a long time, as I already mentioned.
In my opinion, there is a good list of services and contents that would attract attention. If we talk about sports, being able to access content from the NBA, MotoGP or the Champions League would be a point in favor. In addition, as a differentiating point, features such as live data and statistics consultation, multiscreen (it can already be enjoyed on the MotoGP website, by the way) and others could be added.
And if we talk about movies and series I think there is no discussion in which the largest and best VOD service in the world offers it Netflix. As you know, we cannot enjoy this service in Spanish territory, so bringing it exclusively from Xbox One could be a really interesting and differentiating point.
And you? What do you ask of Xbox One? And, above all, what the console should offer to make it onto your shopping list at the end of the year.
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