Microsoft - Xbox One 500GB Gears of War: Ultimate Edition Bundle - Black

The Xbox one is an excellent product and is definitely a noticeable change from the 360 most especially in terms of games and on screen performance in terms of clarity and just overall noticeably higher technology than before. If things get any more realistic, we will be in control of an actual motion picture with real people! Let's just say, since I started out on a game called Pong… back when my uncle worked for a little start-up called Atari in the early 70s… And my favorite game between now and then was Duck Hunt and 1941…. And now we have had all the Sony's and then switched as well with a 360 and now the Xbox1… They both have their merits and their specific games, Sony with Star Wars, but the Xbox1 is really cool! My son and I are really enjoying it!

Bought this over PS4 simply for gaming with my friends. Great graphics and gameplay. Interface is well laid out and blu ray looks amazing.

I have had my XBOX 360 for a awhile, and I love it. I waited a little bit to buy the XBOX One. Buying the XBOX One was great. I know I have to buy everything over again, such as extra controllers, and a media remote, but the new games that are just for the XBOX One are amazing, and I like the new dash board. I do not regret buying it one bit.

Definitely worth the money! My XBox 360 lasted me 4+ years and this will last me a long time too!

Everything came in the box as advertised. I'm happy with the purchase and use my xbox everyday.

XBox Live was extremely glitchy on Christmas day. Lost 2 gift card codes because of it.

We bought this for our 12 year old during the holiday sales as an upgrade from the PS3. The system sets up easily and we were ready to get our gaming on quickly, however the first time you play a game the system does a lengthy update/game load. We learned quickly to allow time for this process in the future. Two hours later, he was playing some of his favorite games. I attribute the initial time frame for his first download to the XBOX servers being packed with people playing their systems during the holidays and expect it should be better in the future (I hope). This system came with a Gears of War download (took a full day) and the ability to get the whole Gears of War catalog if played by the end of the year. This bundle came with one controller and did not include the Kinect, however those options are available with other bundles or by purchasing it separately. The only item I expected but did not get was a the basic XBOX headset. Apparently, the 500GB system does not come with a headset for online gaming. From my understanding the 1TB bundle does however. We made due for a few days with some basic phone headphones equipped with a hands free mic until my son chose the headset he wanted. We are now looking at getting rechargeable batteries for the controllers as the first set of batteries lasted a few days (while being used heavily). I am leaning towards rechargeables rather than a docking station primarily for the flexibility of the battery use. Also, don't forget the XBOX live account to play online. Pros: Fast/easy set up of the system Many great game franchises/experience Graphics Game play XBOX apps (Netflix, YouTube, etc.) Download the BluRay app! Hours of fun!! Happy kid (and dad!) Cons: General expense of....everything! Time for the initial game load (first time use) Downloading games during peak times No headset for 500GB system 500GB system fills up fairly quickly with games (recommend an external hard drive) Did I mention cost? Holy cow, the money that gets wrapped up in these things!!!

This particular xbox one is a fantastic buy for the money, for 349 your getting gears of war ultimate edition packed right in there. Few things I really enjoy about my xbox, the servers are stable with fantastic party chat quality, it replaces my chromecast for netflix, crunchyroll and twitch. The browser is decent compared to trying tl use the god awful ps4 broswer, its not the best way to surf the web but it aint bad. Can now stream games to my laptop when I want to use it from another room which is a neat feature. Lastly l, the controller the controller the controller is the best out there, once you get a plug and play kit it will last for days of playtime without worry of it zonking out every 4 hours. Chat range and delay is also fantastic too. Its large with adequate cooling as well, doesnt seem to overheat.