Microsoft - Xbox One Rise of the Tomb Raider Bundle - Black

We'd been cautious about entering the current console generation, mostly because of the trend we were seeing of games coming out either incomplete, broken, or requiring the purchase of a season pass in order to have the full experience. However, when Best Buy offered this Tomb Raider edition of the XBOX One, with a 1TB hard drive, both of the modern Tomb Raider games, and an extra controller on Black Friday 2015 for $349, we knew it was the right time to jump in (or "jump ahead", as the Microsoft marketing folks want us to associate with the XB1...). After finally using the console since Christmas, I'm happy to say that it's been worth the investment so far. The system works well, the games we've played on it look and sound great (granted, that's only been LEGO Dimensions and Rock Band 4, so we haven't really pushed the limits of the hardware yet...), and the dashboard, while not as intuitive-seeming as its 360 counterpart, is fairly easy to get used to navigating. Importing our old XBOX Live profiles was really easy, and once we did, the XBOX One "recognized" which 360 games we had previously downloaded that would work with the One's backward compatibility, which I think is pretty cool. The big plus for me with this console is its 1TB hard drive. Since the current-gen consoles require you to install your games (even those that you play via disc media, which wasn't necessary in the 360 era), I knew that it'd be pretty easy to run out of space, especially with some of the more prominent titles requiring as much as 40-50GB of hard drive space to install. Thankfully, this edition of the XBOX One's big hard drive will last us awhile before we'll need to deal with buying an external drive to increase our space. Granted, my experience really hinged upon getting such a great Black Friday deal on the system, but even so, if you're looking to upgrade to the current generation, give this edition of the XBOX One a serious look.

Microsoft has a hit with the Xbox One. It is a full featured next gen console that can serve as your home's main entertainment hub for not only games, but streaming video and music content as well as integration to your cable or satellite provider, It can also play DVD or BluRay movies as well. The one feature that I really like is the ability to stream the console over my home network to any Windows 10 PC in the house. I have the console placed in my living room hooked directly to my living room television, but I if my family is watching television in the living room, I can go to my office PC where I can remotely power up the console and with auto-login set, I can start streaming the console user interface to my PC. A simple USB to Micro USB cord and I can connect a controller to the PC and I am good to go to play games, stream content or take advantage of any other features of the console same as if I were sitting in my living room on the console directly. There is no graphics or response degradation over my network probably because I have both the console and my PC hard wired in my home network. I have not tested the console streaming capability over my wireless network. Another feature I like that Microsoft has been implementing is backward compatibility for Xbox 360 games. Not all Xbox 360 games are playable on Xbox One yet, but Microsoft is adding more every month. I have yet to explore the cable/satellite integration so not sure about all of the features around that. As far as comparisons to PS4, I don't own a PS4, but I don't believe PS4 has any PS3 backward compatibility nor does it have streaming to PC gameplay capability, although I think with a PS Vita you can play games off your console with that device but it is a handheld device from what I gather. For me, those were the main reasons I chose Xbox One.

now that Microsoft got rid of the crazies in charge of no backwards compat and Kinect being forced down our throats glad they got the point we buy a gameing system to play games not watch football while we flkail around like crazies.i refused to get one omn release to many issues with drm on line always no used or backwards compat and that abomination called Kinect now that they went back to focusing on the core audience wich are hardcore gamers who ocasionaly use the apps to surf the net or youtube etc things are on the right track its not a super 60 frames all the time but so far its doing well on games ive bought . if you wanna see what this thing has in store for us get the witcher itll only get better some of the changes dashboard wise yes are very convienient and great some games have no pause etc os takes care of that after a few days youll be navigating everything likew an old pro no hardware issues yet other then headsets and controllers tho they work are very cheaply made and you can tell just holding them id recommend taking advantage of best buys 4 year warrenty you get 2 to 3 years and due to heat and tons of use being on all the time things get wonkey around them so most 1 to 2 year warrentys run out usualy a few months before issues start I'm finding neat new features everyday. and I'm looking forward to so many new games coming and I can watch anime on blue ray or funimation apps etc and the live service is shuge I can link up and play with friends who are literly all over the world and chat at the same time were fighting or exploring for the new price drop and all the new stuff you get now id recommend a one tb 399 console to everyone most come with a new game and one a little older so pick your fave and let the journey begin happy so far plus if something breaks I ghot 4 years

I hate to admit this but I bought the Xbox One a month after its release in 2013 and ended up trading it for a PS4 a few months later. At the time I had more friends on the PS4 and the Xbox One's new menu system didn't sit well with me. Fast forward to early 2016 and I found myself with more friends on Microsoft's platform. I decided to give the Xbox One another shot and I'm so glad that I did! The menu system has changed dramatically, more features have been added, and everything just looks and feels much better. I initially scoffed at the idea of the Xbox One becoming the center of my home theater setup, but I'm a firm believer now. The fact that it seamlessly integrates itself within my home theater is one of its greatest selling points. I love the fact that I can stop playing a game and instantly go back to watching television. No more switching video inputs on the TV! Also, seeing friend updates pop up when I'm watching a show is brilliant. I instantly know when someone is online and wants to play. Regarding gaming: I'm not a hardcore gamer so I really haven't noticed a difference in the video or sound quality when it comes to the Xbox One and the PS4. I'm sure there are differences but I honestly can't say which one is better. I still use my PS4 (in my home office) and I love it just as much as my new Xbox One. However, if I could only pick one console for my family room I'd pick the Xbox One. No contest.

It's nice but don't expect to plug it in and just play. You are required to update everything.. including controllers.. and happy we got the 1tb drive. by the time we are done updating games we might need a new drive. crazy.. it's slow to download as well.. rest of my Internet is fine just the Xbox so a little dissapointed.. the 360 updates don't take this long either.. also dissapointed it only has one USB on the side. so unable to have the plug n play controllers charging at the same time without having to move the box to get to the usbs in the back. front is touch screen so careful if trying to move something while updating.. after 3 hours of updates we finally got to play a game. picture is nice and game runs smooth. we won't be using it for TV stuff tho since we already have a smart tv. would be nice to have a box without all that extra stuff to save space time and money.. Lost my profile with the 360 since it's not tied to a Microsoft account which I'm a little ticked about but will deal. the portable drive we have the profiles on is not readable by xbox1 says I'd have to format well if I do that then I lose it all. really wish Microsoft would keep things backwards compatible... Alot of room for improvement for Microsoft with this one. even our 360 has 2 usbs up front. after its been out so long already I expected more of these things to be worked out.. Dissapointed..

Setting up the machine was easy, although it did require several hours to download updates. (Experience may vary based on your Internet speeds.) The user interface is similar to Windows 10 or similar operating systems, which is to say that it's not the most intuitive UI, but it works fine and can be learned quickly. I have no regrets about buying the Rise of the Tombraider bundle. The single-player game is immensely enjoyable and full of complex female characters. The storyline isn't as good as the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot, but that game's story was off the charts. The sequel is still compelling, it just couldn't quite reach the high bar set by the first game. There are optional missions, challenges, and multiplayer options to keep you playing for many hours after finishing the main campaign. I would highly recommend buying some rechargeable batteries for the controller. I've found that the batteries tend to wear down after about two days of heavy gaming, or about 5 days of mild to moderate usage. Netflix, Hulu, Youtube, Twitch, and many other common apps work quite well on the Xbox One. The shopping experience isn't great for browsing, but if you already know what you would like to purchase than it's very good. (I find this to be a common problem on digital stores.)

I have been patiently waiting for a price reduction on the xbox one since it first came out. My friends all had one--i wanted one. Anyways, i saw this bundle and decided it was time to make the purchase. First of all, you get the terabyte which i think is awesome, i love to install all my current games i am playing and videos and such (I am however letdown that so far i cannot figure out a way to rip cds onto my new xbox. I hope i missed something and am doing it wrong). Second, i really enjoy the new dashboard--it's simple and easy to work (once i figured it out). And lastly, I was going to buy the new tomb raider right away anyways so, thanks for including it in the first place AND giving me a free game of my choice (cod: black ops 3 (of course))and half off xbox live. All in all, this was a great deal and i would do it again and, even recommend it to my friends had they not already been ahead of me in owning the new console. By the way, the new tomb raider so far, is amazing. If you were a fan of the last one to date, you will enjoy this as well.

It took us ALL day to set up this Xbox One. Since when did playing a video game get SO complicated? I had to bring my router in by the box so I could hard wire it with a Cat-e cable to make all the updates & downloads go faster. Faster, ha, really, even with the game disk in the Xbox, it still had to download it. The box came with 2 games that you had to enter a CODE to get them to download. We never could figure out how to do it, so I searched the web twice & tried both of those methods, which did not work. Finally, I found a help number & called it, she didn't know how either, we tried lots of things which didn't work. Finally I asked if I could enter the codes on my computer in the Xbox website, she said yes I could. So I logged in to that site & entered them. Then they had to download on the Xbox, which literally took another 3-4 hours. We started this process right after breakfast & he wasn't able to play a game until 8:00 that night. CRAZY! He wanted an Xbox last year & I didn't get it for him. Got tired of hearing it all this year, so finally gave in, boy was I sorry. I was literally in tears before this whole process was over. If you have an older teenager, they can probably do this themselves. If you have to do it as an "old" adult, you will be pulling your hair out.