In the world of off road racing on the Xbox 360, there are few games that standout as iconic staples that produce years of success, and days and months of enjoyment. Retail games such as DIRT aim to provide the most realistic off road experience and have worked hard to do so. Now though, there's a new driver in town from 2XL Games and they decided their game should be a downloadable arcade title instead of a retail release, and on top of that, 2XL Games decided to slap on the name of a racing legend, Jeremy McGrath. So is this new game for the Xbox Live Arcade, Jeremy McGrath's Offroad, worth the 800 MS point price? Well lets start our engines, buckle up, and see what highs and lows befall this latest off road racer.
Will Xbox One allow players to play used games or not? Will there be fees to do so, and how much? While not having all the answers, Microsoft’s Major Nelson made an official statement on his blog that at least provides hope of a reasonable solution.
Unfortunately, while your Gold Membership will carry over to Xbox One, your Xbox 360 Headsets, including your fancy surround sound Turtle Beach or Tritton cans, won’t, at least not without some sort of adapter.
It’s now been clarified that Xbox Live Gold Memberships will not only transfer back and forth seamlessly between Xbox 360 and Xbox One, they will also allow multiple users on the same Xbox One to share one account -- perfect for family scenarios.
15 games are coming to Xbox One in its first year, and 8 of them are exclusive to the Xbox One platform. Of course, there are many more in the works.
Come one, come all (unless you are Friend #1001)!
While it’s unlikely that most people will be able to afford TWO Xbox One consoles at launch, the possibility of starting a game on one console, pausing and then moving to another console to continue playing it will be possible, thanks to "The Cloud".
It also can read your heart rate and your emotions, see your body in high definition (even your fingers) and even recognize you based on voice alone, among other cool things. The potential of Kinect-enhanced gaming just got real.
