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http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/that-s-it-we-re-out-of-gold-puns-24-carat-xbox-one-hits-harrods-1208247

Seriously?

Ostentatiousness knows no bounds apparently...

Seriously, you're just asking for it be nicked by someone else when you're not looking. There's plenty of other impractical areas that gold can be used on, pizza for instance!

Or virtual mechs

Mmm what was that saying...something about gold platting a turd... ah well what can you do.

 wowsmash wrote:
Mmm what was that saying...something about gold platting a turd... ah well what can you do.

No, gold-plating an awesomesauce Xbox One.

Man, I love all things gold-plated (has to be my Romani heritage), but this thing should be bundled with new door locks and shatter proof windows.

Why would i buy a gold-plated swearbox? B**ch please

Krieg!!! wrote:
Why would i buy a gold-plated swearbox? B**ch please

Because it's better than the PS4, ofcourse

Gold would be a horrible metal for a console, much better going with chrome or something if you want it to look fancy.

I have a Xbox One and I have to say... why?

Me thinks this item was made for a very specific ethnic group.

Me thinks thenoobbomb is an xbox fanboy

Krieg!!! wrote:
Me thinks thenoobbomb is an xbox fanboy

I have big hands. Have to say, Playsatation controllers are annoying as

Also, I prefer Xbox exclusives over Playstation exclusives. So yeah, do the math

Krieg!!! wrote:
Me thinks thenoobbomb is an xbox fanboy

Methinks Krieg is a sony fanboy

 thenoobbomb wrote:

Krieg!!! wrote:
Me thinks thenoobbomb is an xbox fanboy

I have big hands. Have to say, Playsatation controllers are annoying as

Also, I prefer Xbox exclusives over Playstation exclusives. So yeah, do the math

you must not be paying attention then. I also have big hands and sony fixed that problem with their new ds4 controller.

this is no different then any other instances of gold plating the hot new tech toy. I remember the gold plated ipod and the gold plated ipad

 wowsmash wrote:

 thenoobbomb wrote:

Krieg!!! wrote:
Me thinks thenoobbomb is an xbox fanboy

I have big hands. Have to say, Playsatation controllers are annoying as

Also, I prefer Xbox exclusives over Playstation exclusives. So yeah, do the math

you must not be paying attention then. I also have big hands and sony fixed that problem with their new ds4 controller.

Oh.

So, does this ds4 have Halo and Titanfall, too?

Eh halo has sucked since 343 took it over and I'd rather have titanfall on pc.

 wowsmash wrote:
Eh halo has sucked since 343 took it over and I'd rather have titanfall on pc.

I liked Halo 4.

And that's not because I'm a MS fanboy

I don't see why that would be a good idea. It'll probably just overheat faster considering metal isn't good for the casing of a gaming console unless it has a LOT of air to breathe. I'd just rip off the gold and sell it and make a case for it.

Also, the PC has Titanfall. It's not an exclusive and there's no point to get it on a console. Halo's just a mediocre FPS and certainly not worth shelling out for a five hundred buck console. Certainly not a gold-plated one.

Why do people continually find new ways to ruin gold? First they eat it, then they put them it teeth and now they cover a worthless pile of scrap with it.

Halo 4 was okay. Graphically decent, gunplay was solid, characters weren't too bad and the prometheans were okay.

 Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:
I have a Xbox One and I have to say... why?

I think a lot of X-Box One owners are saying the same thing these days.

 TheCustomLime wrote:
Why do people continually find new ways to ruin gold? First they eat it, then they put them it teeth and now they cover a worthless pile of scrap with it.

Halo 4 was okay. Graphically decent, gunplay was solid, characters weren't too bad and the prometheans were okay.

Yeah but they slaughtered the multiplayer and it's now a freakin' ghost town. Not to mention if they consider that Halo getting loadouts and universal sprint is a step forward, they're probably going to get left behind in the dust.

 Wyzilla wrote:
I don't see why that would be a good idea. It'll probably just overheat faster considering metal isn't good for the casing of a gaming console unless it has a LOT of air to breathe. I'd just rip off the gold and sell it and make a case for it.

Also, the PC has Titanfall. It's not an exclusive and there's no point to get it on a console. Halo's just a mediocre FPS and certainly not worth shelling out for a five hundred buck console. Certainly not a gold-plated one.

I don't have a gaming pc. Which is arguebly more expensive than a Xbox One - plus, I cant play on a PC together with my friends at, say, a party.

And I enjoy Halo. I don't care if it's 'good' or 'bad', I just really, really like the games.

 thenoobbomb wrote:

 Wyzilla wrote:
I don't see why that would be a good idea. It'll probably just overheat faster considering metal isn't good for the casing of a gaming console unless it has a LOT of air to breathe. I'd just rip off the gold and sell it and make a case for it.

Also, the PC has Titanfall. It's not an exclusive and there's no point to get it on a console. Halo's just a mediocre FPS and certainly not worth shelling out for a five hundred buck console. Certainly not a gold-plated one.

I don't have a gaming pc. Which is arguebly more expensive than a Xbox One - plus, I cant play on a PC together with my friends at, say, a party.

And I enjoy Halo. I don't care if it's 'good' or 'bad', I just really, really like the games.

PCs are cheaper than consoles because the games are cheaper. In 1 steam/gog/gg/gm/etc. I save so much that I could buy a console.

Can't have a lan party with PC? PC even has more splitscreen games than any console generation.

PC has halo too.

 illuknisaa wrote:

 thenoobbomb wrote:

 Wyzilla wrote:
I don't see why that would be a good idea. It'll probably just overheat faster considering metal isn't good for the casing of a gaming console unless it has a LOT of air to breathe. I'd just rip off the gold and sell it and make a case for it.

Also, the PC has Titanfall. It's not an exclusive and there's no point to get it on a console. Halo's just a mediocre FPS and certainly not worth shelling out for a five hundred buck console. Certainly not a gold-plated one.

I don't have a gaming pc. Which is arguebly more expensive than a Xbox One - plus, I cant play on a PC together with my friends at, say, a party.

And I enjoy Halo. I don't care if it's 'good' or 'bad', I just really, really like the games.

PCs are cheaper than consoles because the games are cheaper. In 1 steam/gog/gg/gm/etc. I save so much that I could buy a console.

Can't have a lan party with PC? PC even has more splitscreen games than any console generation.

PC has halo too.

Yay, the first Halo game..


And most of my friends don't have a gaming pc either - and I don't have space for around 8 computers.

Halo 2 is also on pc

Splitscreening only requires 1 pc and pc can be really small. In 30m^2 room you can easily put 8-10 PCs. Hardest part is to have a router big enough for 8-10 people and getting enough cables.

The difference is the X-Box needs Halo. PC doesn't.

 illuknisaa wrote:
Halo 2 is also on pc

Splitscreening only requires 1 pc and pc can be really small. In 30m^2 room you can easily put 8-10 PCs. Hardest part is to have a router big enough for 8-10 people and getting enough cables.

Well that's funny. I dont have a room that size.

So in other words Noobbomb, your reasons for liking the Xbox are INVALID! Therefore you may no longer like it and must return it to the store from which it came immediately and purchase a computer. This is the only way.

Every system has its ups and downs, some do things others don't, some do certain things better than others too (crazy concept) but damn people, I bet if you post enough reasons he shouldn't like his Xbox he might change his mind, keep trying!

I game on both the PC and Xbox, and have owned a PS3, they are all cool, provide entertainment, and play games. Some games are better than others, some even work across all 3! In any event, all 3 systems provided me with entertainment and did exactly what I wanted them to do when I purchased them.

I am not going to provide any reason to buy one system over another, because that's all personal desire for what you would like your system to do, but honestly your idea, illuknisaa, that setting up an entire LAN party to play halo 2 is preferable to console online play is hilarious, I have done both, and one is not like the other

To be a bit more on topic: Gold is an excellent heat conductor, I wonder if this system runs cooler at all than a normal Xbox1.. my concern would be that gold is also an excellent conductor of electricity, Its not too hard to imagine a static shock to the outside of the console screwing something up, but I imagine that whoever buys this (we all know someone out there is gonna buy one) is probably not going to play it much.

Anyway 2 cents and all


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 H.B.M.C. wrote:
The difference is the X-Box needs Halo. PC doesn't.

Oh and I think at this point the Xbox would do just fine without a new Halo game, this statement was very true for the first couple titles in the Halo series, the original Halo was HUGE for the Xbox, but I think if Halo were to be retired at this point the Xbox would be fine. Its kind of like saying Valve needs Half Life, true 10-15 years ago, no longer holds weight.