Xbox One supports partial-download play

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The Xbox One will allow users to play games while they are being downloaded, a Microsoft representative confirmed with Polygon this week.

Microsoft previously noted that players could begin playing disc-based games during installation, though the company did not specify whether games downloaded from Xbox Live would share similar functionality. Sony announced that the PlayStation 4 supported partial-download play earlier this year.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/16/xbox-one-supports-partial-download-play/

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bigchukkaPosted:

Just another cool feature for the next gen

kal45Posted:

roekzors
CosmicRift Great, even if PS4 had it first this is a awesome addition to the console.

Okay, so I will say.. You might be right. But, you don't know for sure. Xbox One could have had this feature long ago.. That is the beauty behind it. Microsoft has yet to unveil everything the Xbox One has.


Like What?

Fuzzeh_XPosted:

MrLonelyLobo I wonder if we'll be able to play other games while downloading this time, so annoying when I have to stay at the dashboard when I'm downloading a game on the 360.
I hope so to but I doubt it'll be their because you can already play single player games while downloading but they disable multiplayer because it can make your connection really bad doing both at once.

roekzorsPosted:

CosmicRift Great, even if PS4 had it first this is a awesome addition to the console.

Okay, so I will say.. You might be right. But, you don't know for sure. Xbox One could have had this feature long ago.. That is the beauty behind it. Microsoft has yet to unveil everything the Xbox One has.

-YukiPosted:

Great, even if PS4 had it first this is a awesome addition to the console.

ShrillPosted:

I really don't see why people care if they copy each other. It makes the console better for the user.

Jordan355Posted:

Fuzzeh_X
-ExtremeRage- You guys are pathetic, can you not see this is the Xbox News, you say Xbox copied this? Look at all the stuff Playstation 4 copied from Xbox 360! Ps4 isn't next generation it's a better Ps3 with Xbox features, Xbox is better and will always be better, they listen to the fans don't you see, DRM change, upgrading to 12gb of RAM, Playstation has nothing compared to Xbox. Oh and also Sony Fanboys stop signing the petition to brig back DRM because your console is a epic fail.
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Strong maturity.

Fuzzeh_XPosted:

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-Wub They copied PS4!


Vancouver_Canucks Ohhh yet another PS4 feature. This isnt bad though because it makes both consoles great (The Feature)
Microsoft announced this first, late in May I believe.
Sony announced this in February nice try though.
Fancy proving it then?
Go watch the PS4 reveal which took place in February.
You expect me to watch more than an hour of sh*t? Find me something (such as an article) that was published in february with this information. Otherwise, no proof therefore I win :)
lmao no it prooves your lazy and completely unsure about your post which had no proof either. Go watch it and you'll see.

ErebdraugPosted:

I wonder if we'll be able to play other games while downloading this time, so annoying when I have to stay at the dashboard when I'm downloading a game on the 360.

General_RaamPosted:

Fuzzeh_X
Parecy
Fuzzeh_X
Parecy
-Wub They copied PS4!


Vancouver_Canucks Ohhh yet another PS4 feature. This isnt bad though because it makes both consoles great (The Feature)
Microsoft announced this first, late in May I believe.
Sony announced this in February nice try though.
Fancy proving it then?
Go watch the PS4 reveal which took place in February.

Who cares who announced it first? Nobody is copying anybody, that's such an immature thing to say. If one console has a feature, it's not copying if the other also has it. I'm sure they both were planning on putting this feature in before either were announced.