Xbox One S Guide from Live Magazine

LIVE
OCTOBER 2016
SPECIAL GUIDE TO THE
XBOX
ONE S
The Ultimate Games and 4K
Entertainment System

WELCOME
Welcome to our special look at the
Xbox One S. Yes a new Xbox One
with the S on it sees a smaller, more
modern looking console with more
power on the graphics front, HDR
gaming and of course that magical
4K video. The unit also comes
with a new controller that supports
Bluetooth and a textured grip so long
sessions are easier on the hands.
Gone are the days of “my consoles’
better then yours!” … no, today
gamers are more like to own more
then one gaming system, even if
it’s a computer or mobile device.
Gamers are simply that - gamers.
It’s not just about the hardware, but
the enjoyment of being immersed
in a game. But a good system can
greatly enhance your enjoyment of
gaming and the Xbox One S has
a bunch a great exclusives that
you will enjoy, including games like
Forza Horizon 3, reviewed as the
most beautiful game on Xbox by The
Guardian, with its high resolution
graphics, HDR and speed, it’s an
amazing experience. Gears of War 4
has gotten great reviews and if you’re
on Metacritic you’ll see it’s scored
extremely highly by sits like IGN. Of
course there’s Halo 5: Guardians
which upscales beautifully to 4K.
We hope you enjoy our guide to the
Xbox One S, and with Christmas
just around the corner we can’t think
of a better family gift that will keep
the whole family having fun over the
summer holidays!
Rob Jenkins
Publisher
Published by

XBOX ON
Sleeker, Slimmer, Sh
Introducing the new Xbox One S. Play
the greatest games lineup, including
Xbox 360 classics, on a 40% smaller
console. Experience richer, more luminous
colors in games and video
with High Dynamic Range. Stream
4K video on Netflix and watch UHD
Blu-ray... movies in stunning 4K Ultra
HD. Then get the enhanced
comfort and feel of the new Xbox
Wireless Controller, featuring textured
grip and Bluetooth... technology.
With all the biggest blockbusters
this year, everything you loved
about Xbox 360 is even better on
Xbox One. Now $399 for the 500GB
Xbox One S.
*4K streaming with select apps, see xbox.com.
Some apps require app provider-specific subscriptions
and/or other requirements. See xbox.
com/live. HDR functionality available with supported
games and TVs. Xbox One Backward
Compatibility feature works with select Xbox 360
games, see http://www.xbox.com/backcompat.
Xbox Live and broadband internet required for
initial download of game to console.
“Xbox One Backward Compatibility feature
works with select Xbox 360 games, see
www.xbox.com/backcompat.”

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WHY 4K AN
SHOULD GET Y
Take a walk into any store selling
TVs and it you’ll see the selling point
“4K” is all over the place. But what’s
so good about 4K? Well for starters
if you have a TV with 4K you’ve
got four times the resolution of a
traditional HD display. That means
even sharper, clearer pictures. So
while your current TV that is HD may
have a resolution of 1920 vertical
columns by 1080 horizontal, a 4K
screen has 3840 by 2160 which is
almost the same as cinema screens
running “Cinema 4K”
Watching 3D content that has been
filmed using 4K cameras means that
when the picture is split in two, then
you wear the glasses to bring the
movie into one screen, the resolution
drops due to the splitting. But
when content is made with 4K your
resolution is much higher and so you
still get HD images that are sharp
and clear to watch.
The new Xbox One S also has HDR
which gives you a higher dynamic
range when playing or watching.
Simply put, the Xbox One S will have
better details in dark areas and also
in the very bright areas. Colours will
be more true-to-life so all your viewing/playing
experience will be much
better.
What about content? Well, glad you
asked. 4K content is coming fast.
Content streaming companies like
Netflix will have 4K content coming
to Australia real soon. So to with
Amazon, who will soon have an app
you can use to watch 4K content
and subscribe to shows like the new
Grand Tour featuring Clarkson, Hammond
and May, which is filmed in 4K
with HDR!
In short the new system is future
proof - better image quality, higher
resolutions to match the new 4K (or
Ultra HD) TVs that many of us will
be buying or have already bought.
Oh and it’s very affordable for a
console with all this power… doing
a quick scan of current 4K players,
you would be paying (at the time of
this article - October 2016) around
$500, so an Xbox One S with a 4K
player, games system and controller
at the pricing we’ve seen is a very
good buy!

D HDR
OU EXCITED!
4K television display with comparison of resolutions.

EXPERIENCE THE NEW
XBOX ONE S WITH FIVE
HALO GAMES.
Own the Xbox One S Halo Collection
Bundle (1TB), featuring 4K Ultra
HD video, High Dynamic Range,
Halo 5: Guardians, and a full game
download of Halo: The Master Chief
Collection. Experience the Master
Chief’s epic journey over five Halo
games on the sleeker, more streamlined
Xbox console and controller.
Play and store more games, including
Xbox 360 classics, with the 1TB
hard drive. Then stream video and
watch UHD Blu-ray... movies in stunning
4K Ultra HD with High Dynamic
Range. With all the biggest blockbusters
this year, everything you
loved about Xbox 360 is even better
on Xbox One.
* Available at participating retailers, while supplies
last. Game download codes inside. Download
from Xbox Live; ISP fees apply. Significant
storage required. 4K streaming with select apps,
see Xbox.com. HDR functionality available with
supported games and TVs. Xbox One Backward
Compatibility feature works with select Xbox 360
games, see http://www.xbox.com/backcompat.
Xbox Live and broadband internet required for
initial download of game to console. Gears of
War 4 and Halo Wars 2 coming soon.

LET THE SLAY RI
It’s the holiday season in Willamette,
Colorado and a mysterious outbreak
has overrun the Willamette Memorial
Megaplex Mall and surrounding town
with dangerous and deadly predators.
Amidst the chaos, photojournalist
Frank West returns 16 years after
the events of Dead Rising. An ordinary
guy that finds himself in extraordinary
situations, Frank seeks
to uncover the truth behind a government
conspiracy responsible for the
outbreak. But a clandestine military
operation, a former student gone
rogue, and a cunning new breed of
zombie are all after the same evidence.
Frank will have to get to the
truth first… or die trying.
All of the classic hallmarks of the
ground breaking zombie series return
in Dead Rising 4, including a
huge array of weapons and vehicles
players can combine to combat the
horde ranging from the practical –
to the practically insane. Players will
also enjoy ambitious new features
including Exo Suits and Exo Weapons
and a new approach to multiplayer
which allows you to play together
with 4 friends.
With intense action and an unmatched
level of weapon and character
customization, Dead Rising 4
delivers a heart-pounding experience
as you explore, scavenge and
fight to survive in an open world
sandbox on the brink of the next
zombie apocalypse.

DE BEGIN Features:
• Open world sandbox: Explore and
scavenge the Willamette Memorial
Megaplex for weapons to combat
the zombie apocalypse and venture
out to the town to find clues on the
outbreak and additional weapons.
• Anything and everything is a weapon:
Create your own tools of zombie
destruction by creating hundreds
of potential weapon combinations
ranging from the practical – to the
practically insane.
• Two all-new classes of zombies:
Players will encounter the Fresh:
newly zombified victims that will turn
in front of your eyes and exhibit superior
speed and ferocity. And the
Evo: zombies with superior strength
and mobility that mimic the behavior
of predatory hunting animals.
• Exo Suit – Ranging from the overthe-top
to the completely bizarre,
players can arm themselves with a
super-powered suit of armor with
super strength and incredible fire
power to take on the zombie horde.
Exo Weapons allow the player to rip
down part of the world and use it
as a weapon – from giant pipes to
parking meters.
• Multiplayer – Seamless 4-player
coop provides the most immersive
multiplayer experience to date. Join
friends to complete missions and
conquer zombie infested Willamette
Memorial Megaplex or quick match
and join a game in progress with
players around the world.

LEAVE YOUR LIM
Product Overview:
THIS IS YOUR HORIZON
You’re in charge of the Horizon Festival.
Customize everything, hire and
fire your friends, and explore Australia
in over 350 of the world’s greatest
cars. Make your Horizon the ultimate
celebration of cars, music, and freedom
of the open road. How you get
there is up to you.

ITS Features:
Explore Australia in Over 350 Cars
• Explore the Horizon Festival’s largest
and most diverse world ever.
Drive through the vast desert and
rocky canyons of the Outback to
lush, wild rainforests, and to the
sandy beaches and gleaming skyscrapers
of Australia’s Gold Coast.
• Choose from over 350 of the
world’s greatest cars recreated
with ForzaVista... detail including full
cockpit views, working lights and
wipers, and new vehicle types bringing
all-new driving experiences never
before seen in Forza.
• Discover Thrilling New Driving
Gameplay. Danger Sign Jumps, Convoys,
and Drift Zones are just some
of the exciting new driving challenges
that await you.
• Star in Thrilling Showcase events
that pit you and your car against a
fleet of powerboats, even a giant
zeppelin!
You’re in Charge
• Hire and Fire Friends. You’re the
boss. Hire your friends’ Drivatars
to help you gain fans and expand
your festival, and form Convoys
with them to explore the world even
when they’re not online. If they’re not
winning you fans, fire them!
• Create and Share Gameplay. Horizon
Blueprint gives you the power
to modify every aspect of race
events, championships, and Bucket
List challenges – and instantly share
your custom events with friends.
• Personalize Everything from choosing
your driver character, creating
custom paint jobs and vanity license
plates, adding new body kits – even
selecting your own car horn sound.
• Drive to the Music You Love.
Choose from eight diverse radio
stations, or create a custom station
from your own music collection with
Groove Music.
Start an Online Driving Adventure
• Online 4-Player Co-op allows you
and your friends to experience the
variety, competition, and rewards of
a Horizon campaign together for the
first time.
• Create Your Bucket List and challenge
friends to beat you at your
own game.
• Rule Leaderboards by beating your
rivals in every race event, Speed
Camera, Danger Sign, Drift Zone,
and Bucket List you find; everything
you do is a chance to one-up your
friends.
• Play the Auction House to find the
rare cars and incredible works of art
by the most talented creators in the
Forza Community.
Legal:
Features may vary between Xbox One and Windows
10 versions of game. Xbox One game disc
for use only with Xbox One systems. Xbox Live
Gold membership (sold separately) required for
online multiplayer on Xbox One. Cross-device
play only in Xbox Live-supported countries, see
xbox.com/live/countries. Some music features
may not be available in some countries. See forzamotorsport.net.

FORZA HORIZO
BY DANIEL CARRERAS - VG CHARTZ
Forza Horizon 3 is easily one of the
best open world racers I’ve ever had
the pleasure of playing. Conceptually,
isn’t too dissimilar to previous
Forza Horizon titles; you’re attending
an event (the Horizon festival)
with a wide range of races to take
part in and plenty else to see and do.
The twist on the traditional formula
comes with the fact that you’re now
the festival’s manager, meaning that
you get to pick where it opens and
which locations get extensions once
your fanbase reaches max capacity.
On the surface, it’s a minor detail,
but one that has far reaching consequences
throughout the course of
the game. It means that every single
race and event that you take part
in can be customised. Want to do a
street race in a buggie? Sure thing.
Want to drive across sandy dunes in
an Enzo Ferrari? Be my guest.
The customisability doesn’t stop at
the events you’re presented with
- you can even create and share
your own. The player created content
that I participated in was concise
and fun, and felt little different
to courses the development team
had crafted. I can see myself coming
back to the game from time to
time just to see what the community
has come up with.
What they loved:
Stunning graphics
Varied driving styles
Great selection of music
Strong events

N 3 REVIEW
Full review here:
www.vgchartz.com/article/265901/forza-horizon-3-xbox-one/

A new saga begins for one of the
most acclaimed video game franchises
in history. After narrowly escaping
an attack on their village, JD
Fenix and his friends, Kait and Del,
must rescue the ones they love and
discover the source of a monstrous
new enemy.
REFINED GAMEPLAY:
• Pummel your enemies from cover
by using new close-cover combat
moves like yank, vault kick and a
bloody new combat-knife execution.
• Dangerous new weapons, like the
Buzzkill and Dropshot, can shoot
around and over cover, raining destruction
from all angles.
• Brace against deadly wind flares
that bludgeon players, shake up the
battlefield, and demand new combat
tactics in this tale of Man vs. Monster.
• Chainsaw your way through the
character-driven campaign with a
friend over Xbox Live or locally via
split screen co-op. Player 2 can select
either Kait or Del.
HORDE 3.0:
• Team up cooperatively with four
others and battle wave after wave
of increasingly difficult enemies by
strategically building weapons or
deploying fortifications anywhere on
the map.
NEVER FIGH
• Fight to your strengths by playing
one of five classes, each with upgradeable
critical abilities and skills
needed to survive.
FAST AND
EXPLOSIVE VERSUS
MULTIPLAYER:
• New and returning multiplayer
game types reward social, competitive
and professional players alike,
all at 60FPS on dedicated servers.
• A new visible ranking system drives
skill-based matchmaking and lets
you stand out for your abilities
• Fine tune your skills in Co-op Versus,
where your match-made team
of five players squares off against
enemy AI teams with selectable levels
of difficulty.
NEXT GENERATION
FEATURES:
• Buy the game once and play anywhere
on both Xbox One and PC
with Windows 10.*
• Windows Cross Play lets PC gamers
play campaign, Horde and Coop
Versus modes with their Xbox
One friends over Xbox Live.
• Shared progression lets you start
a game on your PC, save it to the
cloud, and finish it on your Xbox One!
*Online multiplayer features require Xbox Live
Gold membership (sold separately).
Xbox 360 Gears of
War Collection
For a limited time, Gears of War 4 includes
the entire Xbox 360 Gears of
War collection for use on Xbox One!*
*Includes Xbox 360 titles Gears of War, Gears of
War 2, Gears of War 3 and Gears of War: Judgment.
32GB of hard drive space required. Each
title works as part of the Xbox One Backward
Compatibility program. Xbox One, broadband
internet (ISP fees apply) and Xbox Live membership
required. Not available in all markets. See
www.GearsofWar.com for the latest information.

T ALONE

GEARS OF WA
BY EVAN NORRIS - VG CHARTZ
Ten years ago, Microsoft published
Gears of War to critical and commercial
acclaim. It provided the Xbox
360, less than 12 months old at the
time, with its first “killer app.” It sold a
million copies in two weeks and unseated
Halo 2 as the most popular
game on Xbox Live. Now, a decade
later, the fifth installment in the series,
Gears of War 4, has done a similar
service for the Xbox 360’s successor,
the Xbox One. After almost
three years on the market, Xbox One
finally has its “killer app.”
This was hardly a fait accompli in
the months leading up to launch.
The Gears series had gone three
years without a new installment. Microsoft
had recently purchased the
intellectual property and assigned it
to an unproven studio in The Coalition.
A lot of things could have gone
wrong. Yet, amazingly, almost everything
went right. Gears of War
4 is a worthy successor to one of
the best video game trilogies of all
time. It honors the series’ history and
characters while adding new mechanics
and scenarios that make
the experience refreshing and newly
rewarding.
What they loved:
Gorgeous graphics
New weapons and cover
mechanics
60 FPS multiplayer!!
Versus co-op

R 4 REVIEW
Full review here:
www.vgchartz.com/article/265991/gears-of-war-4-xone/

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