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After deciding an 8 hour round trip to Chicago for the area one tour was outside of my fanboy dedication level, I was pleased to hear previews at Microsoft stores for the Xbox One was now a thing. After deciding I would bring Lila with me tomorrow with no carpool, I immediately changed my mind and coerced TomTom to go with me after work today. Expecting a huge crowd, I raced through I-75 traffic and arrived to find nobody. The Xbox One was wide open for me to violate freely. After taking all the obligatory photos, I sat down to actually play Killer Instinct and Forza 5. While Killer Instinct was the typical button smasher fighter I was expecting, Forza had a surprise use for the trigger rumblers. I knew immediately when I lost traction due to acceleration or braking because the rumble kicked in and almost forced me to back off. Combine the trigger rumblers, lighter weight and better feel and I can fully get on board with the new Xbox One controller. The graphics were somewhat disappointing, but for now I'll attribute it to the lower quality TV it looked to be connected to and the beta state of the Xbox One. TWO MORE WEEKS!