2013-05-21, 20:50 | Link #281 |
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THAT. WAS. AWESOME.
Despite being tired, he made some really goods points. It really does sound like a PC now. What, you install the game after you put in a code for the game? Sounds suspiciously like a PC game on a disc... And it's total swapping of places. PS3 was came out of the gates as being a multi-media platform. The BluRay player was it's saving grace. People could buy one machine and do many things. The 360, meanwhile, came out first and didn't have a BluRay player (it had HD-DVD-BVD!), but it was gamer-centric. Fast-forward to 2013... PS4 will retain its father's BluRay player, but it's being marketed as an ultimate gamer machine. Meanwhile, X-Box One (so... is this like the Japanese/American naming-convention disconnect with respect to Final Fantasy? III is VI but VI is III and IV is XXIII and XIII is IV and MCCX is negative-XLVI?) is going to be this mega-multimedia center and..... WAIT, WHERE ARE THE GAMES!?!?!?!?!
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2013-05-21, 20:55 | Link #283 |
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My thoughts even before this announcement was, "why does Microsoft even need a console when it has the PC"? That was pretty much 100% reinforced now.
I wasn't planning to get one in the first place, but as much as I hope Xbox will die after this (I've always been a Nintendo and Sony guy), I have my doubts because something tells me causals are going eat this thing up and it won't even matter.
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2013-05-21, 20:58 | Link #284 |
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I have a PS3 that's where I play my Bluray disc, I have cable and I have an LCD 40inch tv, so Iam not buying something which I already have which I still need another device.
Xbox One is a joke.
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2013-05-21, 21:00 | Link #285 | |
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Even if they were to address a new KI for the new Xbox, who would buy it now or consider it? The MS faithful yes, but that's still not a good reason to support or potentially create something that people have to pay top dollar for something that's so abysmal and worthless at this point.
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2013-05-21, 21:02 | Link #286 |
絶対領域に嵌り過ぎた。
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At this point Microsoft tied themselves to the anchor and commence drowning to the doom dragging down all the fools who buy Xbox one. It's hard to believe the the variety of games are even worse than xbox 360's first year.
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2013-05-21, 21:07 | Link #287 | |
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2013-05-21, 21:12 | Link #288 |
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One question concerning the must connect to the internet at least once every 24 hours business. What happens if you don't connect? What happens if Xbox Live is down or experiencing technical difficulties? Will it f*ck up the system? What if it's an error on Microsoft's part? If the Xbox gets messed up due to a screw-up on their end, will they take responsibility? Which raises the question of warranties and how long those will last and what they will cover.
Some of my personal experiences involving my 360: Red Ring Still experiencing an account error so I cannot access Xbox Live. This was due to Xbox Live's asinine auto-renew, which I literally had to call Microsoft to cancel, accidentally charging my old debit card. But here's the kicker, it was still auto-renewing my subscription ever after I called those people telling them to turn off auto-renew! I can only imagine how bad Xbox One will be.
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2013-05-21, 21:15 | Link #289 |
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Internet echo chambers never fail to crack me up.
Not that I'll be buying one at release, as I've never found there to be enough compelling games until a console has been out for at least a year or two, but I'll certainly get one. Whether I get a PS4 or not will be the same reason I bought a PS3/Wii-if they get enough exclusives, though I'll always be a PC gamer first. Down-stream, I have to admit I'm curious to see how Destiny turns out on the Xbox One, but for the console's initial release, what I'm most excited about is actually Steven Spielberg helming the new Halo tv series. I'll have to wait for more word on the exact nature of the NFL-Xbox relationship, but that could potentially excite me as well. Really too bad that it'll be too late for the upcoming fantasy football season. On a different note, if the used game scenario occurs via deactivation of account-linked content and activation to account, then this will largely kill direct used game sales via ebay, etc, which means companies like Gamestop will end up booming, which is kind of funny, as the initial reaction caused their stock to take a small hit. Of course, if I was in charge of next gen console development, I'd integrate an exchange within Xbox Live, allowing players to trade and/or sell games to one another, with a fixed percent cut going to the studio that developed/published the game in question and cut out companies like Gamespot completely, keep the used game practice alive and well, and allow the developers to still make some money. Basically an Xbox Live Auction House. Especially since it sounds like all games will be available digitally, when they said you could go to your friend's house and log in with your account and download copies of any games you own regardless of whether you bought it on a physical disc or not.
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2013-05-21, 21:19 | Link #291 | |
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And you're absolutely right on the second point. To Blackbeard D. Kuma You're on the money. With the level of quality that most fighting games have nowadays, KI would need a major overhaul to compete with the competition. Plus most fighting games are multi-platform, so you would be losing out on a good bit of money.
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2013-05-21, 21:40 | Link #294 | |
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Rare's franchises, hate to say it, market much better to Nintendo's audience. Why they didn't keep them when selling the company to MS, I have no clue, but the deal hasn't been that lucrative for MS either, and I think the only reason Rare hasn't been dumped is because Nintendo would snap them up in a heartbeat, so it's strategic for MS to not let those IPs go. I mean heck, people still make stuff like this:
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2013-05-21, 21:42 | Link #295 |
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I'm also curious what a developer like Quantic Dream could do with the new Kinect. The ability to detect your heartbeat/rate? The possibilities when combined with interactive storytelling! Dynamic events unfolding dependent on how the player is reacting to events measured by their heartrate, etc. Ability to determine velocity, pressure, and force by watching your movements? Intriguing possibilities. Hopefully QD loses their Sony-only-love for the next gen.
With the ability to load apps and a Windows Kernel, this is essentially a PC for your living room. Haters will always hate, but from my perspective consoles are finally approaching what I expected out of them back at the turn of the century. Now, I hope MS has a team working to push out an update to have the Xbox talk back to you in a Cortana-like voice within a year or two of release.
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2013-05-21, 21:42 | Link #296 |
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Which is why I'm unconvinced.
There's also this as well that I hate. http://www.siliconera.com/2013/05/21...erent-account/ http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-does-requ...ay-o-509164109 Last edited by Destined_Fate; 2013-05-21 at 21:55. |
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It's not right to say the least.
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2013-05-21, 21:59 | Link #299 | |
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It wasn't really such a bad idea in theory (well for MS... bad for the gamers as it turned out)... i mean the whole point seemed to be for Rare to help expand Xbox's library so they could include the audience that was attracted by nintendo. But MS had too much of a hardcore rep, and one company was not gonna change it... furtharmore, Rare for one reason or another just so happened to release a bunch of flops. Not sure what happened there, but after that it seems MS just gave up on the company completely and just chose to hold on to it
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