 newviewEx .. Ex .. ExactlyPremium
join:2001-10-01
Parsonsburg, MD
kudos:1 | Pretty dumb move there Microsoft If this is gonna be Xbox's strategy ...
better get your preorder in for a PS4 NOW cause they're gonna be scarce as hen's teeth once gamers drop the Xbox system like a hot rock. |
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 banditws6Shrinking Time and DistancePremium
join:2001-08-18
Frisco, TX
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| A used game ban would surprise me ...Especially given Sony's statement that used games will work on the PS4. If Microsoft bans them, wouldn't they be turning away a significant portion of their user base? They can't be that dumb, can they?
If it does come to pass, though, it'll be no more Xbox for me. And it's currently the only console I really play. I'd sooner go with a gaming PC and maybe a PS4 alongside once the prices come down a bit.
Also, RE: mandatory installs: depending on how much content is installed, that sounds like a great way to pump up Microsoft's sales of expensive, proprietary hard drives! Woo! |
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| From the Sounds of it. They really want to ban/charge for those used games.
How dare something be yours after you pay for it.
Always on internet connection, for what?
Tracking us with the required Kinect?
Advertizing?
Making sure that only paying members are watching Netflix?
Forced game installs?
Does this come with the option to install whatever Hard Drive you can.
This all seems really ANTI-Consumer if you ask me. |
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 DeathKPremium
join:2002-06-16
Cincinnati, OH | FUD? I have yet to see any compelling evidence that any of this is true. It's all just been rumors and "leaked info". Probably FUD.
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| Bye Bye GameFly? Also say goodbye to game rentals. I love my Xbox360 but this would be a showstopper for me because it makes it unaffordable. Somebody at MS has discovered they have two feet so suddenly feel the need to shoot themselves in their "spare" one. |
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| Another way to look at it... PS4 win is not guaranteed with this move. Developers/Publishers could be more enticed to make their games exclusive to the next Xbox because of this. If it offers a way to severely curtail potential piracy and used game sales, they will think about it hard. The only way to defeat this is for gamers to draw a line in the sand and support the PS4. Publishers aren't going to make games exclusive on a system that isn't selling.
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to buzz_4_20
Re: From the Sounds of it. said by buzz_4_20:They really want to ban/charge for those used games. How dare something be yours after you pay for it. You can buy a used Ford from a neighbor. Does The local Ford dealer have an obligation to fix your car if your neighbor sold you a lemon? Nope. MS can disable used games if they want. It's dumb and shortsighted but legally there is nothing wrong with that.
Always on internet connection, for what?
Tracking us with the required Kinect?
Advertizing?
Making sure that only paying members are watching Netflix?
Probably.
How do you watch Netflix WITHOUT a internet connection anyway?
Forced game installs?
Does this come with the option to install whatever Hard Drive you can. |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to Riusaki
Re: Another way to look at it... Developers/Publishers are moving away from exclusives as it limits your income. Why shut out half the gaming population? |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to DeathK
Re: FUD? I agree until someone has actual PROOF I call bullshit. |
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coma9
join:2013-02-05
Lehi, UT | Heh Karl swore. |
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me1212
join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO | Would anyone really be surprised if this happened? I wouldn't be. MS isn't targeting the core gamer anymore, they are targeting the cod/halo frat boy and 12 year olds. They usually abandon the old game when a new one comes out so they wouldn't care. Even if some of them do, there will be enough xbox fanboys who buy it just because "lulz new xbawx". That and they are supposedly also targeting the casuals with the next gen so they wont care ether.
Sony is okay, targeting the core gamer a bit and for some back asswards reason trying to push social media crap on games too. Sure it may look better on paper, but if the next box sells way better which are developers going to flock to?
As for nintendo and pc, they are as usual doing their own thing and seem to be fine.
As destructive as the last generation, especially the xbox/cod crowd, was for gaming in general I fear the next gen will be worse at this rate. |
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dagg
join:2001-03-25
Galt, CA | always on? will not be buying one if that is the case. |
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barn25
join:2005-11-17
Springfield, IL | This article is incorrect. Sony did NOT say definitively whether or not they will ban used games. When asked directly the CEO wasn't very forthcoming. here
is the link: »arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/02/s···d-games/ |
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Re: From the Sounds of it. There's a difference between not fixing a ford and having a ford kill switch that disables the car should you try to resell. THAT is illegal. |
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WHT
join:2010-03-26
Decatur, TX
kudos:5 | reply to BF69
said by BF69:You can buy a used Ford from a neighbor. Does The local Ford dealer have an obligation to fix your car if your neighbor sold you a lemon? Nope.
I don't think that is a fair analogy. Ford may not have an obligation to fix an out-of-warranty product, but they certainly don't have the right to prohibit you from seeking repairs elsewhere. |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to Metatron2008
said by Metatron2008:There's a difference between not fixing a ford and having a ford kill switch that disables the car should you try to resell. THAT is illegal.
If it was illegal they wouldn't even attempt it. Show me where it says that someone buying something used like a game or a DVD or CD or whatever has the same rights as someone who bought something new. Using that logic they should be paying full price then.
By the way if I buy an old Ford that requires leaded gasoline which by the way is no longer sold in the US guess what, Ford doesn't have to convert my car to use unleaded gas. |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to WHT
said by WHT:said by BF69:You can buy a used Ford from a neighbor. Does The local Ford dealer have an obligation to fix your car if your neighbor sold you a lemon? Nope.
I don't think that is a fair analogy. Ford may not have an obligation to fix an out-of-warranty product, but they certainly don't have the right to prohibit you from seeking repairs elsewhere. Can you play a XBOX game on any gaming machine like you can drive Ford on ANY road? Nope. An XBOX game will only work on a XBOX. It is 100% legal for MS to make their games only work on their machine. Then it seems logical they can also PREVENT games from working on their machine too. As I said it's a STUPID thing to do. New Coke was stupid idea too, but didn't stop Coke from going ahead with it. |
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You are still using bullshit analogies. YOU can convert your own car. Again, if Ford did like the software companies they would simply disable the car so you cannot even use it should someone try to sell it to you. |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to barn25
Re: This article is incorrect. Actually they make it pretty clear in that article. |
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 redxiiPremium,Mod
join:2001-02-26
Sherwood, MI | Because everyone has broadband Right? Right!?? |
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