this is horrible, i've already sent an email to microsoft begging them to leave PC gaming alone because of this, I suggest everyone else do the same
Leaked Microsoft Video Reveals Horrible Future for PC Gaming
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Typical woman, she buys a new outfit, but doesn't even put it on---just some random other thing she already had in her huge wardrobe.
The thought of being expected to pay real money for my avatar is bull. Especially because I have no interest in making my Avatar look like me. I wanted my Avatar to look like Baron Samedi.
The thought of being expected to pay real money for my avatar is bull. Especially because I have no interest in making my Avatar look like me. I wanted my Avatar to look like Baron Samedi.
Hey, couple this with the incredibly beautiful, cross-platform Unigine [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Unigine], and 2012 might just be the year of the Linux desktop...
[small](No, I know that's not very likely, but one can dream...)[/small]
[small](No, I know that's not very likely, but one can dream...)[/small]
I don't really see it as much of a problem. I mean, even if they start producing games for more casual players, which isn't that bad, we are still going to have companies that'll be making games more targeted towards "core" gamers. I "think" they want to see if they can broaden their demographic, not just kickk us out for casual games. That would be stupid.
To target women. Didn't you notice how all of the avatars were women in their 30s-40s? They were all soccer moms. We only get one guy at the end, and that was clearly an afterthought.Irridium said:
It's really rather disgusting that they have such a low regard for women. Did you see the one where she buys a dress for her avatar and then jumps up in the air like her life is complete? Sickening.
I'm not a PC gamer myself, seeing as how I don't have *that* much patience for frustration, but is anyone who is really surprised about this? I mean, really surprised? I know it's fun to be all angry and pissy about how Microsoft is ruining PC gaming and stretch the old hyperbole muscles, but honestly? Considering the influx of those insipid Xynga games and the whole avatar thing from the XBLA, I would have thought the PC gamers out there would have been able to look into their crystal balls (hopefully operating with an optimal amount of RAM and the newest NVIDIA graphics card) and see this coming. Yes, it's gaudier than Adam Lambert's dinner jacket as designed by Liberace, but this is also an internally produced publicity short that probably won't look much like the finished product. It's like those old books that described the internet as floating through a mystical purple stream of ones and zeros on a surfboard. It's a fictionalized version of something that, in the end, will probably look uncomfortably similar to what is already in place over in XBLA country.
(I'd also like to casually mention that as flawed a vision of the future as it is, at least it's some innovation in the PC gaming field. That is, innovation that's not Gary's Mod or a Crysis sequel)
(I'd also like to casually mention that as flawed a vision of the future as it is, at least it's some innovation in the PC gaming field. That is, innovation that's not Gary's Mod or a Crysis sequel)
Gee, thanks Microsoft. Way to insult nearly everyone who uses your products.
I'll be sure to remember this next time I'm trying to decide what game to buy.
I'll be sure to remember this next time I'm trying to decide what game to buy.
Wow this video made my eye twitch..
Also, I like how they respected the typical stereotypes with the female avatar shopping for a dress and playing Farmville and Bejeweled while the two guys were enjoying a "real" game. Go Microsoft for making progress in strengthening popular opinion! [/endsarcasm] (which is not to say I would've had the roles inverted, but man.. I never feel represented in these types of ads.. who cares about avatars)
Also, I like how they respected the typical stereotypes with the female avatar shopping for a dress and playing Farmville and Bejeweled while the two guys were enjoying a "real" game. Go Microsoft for making progress in strengthening popular opinion! [/endsarcasm] (which is not to say I would've had the roles inverted, but man.. I never feel represented in these types of ads.. who cares about avatars)
That seems to be the direction things are going in for both the pc and the consoles. The real problem is that gamers have proven that they are willing to happily pay for every little thing and not ever ask any questions. DLC is overpriced and used way too often to shore up games lean on content.Russian_Assassin said:
I can see why MS wants to get people off playing on the pc, they make so much more off the 360 users.
I believe it was a stealth advertisement from Valve to make us ditch Microsoft and go on Steam.Wargamer said:
