Leaked Microsoft Video Reveals Horrible Future for PC Gaming

[Icehearted]

I hate to point fingers, but if you've ever spent any money on an Avatar doodad or article of clothing, you're to blame for this as much as anyone for things going in this direction.

I don't see this as the future of PC gaming, just the precursor to another of Microsoft's failures.

 

[subject_87]

I think I just became a mac gamer. Shame, I was really looking forward to getting back into PC gaming but this has put me off slightly....

Don't despair, there's still Steam. I can say firsthand that Games for Windows Live is less of a 'game service' than 'Microsoft griefing people'.

 

[pulse2]

*Facepalm*

This looks like a disaster ¬_¬

 

[Brian Hendershot]

I thought this would be a hoax. I still hope it was a hoax. Please god let it be a hoax.

 

[Sovereignty]

Interesting; I assume this is based on Kinects real time interaction with the avatar...

I seriously hope it is. First thing I thought of when I saw this video.

And if it's true, then I'm all for something like this.

 

[BehattedWanderer]

[old man voice]

I remember way back when, when this was happenin' to that young, exciting new console, The Revo...no, that's what it used to be called! The Wii! Tha's right, the Wii! Oooh, how exciting and new it was!

[/old man voice]

 

[Aiden_the-Joker1]

Aaaaaahhhhhh my eyes, the goggles do nothing!

 

[V8 Ninja]

Last time I remember, I was HAPPY that my PC gaming experience wasn't a copy of the Xbox 360's but only with more Facebook implementation.

 

[Trolldor]

Actually... I don't think this will necessarily be a bad idea.
Microsoft is opening the gamer market to casual gamers, but I see no reason to think they're going to dismiss 'hardcore' gamers.
The main problems don't rest with what's been displayed, but whether they're going to force you to update in order to play a game and whether they're going to force you to use a matchmaking service as opposed to picking from a server list.

 

[Terminate421]

So my Dead Space 2 Security Armored Avatar has a personality now?


Regardless, I don't see the problem with the ad. Microsoft just wants to allow the Xbox and the PC to sort of "Integrate"

 

[aPod]

screw 1984

this is the truly horryifying view of the future

2 + 2 = I must buy more outfits for my avatar

 

[Arcanist]

Oh god. OH GOD. I gagged a little bit...

The fuck, Microsoft? Are you trying to ruin the PC's legitimacy as a gaming platform?

 

[Direwolf750]

Oh god, I think the last little bit of my soul fighting against the darkness has been devoured. I can honestly say that this is one of the most disturbing things I've seen microsoft propose...I fear for the future, and weep because stuff has started sucking. Does microsoft even notice that they are alienating the core demographic that they exist upon? GAHAFBSDHFKHABALRG!

 

[robinkom]

I hereby reject your future and substitute my own. If that really ends up being the future of the "Windows Gaming Experience" then I'm content to continue to submit to my Ostrich Syndrome.

**Alt+Tab's back to DOSbox**

 

[Arkham]

I don't know what's worse. Microsoft's vision or everyone's reaction. I don't exactly have faith in Microsoft given GFWL's past, but certainly we could be more mature about this. Any time a large company decides to appeal to the dreaded casuals or people with work schedules that don't allow them the time to play games all night long there's an outcry that the end is near and everything should be boycotted or pirated. It makes me ashamed to call myself a gamer when so many of us can't voice our disagreements in a more adult fashion.

 

[Wieke]

The only appropriate reaction i can imagine:

 

[UberMore]

Oh good God...
Why?! What did we do wrong?
Was it because we asked for Halo 2 onwards, maybe Gears of War?
I mean, come on Microsoft, you had potential to be original, or atleast a different take on Valve.
Now you're just shit. And not even in a slightly usable way that could be looked over.

 

[RA92]

never too late to join the console crowd!

Considering we still have Steam, I would say it's never too late to join the PC crowd

 

[Epitome]

This is just.... sad?

Really what other word is there for it, seriously who handles Microsofts market research? Clearly its an appeal to the "casual" demographic, but I would like to think not even the farmville addicts could want this system. I mean really yay micro-transactions for aggresively pointless objects...?

DLC for games has at least a rational premise, ongoing support, new maps, noew modes, new story etc can extend a games lifespan, but if you ever bought a digital hat for your avatar then this is partly your fault.

Whoever said they will be charging us for the ammo in our guns next be careful, could be a self-fufilling propecy if Microsoft get wind of the idea from the looks of things.

 

[Alexridiculous]

We're doomed. DOOMED.