Microsoft Doesn't Want Sony's Sloppy Seconds
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Jeez, why is everyone being such pricks?
Gamestop taking premiums out of new games. Sony releasing another overpriced and (sure to be) undersupported machine to the suckers. Every publisher is looking for a way to screw over consumers who buy used. Now MS is denying their own consumers games like they were denying them a working console for the first few years the 360 existed.
These idiots make me wonder why I even bother playing games anymore.
Gamestop taking premiums out of new games. Sony releasing another overpriced and (sure to be) undersupported machine to the suckers. Every publisher is looking for a way to screw over consumers who buy used. Now MS is denying their own consumers games like they were denying them a working console for the first few years the 360 existed.
These idiots make me wonder why I even bother playing games anymore.
....?Terminate421 said:
OT; This is one of the most childish things I've heard in awhile. Look on any comments section on an IGN review of a PS3 exclusive and you'll see quite a few f*cktar- I mean X-Box fanboys whining about how it's a shame the game isn't on their console of choice. As much as I hate them, Microsoft certainly shouldn't just ignore those demands to try to protect some false image of dignity.
Now, what he said is intresting and all, I wouldn't call it childish since we can be pretty damn sure that we aren't dealing with childish people here. But the comments here are really whiney. Seriously, I honestly don't see why people seem to take offense to this.
Don't like it, don't buy it; still works.
Don't like it, don't buy it; still works.
Sorry to double post and come across as a fanboy (I'm not), but the PS3 wasn't over-priced, that was part of the problem. Sony made a huge loss on the PS3 not because of lack of sales but because of cost of production cost versus cost of retail price. Also, the Vita's line-up looks alright (at least not as bad as the 3DS's).GonzoGamer said:
PS; Why the hell are my captchas upside down Escapist?
How can this possibly be a good decision? It just means that the PS3 inevitably gets more games. It doesn't matter to me since I have both, but to all the 360's loyal fans this is just stupid. This is just reaffirming my choice to not buy the next Microsoft console, anyone with me?
The Ratchet and Clank IP is owned by Sony so it's never gonna be on a Microsoft console anyway.SgtFoley said:
OT:Generally taking decisions on the base of emotions like pride is not the smartest thing to do in business cold logic works better, but what do I know...it's not like I have anything to do with a multimilion/billion dollar corporation.
You're right and that makes them even bigger morons.The-Epicly-Named-Man said:
The ps3 is actually a really well made piece of hardware and it's unfortunate that it's been sandbagged so badly that they may as well have made it cheaper. It would be a great console if they would just give it half decent support. As it stands, I feel like I have a really nice sports car that wont pop out of first. I tried to be optimistic about it, I really did, but now the only good thing I can think about it is "hey, at least it didn't burst into flames."
Of course the alternative was the 360 which is of course crappy hardware (so bad that for a long while, half of them were spontaneously combusting) that actually gets good support.
This is why I'm not even going to bother getting a console when the next gen rolls around, I'll sink that money into my desktop and at this point probably get more bang for my buck... and the PC really does do everything.
Even though this is kind of bad for the gamers, I still appreciate MS showing a little backbone.
Actually I like this policy and hope that Sony and Nintendo take it too. It is kinda bogus that some games get special content and features on some consoles and other don't and that practice has to stop. No matter what your console, you should have have the same sort of content for a third party game.
You seem to have a pretty outdated view of the PS3. I don't know how you could say it's not getting any support, when Sony's studios are putting out a lot of great games and have been for at least two years now. PSN may not be as good as Live but overall the PS3 is a pretty solid console to have now, and it's just dropped its price even further. In what way would you like more support than it's getting?GonzoGamer said:
Right, because Microsoft has so many exclusives for me to choose from, oh wait.
How childish of you MS, see, this is the kind of shit that just irritates me about them.
How childish of you MS, see, this is the kind of shit that just irritates me about them.
For a console maker that relies /heavily/ on third-party support, this is a poor policy.
I really think Microsoft needs to rethink it's stand as a game publisher/developer if they're going to continue this into the next console generation cycle.
I really think Microsoft needs to rethink it's stand as a game publisher/developer if they're going to continue this into the next console generation cycle.
I know everyone says this is poor and childish but really I can agree to them doing this. More or less they are pressuring developers to not make cheap knock-offs and sloppy copies to earn extra money. Its unlike Sony where games such as, for instance oblivion, have crappy updates and bad controls simply because it was releaseed on said console for cheap profit.