Is it possible that we game devotees may be a little overzealous in our criticism of the XBox One? Absolutely not. It isn't simply about what the system does, it's what Microsoft is trying to do. Which is dramatically shift the dynamic between publishers and consumers so people no longer have full control or even ownership of the games they've legitimately bought. Microsoft wants you to always stay tethered to them, if you go even a single day without connecting they'll revoke your privileges to play your own their games.
If the console is a success, even a minor one, it'll show the rest of the industry that taking away our rights is something we're happy to allow.
And even besides that, there's absolutely nothing about the console that makes it sound even remotely appealing for any reason.
To me it seems almost more mindless to actually defend the thing. What exactly is Microsoft doing to earn our trust and support?
If the console is a success, even a minor one, it'll show the rest of the industry that taking away our rights is something we're happy to allow.
And even besides that, there's absolutely nothing about the console that makes it sound even remotely appealing for any reason.
To me it seems almost more mindless to actually defend the thing. What exactly is Microsoft doing to earn our trust and support?