Gotta love the number of people piling on in here without bothering to click on the link.
It says, very clearly, that the price and date are placeholders.
It says, very clearly, that the price and date are placeholders.
Poll: XBone Pricing and Release Date!
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Yeah, even if the thing is 2 or 3 hundred dollars less then that(As a certain user with a Japanese wolf for an avatar has suggested), it'd still be far too expensive for my taste, especially since most (or quite possibly all) of the features dragging the price up are entirely useless to me.
*sigh*
Can I rant for a minute? What the HELL is so goddamned great about voice commands? You know how I turn on my Xbox right now? I walk 3 fucking feet and I press a button. Who looked at that model for device activation and thought there was something WRONG with it? Who decided that buttons had gotten too old and needed to be replaced? Are things like "buttons" and "walking" such a huge fucking burden that people are willing to spend something like $150 just to bypass them? I mean granted, the technology is impressive, but it still doesn't fucking DO anything! I could make a device that warms up hotdogs in 30 seconds by finding a warmed-up version of the hot dog in an alternate universe, and bringing into our universe through an inter-dimensional portal that only hotdogs can pass through. That technology would be really fucking impressive. But I can already warm up a hot dog in 30 seconds with my GODDAMN MICROWAVE SO IT WOULD STILL BE USELESS.
What? It wouldn't be a good rant without a ridiculous, nonsensical metaphor.
*sigh*
Can I rant for a minute? What the HELL is so goddamned great about voice commands? You know how I turn on my Xbox right now? I walk 3 fucking feet and I press a button. Who looked at that model for device activation and thought there was something WRONG with it? Who decided that buttons had gotten too old and needed to be replaced? Are things like "buttons" and "walking" such a huge fucking burden that people are willing to spend something like $150 just to bypass them? I mean granted, the technology is impressive, but it still doesn't fucking DO anything! I could make a device that warms up hotdogs in 30 seconds by finding a warmed-up version of the hot dog in an alternate universe, and bringing into our universe through an inter-dimensional portal that only hotdogs can pass through. That technology would be really fucking impressive. But I can already warm up a hot dog in 30 seconds with my GODDAMN MICROWAVE SO IT WOULD STILL BE USELESS.
What? It wouldn't be a good rant without a ridiculous, nonsensical metaphor.
Microsoft can't be this awkward at launching a product. I expect some overall marketing plan, some brilliant move at E3 or an ace against sony's product. Launching early is generally a good idea though, but that is literally the only thing I can see going for this POS box atm. Halo isn't that good a game.
Seriously who in this time has that amount of money to spend?! Even if it was 300$ cheaper, I still would have trouble finding people who would spend 600 on that beast...
New product is unveiled, and manages to turn public opinion against it on appearance alone. Each of its functions and features is met with universial ridicule. Then the price is announced - and turns out to be laughably high.
Is anyone else reminded of that episode of The Simpsons where Homer gets to design a car?
Is anyone else reminded of that episode of The Simpsons where Homer gets to design a car?