The PSP Go was a pretty good idea in my book. The only problem was that it should've been about half the price.Zouriz said:
Rumor: Next Xbox Will Feature Blu-ray, Anti-Used Games System
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I could really care less about Blu-Ray; it's the "Anti-Used Game" feature that has me worried. Not everyone has the cash on-hand to buy games right as soon as they pop on the shelves, forcing people to shell out the money for full-price when they might not have that option seems... unethical.
Of course, I'll probably buy it anyway, I'm a sucker like that!
Of course, I'll probably buy it anyway, I'm a sucker like that!
I'm feeling the same way (except I own a ps3 & a wii) about the consoles. I'm definitely not getting one if all I have to choose between is one with defective hardware or one with horrible support. The speculation is probably based on the fact that consoles have been adapting the frustrating parts of pc gaming like punching in codes and hardware requirements but without the benefits like mods and tweaking.Vigormortis said:
BTW - Love the Calvin avatar.
You know what?, if they make the newer consoles digital only downloads, with bigger hard drives, I'd may buy it in a heart beat, especially if they lower their prices and start doing "Steam-like" discounts.
Thanks. It was supposed to be animated. Shifting between at least a dozen different classic Calvin expressions/faces. But the upload derped and I haven't been arsed to fix it.GonzoGamer said:
Also, and let's face it here, what do we really have to look forward to on the new Xbox or Playstation? Halo 4, Gears 4, more COD, Uncharted 4, God of War nextnextgen....
Yeah, no thanks. I'm completely burned out on consoles now-a-days. Just like you said, they're adopting all of the worst aspects of PC gaming being forced on us while STILL being the limited, overbearingly closed systems consoles have always been.
So...yeah. SIGN ME UP! Especially given that I would still have to pay monthly fees to play online. I just LOVE that! Paying a company to not support it's system and to gain the "privilege" of playing along side annoying, childish, racist, sexist twits. Because, you know, it's amazing to pay $60+ a year to be called a "******" and a "noob" all the time.
(I mean seriously Microsoft, it's been 7 years. FIX YOUR DAMN PARTY SYSTEM ALREADY!)
Okay. Rant over. Move along people.
There is no way I'm getting it if I can't take a game to a friends place and have fun there. I think its just a rumor but if its true then I'm going to be annoyed.
This is an absolute load of bull. They would sooner convert to digital download only before trying to come up with hardware that won't play anything that's not fresh from the assembly line.
It'd get mod'ed out by the community in a heartbeat, and they know it.
It'd get mod'ed out by the community in a heartbeat, and they know it.
The anti-used game system could be online based if they included a 3G satellite link in the system, that's how Amazon implements DRM for the kindle.
Rememeber, Microsoft was the first company to require internet activation for a major software product (Windows XP). We all fought it back then, but I doubt many of us is using Windows 2000 or earlier. Similarly people say they will fight a console with online activations, but eventually they'll give in just like PC users already have.
Rememeber, Microsoft was the first company to require internet activation for a major software product (Windows XP). We all fought it back then, but I doubt many of us is using Windows 2000 or earlier. Similarly people say they will fight a console with online activations, but eventually they'll give in just like PC users already have.
This makes sense if they are trying to get consumers on board with digital distribution and move away from physical discs. Make the digital copies cheaper than physical ones and used ones unusable to further the transition along.
That being said, an anti-used games system would be a major impediment to me buying the next Xbox. Region codes already infuriate me; this is one-step too far.
That being said, an anti-used games system would be a major impediment to me buying the next Xbox. Region codes already infuriate me; this is one-step too far.
Addition of Blu-Ray: To be expected, though part of me would have thought they'd come up with their own formaat so they don't have to fork cash out to Sony.
Unable to play pre-owned games: As a PC Gamer, and as such haven't had a pre-owned market for well over a decade, this doesn't surprise me in the slightest. With the majority of consoles being connected to the internet nowadays, I'd guess they'll expand on the "Project $10" idea and make each game have a code you use to either download the activation data from the server or to lock the code to your XBL Account and you can't play till you enter a valid code.
Unable to play pre-owned games: As a PC Gamer, and as such haven't had a pre-owned market for well over a decade, this doesn't surprise me in the slightest. With the majority of consoles being connected to the internet nowadays, I'd guess they'll expand on the "Project $10" idea and make each game have a code you use to either download the activation data from the server or to lock the code to your XBL Account and you can't play till you enter a valid code.
Because if gamestop, which stands for about 75% of the game sales in my country, goes out of business, then they suddenly have far less places to sell their games, which in return will lead to reduced sales?Dexter111 said:
My biggest issue with this is that it means I can't borrow games from my friends, or, more importantly, play my own games splitscreen with my friends if we're not at my place. If I wanted to play my copy of hypothetical Hyper Street Fighter 4 Arcade HD Edition Turbo Remix(which it'll probably be at that point) when I'm at one of my friends' place, then, well, sucks to be me, cause I can't.