Rumor: Next Xbox Will Feature Blu-ray, Anti-Used Games System
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And Sony and Nintendo are cracking bottles of champagne if this turns out to be true. It must be fun seeing one of your rivals piss off and alienate their consumers.
Microsoft sold the world the idea of paying for multiplayer, and alot of us bought it.
Apple managed to sell IPOD and IPHONE as if they were the very first to actually think of that kind of products.
Activision sell MAP PACKS(!!!!) for the price of 1/4 of what the full game cost in the first place.
Ubisoft, Electronic Arts and Activision all manage to sell a yearly updates of their biggest franchises for full price
So why not. Why not sell us another product that further limits our freedom to use them how we like? we will just buy it anyway like any other product thats flashy and fresh
Apple managed to sell IPOD and IPHONE as if they were the very first to actually think of that kind of products.
Activision sell MAP PACKS(!!!!) for the price of 1/4 of what the full game cost in the first place.
Ubisoft, Electronic Arts and Activision all manage to sell a yearly updates of their biggest franchises for full price
So why not. Why not sell us another product that further limits our freedom to use them how we like? we will just buy it anyway like any other product thats flashy and fresh
I don't get how these rumours work. I mean, what makes this guys unverified claims more important than any other unverified claims? How do you pick what to report on?
If I tell you I'm working on the next x-box and that it will initially only be available in hot pink, will you report on that?
If I tell you I'm working on the next x-box and that it will initially only be available in hot pink, will you report on that?
Six times more powerfull then a 360 ? Now thats great ! Now lets factor in that the 360 has had quite some time on the market and that you can get a PC with the same performance for just the same prize - No, this will not fly.
Built in DRM and Subscription based online through live ? Why not include a small claymore into the case that shreds you, your family and your pets at some random point during your playtime ?
I can't think of any other way to better market your way OUT of the console business.
The only reason I own a 360 next to my PC IS the used game market. I can get a cheap game from several years back and see if I get a kick out of it. Otherwise, just pop in a controler with the PC and voila - just the same experience. We even got some of those annoying 14 year olds yelling over their stupidity !
Built in DRM and Subscription based online through live ? Why not include a small claymore into the case that shreds you, your family and your pets at some random point during your playtime ?
I can't think of any other way to better market your way OUT of the console business.
The only reason I own a 360 next to my PC IS the used game market. I can get a cheap game from several years back and see if I get a kick out of it. Otherwise, just pop in a controler with the PC and voila - just the same experience. We even got some of those annoying 14 year olds yelling over their stupidity !
Pretty much this if it turns out to be true. Unless that new Xbox can also beam in hookers and blackjack to make up for the fact you can't play used games on it I highly doubt many people will want it. If it turns out to be true well I'm not buying the damn system and I always wanted to try out a Xbox system.RedEyesBlackGamer said:
Wildly speculative is right. An anti-used game component? Huh.
On the other hand, I would love to have a blu-ray player packed inside my new Xbox.
On the other hand, I would love to have a blu-ray player packed inside my new Xbox.
Yeah, if this turns out to be true then Microsoft would really have shot themselves in the foot. Like others have stated before me: retailers would drop them faster then the U.S stocks dropped a few years back. That and retailers such as GameFly would lose much business and lose profits. Plus, if this turns out to be true then Sony and Nintendo would gain greatly from this and would eventually push Microsoft out of the console business. Congratulations Microsoft, if this rumor turns out to be true then you shall be remembered as a textbook example on how to kill your consumer support.
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:
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.