Ieyke said:
That'd indicate some real consumer awareness of either Microsoft originally trying to screw everyone over (which should in no way be forgiven, since that's a terrible precedent to set) and/or the fact that it's STILL totally inferior to the PS4.
I hope it's the latter. Gamers already have a rep as being petty and vindictive. I suspect snubbing Microsoft for their past idiocy would only play to that, rather than sending any message.
Casual Shinji said:
Are surveys ever really accurate?
I would say yes, as polling can produce solid predictions. The major question comes down to one of methodology. Which is why I'm not sure about this one, as the methodology isn't broke down in the same way.
Of course, the other issue here is that even if they're not, the market believes in such statistics to the point they pay for them. Through the nose. To large firms. Insert Michael Pachter joker here.
WeepingAngels said:
I am not interested in either the PS4 or the One. However, removing Kinect was a mistake. Removing Kinect is like removing the Gamepad from the Wii U, it is the one distinguishing factor.
If the distinguishing factor is a tumour, you excise it.
purf said:
in other news, the preorder for Kinect2 for Windows has begun.
The price? Half the console.
Well, they claimed it was almost as expensive as the Xbone itself. Which makes me wonder why they cut the price only to 399.99 USD. Maybe it'll sell, but as an informed consumer I'd have trouble justifying paying the same amount for less bang. Or maybe they really hope Halo's going to be a system seller again.
Caiphus said:
- American website. Presumably the majority of respondents are American.
Considering how heavily American the market for the Xbox line has been, that might be a solid indicator, anyway.
- 927 people surveyed, which is a decent number.
THANK YOU. Almost every site I've seen this reported on has had comments about how it's "only" 927 people.
SonOfVoorhees said:
I bet if we did a poll on worst company, 80%+ would vote EA, but they will still sell millions of games regardless.
Of course, that doesn't prove these numbers are inaccurate because you're comparing results to an unrelated question. I bet most people dissatisfied with Comcast are Comcast users, but "are you satisfied with Comcast" doesn't answer the question of "do you/will you use Comcast services?"
It might be a little odd that people who hate EA so much would buy from them, but that has no impact on whether they want the games, which is the more relevant question when talking about the outcome you mention.
If applied your way, surveys are useless. But that's a methodological issue.
Best part is EA got rid of online codes in their games to combat second hand game sales when they thought MS was going to block used games.
That's a conspiracy theory.