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Underlined text: If by "old system" you mean "DRM policies," explain to me and everyone else why that would lower prices or not cause a price increase. Because publishers can now make money off used games, or rather, licenses? If you lower prices on games, you also lower your profit because you believe that the money you'll make from used licenses will fill in the gap that the lowered new prices have left. But have you considered this - what is stopping publishers from charging full price for used licenses? What if there is a lower amount of people selling their games than anticipated? If prices don't drop, that would also mean used licenses have a potential to not drop either, meaning a new or used license for a game would cost $60. If less people sell their licenses, that would mean a loss in potential profit, causing publishers to get angry at Microsoft. One of the perks of buying a used game is that it's cheaper than a new version. Quote:
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Also, regarding PC gaming and Steam - It's either use Steam, EA's version of Steam which is significantly worse - Origin - or go hunting for games that decided they're too cool for online stores. You won't find much. It's less of a "want to" and more of a "has to" if they want something mildly decent. Also also, Valve gives discounts so often because they know how to make consumers happy. Microsoft would never lower prices like crazy just because they are doing well; in fact, they'd probably see that as an opportunity to make more money off games. Also cubed, what do you mean by "its licensing model was once heavily maligned"? Are you trying to say that Steam lets you share games digitally? As far as I know, if I send the files of a game I own to a friend of mine, he'd be considered a pirate and I'd be considered an illegal distributor. You need to elaborate a bit more on that statement, Mr.Writer. Quote:
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There is just so much wrong in that statement that I would have to create an entire thread explaining what is wrong with it. In conclusion, Mr.Writer, it seems you are comparing the Xbox One to Steam. Yes, you can download games from an online store with both, but you can't share games on Steam and you most likely will never be able to. You also seem to be looking at what benefits were lost with removing the DRM policies and not what drawbacks were lost; the biggest drawback you just-so happen to forget was the fact that if you are not connected to the internet you lose access to all of your games, which is one of the biggest detours for people in areas with shaky internet connections. Just because a new system allows new ways to share games that would "advance" gaming technology it doesn't mean that it is a good thing. You have to consider what is needed for that system to work and consider if it's worth it in the long run. Having the once-a-day check would detour people from buying it, especially if they have unstable internet, and having the DRM policies in place would also detour people because they don't want to sit in front of their TV while they fill in the necessary codes and waiting for it to install just to play a new game. This would lower accessibility and as a result, lower sales meaning lower profits and potentially a loss in money. |
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So uhhh, this happened apparently.
It seems like to me he basically got fired from all the scrutiny. |
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To be completely honest, the Xbox One, especially at E3, was a huge PR disaster for Microsoft. With demos running on HP pc's, live not being supported in many other countries at launch, and the (giggle) Battlefield 4 sound hiccup, I really can't support them anymore. Halo's been dried out at this point and I'm not getting an Xbox One. It's just not a system seller. They might have changed their stance on used games, but that still leaves the price point and accompanying Kinect 2.0. Meanwhile.. |
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It seems I'm the only one left that still believes in the Xbox One having potential. Halo is the only FPS I enjoy and Kinect is definitely my favorite motion controller. With the console requiring it I'm pretty sure that'll mean stronger Kinect support. I especially liked that Max platformer game, one of my favorites shown at E3 week.
Even though their turnaround was unexpected and makes it look more like a 360+, I'm gonna wait until it comes out to see what it looks like. |
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The Xbox team must be having a ton of fun digging themselves back into that hole:
Using PlayStation footage in a trailer Releasing the day one patch three weeks early Losing major money on Xbox Last edited by Cat333Pokémon; November 8, 2013 at 10:56:55 PM. |
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I don't think there would be so many people opposed to Xbox One if Microsoft did better when it came to marketing. Sony are great at hiding things, meanwhile Microsoft just comes out and says everything in way too much detail.
Last edited by Music; November 9, 2013 at 04:39:35 AM. |
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I found an interesting blog post on some musings on Microsoft's strategy of the Xbox One.
He's not completely biased because he does mention people have been moving away from Sony. I think I'll just rely on computer and an HDMI cable for gaming this generation. Last edited by Magmaster12; November 10, 2013 at 07:03:07 PM. |
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And Sony continues to take advantage of Microsoft's gaffes.
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Sony's response: Last edited by Cat333Pokémon; November 11, 2013 at 02:38:15 PM. |
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During my latest trip to the local Wal-Mart, I noticed that almost all the gaming ads are geared towards the Xbox One, with little to none geared towards the PS4. I'm assuming that the big W is being paid by Microsoft to do this, but again, just an assumption on my part.
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You've got to be kidding me. The Xbox One is ALSO having tons of issues like the PlayStation 4. Who the heck manufactured these things?!
http://www.idigitaltimes.com/article...ve-failure.htm http://www.gamepur.com/news/12853-re...sed-proof.html The next generation is starting out quite well. Last edited by Cat333Pokémon; November 22, 2013 at 12:31:37 AM. |
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Today's Darwin Award goes to this guy:
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/man.../1100-6416572/ |