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  • Looks like MS is getting a bit pissy about people comparing specs between PS4 and Xbone.

    I recently learned that while the PS3 was an awesome machine spec-wise it was a bitch to develop for. PS4 does not have that same problem.
  • edited July 2013
    Don Mattrick has left Microsoft.

    Now he's running Zynga instead.

    Good luck with that, Mr. Mattrick! :P
    Post edited by Daikun on
  • So, you could say they want an XBOX 360?
  • There's no way they'd announce that they're changing it AGAIN. I'm sure they'll reintroduce some of those features in the future though, gradually. I can see the whole family sharing thing working without the 24-hour check-in for at least the digital copies.
  • I can't tell what people want from the Xbone anymore. Half of the people want a creepy robot the others want a return to the Brobox 360.
  • edited July 2013
    It would be great if they just focused on high quality games. Naughty Dog and Quantic Dream have the right idea on Sony's side IMO, Microsoft have pretty much killed their first party studios, and now relying on the entertainment industry to fill the void.

    Employing very crappy tactics to boost gold subscriptions, and windows 8 + windows phone 8 purchases. When they should be focusing on the software, making shit that people actually want.
    Post edited by Dazzle369 on
  • If there wasn't an extra fee to play console games online, I would buy a console. Xbone Gold / PSN Whatever is a scam, from a PC gamer perspective.
  • Yeah it is but generally you can get the 1 year passes for like $35 online so its not so bad.
  • You do not need anything extra to play PS3 games online.
  • You do not need anything extra to play PS3 games online.
    But you will for PS4.
  • edited July 2013
    But you will for PS4.
    Yep.

    You do not need anything extra to play PC games online.*

    *I'm totally fine if games charge fees or what have you for online functionality (see: classic MMO business model), but I take issue with the platform itself charging me. Does Microsoft handle ALL servers, netcode, matchmaking, etc for multiplayer games? Is any of that money going to the developers of the games who actually have to foot the bill for keeping online running? I'm not sure the answers to my semi-rhetorical questions, but at a passing glance it seems like a middleman taking money for allowing gamers access to something they should be able to do by default (especially since we're already paying our ISPs for a broadband connection).

    P.S. My argument against XBOX Live Gold doesn't extend to first-party titles like Halo. If Microsoft wants gamers to pay for Halo multiplayer, that's their prerogative (though I wouldn't personally purchase that).
    Post edited by YoshoKatana on
  • I'd rather pay like $35 a year and have all the games work online than have to pay individually, but I think its bullshit that I have to have Xbox live Gold to get things like Netflix to work.
  • AmpAmp
    edited July 2013
    I'd rather pay like $35 a year and have all the games work online than have to pay individually, but I think its bullshit that I have to have Xbox live Gold to get things like Netflix to work.
    That really pissed me off. I didn't have gold at the time so I couldn't accese youtube to play some videos, a service that is free anywhere else I had to pay for. It made no sense and was a pain in the arse.

    Also the PS4 is winning ground with me as it seems to be aimed for people not just in the states. Its always galling to see all the great stuff that is going to be released with the caviate that it will not be available in Europe.

    Post edited by Amp on
  • http://news.xbox.com/2013/08/games-day-one

    Some person had the idea of turning these 3 skus into triptych box art. Some crazy person is going to buy all 3 just so they can have that in their collection.
  • But how do they look from the spines? Sure that looks great on a store shelf, but noone keeps games like that. We need side views!
  • It's the console boxes. So imagine buying 3 Xbox Ones just to have these 3 different boxes.

    I'd imagine people would just sell there's on ebay. Kind of interesting if it's a kompu gacha situation. Ryse probably being the rare one.
  • Does Forza still do that thing with multiple Xboxes and TV's so it's all VR and whatnot? I bet the 3 guys who do that will like that boxart.
  • So online and kinect crap?
  • The analysis of how the Kinect works is fairly inaccurate.
  • edited October 2013
    Does Microsoft handle ALL servers, netcode, matchmaking, etc for multiplayer games? Is any of that money going to the developers of the games who actually have to foot the bill for keeping online running?
    For TitanFall specifically, I have heard the developers are running all of their servers on the Microsoft cloud service. This means they foot the entire bill for the server cost, matchmaking cost, everything.

    For smaller games on the 360 (multilayer Arcade titles, for instance), they host those servers as well. And almost all matchmaking is done via Microsoft. They try to use all their data (Your location/language, what you set as your preferred player type, your preference rating, etc).

    Edit: Didn't look at when you posted that. It's still true though.
    Post edited by Bronzdragon on
  • Don't forget to Alt + F4 to make Nintendo games work.
  • Nothing funny about duping people into destroying their expensive hardware. :(

    Somebody who worked extra shifts or something to buy their kid an XBOX for Christmas this year will probably see it get bricked by this crap.
  • Has anyone picked one up yet? If so how is it going?
  • muppet said:

    Nothing funny about duping people into destroying their expensive hardware. :(

    Actually, it's very funny imo.
  • johndis said:

    muppet said:

    Nothing funny about duping people into destroying their expensive hardware. :(

    Actually, it's very funny imo.
    Swell for you. It's mean spirited bullshit.
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