Xbox thread

[Plan B]

looks like MS is going for a paradigm shift

BINGO!

[Eraser]

The problem with all of this is that when MS' auth servers are no longer available (either due to them pulling the plug or, wait for it, DDoS attacks) you can't play your games anymore. This is my biggest concern.

[Eraser]

Oh also, whether or not a game can be shared is left up to the individual publishers. I'm not so naive to believe that publishers won't go for the strictest set of rules available under the guise of "improving the experience for gamers".

[MKJ]

No, the charging of fees when transferring a license is up to the developers. The sharing is a MS dealio , using their servers.

[zewulf]

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsof ... 9264.shtml

Microsoft is allegedly paying many third-party publishers so that they won't show off their PlayStation 4 games at E3 2013, according to a new report.

E3 2013, the most important games convention out there, is set to begin next week, and both Microsoft and Sony are expected to focus heavily on their next-gen consoles, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, respectively.

In order to gain the upper hand on Sony, Microsoft is apparently resorting to some unorthodox practices, like paying a lot of money to third-party publishers so that they won't show their PlayStation 4 games either on stage or at their actual booths.

The report arrives from a source on NeoGAF, which posted a lot of true rumors in the past, so it's possible that Microsoft really is resorting to such tactics ahead of E3 2013.

The company emphasized that at the event it's going to focus only on games for the Xbox One, so it could try to create a false sense that more games are coming to Xbox One than PS4.

[Plan B]

Hmmm, MicroSoft is really doing everything to ingratiate itself.
Don't think I've ever seen such a PR clusterfuck for a new console.

There will be early adopters just for the fuck of it of course, but I expect a large chunk of their customer base will wait it out until significant concessions are made, and a realistic sense of what services gamers and media users require sinks in again.

[Eraser]

There will be early adopters just for the fuck of it of course, but I expect a large chunk of their customer base will wait it out until significant concessions are made, and a realistic sense of what services gamers and media users require sinks in again.

Don't be so naive. The Xbone plays the next call of duty so people just haev to get thurrrrr.

[Plan B]

Yeah, early adopters i.e. morons.

[DTS]

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[zewulf]

Just announced, the eXcrementBOX ONE will be available starting this November:
US - $499
Europe - €499
UK - £429

[Eraser]

So, the Respawn Entertainment game is Call of Duty with large mechs?

[shaft]

eXcrementBOX ONE

got em

[Doombrain]

M$.

ffs

[Doombrain]

YOLO

[MKJ]

ditching the Points system for real money.
cool beans, cept we euros will pay a third more for content now. oddly enough, $ does not equal €.

[MKJ]

at least this keynote was all about games ey.

[Doombrain]

Didn't watch, I'm waiting for the Samsung dishwasher keynote.

[Eraser]

Why is it called the Xbox One?

Because it's 359 steps backwards.

[DTS]

[Bacon]

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/vi ... h-Xbox-360

[r3t]

The problem with all of this is that when MS' auth servers are no longer available (either due to them pulling the plug or, wait for it, DDoS attacks) you can't play your games anymore. This is my biggest concern.

One word: Steam. Or don't you have 75+ games on there?

[Deathshroud]

[GONNAFISTYA]

Also, don't forget about the all-important "next gen" AI...

Dunno where to put this, but it seems to fit here....mostly because I'm too fucking lazy to find the latest CoD-bashing thread:

[Eraser]

The problem with all of this is that when MS' auth servers are no longer available (either due to them pulling the plug or, wait for it, DDoS attacks) you can't play your games anymore. This is my biggest concern.

One word: Steam. Or don't you have 75+ games on there?

Yes indeed. Most of those games are actually indie games, which can exist on the PC eco-system because there's no nazi overlords that decide what can and cannot be released for the platform.

[Deathshroud]

Dunno where to put this, but it seems to fit here....mostly because I'm too fucking lazy to find the latest CoD-bashing thread:

People love gimmicks...and dogs. Can't wait for the cat lovers expansion pack.