Re: Xbox One

[Sinner]

Re: Xbox 720

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/03/gamestop-calls-next-xbox-hot-compelling

If he is liking it maybe the rumors of not having used games isn't true. Gamestop gets a lot of sales on used games so can't imagine him praising it if it didn't allow for used games

[iLLosophy]

Re: Xbox 720

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/...hot-compelling

If he is liking it maybe the rumors of not having used games isn't true. Gamestop gets a lot of sales on used games so can't imagine him praising it if it didn't allow for used games

I think the xbox is building in the capability, but whether or not it is enforced is up to the publisher.

Either way, I can't see the CEO of gamestop liking the new xbox being a good barometer. He would end up biting one of the 3 biggest hands that feeds him (not to mention all the publishers that want this feature implemented). Bottom line Microsoft (or any other major video game company) tells Raines to jump, he'll go book a flight and buy a parachute.

[superjames1992]

Re: Xbox 720

Source

Looks like a pharmacy sign.

[PAPERNUT]

Re: Xbox 720

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/...hot-compelling

If he is liking it maybe the rumors of not having used games isn't true. Gamestop gets a lot of sales on used games so can't imagine him praising it if it didn't allow for used games

Or he could be saying that to not dim the outlook for his company in the future.

I think MS and Sony are tied together more than we think, so my bet is the new 720 and PS4 will be similar in most features etc, so this will all be a wash when everything is fully announced for both.

[Goffs]

Re: Xbox 720

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comme...r_cares_about/

What an attitude....


they better have a real impressive showing when they reveal the new xbox...as of right now, **** like this really turns me off and the PS4 is looking more and more impressive...

[pietasterp]

Re: Xbox 720

That guy is coming off as a total dick, and given that he's pretty high up in Microsoft, the rumors of always-on are increasingly likely to be true...

The thing is, it probably isn't a big deal to 80% of the potential XBox users...but why cut out 20% or so of audience right out of the gate? Even if it's 5-10%, why do it? Also, assuming that the next Playstation and XBox are essentially identical in terms of specs, if you have a choice of 2 systems, and 1 of them doesn't require always-on internet, which one would most people choose?

I'm a longtime XBox loyalist (well, as long as it's been around...), but always-on is a deal-breaker for me. Not because I can't do it, but simply because I don't want to. Yes, the electricity goes out sometimes, as does the internet...why have another potential point of failure - not just your own internet, but Microsoft's?...What if every time there's an XBox Live outage you can't play your system at all? What if it goes down Friday evening to Monday morning, and you just got the new release of the latest game and were planning on hunkering down for the weekend with it? Honestly, it only takes 1 such occasion like that before you start to think about the non-online-requiring competition...those kinds of things have an outsized effect on your experiences with a system.

[Phobia]

That guy is coming off as a total dick, and given that he's pretty high up in Microsoft, the rumors of always-on are increasingly likely to be true...

The thing is, it probably isn't a big deal to 80% of the potential XBox users...but why cut out 20% or so of audience right out of the gate? Even if it's 5-10%, why do it? Also, assuming that the next Playstation and XBox are essentially identical in terms of specs, if you have a choice of 2 systems, and 1 of them doesn't require always-on internet, which one would most people choose?

I'm a longtime XBox loyalist (well, as long as it's been around...), but always-on is a deal-breaker for me. Not because I can't do it, but simply because I don't want to. Yes, the electricity goes out sometimes, as does the internet...why have another potential point of failure - not just your own internet, but Microsoft's?...What if every time there's an XBox Live outage you can't play your system at all? What if it goes down Friday evening to Monday morning, and you just got the new release of the latest game and were planning on hunkering down for the weekend with it? Honestly, it only takes 1 such occasion like that before you start to think about the non-online-requiring competition...those kinds of things have an outsized effect on your experiences with a system.

Completely agree and I was going Xbox 720 for sure. Now with these kind of changes I'll be going PS4 it is starting to look like.


Sent from da lil phone.

[goh]

Re: Xbox 720

I thought the stuff that's come out of EA and Capcom recently was entirely idiotic but this tops them all. He's high up but I must wonder how he even has a job. (again) Also managed to send the message that small cities don't matter. If you don't want any 360's sold in Blacksburg well...though with a comment like that I doubt that's his real twitter. It's not verified. I'd hope a major company wouldn't have such a fool representing them in a very public space like that.

However they've been sending that "if you're not online while paying for XBL gold too we don't want your money and you don't matter" message for quite some time on the current console.

[Candyman5]

So what day is this April event suppose to be?

Anyone, searching for it on google and I can't seem to find it.

Only thing I could find was this MMS event starting April 8th.

[woz411]

Re: Xbox 720

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comme...r_cares_about/

What an attitude....


they better have a real impressive showing when they reveal the new xbox...as of right now, **** like this really turns me off and the PS4 is looking more and more impressive...

That pretty much CONFIRMS its always on NO? otherwise he would have said something to debunk it, not something like "always on is the future, ****ing deal with it!"

[Candyman5]

The only thing about the always online thing that gets me worried is that in the house I live in we got 3 PS3's, 3 360's, about to be 3 desktops, 3 laptops and a couple of mobile devices. As you can probably guess it puts a strain on our Internet connect so we try to disconnect what we don't use or when there's a lot of devices online already I just log on offline to play some single player games I got.

I'm worried that in such instances I be screwed.

[PVarck31]

Re: Xbox 720

The only thing about the always online thing that gets me worried is that in the house I live in we got 3 PS3's, 3 360's, about to be 3 desktops, 3 laptops and a couple of mobile devices. As you can probably guess it puts a strain on our Internet connect so we try to disconnect what we don't use or when there's a lot of devices online already I just log on offline to play some single player games I got.

I'm worried that in such instances I be screwed.

Damn! Do you live at Best Buy?

[Candyman5]

No, lol. I live at my friends house so I brought the stuff I had already: 1 PS3, 360, Wii and laptop. They (my friend and his brother) already had the rest. The desktop I'm building right now so its not up yet and our other friend that doesnt live with us just leaves his 360 at the house since he is there all the time.

[jmood88]

Re: Xbox 720

I've already said that I think always-online is stupid but what's funny to me is that all the people I've seen who are the most vocal in their opposition (not just here or on the internet) are people who are online every day of the week.

[Quint75]

With this "always on" nonsense, I will almost assuredly go with the PS4 at first. I will probably get an XBox at some point though.