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Forums - Microsoft Discussion - Microsoft angers early adopters by offering free ‘Forza 5'

Trunkin on 07 March 2014

Didn't Day One XBOne's come with a game anyway?



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NobleTeam360 on 07 March 2014

This is worthy of a double facepalm



sales2099 on 07 March 2014
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
TBH Xbox fans are the most tolerant of their with regards to Xbox.
Even Nintendo fans are becoming more demanding.

The only time I've seen a majority of Xbox Fans against Xbox is the DRM/Fiasco, and even that was ~49% in favor of.
Screwing over early adopters? I don't mind I knew the risks.
RROD? It's ok I can get a 3rd xbox.
XBL cost? Its better than PSN by 60 dollars a year
XBL paywall? I can watch netflix on my computer
powerbrick(360)? Keeps heat out of the consoles. (Which is why it never overheated ofc -_-)
powerbrick(X1)? Keeps heat out of console. (PS4 has the common sense to monitor its op temp)
(Weaker for 100 more)? Xb1 has more value, Kinect, I can't see the difference
(Mandatory Kinect)? Kinect is great, I don't need options, Value, Dev support will increase (as FW and KSR have proven)
(proprietary hdd(360)? external hdd/in ms we trust
(no legal hdd replace (x1)? external hdd
(Titanfall on PC)? Microsoft Exclusive
(No Wifi model)? Don't need online gaming (:o...)
(No HDD model)? I can buy my own hdd (No you can't you still have to buy a proprietary one)
(PS+ gives away games)? Games with gold (360 only for a limited time -_-)
(XB1 name is confusing/stupid)? Its the One device you will need in your living room (except all the other devices it needs to do this like a cable box)
(XB1 price?) Value, Kinect, Value, Worth more( Sure it is)
I could go on.

In comparison, the OG Xbox was much more innovative then its later incarnations.

I can make a similar list.....short answer is that fans will side with their corporate gods no matter what.



Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles. 

 

Augen on 07 March 2014

This is silly and makes as much sense as when people get upset about sales or price drops after they buy something. Every console in every generation will have better deals if you wait. The rationale for buying when you do is you want it now and feel it is a good value.



sales2099 on 07 March 2014

I suppose the obvious November 2014 X1 bundles will anger those who bought the console in September-October.

lol gimme a break.



Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles. 

 

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JazzB1987 on 07 March 2014
vivster said:
JazzB1987 said:

So lets say:

I am a person that buys every mainstream game for 60 bucks.
I also buy an overpriced system day 1 (no offense every console this gen is overpriced)

Since I always buy maisntream games day 1 which get a big price drop early on I get all whiny because Microsoft makes Forza 5 free for others a few months after launch?

Why exactly do I do this?
I mean If I would care about money I would not buy a system day1 because it lacks games and costs more than years later. Also has a bigger chance of failing because I am a guinea pig and I will probably buy a SLIM version later on anyways.
I would not pay money for online because there is actually no reason to.
I would not buy games for 60 bucks when they are 50% off a short time later.
I would NOT buy games and consoles without looking for special offers/promotions at all.

So why again do I whine about other people getting a game for free? I chose to pay 60 bucks for Forza noone forced me to. If I have to blame anyone its myself.

How exactly does that make any sense?

See my first post. Should answer a lot of those questions.

People are morons is the answer?

Well when one thinks about it  thats the answer to everything rofl.

Why do humans have to pay to exist? (rent, tax, whatever) but animals dont?
Why does war exist?
Why don't people in africa have enough food?
Why do criminals exist?
Why is a game buggy?
Why do manufacturers want redundancy (electronics breaking on purpose so people buy new stuff)?
Why do rich people get more rich but the poor stay poor?

Answer to everything:  People are morons.



vivster on 07 March 2014
JazzB1987 said:

People are morons is the answer?

Well when one thinks about it  thats the answer to everything rofl.

Why do humans have to pay to exist? (rent, tax, whatever) but animals dont?
Why does war exist?
Why don't people in africa have enough food?
Why do criminals exist?
Why is a game buggy?
Why do manufacturers want redundancy (electronics breaking on purpose so people buy new stuff)?
Why do rich people get more rich but the poor stay poor?

Answer to everything:  People are morons.

Well yes. Thanks to other morons stopping natural selection we got a whole new breed of morons, called the "early adopter complainers".

They are especially vicious morons.



If you demand respect or gratitude for your volunteer work, you're doing volunteering wrong.

JazzB1987 on 07 March 2014
vivster said:
JazzB1987 said:

People are morons is the answer?

Well when one thinks about it  thats the answer to everything rofl.

Why do humans have to pay to exist? (rent, tax, whatever) but animals dont?
Why does war exist?
Why don't people in africa have enough food?
Why do criminals exist?
Why is a game buggy?
Why do manufacturers want redundancy (electronics breaking on purpose so people buy new stuff)?
Why do rich people get more rich but the poor stay poor?

Answer to everything:  People are morons.

Well yes. Thanks to other morons stopping natural selection we got a whole new breed of morons, called the "early adopter complainers".

They are especially vicious morons.




xD



Soonerman on 07 March 2014
sales2099 said:
This is ridiculous how even when MS is good to gamers (regardless of intention), they still get shit on.

I don't think that article is from Xbox fans giving MS shit about things such as this. I wish I have had a free game with my Xbox One but I chose to buy it on launch day and I don't regret it. To me this is an overexaggerated report by PS fanboys out there in the world. If it had empircal data that actually truly represented the whole Xbox One owners population (meaning, not random poll in a highly Sony fan read website) then  I would take it as fact that fans arepissed off.



walsufnir on 07 March 2014

So PS+ is a slap in the face for everyone who has not subscribed to it? Some people really seem to search for something to moan about...