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Why don't you have an Xbox?

Not interested in the games 67 29.91%
 
Don't like the console 4 1.79%
 
Don't like the controller 1 0.45%
 
Don't like MS 20 8.93%
 
I have a gaming PC 25 11.16%
 
No money for 2nd/3rd console 12 5.36%
 
All of the above 11 4.91%
 
Mixture of the above 44 19.64%
 
Xbox Owner seeing the results 40 17.86%
 
Total:224
Miyamotoo on 12 March 2018

Talking about XB1 obviously games, most games that I am interesting I can play on PS4 or Switch, so I dont have any reason to buy Xbox. On other hand, in future when I get 4K TV and prices for X go down, I would consider X for purchase.

Last edited by Miyamotoo - on 12 March 2018

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SuperRetroTurbo on 12 March 2018
d21lewis said:
SuperRetroTurbo said:
Here's my case. This is coming from a long time MS supporter and Xbox owner. The first Xbox caught me off guard. I remember the first time walking into GameStop and picking up the Duke controller. I honestly had no clue what the Xbox was and it almost felt like a joke. Anyway...I bought it for Dead or Alive 3 specifically. Learned about Halo in the following months and the rest is history.

I've been through multiple systems with the RRoD and some of the worst customer service ever but I stayed loyal.

This gen. Not so much.

I took a break from gaming and am still getting used to being back. I purchased an original 1 and had it stolen...took yet another hiatus...and as of August last year own a 1S. Here's my issue.

I'm a frugal guy. Always have been. I haven't had internet installed for years thanks to my phone and occasional trips to the library...and because of this...lost my relationship with Xbox.

IMO the biggest mistake MS made with the 1 was implementing disc installments...that REQUIRE INTERNET. I can't tell you how much of bone headed choice it was on their behalf. To people with internet providers..it would completely go over their head but for people like myself...ruined a good thing.

So now...I game on my PS4 (pro) and VR...and honestly...have no regrets...other than purchasing what has become a 300 dollar dust collector. I mean I own games that are still sealed.

I currently have my 1 on Craigslist and surprisingly have gotten a shirt ton of inquiries but everybody us a low baller these days. I have it listed for 190 with Battlefield 1. If the right buyer bites.... you're looking at a long time fan...no more. Well....at least this gen.;)

Depending on which model you're selling, $190 with BF1 is pretty high for a used XBO. I got a grey 500 GB  XboxOne S with a free BF1 for like $250 over a year ago. You may have to take the loss on this one.

Probably. I've gotten some as high as $175. I'm gonna keep it if I don't get what I want.



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Alara317 on 12 March 2018
Azzanation said:
Alara317 said:

And until just now I didn't even know that Xbox controllers had 'rumble triggers', showing that it's not a selling point, not something I Care about, and not something I've experienced in my time when I actually DO play the Xbox. 

You not knowing the X1 controller has Rumble triggers baffles not only me. It was a huge selling point for the controllers hence why many gamers claim the X1 controller as there preferred remote this gen, its even a popular choice for PC gamers even after the DS4 controller got released for PCs as well. Its all subjective. If you prefer a touch pad that is rarely used in games, or you like collecting toys (More than $29 for some of them just to let you know *Cough Battery Pack*) over Rumble Triggers that is used in more games and benefits the player more than the other two that's fine. I question how you can not know that the X1 controller did not offer this feature since it is considered a very popular choice. Anyway that part doesn't matter now.

Also maybe you should consider that Rumble Triggers in the X1 controller possibly costs more money to add than a Touchpad or Amiibo scanner. Maybe that's why the X1 is more expensive. Just saying.

Aeolus451 said:

"Xbox One has the largest library of games thanks to the Backwards compatibly and many more on their way. Your comment is false. "

 That's not something to brag about and it doesn't disprove what he said. Alot of gamers don't buy new consoles to play old ass games from the previous gen. The xbox one sales reflect that. Including console exclusives to be fair, the PS4 has twice as many current gen exclusive games as the xbox one does. 

That's fine, however than people need to use the term current games than the term games, because the term games means any form of games. I say PC has the biggest library of games and that's also due to its BC library. Many gamers including myself love PC for the fact I can still play my 10 year old games without owning two to three to ten different consoles. 

Are you honestly still going on about this? We've established, multiple times and in painstaking detail, that this thread is to explain an individual's reason for not owning an Xbox (or in my case, why I have one but don't play it.) Your goal here seems to be to assume my reasons should apply equally to everyone, and using that to discredit me or my points. I don't care about Backwards compatibility, clearly others do. I don't care about rumble triggers, clearly others do. I don't care about Halo 5, clearly others do. I don't like the controller for various reasons, while others like it for other reasons. 

This discussion should have ended five posts ago, but yet you're still going, saying nothing while typing a whole lot. 

I don't need to quantify my reasons to you, yet you're acting like it's my responsibility to convince you of my stance, or that I'm somehow trying to take enjoyment from others. No, I just don't care about the VERY few things the Xbox One offers. The things I care about are all on PS4 or Switch, the two systems I played the most last year. 



Rogerioandrade on 12 March 2018

Gaming is too expensive in my country, so not enough money for a 3rd console. I choose PS4 over XboxOne due to the exclusive games from Japanese developers, like Persona 5 and Gravity Rush 2



Seventizz on 12 March 2018

I don’t own an Xbox One, I own 3! Day One edition still in box (Achievement card not used), standard X1 in the basement, and an X1X in my living room. Love the console(s) to bits! Great multimedia devices that just so happens to play great games, Netflix, YouTube, and live television. I tend to play online multiplayer (Sea of Thieves will be my life very shortly) more than single player, and I don’t care for anime or story based games. The Xbox brand suits me just fine and I don’t feel the need for a backup console as I’ve outgrown Nintendo and traditionally I barely ever turned on my ps2 or 3.

I’m Team Xbox all the way!



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Pagan on 12 March 2018

Well i had one. Sold it but i want a X version. This gamepass thing just calls me back.



AsGryffynn on 12 March 2018

People actually hate the Xbox One controller? Sorry, this is kind of unheard of for me. I've seen PS4 fans resort to using similar PS4 controllers because it's awesome...



Kaneman! on 12 March 2018
AsGryffynn said:
People actually hate the Xbox One controller? Sorry, this is kind of unheard of for me. I've seen PS4 fans resort to using similar PS4 controllers because it's awesome...

That's what baffled me the most, too.



Alara317 on 12 March 2018
Kaneman! said:
AsGryffynn said:
People actually hate the Xbox One controller? Sorry, this is kind of unheard of for me. I've seen PS4 fans resort to using similar PS4 controllers because it's awesome...

That's what baffled me the most, too.

I didn't say I hate the controller, I said it was my least favorite of the three current gen controllers. Still like my 4th or 5th favorite controller of all time! 



Alara317 on 12 March 2018
Seventizz said:
I don’t own an Xbox One, I own 3! Day One edition still in box (Achievement card not used), standard X1 in the basement, and an X1X in my living room. Love the console(s) to bits! Great multimedia devices that just so happens to play great games, Netflix, YouTube, and live television. I tend to play online multiplayer (Sea of Thieves will be my life very shortly) more than single player, and I don’t care for anime or story based games. The Xbox brand suits me just fine and I don’t feel the need for a backup console as I’ve outgrown Nintendo and traditionally I barely ever turned on my ps2 or 3.

I’m Team Xbox all the way!

Dude, nobody 'outgrows' nintendo, in much the same way nobody 'outgrows' Pixar or classic Disney. 

I'm 32 years old, and I still find more enjoyment in my Switch than basically anything else right now. Zelda, Mariokart, Mario Odyssey, Splatoon, and many others have gotten more play time out of me in 2017 than anything on Xbox One, Ps4, or PC. Oh, and Pokemon. Loves me some Pokemon, for sure. 

I mean, this thread is about opinions and explanations...but I am genuinely curious how someone could 'outgrow' Nintendo. 

Or people who 'don't care about story based games'. Or people who care more about multimedia functions than games. Are you from The Onion or some other satire site? It SOUNDS to me like you're the kind of person who anti-xbox fanboys make up to describe the dudebro stereotypes they perceive to be Xbox fans. Like, the way you describe yourself reminds me of the sort of way PS3/4 fanboys would mockingly describe Xbox fans in order to make them all look foolish. 

"Dude, bro, I don't care about stories in games, I just wanna SHOOT stuff, brah! Forget about all that kiddy nintendo crap, I can watch SPORTS on my Xbawks then fap to youporn and get mah chick down and dirty with some netflix and chill, bruh!" 

Are you a caricature? :P 

(I jest, of course, we're all entitled to our opinions, but I still find it odd that you say you outgrew nintendo. All jokes aside, that does baffle me)