J_Allard on 26 February 2013
| Runa216 said: You know what kind of bothers me? The negative reactions this thread has garnered. Why? well, the points brought up are completely reasonable concerns, and based on what I'm seeing, Microsoft has done nothing to quell those fears. They're not adding any extra value to their premium online service like PSN is doing. They're focusing a lot on Kinect and outside of Gears of War, aren't bothering to get many exclusives. And to make it worse, Their PR is doing NOTHING to make the nextbox appealing. All of the rumors are claiming the Xbox to be a weaker console than the PS4, There are many people claiming it will block used games and they've done nothing to confirm or deny (and as we all know, doubt is more dangerous than certainty), and much of the rumors are stating it comes with Kinect 2.0, which was a SALES juggernaut but failed pretty hardcore critically (tonnes of potential, no games worth having outside of Dance Central). So why in the world would I support them? they've done nothing to sway me, and their nextbox is looking like it will continue their current trend of 'pretty much crap and nothing to look forward to.' At least with PS4, the only complaint (and it's a biggie), is a complete lack of backwards compatibility. That hurts the value a tonne when you realize how much many of us have put into our PS3's. At least the PS3 is reliable and Sony will continue to support it, so I'll just not get rid of it. my Xbox, however, is NOT reliable and given the lack of reasons to own an Xbox (multiplat games I can get on PS3 and exclusives I don't care about), so unless they really turn it around and HURRY UP and quell the rumors, I see no reason to support them, and given their terrible track rate, I don't trust them. Even if I DO get a Nextbox, it wont be until at least 6 months after release to ensure the damn thing works well. |
These were my main issues with the Nextbox reveal. MS really dropped the ball.
