To be perfectly honest, I don't know if I would buy the neXtBox even if it didn't block used games and require always online. Free multiplayer on XBL would help, but mandatory Kinect really puts a damper on things. I know I wouldn't have to use it, but the Kinect centered UI and the insane amount of ads have put me off immensely. I have only turned on my 360 in the past 2 months to check game-to-dashboard time and to download the NFS:MW demo, which was removed.
I originally bought the 360 for Perfect Dark Zero (sigh) and Oblivion because my PC couldn't run it. I didn't have the original Xbox so I eventually picked up Halo 1 and 2 to see what all the fuss was about. Each game after 3 has kept my interest less and less, and I feel like 3 only did so because it was the first one on the 360. I enjoy the game, but I eventually get bored if I'm not playing with my one friend who games.
I got bored with Gears after the second one, Forza has never interested me, Mass Effect is no longer exclusive and I'm worried for its future anyway, Fable went the opposite direction it should have (should have stayed more fantasy imo), 0 interest in Kinect, Rare is focusing on Kinect only now and Alan Wake was decent but not a system seller to me. I can't think of a single franchise exclusive that MS could pull out of nowhere that would make me go "OMG. I need to have this console when that comes out." regardless of always online being required or not.
It's a shame too, I used to really enjoy my 360 and now it collects dust. I played my Wii U more in Feb and I didn't buy any games for it until Runner 2 and MH3U/LCU in March.
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