Here Comes the Next Xbox

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AbbathTheGrim said:

superchunk said:

fillet said:

Id it really though? I mean...really?

Or is it just a really nice juicy negative to pipe on about over and over again?

It's certainly not good, but it's likely a deal breaker only for the technically informed and people who weren't going to buy it anyway.

You live in a large city with great internet right?

You have to realize you're not the whole world and there is a significant portion of the world without great networks. Not to mention, many will simply not buy it on principle sake of DRM and go to Sony. (granted this means Sony won't be doing same thing)

I feel Micro would be willing to part ways from this kind of consumers in exchange for more profit. I understand that XboxLive is one of the things that give Micro the most profit so why not direct their machine towards those online efforts. Micro could be willing to have less people buying their console but then  those that do buy their console - a console in which only brand-new (online pass bought) games work and that is strongly protected against piracy - could yield even more profit.

If this console takes off, Micro sells them consoles and happy 3rd parties see good sells of their games and feel their games are properly embraced in the NextBox, then we wouldn't be surprised if even third parties start to favor that machine, somehow.

If this model is successful I wouldn't be surprised if Sony themselves embrace it somehow later on, especially if it means the difference between having more third party support. Sony even stood on the fence a little about used games with the PS4, if I remember correctly from an article I read regarding said issue.

This sucks for people without internet, I know. I am not saying I want this, just pondering about the possible reasons behind Micro screwing gamers without a good internet if they follow this step.

My question is, will Anonymous do something against Micro for this? Sony got hacked for removing the OS installation option (or was it for the movie copyrights thingy?), will Anonymous see this as an anti-consumer move and try something on them? I wonder.

this is the only reason I even give this a 10% chance of coming true.  MS could be focusing their market on only the most profitable consumer.  Plan for a more niche market but make some good dough off every person that is a part of it.  Would be interesting.