You guys do realize that nobody here is obligated to pay for ANYTHING that M$ or any other game company is offering, right? If you don't like how the sales and distribution of software is implemented with Xbox One or any other game company / console, then simply DON'T BUY anything.
If you don't buy anything, they'll have no choice but to change their business model or lower prices. No one is obligated to go out on day 1 and spend $60 for a digital download of a game for example... like myself. I have NEVER payed full price for new software this entire generation. How did I do it? Simple, instead of running out and buying games day 1 or even "pre-ordering" them like a mindless lemming, I wait a month or two and get said game when it goes on sale at retailers. This way I'm not only saving money, but I'm never really backlogged with games anymore either.
Also, the good thing about the games mainly being digital-only is that this opens up a more aggressive pricing structure a la Steam, where not every single newly-released game has a flat MSRP of $60. I never sell / trade in my games anyway, so if I'm still getting most of my new games for around $30-$40 or so like I am now simply by waiting for sales / price drops, then I have no problem with this model going forward.
On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.
