| endimion said: I don't even know why we keep arguing... people that are scared by Kinect won't change their mind and will not buy the console.... and well the other will just be buying it because they like what they get... pretty simple actually :D |
I've been reading this thread since I posted a small comment in it and all I'm getting from it is the same arguement which is what are the true benefits of Kinect. You are right about the 2 scenarios above but you've worded it wrong. People are not scared of Kinect orchange, they don't understand why it's being forced on them at a higher price and cost. You can't be forced to buy it and you can't be forced to use it either. Example in my life is smart phones, I still have a traditional mobile, it had number on it, plays music and connects to wifi but isn't a smart phone, while I know the suggested advantages I don't want one. I look at my friends spending huge amounts of money on them and being 'slaves' to them as well (you sit in a group watching a football game and you are the only one watching the game). 'scared' and 'won't change' should be replaced by 'traditional'.
This said that's not what the thread is about. The thread was about advertising and I cannot stand by and watch people defend the idea of advertising using a device in this way. People use Google as an arguement ("You don't mind it when..." blah blah) but with the case of Google we are not paying for it. With Kindle you have 2 versions of everything, one with adverts the other without, the one without is just £10 more. It cost money to be advert free. However in the case of MS and Kinect it seems they will be charging you more and then charging you to play online for the privilege of you getting bombarded with adverts.
Someone recently told me that the 360 has adverts on it's dashboard. I could not fathom why. You've paid for the console, you've paid for Gold, why are you being advertised too as well. BBC has no adverts, we've paid already, HBO has no adverts (right? I'm UK based, don't know). Deviant Art has a subscription service where if you pay, guess what, no adverts.
MS is going in the opposite direct.
Hmm, pie.
