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S.T.A.G.E. on 14 August 2013
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g911turbo said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
g911turbo said:

I'm not sure I get the point of this post.  Of course they are considering a price drop.  If a company drops a price of anything it's to become or remain COMPETITIVE.  What the hell is the matter with you?


If you realize this, then you're not really arguing with me. I was speaking to those who actually believe they are sticking to their guns with the Kinect 2 just in case Sony outsells them. 

I'm not sure Microsoft can remove the Kinect at this point.  If anything, they will just have to eat the cost.  Would love to see a "trade in your 360 for 100 off" promo.

And the reversal of DRM was due to reaction from people.  Did having the PS4 as an option help spur this reaction... sure.  But at the end of the day, people threatened to vote with their wallets and Microsoft chose not to call their bluff.  I wouldn't really call it copying Sony.  Just doing what they had to do based on fan reaction.

Bottom line is that X1 and PS4 go after the same exact market, of course they will mimic eachother on certain aspects...  just like ps3 vs 360.  I think that is why Nintendo is choosing the route they do. 


They didnt tell the truth in the first place. It was never dependent upon the Kinect to work. It was all just to make sure that they made profit off of the Kinect. They dont want to risk losing profit on any of their items like Sony. They were not about to give people the option. Its smart, but they didnt need to decieve people. Looks like they are getting closer and closer to giving people the option.

The people could've screamed to the heavens, if Sony would've agreed to DRM Microsoft, Sony and EA would've dragged everyone kicking and screaming into a new era of gaming. You must leave no openings for dissent if you want to force ugly hand forward. Sony disagreed, therefore the people had a voice that was powerful enough to help their cause. Because of that voice standing up and staying at a median level between the consumer and the third party EA was left between a rock and a hard place and MS stood alone to take the verbal whiplash from the community. Thats why EA dropped the online pass, they weren't going to listen to a thing, but if the consumers money is going away from Microsoft to a willing party who has practically the same product there is an out. 

Don't think Microsoft is one of the types of companies who would drag the consumers kicking and screaming to whatever end they had to get to? Look at their responses to the backlash within the same two weeks. It was obviously Sony and MS werent on the same page so MS had to shape up to stay in the game.