Is it safe to call Microsoft the copycats of next gen?

[JWeinCom]

DialgaMarine said:

JWeinCom said:
Ummmmmmm... no...

Pretty much all the policies that Microsoft changed have been changed back to industry standards. No DRM is something that has been standard since the NES. Not having a camera plugged in all the time is something that's been standard for every system in the history of ever. They're not copying the PS4 by going back to established standards that pretty much every system (including the XBox and XBox 360) have used.

People seem to be a bit confused about copying. Copying is when you take something very specific and unique from another company and use it. Not the case here.

 The way I see it, they're changing the policicies they had originally laid out, because they want to be more like the PS4. If the XBone had recieved vast ammounts of attention and good publicity, Microsft would have never made these changes. They're doing because the majority prefer what the PS4 is offerring, and they don't want that. Logically, they want the majority to choose their console, and they're mimmicking the PS4 to do so.

It doesn't matter if Sony's doing it.  It's something non-specfic and general.  It's a feature of every console ever.  You're basically accusing Microsoft of copying a lack of DRM.  So... they're copying nothing? 

This whole topic is becoming really silly.  We're accusing Microsoft of copying not having a feature that no console has had?  People are calling the DS4 a Wii U rip off (it's not)?  People are accusing Sony of ripping off the concept of charging people for a service? SMH.   I'm all for calling companies out on ripping things off when they actually have, but this is kind of ridiculous.