Hynad said:
JayWood2010 said:
Sony has been ripped a part all generation for long update times. Xbox gets a way with it a little more because they are usually fast.
However XBO was ripped a part about the update originally and I would say that XBO in general takes way more flack than WiiU has.
Sony does get a free pass on much more than the other two though.
|
The way I see it, the Wii U is getting shit because Nintendo messed its messaging. And the console isn't selling. The XBO got crap for its reveal, which I agree was deserved. Messaging was crap, nobody can deny that. But things turned around, so people are now pleased with the offer. Sony didn't get much shit because so far their messaging has been consistent.
But when it comes to online updates... My guess is that the PS4 and XBO aren't being crapped on for day one updates because most people want those consoles, compared to the Wii U. They're both really hot items, and people have been waiting for them for quite a long time now. They just want to get it already. A one hour update isn't much, when you finally have the console sitting under your TV.
What I mean is that it's mostly the people who aren't interested in the console that shit on the others (Hint: that's probably why I don't shit on any of them, even if I'm Sony biased. :P). In any case, if most people would be interested in the Wii U, there would be less trolling about it. People like to justify their appreciation and/or hate for something with unreasonable convincing.
I didn't get the Wii U at launch. But when I did, the initial required update time was far from unbearable.
|
Yeah XBO def got crap for the reveal, though the update was to fix the big complaint. It was a disaster and that im sure as you said very few people would disagree.
I was one of the people who complained about the WiiU update as I bought it at launch. I complained about it just like i do with PS3 updates because it was ridiculously long. At the time my internet wasnt that fast, about 2mb (Though i rarely got that speed) and it took around 4 hours for it to update. I was really looking forward to playing it but waiting four hours just killed it for me.
This is one reason im very glad that XBO and PS4 can do updates in the background this time around. However if either the PS4 or XBO updates take me 4 hours ill complain about them too. XBO was estimated to be 40 minutes though if im remembering correctly, which still is pretty long because Ive never had an update take that long on X360.
