PS4 versus XBox One: Which console you should buy and why?

[S.T.A.G.E.]

Dmick90 said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Dmick90 said:

The rumors and rumblings about Xbox DRM have been going on for the past 3 years now. You still haven't explained to me what exactly is anti-consumer about the policies? So consumers would have had to pay a little bit more for certain new games instead of used, how is that anti-consumer? Gamestop wants an arm and a leg for used games anyway, so you may as well buy new. And Gamestop doesn't give you barely anything for your used games anyways. Microsoft was going to allow Gamestop to resell games, they just needed authorization from certain third party companies like EA to resell their games. The first party games like Halo and Gears would have been resellable and tradable with no problem. 

-So you dont think taking away the consumers right to trade in discs freely isn't anti-consumer?

-So you think putting up a paywall per game isn't anti-consumer?

-So do you believe you needed the Xbone to be always on?

-So do you believe you need to have the console always online and authenticating to play games?

-So do you believe standing in the way of gamestop is the way to forcing the consumers to pay full price for games?

 

Gamestop has never asked for an arm and a leg from consumers; however, they don't give good resale value for games even in the slightest.

If Microsoft had their way first party games would've been just as fucked as third party.

Nope, because we've been doing that for years now on the PC. Once you install the disc, it's done, you're stuck with it. Like digital downloads. Honestly, I didn't even think Microsoft was gonna put a disc drive in the Xbox, I really thought it would be all digital.

What paywall? Have you not heard of the family share plan?

Yes I believe the Xbox should always be connected because you can only get optimum performance and full access to everything the Xbox has to offer when it's connected.

Yes I wouldn't mind have the system authenticating games as long as it doesn't interfere with or hinder my gaming experience in any way. They have to control game piracy somehow.

Gamestop are a bunch of shysters anyways. Some of the used games cost nearly as much as the new games!

"If Microsoft had their way first party games would've been just as fucked as third party." That's an opinion, you have no evidence for that.

I see why you dont get it. You're rationalizing what they're doing. PC gaming is nice but there are other gamers out there who like to trade games with their friends and to enjoy their gaming experience without being forced into an uncertain future such as PC gaming. Not everyone wants console gaming to be PC gaming. 

The family share plan was a bullshit tactic to makeup for taking our rights. It didnt fly with the fans and MS overturned it. In the future it might return regardless. Its better for them to hold it back than for us to become their bitch.

Gamestop would've raised the price on Xbone games in retaliation to make a profit if Microsoft put up the paywall. You think they would just sit there and take that kind of abuse? Thats sad.