IamAwsome said:
oniyide said:
IamAwsome said:
They do try to make the Xbox One a "good" console by getting exclusive DLC ,content, etc (and exclusive games). If it worked for the 360, who's to say it won't do any good for the XB1? Yes the DRM put a damper on their rep, but at least they reversed it because it shows that they DO listen to customers despite what some people believe.
As for China, the XB1 has DRM there to curb piracy. They aren't trying to go back to the original plan, and they are better off putting DRM on the console than facing the same issues that Sony faced with the PS2 (read: piracy). It's a China thing, not a MS thing, and Nintendo took a similar measure with their iQue Player.
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if they wanted to makeit a good console they would actually make games instead of just wasting money on DLC and time exclusive nonsense, but thats just me. Now on to the topic at hand. No it doesnt show they listen to customers, because if they did they would have NEVER even tried in the first place.
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They do make games (Sunset Overdrive, Project Spark, Quantum Break, Scalebound, etc.). Just because they don't make 99 new IPs in a generation doesn't mean they don't make games.
They put DRM on the console becuase most publishers were trying to combat used games. EA, Ubisoft, Activision, Square Enix, and Sony ALL had online passes at some point. Capcom had the whole RE: Mercenaries 3D debacle. Microsoft didn't put DRM on the XB1 for themselves, they did it because it appeared that the industry was moving in that direction for better or worse. Heck, Sony filed a patent that had to do with DRM, so they may have been planning something as well. The E3 2013 backlash stopped that in it's tracks.
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Wow, Sony TooTM took longer than I thought to hit. Unless I missed it. Sony was never planning on implementing that for the PS4. They even confirmed February that it would work "just like the PS3 does" for used games. So, I don't know where you get this silly notion that the hate from E3 stopped them from implementing it. Hell, they announced no DRM at E3 before MS got the brunt of the hate from their snobby interviews.
TacticalWizardQuest said:
akuseru said:
Deserve praise? Not at all. I actually cannot believe they even recieve the amount of support they are atm.
I have always wanted MS out of the gaming business because I have always felt that they have had a hidden agenda. That agenda was revealed to all of us last year and I cannot believe that people still support them and buy the console. I just wished people would stop and think before they support MS. Hopefully in the near future MS will see the One as a failure and pull out of tne industry.
IMO there is no room for MS in this business, which clearly shows by their lack of making games and not buying exclusivity. This gen will be the biggest test for them. Since they are no longer the leading platform in sales, more and more developers might rule them out or give them the bad ports we saw on PS3, then they will be forced to fochs more on building their own first party library. |
Me too. I've never trusted microsoft. They seem to prefer throwing money around over making good products. I like the leading staff better at Sony and Nintendo who seem more involved, rather than just executives who see gaming as a trojan horse to advance their goals.
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Yea, that does seem to be their MO. Same happened with Zune, WebTV, Bing, Windows Phones, Surfaces, and the One. Just put out a product, most of the time 2-3 years late to the party, then advertise the FUCK out of it and hope it sticks. And don't get me wrong, these aren't bad products by any means. It's just they either come too late, when others products have already filled the void, or they just don't offer anything really better than the competition. I think this is why many investors just want them to get out of HW. Just stick to the SW that's their bread and butter.
