Xbox is becoming the unsung hero of this generation

[ice]

Dallinor said:

ice said:

Honestly I wouldn't have bothered with a response, there's a strong core group of people that think MS will always be evil/greedy and never should have joined the console business.

Sony was doing MTX before Xbox, why aren't they saying Sony made it an industry standard? Because apparently Xbox did with paying online. You can find the hypocrisy pretty damn quick when you go point by point.

Thankfully, if you look at forums less obsessed with Sales and Fanboyism like Resetera, you see Xbox getting a fair amount of props for doing some very consumer friendly stuff. 

What game was that?

MS were pitching the idea of microtransactions to publishers in early 2005. They put it in Kameo, Perfect Dark and Project Gotham as a proof of concept to developers. Bethesda was the first to jump in on the Microsoft idea and the infamous $2.50 horse armour became a reality. 

I wouldn't call costume packs released after a year the MTX standard we know today, but regardless my point was we can't blame MS for what other companies chose to do. Sony also supported the Online pass for games for a short while, where you had to buy a $10 MTX to play online if you bought it used. Thankfully that didn't stick but why are people trying to dredge up old ass shit just to justify their hate towards a brand? You can do that to either side. I'm saying to cut the bullshit.