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Will the Xbox One be successful?

Yes 68 28.10%
 
Maybe 63 26.03%
 
No 111 45.87%
 
Total:242

Nope, I will make it my life's goal to educate the public about the outrageous anti consumer that is Xbox one
This screwing the customer shit must stop....



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Andrespetmonkey said:
gamers are disappointed generally speaking.

aren't gamers always dissappointed? We demand the best system... then complain about the price...  are sad cause normal people buy games for 1 buck on their phone.. but don't actually buy a lot of new games themself..  whine when a game bombs.. after that whine when the publisher tries to reboot a franchise.. complain about not enough new IPs.. complain about not bringing back old IPs.. whine when there aren't many games out in a month.. complain when there are too many games out in a month.. etc etc

gamers are a pretty depressed and dissappointed bunch of people



 

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BenVTrigger said:
I was just on a major sports website and they had the trailer up for the new EA Sports games. It said right in the headline they were Xbox One games.

In the comments section someone brought up it was always online and he wouldnt buy it because of that. He was then collectively bashed with people saying that was ridiculous and in 2013 you should expect things to be connected to the internet. I dont think mainstream mass market gamers will care AT ALL about it being online


Yes, not in America. 

But what about places where internet and stuff is unstable? Just wait until they find out that their used gamestop copy is blocked by a paywall.



http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/profile/92109/nintendopie/ Nintendopie  Was obviously right and I was obviously wrong. I will forever be a lesser being than them. (6/16/13)

mainstream praise doesn't mean that the the system will be a smashing success; the wii got some negative press and turned out being the leader of the 7th gen, the PS3 was thought to be the front-runner this gen and fell flat on its face.

Every console thus far(Wii U and PS4) got praise or atleast attention from the media; it hasn't faired well for the Wii U atm and yet to to be seen of what will happen to both the PS4 and X1, the market where MS is drawing their attention is a finicky customer there not as loyal as the "core" gamers who will sit in a line for days to get their console or game.

Nintendo thought they had the causal gamer on lock and look what has happened to them; I believe that MS is trying to go for that same audience to an extent and I find it risky, I atleast think that Sony has the smartest tactic in mind as going to the hardcore/core gamer; though they might be few compared to the overall base atleast they're the most consistent when it comes to buying games; if you can build on that the "word of mouth" might spread in favor to them.

I believe the mainstream of the mainstream will also like feature a story down the road of "Parents upset the Xbox one needs to be connected one every 24 hours" or parents upset the Xbox 1(maybe PS4 as well) games rquire a hefty fee if bought used"

I think the biggest battle for MS is selling their multimedia box to those who already have said feature for their TV and other devices yes what the X1 can do is very impressive, but is it enoughtfor someone to go out and buy atleast a $400 device that has to be connected once every 24 hours and now pay a year subcription for those said features(Netflex/Hulu plus/ NFL pass/Internet Explorer)



The key is that the gamers are mad for the right reasons, this time. Consumers are going to go ape if things are as bad as reported.



Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.

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Otakumegane said:
BenVTrigger said:
I was just on a major sports website and they had the trailer up for the new EA Sports games. It said right in the headline they were Xbox One games.

In the comments section someone brought up it was always online and he wouldnt buy it because of that. He was then collectively bashed with people saying that was ridiculous and in 2013 you should expect things to be connected to the internet. I dont think mainstream mass market gamers will care AT ALL about it being online


Yes, not in America. 

But what about places where internet and stuff is unstable? Just wait until they find out that their used gamestop copy is blocked by a paywall.

A lot of places in America have unstable or unavailable high-speed internet.



Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.

sales2099 said:

It was a impressive console from a feature perspective. And no amount of "no gaemz" will change that.

Gamers have so much tunnel vision it can be sad. The media sees it from a feature standpoint. They know the games will come, that's inevitable. They are praising the Xbox for what it can do.

To assume no games will come in a consoles opening years is a ludicrous thought.

Its not about the lack of games, its about the strong anti consumer elements of the machine. But do keep trying to ignore those.



ǝןdɯıs ʇı dǝǝʞ oʇ ǝʞıן ı ʍouʞ noʎ 

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leatherhat said:
sales2099 said:

It was a impressive console from a feature perspective. And no amount of "no gaemz" will change that.

Gamers have so much tunnel vision it can be sad. The media sees it from a feature standpoint. They know the games will come, that's inevitable. They are praising the Xbox for what it can do.

To assume no games will come in a consoles opening years is a ludicrous thought.

Its not about the lack of games, its about the strong anti consumer elements of the machine. But do keep trying to ignore those.

I have a internet connection, and I buy my games new. So they don't concern me.I also tend to focus on the positives.

Since when did gamers become humanitarians and care about people other then themselves?Please....



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BenVTrigger said:
I was just on a major sports website and they had the trailer up for the new EA Sports games. It said right in the headline they were Xbox One games.

In the comments section someone brought up it was always online and he wouldnt buy it because of that. He was then collectively bashed with people saying that was ridiculous and in 2013 you should expect things to be connected to the internet. I dont think mainstream mass market gamers will care AT ALL about it being online


Thats because they heard always online and thought that meant it had an internet connection, not that it has daily checks to authetication servers that will block you out of your games. As people become informed these measures will hopefully be rejected completely.



ǝןdɯıs ʇı dǝǝʞ oʇ ǝʞıן ı ʍouʞ noʎ 

Ask me about being an elitist jerk

Time for hype

I'm loyal to Sony not because of its brand but they have been loyal to me like forever since ps1. Always standing on the gamers side first and only. Not sure if Xbox will have the same success or not, maybe it will even captivate more casual gamers, but hardcore gamers will ever exist for PC and PS4 no doubt. And Sony has been doing its homework quite well extending their entertainment in many other components, but what I like about playstation is being first a console for playing videogames and so I stick with it as long as it works this way.