hasn't changed my stance at all...as I wasn't going to buy one in the first place.....
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Considering how little Microsoft seems to care about gamers, they might as well just hand Halo and Forza over to Sony.
disolitude said:
I do understand the used games case you are describing and that does make the Xbox less appealing to someone that is able to buy and resell a game at a 5-10 dollar loss. At the same time I understand why Microsoft doesn't want that, and franky doesn't care if you buy their console. I also see why they want people with internet to buy it. Its clear that Microsoft wants to push their services more than sell games at this point. Just look at the Xbox One...Xbox, Kinect, Skype, Windows, Bing, IE, Skydrive, Azure...all present in one form or another. Its like Microsoft All Stars 2013...lol. While Microsoft is most likely aware that some people will skip their console because of lack of internet...I am pretty sure they calculated that the value of pushing their other services will make up for that, and then some. I don't know what I will say down the road about this...but for now I just want to be entertained and I don't see anything wrong with Xbox One. If Xbox One has good games, I will buy it. If it any point down the road, it becomes untolerable with its DRM policies, I will get rid of it and game somewher else. I don't see anything wrong with this way of thinking. |
Your problem is you are looking at it from MS perspective. Sure its good for them. And yes If I were the CEO I would do the same and slowly raise my DRM over time and take the consumers rights he previously had all his life slowly away in order to maximize profit and get even more money.
A company would if they could just send you a bill every month and bill you 3000 Dollar for sending you that bill.
MS just tries to find out whats the smallest amount of things they have to give in order to get the most stable and lucrative access to your wallet. Thats their business.
From a Corporate perspective everything MS does is nice and logical. I can see the logic in all of their decisions.
But from a consumer perspective everything MS does right now sucks. Its not good for any consumer. There might be people who dont mind yet, that still doesnt mean they aren't worse of than before. Maybe it doesnt affect you massively but it does affect alot of people. What good is the best game if I can't play it when I have the time to do so. How much worth is a 60 bucks game really if I cant give it to a friend of mine or keep it and show my grandchildren one day which I fully intend to do with my SNES games.
And its ridicuous to think that if Publishers get more money they will spend more for the games development. Look at COD it makes Billions but I really cant see it being better than games who sell far less. If Publishers make more money through eliminating used games 95% of the profits will go into someones pocket. Be it the Shareholder or some guy working there buying a 4k TV instead of a 1080p one because he got a raise.
superchunk said:
Can't support something that destroys ownership of physical items. |
You mean something like a digital-only platform?
| J_Allard said: You mean something like a digital-only platform? |
Take it you don't see my point.
If you have the option to buy a physical media, you should be able to do with it as you please. If you choose to stay digital only, then that's different and you made that choice.
On WiiU I have a choice on just about every game. If its a game I know I'll never want to lose or sell, then I buy digitally. If its a game l think I'll sell after I finish it, I can buy on disc.
That makes sense as they are clearly two different mediums with trade-offs. MS is removing those freedoms of ownership and that is what I dislike.
MoHasanie said:
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what happens if something happens in my personal life and i cant afford to pay my internet bill for that month.. Dont tell me i shouldnt be playing video games anyway.. if anything i should be staying inside while not working making money to save money.. instead i have to suffer because i got behind on bills.. that kinda sucks.. Ms isnt really being considerate to people and their personal ilifestyle and what they may or may not have going on at the time
what about Joe schmo who lives in X neighborhood and can only get clearwire which sucks by the way and thats the only internet service provider in that area? I know people who live in the country and cant even get internet no company has even been out there to lay lines in the area.. youre telling me to hook up to my mobile device which charges for data usage? Thats absurd / Im not even thinking about worldwide Im thinking about my own neighborhood and how this affects those people and when i say you i dont mean you I mean MS
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Bonafide732 said:
what happens if something happens in my personal life and i cant afford to pay my internet bill for that month.. Dont tell me i shouldnt be playing video games anyway.. if anything i should be staying inside while not working making money to save money.. instead i have to suffer because i got behind on bills.. that kinda sucks.. Ms isnt really being considerate to people and their personal ilifestyle and what they may or may not have going on at the time what about Joe schmo who lives in X neighborhood and can only get clearwire which sucks by the way and thats the only internet service provider in that area? I know people who live in the country and cant even get internet no company has even been out there to lay lines in the area.. youre telling me to hook up to my mobile device which charges for data usage? and when i say you i dont mean you I mean MS |
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superchunk said:
Take it you don't see my point. If you have the option to buy a physical media, you should be able to do with it as you please. If you choose to stay digital only, then that's different and you made that choice. On WiiU I have a choice on just about every game. If its a game I know I'll never want to lose or sell, then I buy digitally. If its a game l think I'll sell after I finish it, I can buy on disc. That makes sense as they are clearly two different mediums with trade-offs. MS is removing those freedoms of ownership and that is what I dislike. |
What is the DRM for retail PC releases for Steam? I've never bought one but I am pretty sure its exactly the same... You buy the game and the physical medium is just a distribution method, not the actual game. You install on your PC...and can you resell it afterwards?
superchunk said:
Take it you don't see my point. If you have the option to buy a physical media, you should be able to do with it as you please. If you choose to stay digital only, then that's different and you made that choice. On WiiU I have a choice on just about every game. If its a game I know I'll never want to lose or sell, then I buy digitally. If its a game l think I'll sell after I finish it, I can buy on disc. That makes sense as they are clearly two different mediums with trade-offs. MS is removing those freedoms of ownership and that is what I dislike. |
I see your point fine, it's just a contradiction.
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