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Forums - Microsoft - Lionhead: Xbox One policy changes prove Microsoft isn’t “as aloof and removed as reputation suggests”

theshonen8899 on 29 August 2013

I don't think anyone accused them of being aloof and removed. Everyone I know accuses them of being manipulative and greedy.



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Angelv577 on 29 August 2013
RenCutypoison said:
The fact that xbone needed a policy change proves that microsoft is aloof and removed.

How can you work on a console for years and not think once "Hey, there may be some people with crappy connections" or "Hey, maybe some people would not like having a camera in their living room" and finally "Aren't there still people buying retail ?".


+1 very true

 



Augen on 30 August 2013
RenCutypoison said:
The fact that xbone needed a policy change proves that microsoft is aloof and removed.

How can you work on a console for years and not think once "Hey, there may be some people with crappy connections" or "Hey, maybe some people would not like having a camera in their living room" and finally "Aren't there still people buying retail ?".


There it is. Well said.



daredevil.shark on 30 August 2013

1. Where were they when people were protesting against DRM?
2. Lots of people tweeted #PS4NoDRM and #XboxOneNoDRM. I was one of them. They remained silent.
3. All websites were protesting it but they were mute.
4. Major nelson responded angry joe at E3 about DRM change saying, are you part of the development team?
5. Don Mattrick said, get xbox 360 as offline device.

Like any other corporation microsoft only cares for money. They changed it after seeing pre order numbers. No matter what they do people wont forget how microsoft wanted to screw customers.



TheSting on 30 August 2013
ListerOfSmeg said:
While I wont ever buy a MS console I wish they had kept their policy in place. I think if Sony had introduced the same policy a lot of people that complained would have hailed it as the greatest thing ever. I remember when Live was a waste and charging to access online was anti consumer. Now Sony has both and nobody complains.
They certainly didn't increase their sales with this reversal as many people wouldn't have bought it no matter what policy it had, they just saw a chance to attack and jumped on the bandwagon..

People constantly on the internet complained about being required to let it access the internet once a day... That complaint really has no merit.
People complained about not needing to swap discs out. So switching between discs kept them from supporting MS 360 cause it was such a hassle to swap discs while playing but not needing a disc to play is also a hassle? Another complaint with no merit.
Added options for reselling games? Again people complained.
DRM? Consoles are themselves a form of DRM, not like I can take my PS game and play it in a 360.
You wont find a person who hates MS more than me. I blame them for the PC market of today because of their dirty business tactics in the 80s and 90s but I don't judge them for things that are complete BS. As a PC gamer I see the benefits of what they wanted to do. Its just sad so many console gamers with a bias had to attack something simply because it wasn't introduced by their company, then again it happened with the Wii controller, touchscreens, the Gamepad. All were hated til one company did them and then it was true next gen


Nice post. Some clowns were even arguing about the FCC. Since when have we cared as a whole about the FCC? I still don't know what it is and I don't care long as my equipment gets to me. This generation is already crazy. I mean it's like they are trying there damnedest to get ppl to buy PS. It cracks me up. I desperately hope they are getting a salary for it.