XBOX ONE Discussion Thread

[MSTJedi]

I don't know . . . while a kinect bundled with the system sounds nice, I don't think it'd work with the setup I have with my Xbox 360 on a desk with my computer. Those things need a lot of space to work, don't they? Even though I skipped the PS3, I may be going with a PS4 this time around.

[Thrifty]

I'll pass.  I already have a desktop, laptop, and a tablet.  I don't need a 4th computer.

[MSTJedi]

I'll pass.  I already have a desktop, laptop, and a tablet.  I don't need a 4th computer.

I have a desktop and a laptop, but neither of those are really gaming platforms. Both are basically mid-low grade setups mostly for internet browsing and video watching. While I currently play games on it, to get my desktop up to speed and keep it there, I'd have to spend more money than a game console costs (more memory and a more powerful GPU, maybe even a better CPU). Which is why all this trendy/restrictive crap they're pulling with the XB1 is making me seriously look to Sony this time around.

[Henry88]

best quote

"It wasn't about games, it was about a set-top box."

Andy Schatz

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-05-22-xbox-one-sparks-disappointment-anticipation-from-indies

http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/21/technology/microsoft-xbox/index.html

http://thekoalition.com/2013/05/why-the-xbox-one-reveal-was-a-huge-disappointment/#_

[Kete]

This fee on used games is a deal breaker for me.

[Kete]

This makes me so mad.

I DO NOT buy a game unless I can play it first.  I assume that this prevents game rentals as well. 

This practice protects the developers and not the customers.  Developers can put out crap games, and you just have to deal with it because you can't try it first, and once you buy it, you can't resell it.

[Pak-Man]

What Microsoft and Sony don't seem to quite get (Although, I think Sony's a little clearer on the concept this time around) is that you can't put Steam in a brick-and-mortar store. There are expectations that come from buying a physical object. When I spend $5 on a whim to try out an indie game on Steam, I know it's buyer-beware. If I don't like it, that $5 is gone, and I'm willing to spend that money on that risk. When I walk into a store and pay $60 for a game, I'm buying an OBJECT that I expect to be able to loan and sell and retain value after my purchase.

If I'm going to be buying a physical representation of a digital object, then I expect the same pricing as digital game files. If I can't go to Gamestop and get a "Deal of the Day" for $5-$10 like I do on Steam, it's going to be very hard to sell me that game.