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 On 05/23/2013 at 02:19 AM by Casey Curran See More From This User » |
First, this is not me defending Microsoft at all. Everything's so convoluted that I'm not sure what's rumor and what's real at this point, but based on what I've seen, their stance on used games and always online is stupid. It's short sighted and ensures that I will never get an Xbox One until they change this. With that said, I would not get one even if it were not for this.
See the thing about the Xbox One is while we do not want to see the next generation of Madden and Call of Duty, there is a market who will get excited for little else other than these games. Our idea of gaming involves an escapism from the real world, into all kinds of fictional worlds we can immerse ourselves in alone. Or for those of us who like multiplayer, it's the kind of games that have more meat on their bones, fighting games, real time strategy, more tactics based shooters, and Pokemon...what? No one else here plays Pokemon online? Why you fucking-
-anyways, my point is Call of Duty and Madden is at this point, not something for the average Pixlbitter. Not to say that there are not people who enjoy Call of Duty and Madden, but in general, we are not the target audience. But what I can say is that the Xbox brand is providing games for that target audience.
Just look at their big name exclusives. Sure, the beginning of this gen they had a wide variety of 1st party games like Mass Effect, Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, and Crackdown. As time went on though? Halo, Gears, and Forza are their big ticket games. These games are where the lines between us and the Xbox market are blurred, but their market gobbles these up just like they do with Call of Duty and Madden. Because the Xbox is not for us, it is for that market.
Now there is the question of why not just get Call of Duty and Madden on PS4 if that's what you like? Well, Sony may do a better job of providing a large quantity of exclusives, but you're looking at it from our perspective. Look at it from theirs. They're buying consoles to play online with their friends. They're not interested in buying dozens of games, they're interested in buying a handful to last forever. Not to say that the Xbox One will be nothing but this, I'm there will be some multiplatform games we enjoy too for when the Xbox audience wants to venture further. The thing is though, multiplatform is enough to satisfy them for this, God of War and Uncharted may be tempting, but not a deal breaker for them.
Xbox demographic does not mind games not being the center focus at all.
Looking at it from that perspective, the Xbox niche audience makes more sense. 360's user interface blows Sony's out of the water. I can't tell you how many headaches the PS Store has given me, but XBLA has given me zero. Xbox Live despite its fee is also hands down the better online system of the two.
It's safe to assume then that because the Call of Duty crowd is only interested in CoD and maybe a couple others, wouldn't they want the system that gives a better experience with the game's online mode? That gives the DLC months in advance? That has a better, more easy to use interface with more features?
Frankly put, we need to sometimes look at the picture as a whole. We want a greater quantity of exclusives while they want games that have the online stability of Halo, Gears, and Call of Duty. We want a variety of games while they want online. We make gaming more than just a hobby while they make it just something to spend the nights they're not getting laid on.
And you know what? There's nothing wrong with that. We just need to speak with our wallets and not buy a system that isn't catering to us. I'm not going to bitch that it exists for the same reasons I don't bitch about the Leapster.
Again, not to say I won't call them out on their bullshit. Used games, online system, Kinect necessary to use the system. That's fucking stupid. Those are the decisions that will cost them this gen. But not that they're preaching to a choir other than us. The TV and sports talk is exactly what those guys want on their console as well. So just buy a PS4, a Wii U, a 3DS, a PC and be glad that we'll still be getting our games.
Pretty much what I think about the X1 at this point. Not saying it will be a bad system, but it's looking like it will be. The only thing I'm interested on it is MS saying that Rare will show off a historic IP at E3.
PS4 and Wii U seem the way to go this gen as far as consoles go I guess, and there is always Steam for PC so not all is lost I guess.
the se7en thing.... that is fucking genius!
Yea, maybe I'll get an iPad instead and load up Steam on it. Now that's a system.
Yeah, I think all the derogatory "bro-tastic" labels put on this thing by Pixlbit users pretty much bears out what you're saying. "Bros" do buy systems. Hell, I'd still buy it and actually be stoked for its all-in-one features ... if not for that potentially deal-breaking confusion over online, and its stance on Kinect and used games fees/DRM/whatever being required.
When the Xbox One has enough good games on it that I want to play, then I might be more interested. I love my 360 and PS3, but even I didn't get them right away. Only when they had enough games I wanted.
My only concern other than the used games is...
Where the fuck is the power button?
haha YOU MUST USE VOICE CONTROL
Well all that may be fine but as a 360 gamer of 4 years i feel like Microsoft gave me the finger and said if your not a Madden or CoD fan your fu#@ed and to me know i have bought there dlc the music videos thers xbla games and basicly put the money in there wallet, i feel as if i have been betrayed now i have to switch back to Sony in order to play the kind of games i want, and you are correct about pixlbit be a different kind of gaming community we are all more open minded on different games and are nit fixated on living breathing and buying everything CoD. .......... just saying
I hate it all so much... but we knew this was coming. EA's online pass, console exclusive content... it's a crock. having to fill up a room in my house because no console is backwards compatible is retarded, they still have time to sort out some of the issues and if sony realise their present opportunities they might be forced to do so. At least Microsoft take feedback more effectively than Nintendo.
I only own Sony systems I can't find enough time to play games on their platforms, so I'm pretty glad I have no interest in X-Box. I'd have a lot less cash and an even bigger backlog. I don't know how all of you multi-system guys can finish all of those games.
If EA created a system, it would be the (granted, still rumored) Xbox1. I like to collect games. Hell, most of the games I buy now are for previous systems. If MS is out of the video game business in 20 years, I am afraid 1) I won't be able to play the games I already bought, and 2) won't be able to buy Xbox1 games. I want to buy games, not lease them. I still buy and play nes games. Also, I like single player games too. I don't want to connect to the internet to play them either. I don't want to have to pay a fee to do so (which is why I use the ps3 for online games). As far as the multimedia shit, I have things that already do a lot of that, and I don't have to pay for an Xbox gold account to do so. I was an MS fan. I have been an MS stockholder for ten years. I am not happy with the (granted rumored) restrictions on this thing.
I think I'm done with M$. I buy game consoles to play games. I'm not interested in having them do anything else. I also like to buy used games and back when there were still bricks and mortar rental outlets I liked to rent them too.
The journey they embark on now is a perilous one but what they are counting on is that there are enough kids who have consumed the Microsoft Kool-Aid plus the casuals who want to dance around in front of their TV while yelling at it to make this thing a success.
Sadly, they might just be right, but they'll do it without my money.
you know it makes me wonder why Microsoft didn't just actually make two seperate systems like they originally thought about. have one system focused on games, and the other focused on what we saw with the Xbox one. Even if the system didn't hit all the gaming points, it might've left enough time to actually focus on them perhaps.
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