Eating with some Insomniac Studios guys at lunch today, I'm even more torn about XBO vs. PS4 for me, because Sunset Overdrive and some other exclusives look really damn good on XBO's end and now it being the same price makes it a consideration for me again, but .... gaahhh! This wasn't a decision until now, dammit. I want to go back to there being a clear winner for me. I can only afford one.
Lets discuss that whole Microsoft dis-Kinect hoopla thing...
On 05/20/2014 at 03:38 AM by asrealasitgets See More From This User » |
I don't think I've seen this discussion take place here the way I've seen it come up every where else, so I thought I'd bring it up.
Microsoft announced a price drop for the Xbox One console which will NOT be bundled with the Kinect camera, and pissed off a lot of Xbox fans. Apparently this move will allow MS to close the gap in hardware sales and take the lead over Sony this holiday or whatever. But more importanlty it's taken as a sign that the "vision" for the media center focused system is now dead due to its reliance on the Kinect camera- which is an add-on now. MS also announced PS+ type service with free games, and some Apps can be used now without the need to subscribe for Xbox service or something.
Sony on the other hand is getting lots of Indie games, and a new Streaming service to allow streaming play for PS3 games, or something. I don't think MS has backwards compatibility yet.
I feel like a Helms Deep scenario taking place at E3 this year.
For the record, I don't own a PS4 or XBoxOne and I don't have a preference yet, unless you've been reading my blogs and know how I feel about a possible Souls sequel exclusive to PS4, but I digress.
The price drop doesnt convince me to buy an XBox still and I don't know what MS needs to show to get me to buy one? PS4 still lacks games and I'm still enjoying my PS3 and PC, 3DS etc..
So community, what are your thoughts about this Microsoft news and is a price drop enough to get y'all to pay up for a new console?
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