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I'd venture to say, even if you think you're emotionless, you were the best presenter for the reviews. This isn't to be mean to the other guys, but they do stumble a lot through their reviews (not that I should talk; I pretty much straight up fumbled in front of a not-amused crowd last week). They are more natural in the "outside the reviews" sections, though, I liked the fighting for money one. lol

I'd like to see one of several of you guys talking about the same game, I'm not sure why but I always love group reviews.

In any case, it's cool to have a another Pixlbit blogger making video content! Keep 'em coming.

Nah, not jerky, I just wanted to clarify I wasn't saying I trust them 100% either, I was just saying the camera could be turned off. I guess I do see your point though, every time it is on or the system is on, they might be collecting something.

I guess I'm just apathetic at this point cause I'm not gonna be buying the thing in the near future anyway. lol

Oh, ok. Guess I'm ok then.

I think you missed part of what I was saying in the comment. I'm aware it's a statement released by them, that's why I said "but I'm not sure how much I buy that" after mentioning their words on privacy, but you can still turn the thing off. 

I already conceded that they will likely gather information on you, even saying that really that doesn't even require the camera/microphone (which is a concern when dealing with every online transaction really), but that I still don't want one because I don't want the creepy vibe I get by having it in my house.

All I was saying was you can in fact shut it down, and there are ways to get the camera not to be as intrusive, but that it's a hassle to do that in the first place, so I still don't want one, and still find it a bit creepy. Whether or not they say that, you can, because that thing, with its probably gigantic amount of energy usage, is not going to run unless it's plugged in. But I guess if you're heavy into online gaming they still could use it for dubious means, but to me that's just the privacy issue that comes with any webcam, all of which can be hacked.

I did say one positive thing which was the calories burned thing seemed kind of cool, only because I'm on an exercise routine and calorie diet. But that's been working for me without the camera so eh.

Lots of good games there.

We were trying to get my mom's laptop to hook up to our DVR that's hooked up to the big TV, but I guess the HDMI ports on both are actually outputs, so no go, at least until we figure out a workaround. Too bad it's not a Netflix-ready DVR, cause that's what we're trying to get it to play anyway. Maybe we can request a new one, but talking to Time Warner always takes forever and eats up minutes. At least it works on the TV in the kitchen, but that's one's not much bigger than the laptop screen, though the image is crisper.

Wait, what was this site made for us to talk about again?

Ah, I gotcha. I'm a bit out of the loop, having skipped this generation, so when you mentioned online pass along with FFXV, I thought maybe I was missing a news story or something.

And look forward to the write-ups.

They have said the camera can be turned off, and beyond that you could unplug the system when you're done with games.  That article also mentions other things about privacy concerns, i.e. "you control how data is used," but I'm not sure how much I buy that when the camera is on or ... paused, whatever that means. The estimating calories burned thing would be useful for me, though.

If I owned one, I'd be shutting down and unplugging the system cause of that damn camera though, so I still don't want the camera on the thing, but maybe you can move the camera around/put tape over it, etc. I just don't want the hassle or feeling of the thing might be watching me. Granted, they could get much more useful info like your card info without the use of a camera or microphone.

I've always had a love/hate relationship with fighters. Love when I play them and I'm doing well, hate when my ass gets kicked by a button masher, and in my opinion, unless we're talking tourney level, button mashing really does seem to work well in most fighters at the arcade.

I've seen little girls wail on self-described champions of Tekken, Soul Calibur, etc., and end their win-streak by mashing away at them.

They are fun in that immediate gratification way, though, so I still like them, and I'm excited for the new Guilty Gear. Hell, the only arcade game I played very long at Screwattack GAMING Convention was Street Fighter III, and that arcade was full.

That does make me happy, yes. lol

FFXV will have online pass? That sucks. There's a lot of crap I might not look forward to in these new systems, but I'm trying to be somewhat optimistic; these online pass and DRM issues I keep hearing people have aren't helping my optimism, though. Still, I look forward to PS4 for now at least.