Special: My Bitter Divorce With Microsoft

My Bitter Divorce With Microsoft

The trials and tribulations of console conversion.

June 21^st, 2013

Dear Diary,

Today is the day! I’ve had enough of Microsoft’s drawl and reversal of their policies. They can say they’re going to change, but that’s also what crazy ex’s say whenever they’re begging to be back in my life. There’s only so much a person can take before they leave forever! So here’s where it begins.

I’ve cancelled my Xbox Live account, and I’ve moved the console into the Man-Cave instead of being the center piece in my living room. No longer shall I be a slave to its comfortable controller and your sleek online features. This is a new era in which I’m solely going to start focusing on the PlayStation and all of the great exclusives that the platform has to offer!

Let’s all be honest here for a bit though. Microsoft may have overturned its policies, but are they really going to stick with their guns on this? I doubt it, there’s simply no way they would!

I think we have a better chance of seeing Don Mattrick on The Price Is Right (HA!).

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Matt Snee Staff Writer

07/26/2013 at 04:13 PM

this was great!

Chris Yarger Community Manager

07/29/2013 at 06:59 AM

Thanks Snee!

transmet2033

This sounds very, very familiar. I did not move my xbox, but I did unplug it for quite some time. I will have to return to it at some point. I currently have no other way to play my copy of Metro: Last Light, or Dark Souls or any other non-wii or indie pc game.

It is so nice to know that I am not the only one.

I still play my 360 every so often. Honestly though, I've just been trying to catch up on the PS3 exclusives that I have missed this gen.

07/29/2013 at 07:10 AM

I will there back into playing it again. I am just catching up on the Wii, instead of the ps3. I did not realize that there were so many games that I missed.

asrealasitgets

07/26/2013 at 06:23 PM

But there's luchadores in Dead Rising 3...

and boxing...

and this...

and Demon Souls with light sabers!

07/29/2013 at 07:00 AM

I really want Dead Rising 3.. So so bad..

jaeblaze06

07/26/2013 at 06:29 PM

Very fun to read man. I'm glad you wrote this :-D And congrats!!

Thanks Jae!!

07/31/2013 at 09:49 AM

:-D Game on my friend!

MasterTroll

07/26/2013 at 07:32 PM

Cry me a fuckin river boohooo bye bye anyways good to know Ps4 is officially doomed and butthurt Sony nation can suck on those lemons Xbox One rules All

Cyberxion

07/26/2013 at 07:56 PM

Wow.

BrokenH

07/26/2013 at 09:21 PM

Funny,bro! Encore?

07/27/2013 at 02:04 AM

I sent you a message with a link to a discussion over on NeoGAF that I thought you might be interested in. I'm eager to get your thoughts on it.

07/29/2013 at 06:58 AM

Maybe if we read this original comment backwards it will make more sense...?

07/26/2013 at 09:23 PM

You know what's ludicrous,Chris? Certain Xbox fan boys are petitioning to have the Xbox 1 changed back to the way it was originally. Watch this and have your mind blown!

07/29/2013 at 07:01 AM

Actually, I'm a HUGE fan of AlphaOmegaSin's rants, so thanks for the share! He's the man!

And yes, it's odd that people are trying to petition the X1 back into its original format.. Not sure what to think of it. Are they aware that the Family Plan they want back only allows for an hour of gameplay before you need to 'check in' with MS?

Ranger1

07/26/2013 at 10:52 PM

LOL. I prefer playing multi-platform games on my 360, but those PS3 exclusives are so nice. Good to know you're back to being a regular old gamer again .

KnightDriver

07/28/2013 at 03:35 AM

That's what I do.

07/29/2013 at 07:02 AM

I never really left

07/27/2013 at 02:03 AM

I resent Microsoft for the position it has put me in this upcoming generation. I don't want to miss out on their exclusives, but with Microsoft having taken a non-commital stance when asked if it wouldn't reverse policies again somewhere down the line, I'm just not comfortable with buying an XBox One. As someone who loves videogames at large, it sucks.

07/29/2013 at 07:03 AM

I agree.. I'm not very comfortable with the X1 either.

smartcelt

07/27/2013 at 12:30 PM

What an emotional roller coaster you rode! I feel very standoffish when it come to Microsoft products in the future. But my 360 has been so good to me I could never exile it from the man room. Sony will be getting first crack at my Christmas bonus money,I assure you.

07/29/2013 at 07:04 AM

My 360 has been absolutely great to me! I loved it and it's online features as well as the comfort of its controller. But damn, these PS3 exclusives are great!

Dandichu

07/27/2013 at 09:56 PM

Ahaha, this is absolutely ace. xD

Thanks! I'm glad you saw the humor in it!

07/28/2013 at 03:39 AM

For me it's all about the games. I'll get whatever system has the games I want. Which will be ALL eventually. Still not into Kinect though. I don't have one and don't have much of a reason to get it. Steel Batallion did a pottie with Play-Doh, so that killed it for me.

07/29/2013 at 07:05 AM

I think the Kinect could've been better if they had taken a different approach to it instead of solely relying on the body to be the controller!

leeradical42

07/29/2013 at 01:36 AM

No matter how you look at it the Xbox 360 is and will always be a good system but..... with that said a conversion from Microsoft to Sony will be my future gaming platform, but i will keep my 360 and my 142 games and play it, and lets face it Microsoft made The Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Halo etc as, 360 exclusives and will never be with Sony, '

07/29/2013 at 07:06 AM

I'll always hold my 360 close and dear to my heart. It was a great console!

SanAndreas

07/29/2013 at 02:49 AM

I can kind of relate to this. After all, after 10 years of being a loyal PlayStation gamer, I temporarily defected to Xbox 360 because of Sony's terrible handling of the PS3 and a few 360 games I wanted that the PS3 lacked. Of course, in my case, it turned out to be a brief affair with Microsoft, who promptly proceeded to drive me away with the same abusive behavior I got out of them with Windows and Sony getting its act together and begging me to take them back. For me, the decision is crystal clear this go-round. PS4 all the way, and I don't have to deal wih MS's BS drama.

I'm really excited for the PS4, I'm just hoping that Dead Rising 3 makes the jump over as a delayed-release between consoles. But from what I've heard, DR3 was completely bought out by Microsoft.. Bummer right?

PixlBit

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