• New Xbox confirmed: Will be called just "Xbox", $500 (or $300 with a subscription), always-online, $
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Who the fuck even thought this was a good idea? Is there not a chain of people through which ideas are vetted, and not a single fucking one of them said "whoa guys wait a minute, this might be a dumb move"? Really, now I'm just left wondering how they'll react to losses.
Well Sony is going to make a lot of money with the PS4. That's good for Sony considering all the fuck ups they did with the PS3.
[QUOTE=latin_geek;40208019]Like this hasn't been a thing since Xbox Live came out? Correct me if I'm wrong but you're severely limited to what you can do online with your Xbox if you don't have a paid XBL subscription[/QUOTE] Pretty much. You can play games offline and buy things on the marketplace and that's about it. Pretty much everything else requires a gold membership.
holy penis analyst =/= official word from Microsoft
sweet sweet nerd tears itt [highlight](User was permabanned for this post ("Long history of trolling and shitposting" - MaxOfS2D))[/highlight]
[QUOTE=Zeke129;40207794]Valve's always-online console[/QUOTE] source?
Also lets not forget that this is even less reliable than anonymous sources from kotaku. The article in the op says it's an analyst, not anyone from microsoft.
[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;40207857]Because Valve never does anything wrong[/QUOTE] You know I was being sarcastic?
[QUOTE=CapsAdmin;40208090]source?[/QUOTE] have you never used steam?
[QUOTE=Cl0cK;40208069]Well Sony is going to make a lot of money with the PS4. That's good for Sony considering all the fuck ups they did with the PS3.[/QUOTE] The PS3 did end up getting better afterwards. However I do agree that an unsuccessful launch date could fuck up a console or any of its successors later in the future
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;40208111]have you never used steam?[/QUOTE] Have you never used Steam offline mode? I mean, it kinda sucks but it exists.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;40208087]sweet sweet nerd tears itt[/QUOTE] Quit cryin'.
[QUOTE=paul simon;40208235]Have you never used Steam offline mode? I mean, it kinda sucks but it exists.[/QUOTE] i haven't had to use for a few years, but last i tried it it didn't work. maybe it works now, but my internet never goes out, so idk what ya'lls problem is with being connected on an xbox.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;40208271]i haven't had to use for a few years, but last i tried it it didn't work. maybe it works now, but my internet never goes out, so idk what ya'lls problem is with being connected on an xbox.[/QUOTE] Works for me but you have to launch it in offline mode once while having an internet connection so it can prepare the files. (which you only realize when you've lost your internet connection lol) I think it should do that by default but that's just bad communication from steam I think. That's besides the point anyway. You can run steam in offline mode so I don't see why steambox would be always online.
Holy shit is this for really? Are they TRYING to make the worst console ever? I am waiting for a "Comes with a free windows 8!"
[QUOTE=Tucan Sam;40208305]Holy shit is this for really? Are they TRYING to make the worst console ever? I am waiting for a "Comes with a free windows 8!"[/QUOTE] That'd be nice. They'd include it in the price though. Oh god I bet they'd bundle 32-bit.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;40208111]have you never used steam?[/QUOTE] How do I use offline mode?
I just want to get these things of my chest, I don't care if they've been said before. This thread is far too cringeworthy for me to read every single post. 1. No, it's not confirmed. There have been similar rumors about the PS4 as well. 2. The Wii U won't be part of the main big consoles just like the Wii wasn't part of the last gen. 3. That doesn't mean that the Wii U is a failure. Even if everbody hates it and it's the shittiest console ever it could sell extremely well. Also, I'm pretty sure Nintendo isn't selling them at a loss which makes up for the fact that "casuals" don't buy as many games. (yes, the Wii U could still fail, but that isn't a given) 4. There is no possible way that MS or Sony could have added backwards compatibility except for adding a PS3/360 into the new consoles which is expensive and the consoles would have been more expensive for YOU. It's a good thing they changed to x86 instead of sticking with less ideal hardware just for backward compatibility. 5. If Durango fails, so does every console gamer. "Real" or not real. Without competition Sony could do whatever they want and that's certainly not what gamers want. 6. Just because it's always on doesn't mean it fails. It might fail for you the "real gamer", but do you honestly think a 13 year old CoD fan gives a shit if he can only play online? He's online anyway. And like it or not, he's part of a much bigger target audience than you are. 7. There is nothing wrong with subsidizing the console with subscriptions. If you were going to get a 2 year subscription anyway you save money this way and if you don't want a subscription you can still pay the original price.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;40208087]sweet sweet nerd tears itt[/QUOTE] Why do you feel the need to drop into every news thread about video games on a gamer forum and tell everyone how much you don't care about video games? Who are you trying to impress?
This is really the logical next step for Microsoft, they obviously get most of their Xbox360 money from LIVE subscriptions (they're still selling the 360 console at a loss, iirc), so from that they can deduce more than enough people have their consoles online and want them to be online. They don't think about people who aren't online/don't want to be online because they[I] don't matter from the profit standpoint[/I] (and they're likely to be evil software pirates, I guess)
Always contected is a flawed concept... I am still stuck on shitty Dialup for a short while and cannot be 'always conected' as I get charged by the minute not to mention it's slow as hell
[QUOTE=Eltro102;40207476]too bad your """"""""""""""""""real"""""""""""""""""" gamers make up a tiny fraction the market, how come nobody realizes that ""casual"" gaming is the future and there's nothing you can do about it[/QUOTE] Lol you people just love to jump on someone for anything don't you? It's like some tick you can't control. I wasn't saying people who play Xbox games aren't gamers. Anyone who plays games is a gamer (casual or otherwise), but a real gamer wouldn't be putting up with the shafting stick that Microsoft currently has up every Xbox user's ass. The Xbox is no longer a console for gamers. It's for people who want to use it for "entertainment" purposes and a statistic machine for their weight loss program. Any real gamer would go to the next best thing that doesn't fuck them over when they just want to play video games.
[QUOTE=ElectronicG19;40206795]RIP Xbox PS4 is going to sell so well it's going to be mental.[/QUOTE] you say that but dumb stoner frat bro morons are unpredictable
[QUOTE=T-Sonar.0;40208419]Lol you people just love to jump on someone for anything don't you? It's like some tick you can't control. I wasn't saying people who play Xbox games aren't gamers. Anyone who plays games is a gamer, but a real gamer wouldn't be putting up with the shafting stick that Microsoft currently has up every Xbox user's ass. The Xbox is no longer a console for gamers. It's for people who want to use it for "entertainment" purposes and a statistic machine for their exercising.[/QUOTE] And it fails to be the best entertainment console. I'm not going to pay for gold just so I can use Netflix. It'll be funny is the Nextbox can't play Bluray movies.
So now that 343I has totally fucking murdered Halo, I have no reason to buy an Xbox anymore. Time to switch to Playstation.
My 360 refuses to connect to me internet connection, which already has a habit of dropping out a LOT, I would literally NOT be able to use this console if I wanted to.
I'd feel bad for those people who don't have an internet connection to handle the Xbox, and they actually want this piece of shit.
[QUOTE=Skyward;40208453]So now that 343I has totally fucking murdered Halo, I have no reason to buy an Xbox anymore. Time to switch to Playstation.[/QUOTE] Been taking a backseat here, but what? Are you on drugs or something? Halo 4 had a brilliant campaign.
[QUOTE=Vasey105;40208517]Been taking a backseat here, but what? Are you on drugs or something? Halo 4 had a brilliant campaign.[/QUOTE] Are you? The campaign requires you to read the latest books or watch terminal videos to understand. It's pathetic. I thought 343 would be able to handle Halo.
I don't really keep up with consoles much but the Wii-U was pretty much a let down(not a flop), and now this with xbox. Does the PS4 have any gotcha's? I am happy to see both are x86, glad to see better ports will be in the future of PC gaming
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