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HaloGAF |OT| Not a thread about Halo
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Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
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So I have to start carrying discs and game cases again? :/
Well at least there's some hope for Family Sharing... hopefully it happens.
Gosh we really did win some and lose some. Yes no more restrictions! Boo all the cool features were taken away... Not sure if it's worth it anymore. I mean it's awesome that there's no more BS Anti Consumer crap, and Microsoft listened to us gamers and this gen we won't be royally screwed by Microsoft or Publishers... but we lost two of the most useful features it offered... Worth it I guess... I'm so salty now. Today is the second time Xbox One news has managed to anger me. First time being no Avatars on Xbox One, second time being today.
Fair enough XD
Dongs Macabre
aka Daedalos42
MS should give us the option to register games to our account if we want to. Discs suck. Digital FTW.
Microsoft you just HAD to pull me back in
E: Can't believe there are people complaining about this
Hopefully she never comes back, too bad Halo Gaiden is all about rescuing her in time for Halo 5.
I just see multiplatform games(that won't come to PC) having the edge on PS4 much like most multiplatform games had the edge on 360 this gen. Personally neither really have me sold as day 1 purchases but the PS4 still takes the lead in interest for me based on price and likely multi-platform edge.
Both consoles are region free which means nothing but good things....also I can finally import all the games I want too! (still staring at my Everybody Party X360 game that has yet to be played)
Dongs Macabre
aka Daedalos42
The future, put on hold.
Steelyuhas
Member
Yeah might end up happening, that controller though yuck, truly terrible stick placement.
Regardless to DRM stuff though, I think price is the biggest factor that will probably give the PS4 an early market share lead and therefore might give them lead development on some third-party games (although it's also worth mentioning that since the PS4 and the Xbox One have the same processing architecture (x86), it might be easier to make games on the platforms (nearly) identical than before).
HiredN00bs
Member
Pretty sure they already confirmed digital releases at every game's launch, unless that was part of what they changed today.
Really hope they implement a game sharing system for digital downloads. This backpedal can be a double edge sword for me.
One one hand, you lose one of the things that made the One great. The game sharing.
On the other hand, most people were salty about their policies (I was too initially) because they wanted physical discs and no DRM. Microsoft's policies were built for an environment that wasn't ready for them yet. Basically went too far into the future and told everyone to adapt. But now that they took back all of this, it might mean more of my friends get XB1's.
One one hand, you lose one of the things that made the One great. The game sharing.
On the other hand, most people were salty about their policies (I was too initially) because they wanted physical discs and no DRM. Microsoft's policies were built for an environment that wasn't ready for them yet. Basically went too far into the future and told everyone to adapt. But now that they took back all of this, it might mean more of my friends get XB1's.
squidhands
Member
new AI will be called Cerebella, and she will be even more sassy, British, and full of double entendres for all the kids that are just hitting puberty.
Dongs Macabre
aka Daedalos42
They can still make family sharing and stuff work.
Here's what I think MS should do.
When you put your disc in, a message pops up:
Do you want to register this game to your account?
Then it lists the features people get for registering the game, and also the cons (no trading in the game, etc)
People who choose to register the game can then get access to family sharing, no disc swapping, etc, etc.
People who choose not to can trade in the games.
I expect companies will do online passes for the Xbox One for the people who buy used copies, though (and I'm sure the PS4 will also have some sort of DRM for companies that want it).
Also, people will have the option to register their disc any time they want, as long as the disc has not been sued on another console (to prevent people from registering used games).
Then, slowly start transitioning people to digital-only.
Offer sales, price drops, and tons of stuff for digital games. Eventually, I can see the Xbox One going from discs to codes that you can order in stores.
Here's what I think MS should do.
When you put your disc in, a message pops up:
Do you want to register this game to your account?
Then it lists the features people get for registering the game, and also the cons (no trading in the game, etc)
People who choose to register the game can then get access to family sharing, no disc swapping, etc, etc.
People who choose not to can trade in the games.
I expect companies will do online passes for the Xbox One for the people who buy used copies, though (and I'm sure the PS4 will also have some sort of DRM for companies that want it).
Also, people will have the option to register their disc any time they want, as long as the disc has not been sued on another console (to prevent people from registering used games).
Then, slowly start transitioning people to digital-only.
Offer sales, price drops, and tons of stuff for digital games. Eventually, I can see the Xbox One going from discs to codes that you can order in stores.
Blue Ninja
Member
Damn. This is great news. I think I'm getting an Xbox One.
HiredN00bs
Member
For some reason it's not reply-linked anymore.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Well damn MS, I didn't think you had the balls. Good stuff.
Now, there is the price issue which still has me turned off, but the system as a whole just got a lot more attractive.
:lol
Now, there is the price issue which still has me turned off, but the system as a whole just got a lot more attractive.
:lol
Well, no one told Microsoft they had to go full tilt. They could have easily implemented the sharing feature only for digital games, etc. I do agree that the Xbox One is a far more likely shade of the future than the PS4 though, people are going to have to accept that sooner or later.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Small update, but it seems the Halo TV series is being made in part by Ambin TV, and may see a TV network.
Via The Hollywood Reporter
Via The Hollywood Reporter
This is a good thing, IMO. That puts more pressure on delivering a quality product (alternatively, it might also lead to pressure to make it more of a mainstream product too, I guess.)
Orochinagis
Member
Blazblue CP becomes a ps3 exclusive, damn you sony stop making exclusives.
The Real Napsta
Member
Pretty sure they already confirmed digital releases at every game's launch, unless that was part of what they changed today.
"burn" games to his hard drive? I think he means "rip"
The Librarian
Banned
It was MS's decision to pull family sharing. Given that they're allowing used games now, it'd probably be better to bring it back and bump down the number of people you can share a game with. Two or three people instead of ten. Maybe five. That's a good compromise because lending physical copies will only go so far.
As long as I can't trade in my digital content for money so I can subsidize myself to buy new stuff, I'm glad "the future" is being put on hold.
Hm. A small staff? Anyway, most excellent. So hyped for this.
User 73706
Banned
rip in peace
While I enjoyed some of the things that the Xbone DRM brought to the table, we simply aren't ready for them yet. There isn't enough inexpensive and wide spread internet access for them to function in such a way that they wouldn't impede more consumers than would have taken advantage of the technology.
While I understand the frustration fully, I'll miss the family plan and the ability to trade my games to others online.
I fully embrace an all-online future, but we need to have the internet everywhere first.
While I understand the frustration fully, I'll miss the family plan and the ability to trade my games to others online.
I fully embrace an all-online future, but we need to have the internet everywhere first.
Orochinagis
Member
Lol, Gears of Wars Judgment at 76 dollars in Games of Demand.
fuck region prices.
fuck region prices.
Blue Ninja
Member
This is why everyone bitching that today's news is setting back an all-digital future should look at the facts. An all-digital future with Microsoft at the helm is not going to work.
Syphon Filter
Member
Nice news regarding xbox one today. Now don't mess up halo.
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
Pretty sure they already confirmed digital releases at every game's launch, unless that was part of what they changed today.
No it looks like digital day one releases are still happening.
I was ready to just buy all of my games digitally given that there'd be no route to sell them, but with the recent news, I'm only going to do that for games I know I'll always be playing.
Steelyuhas
Member
The digital model gets cheaper when retail sales are very limited or nonexistent. Obviously this is not the situation with the 360 and therefore is a pointless comparison.
Syphon Filter
Member
I'm going digital only.
OdysseusVA
Banned
I see butt cheeks
xxjuicesxx
Member
I feel like we wont if we've installed the game? Have they confirmed this?
Really, feel like if we install a game we've bought we should be able to play from anywhere without the disc. Since its all digital and whatnot. Even if you have to redownload it at the other non-home location.
MaximumFlipFlop
Banned
Well if you didn't want to deal with discs anymore you still can go that route. Both Microsoft and Sony (who is already doing this) will support day 1 digital. The good thing now is that gamers who want to go disc based can without feeling shafted.
Now they can't confirm if you still own the game or not, and so I doubt they'd allow you to.
Steelyuhas
Member
That how it was going to be, but not anymore.
Digital will still work that way though, so just be a sane person and just purchase your games digitally.
Orochinagis
Member
It would be great if the Xbox One will get "steam" sales after launch for titles with several months in the market.
neoism
Member
WHAT THE FUCK :*(
He just had a baby girl this past October :*****************************************(
Hydranockz
Member
The Xbox Live Marketplace, in the last year, has seen some amazing sales in digital content.
neoism
Member
its just like 360 you need the disc
Orochinagis
Member
It is always Braid and some randoms arcade titles, Im talking some like Xbox games at 300 mps like they are doing recently but it is cheaper because of the Next gen console.
I hope they keep the first download license is shared with all the accounts in the console
Killmanjaro81
Member
This!
Seeing as i dont really buy a lot of used games or trade in my games i never really cared about the DRM or the always online deal (cause im almost always online) but im glad that if the internet is not seen within 24 hours my xbox wont turn into a useless pile of junk.
But im really sad and disappointed that they have to take out family sharing, it really sounded like a promising and money saving idea. If Xbone can have family sharing in and permanently integrated somehow the decision for a console would be so much easier.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Just finished Last of Us. Damn. What a ride.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Clicker dies at the end.
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