I bought a Sega Master System a couple months ago.
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I bought a Sega Master System a couple months ago.
BradleyLove
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This is now the third most read article from BBC News.
Xbox One: Microsoft defends pre-owned games rules
Xbox One: Microsoft defends pre-owned games rules
Ha, we can only hope.
They have had the no disc swap option for 8 years it is games on demand. Guess what no one wanted it because the pricing sucks. Now they are trying to force games on demand shit on everyone with the same horrible prices.
Ardenyal
Member
Well the european economy is in need of a bit of cash injection so maybe something good will actually come of all this.
People have pointed out before that if anything happened to steam, as it went bust not likely that they could just get rid of the drm in that case. strangely people will accept that steam would sort if out but not ms. This isn't an ideological thing as people have admitted the don't mind steam doing it as the price is right go figure
digoutyoursoul
Member
That makes it worse in my opinion. Money hatting to lure people into a shit ecosystem
Do you know what MS did to the original Xbox games?
I gues you are not from Europe because reading your post I know you are clueless about the European law.
tinfoilhatman
all of my posts are my avatar
Honestly I think this sounds pretty cool, under this model I'll probably end up actually playing MORE of my friends and families games than I do today.
I'll be buying all my games digitally anyways so the used game thing means nothing to me, nothing Microsoft can say will make Gaf happy so that's pretty much a foregone conclusion........based on my usage patterns this setup sounds VERY reasonable with a lot of advantages.
I'll be buying all my games digitally anyways so the used game thing means nothing to me, nothing Microsoft can say will make Gaf happy so that's pretty much a foregone conclusion........based on my usage patterns this setup sounds VERY reasonable with a lot of advantages.
Yeah, it sucks but it will draw people in.
Yes, because games will make it all go away. Come on, man.
Yeah, I never said it would. Come on, man.
Online functionality eventually ended, big deal. Online functionality is done for basically all Dreamcast, PS2, and soon enough, Wii games. But you can still play original Xbox games single player (or LAN if the game supports it)
Blunty3000 this dude is totally Microsoft fan....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et8X0H6JslY
he make every thing look good..... will not all of them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et8X0H6JslY
he make every thing look good..... will not all of them
They turned off xbox live for the og xbox ( I have one too) it doesn't stop you playing the games on your xbox or xbox 360 which is what a lot of people have been complaining.
So sorry you take it so personally.
digoutyoursoul
Member
Gut feeling is they will but hope to be proved wrong. Gaming sucks at the moment, console reveals should be exciting , not this awful shit
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BolognaSoup
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BBC ran a story today towards the top of Google News right now.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22812743
I hope this console fails. Plain and simple.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22812743
I hope this console fails. Plain and simple.
Captain Tuttle
Member
It's clear the MS is trying to drag console gamers kicking and screaming into an all digital future which I happen to think is inevitable. But right now they're trying to maintain some middle ground and failing spectacularly. They should either give up on this nonsense and have things remain as they are right now on the 360 or go all digital, half-measures never please anyone.
GoddyofAus
Banned
Glad to see the media hooking on to this. This is a shitstorm that is only just starting to crack thunder.
So sorry you couldn't comprehend my post.
anexanhume
Member
It has a lot of good features like play on partial download, cloud storage, background updates, instant on with voice or controller. The controller has a low power state so it never truly disconnects, it can use standard micro USB, the feedback triggers etc. It's just overwhelmed with the shitty ones. It's like they started with good decisions and then they let the executives trim the BOM for long term cheapness and publishers basically wrote their game policy.
First it was just the hardcore gamers that were outraged, now the anger has reached mainstream media (Time, Forbes, etc) and I think that even the biggest MS fanboy has to to at least be worried that the system they plan on buying day 1 is dead in the water from day 1. Shell out $600 -$800 for a sytem that might go the way of the Sega Saturn or the Dreamcast? I really don't think so. Lending a game to a friend of mine, who happens to only be an XBL friend for 25 days not possible? Why? Who are you to tell me who I can sell, borrow or give my game to?
And how are you gonna check family/friends? What if I am adopted and don't look like my family? Will the system stop me from playing? Perhaps a ridiculous example, but this whole situation is rather ridiculous.
And how are you gonna check family/friends? What if I am adopted and don't look like my family? Will the system stop me from playing? Perhaps a ridiculous example, but this whole situation is rather ridiculous.
Sorry you could not comprehend mine without being offended. Which of course, you obviously are.
You will want to rethink your choice of words.
BolognaSoup
Member
Of course. This is ALWAYS how corporations try to drop bad news. Stories get buried through the weekend and new headlines emerge on Monday.
Be silly to think that a mega corp like M$ didn't consider the EU market as well as the laws pertaining to the selling/trading of goods. I am sure they have some type of plan in place to circumvent those laws to implement the same strategy they are using in North America.
This nonsense coupled with the NSA mining, which I figured was happening, is just disgusting. People should be mad as hell.
toadsworth
Banned
This is insane. My Xbox live account got hacked last year, and to get my money back the idiots as MS customer service reset my account. I lost all of my friends, achievements, DLC etc... Had this happened with the xbone i would have lost every single game i have ever purchased for the console. MS better seriously fix their flawed account systems before they implement this or there will be serious customer service issues.
Now I am just confused. You win I guess.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Yes, and thuway just basically posted the same thing in the E3 Sony thread. He doesn't even know if they'll exempt first-party games, which means I'm completely out of next gen.
Corleth the Fey
Member
It's also done for a fuck load of 360 games.
Sony has said that they won't be requiring it, it's up to publishers themselves. People are saying that there is no drm because Sony is not having a having to log in to psn.
LOL, whatever you say.
Robert J. Sullivan
Member
This is kind of a deal breaker to me. As someone who has PC/360/PS3 and enjoyed everyone one of them (I still miss a Nintendo console though 
) I don't think I'll get this console. I almost never used internet for my PS360 exept for game updates as I don't dig competitive multiplayer and I only play local coop. I'll wait for the conference to see the games but I don't think things are going to change a lot. Sure I'd be kinda pissed if Dead Rising 3 ended up to be a One exclusive but I can get over it.
) I don't think I'll get this console. I almost never used internet for my PS360 exept for game updates as I don't dig competitive multiplayer and I only play local coop. I'll wait for the conference to see the games but I don't think things are going to change a lot. Sure I'd be kinda pissed if Dead Rising 3 ended up to be a One exclusive but I can get over it.Well, hopefully Sony clarifies their used-game policy at E3. Personally, I buy a lot of used games, and only a few new games at launch.
:lol What is this?
:lol What is this?
Infinite power of the cloud will be a real game breaker
in some alternative dimension probably
Resident_UA
Member
Who are those people that are saying that this is not as bad as they thought it was going to be?!
You can't rent/lend games. You have to be connected to the internet. The only option that you have is to give a game to a friend, but I doubt many people would do this. If you ever decide that you want to play that game again you would have to buy it again.
Possible trade in option might be a good news for some (Personally I believe that trading in is a scam). But keep in mind that Gamestop will have more rights now. That disc that you will be trading in will be unusable anywhere else, so they potentially could just give you $5 for that game and feel like you should be thanking them...
You can't rent/lend games. You have to be connected to the internet. The only option that you have is to give a game to a friend, but I doubt many people would do this. If you ever decide that you want to play that game again you would have to buy it again.
Possible trade in option might be a good news for some (Personally I believe that trading in is a scam). But keep in mind that Gamestop will have more rights now. That disc that you will be trading in will be unusable anywhere else, so they potentially could just give you $5 for that game and feel like you should be thanking them...
Stating the obvious.
……forgetit
Member
It seems like it's possible for publishers to use DRM policies on the PS4 but Sony isn't doing it, so I guess it's similar to online passes now.
SirDanteGuapo
Neo Member
Makes two of us. Never, EVER thought I would've said that. I hate PC gaming, but I suppose I'll have to do that....... Not looking forward to drivers/graphics card/firmware or whatever the problem will be smh.