Xbox One- what would it take to get YOU to buy one ?

Leafhopper said:
No Titanfall would have been made without MS. The developers already said that MS moneyhatted it to be console exclusive and if they made a 2nd one they would want it to be on the PS4 as well.
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I'm pretty sure that's not true. MS gave Respawn the X1 specs while Sony did not. MS provided the Azure platform to them. Titanfall almost got canceled because they weren't reaching their project goals so MS stepped in and funded the rest.
 
mike4001_ said:
That I can see happening.

I doubt that Remedy will do a bad job.

Forza 5 was great .. it was just lacking content => Should be fixed with 6

Ori looks promising :)
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No doubt.

leobebes said:
If a game is moneyhatted or not, I seriously don't care. However, I keep seeing Titanfall come up when it comes to the subject of moneyhatting.

Can someone end the back and forth once and for all for me please?

Was Titanfall really moneyhatted or is it true that Titanfall wouldn't have been made if it weren't for Microsoft's funding?

And is there a distinction here?
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Wouldn't have been made without MS's funding. Wouldn't have been kept away from Sony platforms for life time without moneyhat.
 
I will probably buy one eventually when enough exclusive games have piled up, but I can see that taking a while. I have pretty much everything covered with a Wii U, both handhelds and a PC, but I bought a PS4 for some reason too, I don't need a new console anytime soon.
 
Got a WiiU and a Ps4. That is all i need. XBox exclusive games like Halo and GoW never appealed to me. Sunset Overdrive is a tad too far out there for me.
Short answer: Not buying a xbox one.

Long answer: Show me games that appeal to me and i might buy one. Alan Wake and Mass Effect did the trick and made me buy an xbox360 last gen.
 
weeeeezy said:
Titanfall almost got canceled because they weren't reaching their project goals so MS stepped in and funded the rest..
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Arghhh...

This is maddening.

So what's the GAF consensus on what constitutes a moneyhat?

So let's say a game starts development as a multiplatform game. Midway through development, publisher runs into issues and stares down the barrel of outright cancellation. Console company A swoops in and saves game. Console company A gets exclusivity as a result.

Would this still be considered moneyhatting? What incentive would console company A have by saving a game so it can still be ported over to a competitor?
 
You know what? I think they just might have already done it. They've completely turned things around. So much so that I almost regret getting a PS4 over an XB1. But then I remember the Vita exists and PS4 makes a pretty neat accessory to that so all in all I wouldn't say I quite regret it. If you took Vita out of the equation then I'm pretty sure I would though.

I think I am gonna need to get an XB1 soon. It has a number of great exclusives I want and they're getting Gold on par with Plus, albeit without free handheld games. I think if there's a good Halo Collection bundle come November I just might bite.
 
Shenmue3. Not even kidding. Give me that game and I'll buy your console. I don't like the design and the weak hardware, so they need to best exclusives ever to be interesting to me.
 
I bought one a few weeks after Halo: The Master Chief Collection was announced. That as exactly what I needed. :-)
 
Dragonborn said:
So the story goes. But yea, I have a hard time believing that EA would have killed thier big FPS from the CoD creators. It would have been made regardless, in my opinion.
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So either Geoff Keighley, Respawn, MS, or EA are filthy liars? Or could it be possibly true that MS saved Titanfall from cancellation?
 
leobebes said:
Arghhh...

This is maddening.

So what's the GAF consensus on what constitutes a moneyhat?

So let's say a game starts development as a multiplatform game. Midway through development, publisher runs into issues and stares down the barrel of outright cancellation. Console company A swoops in and saves game. Console company A gets exclusivity as a result.

Would this still be considered moneyhatting? What incentive would console company A have by saving a game so it can still be ported over to a competitor?
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Something like COD dlc being on xbox first is a good example of money hatting. No technical reasons why it can't be on ps4 at the same time.
 
leobebes said:
So what's the GAF consensus on what constitutes a moneyhat?
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All money changes hands for games, whether it's development costs, buying exclusivity, buying the game outright, or a combination of them. It doesn't really matter how a console owner gets games, does it?

If there's a game you just have to have and it's on a console you don't own, you buy it, or you do without and move on.
 
It would have to have numerous exclusives that I cared enough about to warrant the purchase. The PC and PS4 already cover 90% of everything I would want to play and I plan to pick up a Wii U this holiday to cover another big chunk of titles.

At this juncture there is only Quantum Break and Sunset Overdrive that I would would want to play and that just isn't going to cut it to pull the trigger on a $500+ investment.
 
Not much, honestly. My gaming time is limited and i'd much rather invest the 300+ euros for a Xbox One into games for my other platforms.

If it were down to it, I might pick one up in a few years or so for around a 100/200$ if it had an absolute must-play exclusive, but that's very, very unlikely seeing as I really have no interest in any of Microsoft's current franchises.
 
Just my opinion but hardware wise it's an inferior platform for gaming
The pricing needs to reflect this to get me to budge. They need to understand they are offering a product that brings less to the table all the while charging more for it.

Kinect in the box with a game thrown in for 399.99 and I'll bite. I don't know who they are kidding valuing their kinect at 100 bucks it's worth maybe 50 to me.

Show me some more games that are system exclusive and that bring good multiplayer to the table.
I got a ps4 WiiU and pc, I need a good reason to buy the Xbox
 
Cultivate some really good IPs and studios. I've felt kind of like MS really treated gaming as secondary on the One as a Trojan hourse into my living room. If that was the case it would have been cheaper to create a Roku/Apple TV competitor.

I think putting Spencer at the helm was a good start, but first party output needs a shot in the arm.
 
I'll probably get one for Forza 6, assuming that it is to 5 what 3 was to 2. That's really the only Xbox franchise that interests me, and it's where I spent most of my time on the 360.
 
I already have PC, PS4, WiiU. I need some good SP games like Crackdown, Alan Wake to buy a Xbone.

- Good amount of 1st party games. Not interested in online only games like Titanfall
- Slim edition. The current xbone & kinect is too big, I dont have enough space in my entertainment center.
- $299 Kinect Bundle.
 
Quantum Break releasing.

Being able to get the system (preferably with Kinect) for $350 would probably sell me, so it'll be a little while. But QB will certainly test me.
 
MCC already has me sold (would love some ODST and Reach DLC but I digress). Waiting to see what bundles come out for SO, or if one is coming for MCC.
 
I got a PS4 a few months ago.

As far as an Xbox goes, I'll probably get one within 18 months.

None of the exclusives really thrill me so far. Titanfall isn't for me (not a huge fan of online MP unless it's co-op) and Sunset Overdrive doesn't appeal to me. Whether or not it's true, that game seems designed by focus group. 'Oh hey look at how EDGY this game is we're so PUNK!'

The game may end up being great (I do like that it's colourful) but at this point I don't have the urge to buy a machine for it.

I am a Gears fan though- I've played Horde Mode more than any other online game ever. A new gears with a great Horde Mode or even a remaster of the old trilogy might make me bite.

If not, I'll grab one whenever there's a 'gotta play it' game on the machine. So far there have been a few exclusives that interest me, but the two that appeal to me the most, Ryse and Dead Rising 3, have PC versions anyway.

I figure the longer I wait the better the lineup will be when I finally buy one. No rush at all- my PC and WiiU and PS4 and Vita are all great at the moment.
 
5 years into the gen and for 150 bucks used - maybe.

After all the DRM stuff I don't want to support them or their future visions.
 
It needs to be cheap enough as a second console i.e. £199-£250 the wiiu price point basically. Its too expensive if you already have a PS4 as there isn't enough differentiation.

In my case the lack of Japanese games is what drove me from the platform in the first place.
 
Nothing at this time; they do not deserve my money. It would have to be free.

Furthermore, I don't think that Microsoft's efforts constitute a valuable contribution to the console space; many of the things they did and tried to do are quite appalling. It's nice that they keep Sony in check (monopolies are bad), but in order to continue serving this purpose there is no need for them to actually do well and have console sales on the same level as PS4. So no sale for me.

Anyway, credit where credit is due: We need to thank Microsoft for how well PS4 turned out.
 
I don't know. The biggest issue is that I don't really feel like I'm missing out on a lot by not buying one; I've already experience a lot of what they have to offer on the 360 and I'm kind of burnt out on Halo.

I've got a gaming PC, a PS4 and a Wii U, so my money would probably be better spent on games for them.
 
AmFreak said:
I'm still disgusted to this day about what they tried to pull.
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I do believe the main factor in this BS was Don Mattrick. And he sold his idea somehow to the board ...

I don´t think that seeing MS as "all bad" is right.

Also taking into account that since the beginning of 2014 they didn´t make any bad choices.
 
gioGAF said:
When the sun rises in the west and sets in the east, when the seas go dry and mountains blow in the wind like leaves. Then I would buy one.

Seriously, I see no point in getting a bone. PS4 has better versions of all multiplats and will have a better line up of exclusives as history has proven. Even if you prefer MS exclusives, they are usually not truly exclusive (get them on PC). If you want a secondary console, the Nintendo offering is much better since there is less overlap.
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This is basically how I feel about it. Maybe I would grab an Xbone around 200 or less. I don't care about snap, kinect or any of that other stuff. So, for me, the Xbone is essentially a less powerful PS4 for me, tech-wise.

Considering I already have a PS4 and Wii U, I don't think the current Xbone library is appealing. I would play Titanfall but it seems like a rental game at best. I already have access to a superior version of every multiplat with my PS4 so that's not going to help its case.

MS is probably just about done with 3rd party exclusives. It's going to take giant checks to buy games away from Sony when the Xbone is selling so poorly by comparison. So that's 3rd party exclusives off the list of positive reasons to buy.

I think MS has the worst first party in gaming by a considerable margin. Halo, Gears, Forza, Fable on repeat doesn't appeal to me. Destiny will easily replace whatever entertainment I would get from Halo and I wouldn't lose sleep passing on Gears. Fable and Forza could not be less appealing to me.

Finally, I don't really like MS as a company. They've built their brand partly by attempting to lower the value of the competition rather than improving the quality of their own product. Maybe if MS spent less money trying to keep content off the other consoles they would have been able to invest more in their mediocre first party offering.
 
I bought one when Gamestop was having a good deal on trade ins. To be honest though, I've given serious thoughts to selling it. I originally bought one for Dead Rising 3, Titanfall, and Sunset Overdrive, thinking those games along with whatever MS had to show at E3 would justify the price. Sadly DR3 turned out to be a disappointment and Titanfall got old quickly which just leaves Sunset. Then there was MS's ho-hum E3 showing in which all of the games I want (Phantom Dust and Scalebound) probably aren't even coming until 2016. Unless Sunset Overdrive completely blows my socks off, I'll probably wind up trading it in at the end of the year. There are a ton of multiplats I'd love to play but won't be able to afford.
 
Cheaper price pretty much. The software and prospective outlook on the platform is looking really damn good. Just can't justify having it *now.*
 
A lineup of solid, non-timed exclusives, preferably not the usual shooter fare.

But as an owner of a gaming PC, a chunk of those may end up ported anyway.
I called out Dead Rising 3 coming to PC after the "...There's no plans to." answer I got from the guy at Eurogamer Expo last year.

He may as well have winked.
 
I'm tempted for the halo collection but it's just too expensive for one series and the other exclusives don't really float my boat. I'll borrow it off my mate when he has a lul time between titles.
 
Games. I have a PS4, a PC and zero interest in their multimedia crap. I'd buy if I could get one at like $300 plus Sunset Overdrive or if Cave makes a Shooting Collection/starts making new ports (or heaven forbid, games) that are somehow Xbox Exclusive once again. I think even their mobile efforts have died down though so I don't think that's likely.

So yeah currently it basically has to drop to a price I consider worth it for Sunset Overdrive and a $60 PC controller I'm not sure I'll prefer over the DS4 or 360 pad anyway.And I really don't need another box in my entertainment center.

mike4001_ said:
I do believe the main factor in this BS was Don Mattrick. And he sold his idea somehow to the board ...

I don´t think that seeing MS as "all bad" is right.

Also taking into account that since the beginning of 2014 they didn´t make any bad choices.
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I doubt one man made all the difference here, they've clearly abandoned all the BS (I'm still pissy about the parity clause though I know most gamers couldn't give less of a fuck about devs)
 
Already got mine but new games from Remedy, Insomniac and Platinum make it a must have machine anyway.
 
Scalebound will likely insure I get one at some point. The question is if there will be more to incite me getting one sooner.

Right now, there's not a lot on either the PS4 or XBone that's making me rush out and get one or the other. But more stuff flavored like Scalebound would at least tip the scales towards what I may get first.

Otherwise, I'm happy with my Wii U and PS3 right now.
 
To add a little balance..me and my mates already have them :)

Like any console the "right" price and some good exclusive games will help a lot.

Unfortunately (for Xbox) I think one of the biggest sellers is "what all your friends have"

Xbox also tried to sell to parents rather than kids....
 
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