Xbox One Announcement

[Raven]

Just make sure you put something in front of the Kinect so it can't record you fapping.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Just make sure you put something in front of the Kinect so it can't record you fapping.

Wouldn't that be against the point?

 

[Hawkwind]

Just make sure you put something in front of the Kinect so it can't record you fapping.

Why would you be fapping to xbox content? It would not even be switched on. Unless they are bringing out a XXXbox virtual Lara Croft in 3D with a neural interface so you feel everything. Now that's technology worth inventing!

 

[Mkilbride]

Just shows they have no headache.

Also, thisi s what Kinect is for.

http://www.vg247.com/2010/11/15/porn-star-tests-kinect-nude-limits-on-video/

 

[Access Denied]

Isn't Kinect going to be optional use anyway?

 

[Mkilbride]

Isn't Kinect going to be optional use anyway?

Nope, it is 100% required, still.

 

[BloodOmen]

If anyone is still going to buy an Xbox 180 after all this shit just do one thing, masturbate furiously infront of Kinect at every given opportunity for the lovely people at the NSA.

 

[Raven]

If the machine is switched on then the Kinect is on and filming away. It is even on (kinda) when it's off so you can turn it on by voice.

 

[Deebs]

PS4 for me, MS can kindly fuckoff and die. They tried to be my master and dictate terms, they failed at that point, regardless of them changing their intentions I now know that they are and will steer clear from them. These are frightening times to be in and we need to be standing firm.

 

[Aada]

I'm not getting an Xbox One because I don't like and don't want Kinect it does not interest me at all.

Regarding DRM, I can understand console users who have NEVER owned a PC game off steam moaning about it, but for those here moaning that have used Steam for years and understand what DRM is what is the problem?

You can't share bought games on Steam with friends and you can't trade them in after you complete them sooooooooo what is the problem with console DRM? You aren't new to it and Steam have been shafting you for years and years, so why the big fuss about console DRM?

Not trying to be an arse I'm just trying to understand the problem with console DRM, which is something PC gamers have accepted on Steam.

 

[Raven]

Because console games generally have the longevity of salmon left out in the sun. At least with PC games you get mods and whatnot to extend their life.

Personally I am not bothered about trading games in, stopped doing that when I got a job.

My major problem with the Xbox is that it is trying to be a glorified sky+ box and advert tool.

 

[Aada]

Because console games generally have the longevity of salmon left out in the sun. At least with PC games you get mods and whatnot to extend their life.

Personally I am not bothered about trading games in, stopped doing that when I got a job.

Still, you can't trade PC games bought off Steam mods or not and people accept this, yet console's try it and suddenly people get pissy?

How much of a hold does Steam have on the PC game market? a good chunk aint it?

 

[Raven]

Still, you can't trade PC games bought off Steam mods or not and people accept this, yet console's try it and suddenly people get pissy?

Because console games generally have the longevity of salmon left out in the sun. At least with PC games you get mods and whatnot to extend their life.

 

[Gwadien]

Still, you can't trade PC games bought off Steam mods or not and people accept this, yet console's try it and suddenly people get pissy?

'cos I pay like £5 for a decent game on Steam, whilst the cheapest for the same game on Xbox will be £20.

 

[Raven]

There is that too, most games I buy are no where near RRP, If I get 50 hours out of a £20 game I am more than happy, it's also nice to replay a decent game a few years later.

For example, I am currently replaying the fear series (via steam!)

 

[Aada]

'cos I pay like £5 for a decent game on Steam, whilst the cheapest for the same game on Xbox will be £20.

Are we talking exact same games? or similar games?

Because I could scroll through the top 20 selling games on Steam that are on the Xbox 360 that you could buy CHEAPER on the Xbox 360 if you shop around.

It's not as if PC games retail at £25 these days at release, most major PC games are now £30-£35 on Steam at release, you can buy the exact same game on a console at release day for usually £35-£37, hardly a huge price difference.

 

[Raven]

That's if you want them now, now, now. If you are willing to wait they are often included in stupid deals, 60% off etc.

 

[Gwadien]

Are we talking exact same games? or similar games?

Because I could scroll through the top 20 selling games on Steam that are on the Xbox 360 that you could buy CHEAPER on the Xbox 360 if you shop around.

It's not as if PC games retail at £25 these days at release, most major PC games are now £30-£35 on Steam at release, you can buy the exact same game on a console at release day for usually £35-£37, hardly a huge price difference.

I never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever buy single player games on release, purely 'cos there's no point, I buy MMOs on release and the odd FPS game on release, that's about it, I paid £25 for BF3 on release, think on the same website I bought it from, it was £35 for xbox.

You've lost this one, give up

 

[Aada]

That's if you want them now, now, now. If you are willing to wait they are often included in stupid deals, 60% off etc.

Console games go down to almost half price 2-4 weeks after release, honestly console games go down in price so fast these days, much much faster than waiting for a Steam sale.

Also lets compare release days, not sales.

 

[Aada]

I never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever buy single player games on release, purely 'cos there's no point, I buy MMOs on release and the odd FPS game on release, that's about it, I paid £25 for BF3 on release, think on the same website I bought it from, it was £35 for xbox.

You've lost this one, give up

Lost? not in the slightest, my argument is that at the end of the day Steam has been DRMing PC gamers for years and PC gamers know full well what DRM is yet when a sniff of consoles doing DRM they throw a hissy fit at something they have been bending over and taking it in the arse from Steam for a long long long time.

DRM on a console and people that play PC games and moaning about it is just absolutely hilarious.

 

[Gwadien]

Lost? not in the slightest, my argument is that at the end of the day Steam has been DRMing PC gamers for years and PC gamers know full well what DRM is yet when a sniff of consoles doing DRM they throw a hissy fit at something they have been bending over and taking it in the arse from Steam for a long long long time.

DRM on a console and people that play PC games and moaning about it is just absolutely hilarious.

I haven't actually traded a game since I was like 15, and that was at School, I would never 'trade' a game, because it's not worth it, yay, £3 for a game I spent £40 on.

 

[BloodOmen]

I never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever buy single player games on release, purely 'cos there's no point, I buy MMOs on release and the odd FPS game on release, that's about it, I paid £25 for BF3 on release, think on the same website I bought it from, it was £35 for xbox.

You've lost this one, give up

You own The War Z... sorry Infection: Survivor Stories - your opinion on gaming is there for invalid

 

[Raven]

Lost? not in the slightest, my argument is that at the end of the day Steam has been DRMing PC gamers for years and PC gamers know full well what DRM is yet when a sniff of consoles doing DRM they throw a hissy fit at something they have been bending over and taking it in the arse from Steam for a long long long time.

DRM on a console and people that play PC games and moaning about it is just absolutely hilarious.

What? DRM has nothing to do with not being able to trade games... It means digital rights management, piracy prevention.

You don't have to be always online when using steam, it has a perfectly functional offline mode. Steam (and any online store, be it console stores or whatever) are the perfect example of DRM done right.

 

[Aada]

I'm just saying DRM on a console for me it was never going to be a deal breaker. Kinect was the deal breaker.

 

[Bigmac]

A PC is built mainly for 1 person to operate so DRM wouldn't be an issue if done properly where are consoles are built for multiple users. If I pay £20-£40 for a physical copy of a console game I damn well want the ability to play it on another console be it a friends or my own.

eg - I own fifa, friend invites me and a few others for a few beers at his house, i fetch fifa down so we can all have a blast on it, then microsoft says you have to pay a extra fee to do that. Get fucked. Glad they scrapped that idea but they have to do more convincing if they want me to buy a xbox 180 over a ps4.

 

[Embattle]

Console games go down to almost half price 2-4 weeks after release, honestly console games go down in price so fast these days, much much faster than waiting for a Steam sale.

Also lets compare release days, not sales.

Although as I've stated many times before Steam generally isn't the cheapest.

Xbox One pre orders are apparently up, I suspect the future numbers will show PS4 with the edge on overall numbers but not by massive amount.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

How often in life do you think "I know, I'll bring this game round a mate's to play on his PC, multiplayer in the same room?"

Now compare that to consoles. It happens a lot.

 

[DaGaffer]

I'd be prepared to bet good money MS blinked because of publisher pressure not the direct comments of the fanbois. If nervous publishers suddenly started cutting back initial sales expectations, or worse, delaying or threatening to cancel Day 1 releases (because of their own shareholders usually), that's the kind of action that can blow MS' business plan into the weeds.

 

[Yaka]

gamesstop stopped taking order sfor xbox one, there were rumours other major retialers in america and europe who consider the 2nd hand market a big part of thier buisness were gonna follow.

had fuck all to do with fan bois and publishers. ms got scared lack shelf space in stores would hurt em bad

 

[ECA]

Idd, when the rumours came out months and months before launch and everyone said THATS A TERRIBLE IDEA, THEY CANT POSSIBLY DO THAT . They didn't change their mind then.
When they released the idea in the wild and got feedback and it was WTF IS DIS SHIT their reaction was "got bad interwebs? thankfully you can buy an xbox 360! ", only when they saw how raped they were getting by sony when preorders started did they turn it around and go WE LISTENED BROS.

fuck em.