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[creyas]

I had heard this rumor too about 35 minutes ago. Now they're saying it's just a game reveal. *shrug* Supposedly in 2-3 hours.

Take it with a grain of salt

Why would microsoft do it, they have Titanfall .................. well someone was gonna say it. I seriously cannot see this happening it would be just too destructive and leave an impression that they don't have any faith in their own product.

Looks like we are getting some more Titanfall footage soon

 

[Rourkey]

if its true i'll still go digital only to avoid disc swapping!

 

[def sim]

I am not familiar with the source.

 

[schwabdizzle]

Drop the bundled kinect.
And drop the price to $359~399

This

 

[FlyFaster]

oh but I thought PS4 wasn't a threat.

 

[oVerde]

This won't help them, in not even a degree.

 

[Gorillaz]

I still think they are going to wait for year one sales and response before they do this

 

[aristotle]

"Sources tell us"

Wow, how easy would it be to make that up, get page hits and ad revenue, and then later recant their statements saying their "sources" got it wrong?

Nah, they wouldn't do that.

Except it's not just from one person. Read up a few posts.

 

[AgentP]

It will be fun to read B3D and hear how they spin it, those guys are cheer-leading every XB1 negative as a positive, especially the "MS is leading the digital future and Sony is in the past..". I can see MS changing their stance with all the backlash, you can't show people the "future" they will accept in five years if you can't sell your console this year.

 

[Sqorgar]

Even if this were true, Microsoft has shown has completely they don't get it, and I just couldn't trust them to not screw me over in the future. You only get one first impression, and the Xbone's was BAD.

 

[Viruz]

No way in hell. They've dug the hole too deep.

MS MUST retract. They better will, good PR etc...

 

[Krev]

If this were true I'd consider buying X1 for the exclusives.

But I really doubt it is.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Yeah that's not happening.

 

[VanWinkle]

Hmm about two hours ago famousmortimer said this on Twitter:

He's been right on with stuff before...

 

[excaliburps]

Not to be a jerk, but I doubt an unheard of site (at least on my end), will have this big of an exclusive and doesn't even tag it as a rumor.

What's even more annoying here is, even if you email Microsoft PR, they won't reply. Been that way since this whole DRM, "always-on" thing kicked into high hear. Can't get them to give an official statement since they don't want anymore negative press.

EDIT: Well, if the statements above are true, then we're in for a treat?! But this isn't just MS' only problem. There's Kinect being mandatory, used games, $100 more expensive, but this is definitely a good start.

 

[dmg04]

I don't trust this worth a damn.

 

[IMBored]

Ryan from GB was saying that today would be a fun day, and Brad just tweeted that daily dota may be cancelled due to somethings.

 

[chadskin]

If true, good for you Microsoft. I do want to play Forza and Quantum Break one day.

 

[Soler]

I always go to whathifi.com for the latest news.

Should be first post

 

[Lupin3]

I wanna read: "Confirmed rumor: MS to backtrack on force choking customers with Kinect".

But sure, remove the DRM as well, even though not very likely.

 

[border]

So basically this would mean that all games install to the hard drive, but you need the disc spinning in the BR drive to play a particular game. That would be really great news.

And I suppose you'd have to kill or significantly scale back the Family Share program (which was probably a lot more limited and scaled back than people were imagining anyway).

 

[Rockandrollclown]

They'd also have to ditch Kinect and drop to match Sony's price. I'd switch my preorder if it was DRM free and competitively priced.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Unlikely. They are firmly entrenched in pushing their family share (which they still haven't fully detailed) as well as games using the cloud for various processes.

So unless games are going to be reworked and they've dropped family share, this is BS.

 

[Curufinwe]

if its true i'll still go digital only to avoid disc swapping!

I do that now if I only have to pay a few dollars more. I bought digital versions of Just Cause 2, resonance of Fate and Deus Ex HR on the 360.

 

[Viruz]

If true, good for you Microsoft. I do want to play Forza and Quantum Break one day.

Titanfall?

 

[MrDanger88]

I wouldn't blame them, if 3rd parties are still gonna support the PS4 then why should MS bother?

Hmm I never thought of this. Day One if true

 

[Guevara]

MS still has time to turn this ship around. I hope they either salvage it, or destroy it completely.

 

[codhand]

second time i've heard this, unless one informed the other, im leaning heavily in the #TRUTHFACT direction

 

[LukasTaves]

Hopefully they won't remove family sharing.

 

[SRTtoZ]

Hmm...

Maybe this isnt bullshit after all. The problem is they hurt their reputation with a ton of gamers already.

 

[heyitsphil]

awesome if true, and i would give major props to microsoft for backtracking due to consumer outcry even though they will look stupid.

 

[Corran Horn]

"Sources tell us"

Wow, how easy would it be to make that up, get page hits and ad revenue, and then later recant their statements saying their "sources" got it wrong?

Nah, they wouldn't do that.

Welcome to news? Most places just say sources.

 

[shinobi602]

Hmm about two hours ago famousmortimer said this on Twitter:

He's been right on with stuff before...

Interest piqued.

 

[MMaRsu]

If they did drop their DRM scheme... pff man how can you even spin this bullshit

 

[quickwhips]

darn it now no more friends shares if this is true? I would rather have drm and share with 10 people and have always online console. I was looking forward to not having to buy everygame my friends do. I doubt this is true.

My sources are telling me its not true.

 

[jmdajr]

I can't afford this

 

[Curufinwe]

Titanfall?

Will be better on the PC most likely.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

I thought I was more impartial than this, but I feel... that this shouldn't happen? I guess if they would come out and say, "hey, we were idiots for trying this in the first place" and were sincere about their "mistake" modern Sony style, I'd feel a bit better.

 

[Walshicus]

So basically this would mean that all games install to the hard drive, but you need the disc spinning in the BR drive to play a particular game. That would be really great news.

And I suppose you'd have to kill or significantly scale back the Family Share program (which was probably a lot more limited and scaled back than people were imagining anyway).

I suppose you could just limit the Family Share program to non-disc copies of games bought through the Marketplace.

 

[Devilgunman]

Just another site in need of clicks.

 

[kittens]

If Microsoft does this today, I'll honestly be surprised. Talk about eating crow, holy shit.

Those famousmortimer tweets need to be quoted more, lol.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Titanfall... II.

 

[gazele]

Hmm about two hours ago famousmortimer said this on Twitter:

He's been right on with stuff before...

Dude you might wanna delete that, he deleted his tweets and doesn't want to be involved, sounds like we'll find out soon anyway

 

[jordan0386]

Drop 24 hour check in.

If you want your own used game system, go for it.

 

[Ath]

This would be one hell of a turnaround if true.

 

[Megasoum]

They won't do any backtrack until they see the sales by the end of the year.

They already know exactly how many they will sell before the end of the year since they make so little of them and they will be sold out for the first couple of months...

Aka it's the Wii all over again. They actually control how many units they are selling by underproducing the thing to hell.

 

[codhand]

pete god

 

[chubigans]

Hmm about two hours ago famousmortimer said this on Twitter:

He's been right on with stuff before...

Strange considering all his sources are Sony guys and none on the MS side.

Maybe he met some new friends.

 

[Acorn]

Not happening. They are too entrenched.

 

[RiddleofSteel]

Titanfall... II.

LMAO