No, because all those are available without *any* account. You wouldn't need Silver for that.
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No, because all those are available without *any* account. You wouldn't need Silver for that.
Manmademan
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MS doesn't have enough cash on hand or marketshare to buy more than a handful of niche titles. anything significant will be multiplat.
twisteddeeds
Member
Fuck me I only had a quick nap in preperation for tonight...
Just read through from where I left off this morning..
Just read through from where I left off this morning..
Barack Lesnar
Banned
There's no way this Gold thing is true. That would be worse than anyone could have ever imagined. What are they thinking?
Well, when you said they don't fall for bullshit, I was thinking more in terms of anti-consumer stuff.
You left out the most important stuff:
1. Accolades implying but not confirming deified status to the Neogaf community for their communal support.
2. The expressions of sorrow by those who lack faith in the veracity of CBOAT's statements will be used by CBOAT to wash defecation from his backside. He enjoys having a clean backside and therefore he would like to thank those who do not believe in his staments for supply him with free hygiene products.
3. Major Nelson is like an affable muscular guy in spandex putting on a show. Be nice to him. Spandex can chaff.
4. CBOAT's testicles are the substantial representation of his gender identity and procreative capability. They are important to him. However, his linguistic expression also represents a potent social force and is therefore also something he values highly.
Manmademan
Member
I give it about 30 seconds before people start calling it "xbox minus"
The question there is if they're willing to pay a 'next gen price'.
And I'm not talking strictly monetary.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
Member
The sound of the other shoe dropping.
Now I'm going to be nervous as hell during every game reveal hoping to not hear the words "exclusive to XB1". If they get ME2, DR3, and PoP, they got me. The last two are in my top 10 IP.
There is no game they could release that would make me buy the system if they force everyone to pay for their stupid paywall even in single player games.
I'll just go with Sony/PC/Nintendo or keep playing 360.
Surely the wider public would not stand for it either? Just ridiculous. Bad enough being always online, but imagine some kid wanting to play his single player game and then ends up crying to his parents because he can't play it anymore as the fee to be able to play his purchased games hasn't been paid. Utterly horrible. It'd have those who work in EB/GameStop, etc being abused as the games people bought from them are no longer able to play.
all this shows is that companies don't learn from success, only failure
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Some people just wanna watch the world burn.
Clear
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mrklaw said:
Yep, but this way is much more subtle. Maybe I'm just a bit dim (!) but I hadn't really grasped the enormity of the possibilities a device like xbone offers to them in this regard.
I feel like the games aspect is just a Trojan Horse for their larger ambitions in a very concrete and real sense. Its just one form of content within a much more expansive monetization strategy.
Exactly. Every bone-headed anti-consumer decision MS has made over the past few years has the same underlying reason: they saw the profit Apple makes on iOS app sales and want that, on everything. So they introduce a new, incompatible user experience on PC for which the only way to get applications is their own store, they try to expand this to locked up phones and tablets, and they lock down distribution and re-distribution of content on their console even harder than usual in this space.
This is the endgame of software as a service. RMS has warned us about this for years.
The reason Vita is a flop seems pretty obvious to me: it is designed for a market that does not exist.
in my workplace one person is really interested about getting xbone. i told him about the rumors. still he preferes it because of xbox live where he doesn't have to wait for COD maps longer.
Divix is a dead on apples to apples and the public told them to get bent. People take physical ownership serious in the US at least. Try and tell someone what they can and can't do with physical property and it does not turn out well.
Zune? That service where you got to download music for free each month, but could only keep it as long as you had a paid subscription?
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Subsidized console, throw some offers, the NFL thing and the rest and don't forget the fact that millions and millions of people pays already for Gold = this may sell like hotcakes.
companies are made of people, so it's a common thing.
The market that wants a system with no games?
If they actually release compelling stuff for it, it'll pick up in sales, just like any system.
There's a lot to blame on the Vita's current state before saying nobody would buy it in the first place (which is just patently false. Anyone who tries it knows it's great hardware.)
It absolutely was a dirty asshole planned maneuver by Microsoft. They knew the console had hardware problems that would result in early failure. They made the critical decision to go ahead with a early release to beat Sony to the start as the benefits (they hoped) would outweigh the drawbacks nonetheless.
http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/05/x...istory-of-microsofts-video-game-console-woes/
Manmademan
Member
millions pay for gold, but iirc there are about 30 million xboxes that don't use it. nearly half their install base. This is potentially suicide.
velociraptor
Junior Member
You can still access some online services with Xbox Silver, such as a marketplace for demos.
You just can't play online games or use Netflix etc.
Liamario
Banned
I hope you'd slapped him round the back of the head?!
FullMetalx117
Member
so am i correct in thinking that one cannot play games on the xbox one without gold? if so, dafuq?
Yup, you don't even need an Xbox for that.
To be fair, well, yeah. Failure tells you what you shouldn't do. Success doesn't.
Elementary school teacher?
Liamario
Banned
Yes, but what if they get rid of silver completely, while making the console online only and not just for DRM checks!
I hope for everyone"s sake that he is not a representation of most people.
Officerrob
Banned
Really? I'm not saying it's happening, but MS has over 50 billion in cash on hand
TheJollyCorner
Member
CBOAT droppin' megatons early!
*sips coffee*
*sips coffee*
Face it Tiger..
Banned
Let #TeamCBoaT never sink.
Manmademan
Member
we don't know that yet. there are a couple of rumors that suggest ms is combining features found in PS plus and xblg, suggesting at least some titles may not play without an active sub.
this one seems to be snowballing like crazy, I don't think we will see gold required for literally everything.
postal chaos
Member
You mean Billion?
Lord_Nergal
Member
Someone explain to me why we're taking these scoops seriously? Not trolling, I just don't know why we trust this CBOAT guy.
If gold is required, then they'll probably just go subsidized console only. Drop it at $250 with 2 years gold required. They win. We lose.
Why don't you read the thread?
CaptainTiptop
Member
He's been right about things before. If he wasn't legit, the mods would have gotten rid of him by now.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Thanks for the info Cboat.
famousmortimer
Banned
Because in over a decade he's never been wrong.
Miles Quaritch
Member
To be fair, PC gamers sacrificed some rights in exchange for lower prices. Same for MP3s and digital movies.
It's not like the exchange is unprecedented by any means. It's just terrible to see it infect the console market and in the way MS is attempting to do it is just disgusting.
Whats the point of requiring 2 years of gold service if you would need gold to play any games anyway. No one is going to pay 250 for just a blu ray/dvd player.
Actually it be 249.99 and 2-8 years of gold depending on how long the generation is. They would basically have anyone sucked in after the 2 years because their games would not work with out that monthly fee. That is brilliant and completely evil at the same time.
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