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[Zero-Crescent]

Yuk, no sale.

 

[Tylahedras]

Ahahahahahahahahahahahaha Xbox 1/10 for sure. hahahahahahaha.

 

[liquidtmd]

 

[KojiKnight]

Wondered about this... who the hell gives "300,000 servers" a standing ovation?

 

[RDreamer]

Have to wonder how much the fee will be. If it's like $10, what's stopping a group of people from buying one copy of a game and then passing the disc around to install?

That's the problem. If it's too cheap this happens. If it's too expensive then no one can ever buy used.

 

[Kajiba]

Isn't this exactly what the PS4 is doing?

Possibly. Microsoft just first to mention it.

 

[maltrain]

Ha ha... so Sony will continue raising on Wall Street like today...

 

[Mileena]

Confirms I'll never buy this system and neither will most informed gamers. MS just shot themselves in the foot.

 

[ffdgh]

Uhh.....wow didn't see that comming.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

HAHAH, holy shit.

Come on guys.

Fuck this.

 

[Raven77]

ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNDDDDD

Hype level officially below ZERO



Microsoft and the Xbox brand are dead to me if this actually REALLY is true (I mean, I'm still in shock, not sure if I can believe it).

 

[javac]

Game Changer.

 

[NullPointer]

Shortest console war ever.

 

[Papercuts]

*facepalm* dude.
That's just a smart answer.
Of course it doesn't "block" used games. It's not like it eats them.
You just have to pay a fee to play them.

No you don't.

THIS SAYS NOTHING ABOUT BLOCKING USED GAMES

This is saying games can install to the system and you will no longer need the disc, meaning you can instantly switch between games you buy. If you want to install it on another console, there is a fee as that naturally means you own the game and can play it whenever.

This thread is kinda insane, there's nothing I'm seeing that says (for now) that you can't just use the disc.

 

[Sojgat]

Fuck this.

Sony win.

 

[sixghost]

The PC already does this. People who says they will not buy this system for this should deactivate their Steam accounts.

This argument is so fucking tired. Sell me games at PC DD prices if you want to take away used games.

 

[FlyFaster]

1st post nails it.

dealbreaker.

 

[Red Blaster]

i thought ms would at least not do anything worse than sony but looks like the rumors were true

lawl

 

[GulAtiCa]

a nominal (~$10) used games fee would keep everyone happy. Only ones to lose out would be some place like Gamestop, that'll just have to discount an additional amount to account for the fee, lest it lose sales.

Anything above $0 is horrible..

 

[Wishmaster92]

lmao

 

[dreamer3kx]

So why would I want this over a ps4, I was looking at both.

 

[ismk]

The PC already does this. People who says they will not buy this system for this should deactivate their Steam accounts.

Thing is, Steam users buy games when there are amazing deals. I highly doubt you will see the same deals on One.

 

[Omiee]

o fuck off microsoft.

i want to be able to borrow games from friends or buy used games from the bargain bin

yeah not getting this console i guess.


=( probably will for the microsoft exclusives.

 

[maquiladora]

It's almost as if all those rumors that have been published about this for months now were...true.

This shouldn't be too shocking. We should be prepared for this.

 

[sqwarlock]

 

[Omni]

Oh well. Doesn't effect me in the slightest. Buying new games isn't exactly a hard thing to do.

 

[ferr]

Well good thing I don't ever play used games or else I'd be having a hissy fit right now I'm sure. I empathize for the poor college student / etc though, being able to sell my old games was one of the best ways to buy new games back then. Maybe it will mean games can become less expensive if sales are higher -- but nothing will supplant "free" after trading in a couple old games.

 

[Plinko]

Here's what I don't get--if your console is always offline, how does it know it was pre played?

 

[WarMacheen]

You want to kill off used games...fine

Don't make new games 60 fucking dollars, lower that shit to 29.99 and I might go along with it

 

[Captainsweatpants]

 

[Empty]

fucking awful.

just hope sony doesn't see it as an invitation to join in.

 

[GhostRidah]

well that made my decision to get a ps4 pretty easy.

 

[SlowRevolution]

lol microsoft. Not surprising but really disappointing.

so how fast are the ONLY ON XBOX avatars going to start going away?

 

[RedNumberFive]

This is just icing on the cake that was the underwhelming reveal.

 

[DeviantBoi]

GameStop and GameFly are gonna love this console.

 

[Hrothgar]

Brian Crecente said the same thing on the Verge livestream. Only 8 rows of seats and a whole lot of MS employees behind that, starting to cheer during odd moments.

 

[Zombie James]

Depending on what the fee is, it could be ok. $20+$10 fee is still better than $60. Better mean no more Online Pass, though.

This pretty much is an online pass, except instead of putting multiplayer behind a paywall it's the entire game.

 

[tea_and_crumpets]

This is hilarious. How could they make such a terrible anti-consumer move? Do they really think people will just swallow this?

 

[DukeBobby]

Terrible news.

I was afraid of something like this happening.

 

[Neff]

Good for them.

 

[bananas]

Is this to play a used game, or to install a used game and play without the disc on a second account?

If it's the first, then fuck off, Microsoft. If it's the latter, then whatever. Not a big deal.

 

[Arment]

Sony would have to fail harder than Microsoft to make me decide in Microsoft's favor here.

And that just couldn't happen.

 

[Trigger]

lol, no thanks MS. Sony knows whats up.

 

[Deku Tree]

I'm out. Had both an Xbox and a 360 too.

 

[DiscoShark]

 

[Horsemama1956]

Don't really see how any major publisher wont be expecting the EXACT same thing from Sony.

How many people whining are pro DD?

 

[Demon Ice]

Hahaha, nice knowing you, MS. As if that pathetic reveal conference wasn't enough.

PS4/PC all next gen for me.

 

[Violater]

yes.

This is the question to ask. If both go this route then there's not really a net loss since we'll all be stuck with the same experience.

Also, in before PC gaming = your only real future next gen.

Hope Sony doesn't follow suit now that Microsoft is leading the way

This is important to know before we jump from one ship or another, though PC looks like the best bet allround..

 

[Arozay]

Xbox go home!

 

[Out_Of_Ammo]

HAHAHA no