thesuperfunk
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so true.
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Xbox One: You must connect to the internet to "activate" all games + serial keys!!
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so true.
Throwaway123456789
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FCKGW-RHQQ2....
Those letters still ring in my head (can't remember the rest).
Those letters still ring in my head (can't remember the rest).
That's what happened with Deus Ex, right?
FonkyByNature
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I'm sooo not buying the Xbox One ! I wasn't anyway not because of this always on but the fact that the console looks unattractive to me, the conference was beyond crap.
Seriously, i hope Microsoft or whoever wants to follow that strategy to fail hard ! This is disgusting.
I hope to god Sony doesn't go this route.
Seriously, i hope Microsoft or whoever wants to follow that strategy to fail hard ! This is disgusting.
I hope to god Sony doesn't go this route.
AnbaLeumas
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Wow. Today has been a crazy day.
fabricated backlash
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THis. I mostly put up with the restrictive shit on PC because I get a lot more features and free content as a pay off... on consoles? Fuck that shit.
If I can't bring that game home, put it in and play right away, it's not a console. It's not a product I want to own.
Plug and Play.
KillerMan91
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Sony actually cares about developing markets. No way in hell that they have online activation. That is the kiss of death to the console in poorer countries.
ProfessorLobo
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You know, I'd like to be the one guy that is cautiously optimistic about this system. Going into a purely digital console universe could drop prices as hard as Steam did. Think about paying for a brand new $60 game, playing it for 12 hours, and then selling it back at $35 with the click of a button. This has its problems, but it could potentially end Gamestop.
NemesisPrime
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Being?
And every XB1 needs an Internet connection....
It'll likely be scannable by Kinect. If not, LOL.
And once you use it it's tied to your account, so you can throw the code slip away.
Of course it's a fucking terrible system and I won't support it.
BlueTsunami
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SOUNDS LIKE STEAM, GUYS
*Finds out an Xbox One game is still $60 one year out*
GUYS, WHY THEY DO THIS?
*Finds out an Xbox One game is still $60 one year out*
GUYS, WHY THEY DO THIS?
fabricated backlash
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Not just that, but can you mod Xbox games? Can you add custom game modes and shit tons of free content to games like Skyrim or to be more blunt, can you get a free TF2 on xbox?
Steam is bearable because you can get games dirt cheap, it's bearable because the platform has several inherent benefits that you don't get from consoles.
It's bearable because there is value to it, and if the lawsuit against Valve in Germany goes through, we might even be able to resell our games in the future. Even on Steam. (I'd have no problem with them hosting a marketplace and get a cut of the resale value as a service provider)
RPGCrazied
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Yeah, Microsoft is seeing $0 dollars from me. Sony already said they aren't doing this, neither is the Wii U. So I now know what my next gen purchases are, just got to save up.
I'm just talking about the activation part specifically. Too early to judge next Gen Live as a service IMO.
RustyNails
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So in order to play *ANY* game, I would have to connect to the network and activate it first? Does that make the "always online" true? I mean it doesn't matter if you need internet connectivity to play offline games when you need to pass the online-activation wall first.
My man. The reason I play consoles is for ease of use. When you take that away from me what do you have? A closed system with locked specs that doesn't fucking play my old games. Yeah. That's what I needed in my life. Put it in my life, MS.
http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-does-require-internet-connection-cant-play-o-509164109
You need to be online once every 24hrs.
You need to be online once every 24hrs.
Commanche Raisin Toast
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so even EA backed away from online passes, but MS is putting them in ALL the games?
doesn't Sony put them in some of their major PS3 games? i wonder if they would stop.
doesn't Sony put them in some of their major PS3 games? i wonder if they would stop.
Without the amazing prices! Awesome!
What in the hell?
in other news, guess what is the way of the future.
Yeah, this needs its own thread.
RustyNails
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Well that clears it up then. Show's over.
No. As other have said:
1. I can buy a new PC and all my games will work and download. Next MS console? Probably not.
2. Steam sales. Daily sales. Season sales. My latest purchases on Steam are
Spec Ops The Line 5 Euros
The Witcher 2 8 Euros
Darksiders 2 + DLC 25 Euros
The Darkness 2 10 Euros
Will Live or PSN have sales like this? I dont think so.
Love your tag bro
And now you know why.
Are they fucking out of their minds? How does this not severely limit the amount of people that can potentially buy your system? I am always on the internet but you can eat it, MS.
Morrigan Stark
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mikespit1200
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I almost feel like this is an elaborate ruse on MS's part to force everyone toward PC. The PC is relevant again! It's genius if you think about it...
Let's not forget that Steam auto-enters the key for you, unless you buy physical.
MS isn't belittling anything, especially the "First Sale Doctrine". You can still sell your game or put it on ebay or whatever. They aren't preventing that at all. The poor schmuck who buys it will be paying for it twice though.
It's like this Phil Harrison is grabbing the rumors everyone was saying microsoft wouldn't do and quietly confirming each one as if it's no big deal.
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Just incredible... It's PC gaming CD keys without all of the benefits of a PC.
It's even worse because people actually have to go to the trouble of manually entering a code... goddamn.
It's even worse because people actually have to go to the trouble of manually entering a code... goddamn.
CassidyIzABeast
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My sounds like Steam post was specifically about the activation process sounding like how its done on Steam. has nothing to do with thinking games will be cheaper.
I know this sounds drastic and I try to be rational... But it sounds right to me.
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