Cheesemeister
Member
What an absolute joke. People who willingly support this POS system will deservingly get Xboned.
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Xbox One to only work in certain countries at launch
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blitzcloud
Banned
can't call curse a bunch of bad decisions. PS3 was mostly arrogance and price. The console was fine. This... is not lol.
mightynine
Member
From MS themselves:
Where are people assuming anything?
This doesn't even have anything to do with a country NOT supporting XBL - the Xbox One will not work in a country that supports XBL if it's not green on that map.
Haha
Necromanti
Member
Yeah, the wording is oddly specific if it were to mean anything else (even though they will probably reconsider their stance). There's a defense force for everything, though.
Tallshortman
Member
Oh wow ip locking lol
NightAntilli
Banned
I stand corrected then.
Blocking games from specific regions until their official release is fucking retarded, but a non-world wide staggered release is the norm for console releases.
And I doubt Microsoft would have a development studio in Osaka, if they weren't releasing in Japan. Whether it's this year or not is certainly a valid question, but it's definitely going to come at some point to the region. I'm willing to bet they announce something at Tokyo Game Show.
And I doubt Microsoft would have a development studio in Osaka, if they weren't releasing in Japan. Whether it's this year or not is certainly a valid question, but it's definitely going to come at some point to the region. I'm willing to bet they announce something at Tokyo Game Show.
You reaaaally think MS is gonna learn a lesson from this?
If anything they'll just try harder with these draconian measures.
But hey, at least Sony will be able to capitalize on this mistake!
Nice, I can't take the Xbox One (that I won't buy) with me when I deploy because I'll be in a country that MS hasn't given me the privilege to play their games in.
Microsoft just took the curse, spit on it, stepped on and laughed at it thus enraging the gaming deities. The sell this thing in 20 countries and still spit out they could sell as many consoles for the industry to reach a billion users? Are there even a billion living souls in those 20 countries combined? Ive never seen a circus like this before.
NO
I'm reading it far worse than that.
If you live in Australia and purchase an American Xbox One and an American copy of Halo 17, it will not work in your console, period - because your IP address is Australian.
SPECULATION you'll get an error message "Sorry this game can not be activated in your region" - at least that's how I'm reading it.
Grave is already dugged, just the cold earth is now being heaped over their casket.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Well now!
This validates 10000000000% my decision not to go with Xbox next gen.
Totally bollocks.
This validates 10000000000% my decision not to go with Xbox next gen.
Totally bollocks.
Why would it be illegal?
They're not fucking their customers over, because the people in those countries aren't their customers. The only people they're fucking over are themselves.Aw man, I'm really starting to outright enjoy these fuckups.
I mean, there's fucking your customers over, and then there's fucking your customers over, MS style. It's on a whole new level.
thesolidshark
Member
If Sega could, oh if Sega could. But I'm afraid the shit-stain on that seat might never come out.
So many good slogans out there, but this one got people wondering what the hell is so funny.
Well done.
LOL
PlayALLtheGames
Banned
At least they're being nice about it.
Evolution_1ne
Banned
This just dawned on me but MS has literally forfeit any and all developing/emerging markets to which Sony has been actively pushing. I would think they would go after them seeing Sony success but I guess not
This feels so shitty.
I was already bummed with the Xbone always online, seeing as I have a really bad internet connection, sometimes it doesnt work and it tops at 1Mbps :/
Now, it wont work in my country due to...being a poor country?
they should just sell that thing in the US and call it USbox One.
welp, there goes my forza box :/
I was already bummed with the Xbone always online, seeing as I have a really bad internet connection, sometimes it doesnt work and it tops at 1Mbps :/
Now, it wont work in my country due to...being a poor country?
they should just sell that thing in the US and call it USbox One.
welp, there goes my forza box :/
Ok, I'll give you that.
Let's argue for no reason, though: I posit that the people that get fucked by this IP block would be valuable customers if MS would only let them, so in a way they're still fucking their customers over! Ha! I was right all along! You suck! I rule! .... Sorry.
Pop On Arrival
Banned
Hahaha, shit in the mouth of christ. As if I thought things couldn't get any fucking worse.
Chie Satonaka
Member
The worst thing about all these Xbone problems is that there are people who will still buy it. It's still quite likely to be successful.
Krappadizzle
Member
How does this make any sense? MS would willingly lose an install base like that? That just baffles me. In 10 years from now, how would they be able to sell to those people? Internet will eventually become a standard in poorer countries, and they would rather just essentially say, "fuck em'" now? I'm very surprised. If I were to take a picture of my PS3 and 360 games library right now, the ratio is almost 5 to 1 in favor of 360. I easily have 35+ 360 games, and 6 or 7 PS3 games. I have no plans on picking up an Xbox One. My internet connection is fine and I make over 60k a year, I don't even buy used games, but such arrogance is really unappealing to me as a person, not just a gamer. So disappointing.
Mystic River
Member
lol this is pretty funny, seems like MS now has a reality bubble like Apple has...
We are commited to Japan, sorry but your region won't be available this year.... not even in 1 year, maybe never... WTF?
Well they just deserve to lose this time and baddly, not having any of my $ now , or maybe in 1 year or maybe never... most probably the last
We are commited to Japan, sorry but your region won't be available this year.... not even in 1 year, maybe never... WTF?
Well they just deserve to lose this time and baddly, not having any of my $ now , or maybe in 1 year or maybe never... most probably the last
teh_J0kerer
Member
LOL, so if I buy an xbone and then get a job or move for some reason to a non-green country I can't play my single player games anymore, or import new ones?
OMG this has become completely hilarious.
OMG this has become completely hilarious.
If Xb one is not a success, why would they double down on policies that helped make it unsuccessful? Why would shareholders tolerate that type of behavior? what's the benefit?
MS has never really been about that. When they fail - and I'm not assuming this will fail, just kinda hoping it will - they usually rework and adjust course. take a look at what they're doing with windows 8.1, backtracking on some poor design decisions made early in development that confused users.
Honestly, I expect XB one to less popular than 360. Sony is going to be much better competition and MS has minimized the number of people around the world who would care about the console. Their only hope is that the theoretical American gamer/Live TV obsessive/fantasy football duder who wants the machine will spend enough money on DLC and video and stuff to offset the people who buy a PS4 this time around.
should be a blue nuclear sub in the water there somewhere.
EatinOlives
Member
No Japan...
Talk about giving up on that market.
Talk about giving up on that market.
rapid32.5
Member
Interesting...
what ? you don't own your console and games. Is MS trying to make a comedy episodic series to pay for their daily fuck ups ?
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Well now!
Ive been an Xbone fan this whole time.....but this.....this changes everything.
Guessing im gonna be saving myself $100 till MS decides i can play my games wherever the fuck i want.
This is exactly what the problem is, only it applies to anyone whose permanent home is in one country but they now reside in another, or to anyone who wants to play games in a language other than the primary one in the country where they reside. So if you're a Chinese-English bilingual, and you live in Hong Kong, you're fine (in 2014 when the Xbone launches there) because HK games include Chinese and English. But that same bilingual person will be locked out of the Chinese half of their game collection if they live in the US, where games are in English and maybe Spanish and French.
IP-based region locking is completely ridiculous. If you're moving abroad, don't bother bringing your Xbone -- it'll be a giant paperweight.
CouldBeWorse
Member
I live in the US. I only buy games that are in English and come out in the US. Why would I care about region locking?
I imported many PS1 and Saturn games. Most memorably, I played through SOTN and somehow about 20 hours of FF8 in Japanese. I played the hell out of Radiant Silvergun. I imported a DC from some assholes (not NCX) for about $600.
However, times have changed. 99.9% of decent foreign games are ported to various languages. Games usually release day and date in multiple languages. Systems certainly do. Those who care about region locking are few and very far between. Out of all the consumer unfriendly things about the bone, that is the last one to worry about.
I imported many PS1 and Saturn games. Most memorably, I played through SOTN and somehow about 20 hours of FF8 in Japanese. I played the hell out of Radiant Silvergun. I imported a DC from some assholes (not NCX) for about $600.
However, times have changed. 99.9% of decent foreign games are ported to various languages. Games usually release day and date in multiple languages. Systems certainly do. Those who care about region locking are few and very far between. Out of all the consumer unfriendly things about the bone, that is the last one to worry about.
There's a whole exchange after that where the rep said that you obviously sell your console.
