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[Phawx]

But, but, but, what about this plan?

Wow. Whoever did this. Bravo. I really need to start saving all these.

 

[SRTtoZ]

dat confidence

 

[farisr]

It wasn't Sony that made Microsoft change. It was the public's negative reaction and inability to comprehend the future.

I'm sure the viral Sony Used game instructional vid (that was on the front page of youtube for a while, sitting at about 13 million views right now), the immense crowd reactions in the conference (due to Sony addressing said issues in the conference) also helped get the issue out to the public so that public could have a negative reaction in the first place, so in a way Sony did make Microsoft change.

 

[Truespeed]

It wasn't Sony that made Microsoft change. It was the public's negative reaction and inability to comprehend the future.

I know. If only the pubic had the ability to comprehend the future like Microsoft did. We'd all be using windows phones, tablets and all of us would have migrated to Windows 8. Luckily, that future only exists in hell.

 

[SymbolicGamer]

I'm sure the viral Sony Used game instructional vid (that was on the front page of youtube for a while, sitting at about 13 million views right now), the immense crowd reactions in the conference (due to Sony addressing said issues in the conference) also helped get the issue out to the public so that public could have a negative reaction in the first place, so in a way Sony did make Microsoft change.

I blame Jimmy Fallon. I will never watch his show again.

This is just like the time Pepsi screwed me out of my leather jacket.

 

[BobTheFork]

Yeah there really is only one thing that can make mircosoft change and that money. It's no different for Sony either. Now for Sony, at the time, the factor of money was hinging greatly on how good they could make themself good and how is could effect sales.

MS thought they could just BS and spin their way past seomthing they knew would get a negative reaction and if they just made it to where they want to be they'd be fine. Guess what? NOPE

 

[BigTnaples]

Haha. Oh man.

 

[web01]

But, but, but, what about this plan?

*dead*

 

[Ken Masters]

hahaha, I completely forgot that Microsoft JUST said this, wow

 

[ins0mnia]

Stuff like this makes me wonder if they had a contingency plan all along, just in case the preorder numbers weren't what they were expecting.
Well, any publicity is good publicity I guess.

 

[IrishNinja]

It wasn't Sony that made Microsoft change. It was the public's negative reaction and inability to comprehend the future.

cant believe you guys let totalbiscuit get an account on here

 

[TAJ]

That comment about reinstating the DRM... Wow.

It was:

- The Sony press conference low blow.
- The insanely bad press coming after that.
- The gamers denouncing Xbone's existence.
- The preorder numbers and all the polls out there.

It was all a massive massive stir of shitstorm dominos.

And 13 million hits on the PS4 used game sharing guide.

 

[Boards of Canada]

Does Major Nelson actually work for Microsoft?

 

[LTWood12]

I think Cerny on Fallon last night had a lot to do with it.

 

[chubigans]

I think Cerny on Fallon last night had a lot to do with it.

It might have been the final nudge, I agree. But I think a majority had to do with preorder sales.

 

[TAJ]

Does Major Nelson actually work for Microsoft?

Yes. But Phil Harrison is actually a Sony spy.

 

[Rubius]

Wait, so the selling game of the X1 is Titanfall?
Imagine if a PC guy said "Have you seen Crysis on Ultra? Enough said, Discussion over"
God.

 

[Speedy Blue Dude]

They could have been telling the truth, technically Sony didn't make them change anything, Gamers did. Gamers were to against it that they decided it'd be in their better interest to reverse their policies.


In my honest opinion, the thing that made them change their mind, the final straw? The military. Microsoft didn't want to be seen by the common person as a company that is ungrateful to our service men.

 

[GodofWine]

Did they ever look at their current XBL user base, which I believe is about 50mil people, and think that that may place a ceiling on sales potential of a system requiring XBL.


They basically told almost half their customers to pound sand, people arent going to rush to forget this.

 

[Applecot]

In my honest opinion, the thing that made them change their mind, the final straw? The military. Microsoft didn't want to be seen by the common person as a company that is ungrateful to our service men.

I suspect there might be some truth to that. That article was pretty damning in my opinion.

 

[jaypah]

They may not have the DRM anymore, but price is a very very big advantage to consumers on luxury goods like video games. As long as sony can market correctly they can still win the war. More powerful and less expensive, also throw in a year of PS+ for the first batch of PS4's and you may have a great first sellout.

Yeah, I know! I mentioned price as the main consumer advantage in my post that you quoted.

 

[My Name Is Luke]

But, but, but, what about this plan?

HOW IS THIS NOT A THING ALREADY? INTERNET YOU DISAPPOINT ME.

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

But, but, but, what about this plan?

Hah!

 

[PFD]

But, but, but, what about this plan?

Oh wow, nice pic lol

 

[C-DubSP]

Looks like Larry got his information from the same source that said MGSV was an Xbox exclusive.

 

[Mark L]

But, but, but, what about this plan?

Poor Marie. There's no evidence she ever said it

<--------- Marie Antoinette Defense Force

 

[hackdog]

Poor Marie. There's no evidence she ever said it

<--------- Marie Antoinette Defense Force

In fact there's evidence that it was first used 20 years before she was born.

 

[bishoptl]

What a great day for gaming.

 

[M3d10n]

When the internet community gains a victory, they always try to see where they can take it next. I'm curious as to what the next battle will be.

There's the re-selling/transfering of digital licenses and Nintendo's region locking and account shenanigans.

 

[sankt-Antonio]

Wait, why would someone need to go online to register the console? what is the idea behind that?

 

[blade85]

Wait, why would someone need to go online to register the console? what is the idea behind that?

So they know its "legit"

 

[Xibalba]

 

[Hyun Sai]

Wait, why would someone need to go online to register the console? what is the idea behind that?

You can't imagine the number of Xbones that will be downloaded via Pirate Bay. Sony should follow.