legacyzero
Banned
Nah, he's awful.
Wow, what an asshole.
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Polygon: Xbox One policy "gross, despicable, greedy, pathetic, cowardly"
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Wow, what an asshole.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Totalbiscuit is a complete asshole and has been for a while now.
Steam comparisons are completely off the mark.
Steam comparisons are completely off the mark.
Nah, he's awful.
He should stick to bringing exposure to indie games because his opinions about most things are fucking awful. One minute he's militant pro-consumer and arguing for consumer rights (SWTOR, SimCity, Origin, War Z, etc.) and then suddenly he's shitting on anyone who disagrees with these anti-consumer policies. What a fucking goof. He became shitty when he realized he could spew metric tons of dreck and 75% of his million subscribers would praise him for his "forward thinking".
AuthenticM
Member
Who the hell is TotalBiscuit and why are we paying him any attention ?
Nah, he's awful.
WOW...I had no idea...that fedora too...he seems kinda arrogant.
Or simply an attempt to align themselves with the general sentiment and not be left behind?
RedNumberFive
Banned
I came here to post this.
seventynine
Member
TB acting the pompous ass I see.
Oh and good for Polygon. I've held a negative view of them for a while now but that article was wonderful.
Oh and good for Polygon. I've held a negative view of them for a while now but that article was wonderful.
For future reference,
Google.com
You get a reply instantly and don't have to wait for someone to read your post, think about what to type and respond. But since I'm nice:
Total Biscuit is a prominent games streamer, YouTube personality and commentator known for bringing lots of exposure to lesser known games. He's one of the biggest gaming channels on YouTube.
bigboss370
Member
Just unsubscribed to total biscuit... he used to be good >_>
The Crimson Kid
what are you waiting for
This is actually one of the better articles on this issue.
I really like the part where the writer succinctly explains the differences between Steam and the Xbox One. People really don't seem to grasp the huge differences at play there.
And can we ignore TotalBiscuit please? He doesn't care at all about console gaming, and whether or not he actually believes that crap he has said on this issue, he is most likely being controversial to get attention, which leads to increased awareness and viewership of his content. And he's currently doing a damn good job of getting people talking about him.
I really like the part where the writer succinctly explains the differences between Steam and the Xbox One. People really don't seem to grasp the huge differences at play there.
And can we ignore TotalBiscuit please? He doesn't care at all about console gaming, and whether or not he actually believes that crap he has said on this issue, he is most likely being controversial to get attention, which leads to increased awareness and viewership of his content. And he's currently doing a damn good job of getting people talking about him.
That doesn't explain why anyone values his opinion regarding drm.
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
Broder Salsa
Banned
I too am amazed. But gotta give credit here.
On the subject of the anti-middle class line, Chris Plante (the author) elaborated in a tweet that growing up he rented and borrowed the majority of his games because he couldn't afford to buy many. By denying consumers these two avenues for playing games they're cutting off people who might be in a similar situation. As long as console games remain at the fixed $60 price point there's going to be some people who can't really afford them. He was just speaking from his personal experience.
nhlducks35
Member
Nah, he's awful.
More like Totaldipshit amirite
Just thorwing this out there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine
Seems some people are making the connection....
http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/07/n...r-microsoft-will-watch-you-247/#ixzz2VYZSDzox
Seems some people are making the connection....
http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/07/n...r-microsoft-will-watch-you-247/#ixzz2VYZSDzox
Fox Mulder
Member
Me too. I liked some of his videos, but didnt know he's really an asshole.
Similar to me and my friends when we were growing up. Used/trading/selling/renting made it possible for us to become gamers and spend a ton of money once we had real jobs. The price of console gaming is already pushing kids towards tablets this will only make it worse. I bet a lot of us have the same story were our parents could not afford to buy us 12-20 games a year new. This industry was built on renting/trading/selling/buying used. I used to post ads in the local news paper to trade/sell games when I was a kid. Yes I am that old lol.
This cretin is repulsive.
H_Prestige
Banned
Just like people were buying ps3's in droves at 599? Because it was the next playstation and they are stupid sheep who don't think?
This system won't sell. I'm confident in that. People will notice all the shit it doesn't let you do that consoles normally do. All while offering nothing in return.
Source on the sleeping around part?
Pretty much my situation. I was the kid who only owned one game for each console (the one I thought was the coolest when we were purchasing the console) and every other game was either borrowed from a friend/cousin or rented. We didn't celebrate Christmas or Easter or anything so there were really no opportunities for my parents to give me gifts outside of my birthday. When it was my birthday, all it meant was that my parents were obligated to say "Yes" when I asked them if we were allowed to rent a game. Call it a poor financial decision or love for their children; my parents could have easily gotten away with purchasing a previous gen console so then the games would be relatively cheaper and there would a large selection of already released games. I wouldn't have complained at all. I know a lot of families in this position and I'm glad they have two other options when it comes to consoles.
WrenchNinja
Member
He's not, he's a huge tool.
I think they mean that lower class are those who cannot afford a X hundred bucks console. And that MS policies will affect more those with less $$$ thus affecting less bourgeoisie.
Storm Chamber
Banned
And the 7.5 is forgotten just that quickly...
Ol No Bones
Banned
Wow people are really going nuts about this. In a few months no one will care except the people trying to organize xbox protests
PapaJustify
Member
None of it forgotten. Just credit where credit is due.
IrishNinja
Member
seriously, this topic is loaded enough without constant references/quotes to some online nobody, can ya'll do this in another thread?
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
Yep, same with me. I only got to rent games or I would have to buy them myself. I would go to my friend's house to play his genesis and he would come over to mine to play snes. We would rent like a game every other week. I remember when he got toe jam and earl. Coop was so fun.
Looking back, I had a lot of systems growing up but not many games. I had a pc, gameboy, nes, atari 2600, snes, and ps1. The only system that I owned more than 5 games for was pc and atari. I had tons of atari games. I'm pretty sure 3/4 of my pc games were shared from friends.
Google Arthur Gies Sim City debacle.
maquiladora
Member
Huh?
I guess this is the tweet?
He also had this advice when someone said it's dumb to think everything future tech is good.
:lol, it's been a weird day(s)
Jake Tower
Banned
TRUTHFACT: TotalBiscuit gets hard every time you mention his name.
Common mistake is to assume a positive net personal gain is the driving force behind human actions or thought. Base human instinct of every human being is only to ensure that others do not benefit. Thus as long as this instinct is achieved self-harm or lack of personal gain becomes acceptable.
What's unclear? AuthenticM asked who total biscuit is, and wh we should give any weight to his opinion. Kade responded with an explanation of who he is, but didn't explain why we should give any weight to his opinion.
Before or after this?
Angelus Errare
Banned
The second by the millions.
RPGCrazied
Member
Why do people keep quoting totalbiscuit? Is he even a gamer? I know I lost respect from him when he basically said people that rent/used games are ripping off the developers. Yeah, go away.
When you have thousands of people hanging on every word you say and kissing your ass this is what can happen to a rational head.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Lets be honest a game journalist reviewing a game lower than average is the lowest issue one could have with a game reviewers in general. They didn't like the game, and didn't feel it deserved a higher score. Unless you've actually played the game moaning about the review now is kind of pointless.
Now onto the more important issue of a Polygon writer ripping Microsoft a new one. Jolly good show.