Magnus Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) It seems like they're going to pull a Sony two-fold and bastardize their console before it even comes out, as well as wander into the territory of Restricting Used Games: http://kotaku.com/58...roduce-kinect-2 Off to a strong start for the next generation. Edited January 27, 2012 by Obscure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artdeux Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) I've heard from one reliable industry source that Microsoft intends to incorporate some sort of anti-used game system as part of their so-called Xbox 720.Remember when Sony tried to do that with the PS3? Microsoft sure as hell does not remember. Shitstorm of massive proportions. Edited January 27, 2012 by Artdeux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Bison Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 The 720 was advertised in Real Steel...Anyway stupid idea dating back to the giant enemy crabs and how blu-ray disks were made out of cornstarch and edible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirtless Crackhead Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Freedom is bad for profits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draxus Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I never like used games. So this won't effect me at all. Used games cut into their profits a whole lot. You can't blame them for doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted January 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Five bucks says he supports or is indifferent to SOPA/PIPA. Edited January 27, 2012 by Obscure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuranga Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Are large corporations Trying to lose customers and piss off their "subjugates"?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wong Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I guess if companies can't get congress to pass stupid copyright bills, they have to put matters to their own hands. Doesn't matter. That shit will get jailbreaked a week before release, if M$ decides to implement it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirtless Crackhead Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I hope that happens, because M$ has got more $ than it needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artdeux Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Doesn't matter. That shit will get jailbreaked a week before release, if M$ decides to implement it. You guys are much too reliant on these kinds of things happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YUNG MASTERLESS GLENCOUR Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I don't think Elton even owns an xbox. I know I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ataraxis Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 This idea is an example of looking at things from the wrong angle. I can think of a few examples where I, or someone I knew, picked up a used copy of that game everyone was playing a few months ago but we didn't have time for, only to end up buying the sequel (which there are plenty of, lately) immediately when it came out. That, or taking a game to a friends house, only to have them end up buying it because they enjoyed it. I'm not sure how it'll work out with "sharing" games like that, though. Also, I'd place my bets on more people refusing to buy games/consoles because of the principles behind this, than people giving in and shelling out the $60 for a new game. That said, I wouldn't expect the numbers to be very high on either side. We'll see what changes between reports and what actually happens, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirtless Crackhead Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Not to mention if your Xbox 720 goes down for the count and you get a new one, you have to get all new games. Unless somehow they are tagged to the hard-drive. In which case I'm not sure how cloud gaming on Xbox is supposed to work then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ataraxis Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Man, that didn't even cross my mind. Tying it to an account is the most obvious solution, but like the article says, that raises the question of offline avoidance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirtless Crackhead Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I guess Xbox figures if they got you paying for Xbox Live you can keep your shit online and do that, but if not you are SOL. It's a very jewish business scheme for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) Xbox already has rights for downlodable games tied to your gamertag, which can be downloaded to new xboxes of the website. A similar thing would be in place for disc games if having rights for them was forced. If anything, Microsoft is thorough. I'm more worried about screwing over players, killing rental businesses and game sharing which would often encourage players to buy if they liked. And worst of all, Gamestop probably wouldn't buy used games anymore, which many gamers did in order to buy new games. Edited January 28, 2012 by Obscure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirtless Crackhead Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 It's all pretty much the same shit, fuck provided goods and services. Fuck everyone over and make as much of a profit next quarter as you can. Everything else be damned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonael Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 This is why I'm starting to like PC gaming more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendragon Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Welp, I guess I'm done with consoles this gen. Time to join the PC race of gaming. Failing that, I can always resort to "other" means of playing games... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEBbu-wkKrs Edited January 30, 2012 by Pendragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 This is why I'm starting to like PC gaming more. A lot of people with the ability to have been doing that since last year. I know I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atdsutm Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 the only thing im concerned is if the other competitors will implement the same thing. XBOX SOPA EDITION. this is what you get for being "loyal customers" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 How did you people let Pendragon win this topic? What the fuck is wrong with you? I honestly don't even care about any of this. Used games are covered in cooties and illegal copies are always, always, ALWAYS viruses. If I buy a game used, I actually feel bad about it every time I play it, because it just looks like a piece of garbage. There's always this weird sort of cheese/dirt/glue stuff somewhere on the disc and/or case too. It's like having the movie tie-in reprinting of a novel you love. It just feels like a copout. I buy like two or three games a year; I might as well get copies that don't look like shit and haven't been jizzed all over. I play so few games that I probably won't buy a 720 even if there is no PS4. If there is a PS4, I'm getting that, and waiting for Insomniac to become unretarded again, since now that AC is over they're the only company I really care about at the moment. The only thing I can think of at the moment that would make me buy a 720 would be an exclusive DSouls game or an exclusive non-shit Insomniac game. The part of this that actually interests me most is the supposed new controller. I've always hated everything about the Xbox controller. By which I literally mean everything that I have noticed about it, I hate. It would be hard for a redesign to not be better, unless it was the Dreamcast controller. lolkinect2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ataraxis Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 LS; If the used games you're looking at have jizz on them, why do you still buy them? Gross, man. I don't buy many games a year, either, but sometimes it's the only way to go. I picked up five games for my DS for like $40. Near mint. No jizz. At least three were out of production (most DS games have fairly limited production runs). Games with disc formats are a little different. I'm always wary of scratches or defects, because I've never had good luck with used games on standard sized discs (as opposed to the Game Cube's mini-dics). Still worth the gamble sometimes. My main concerns with this centre around social gaming, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirtless Crackhead Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 This is a large about of douchery for very little good reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted February 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Anyway, if Microsoft is planning to be this bad, I'm terrified of what Sony's gonna be doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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