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Originally Posted by Mr&Mrs
@ Fortune
It is very easy to cause a snowball effect with the media and peoples reactions. I took Microsoft's answers exactly how it should have been taken. If you do not have internet get an Xbox 360. What else do you want them to say? Did they say it in a Care Bear cute cuddly way? No. The people that were in those positions should be punished.
My comment about the public's stupidity was meant to be a little offensive. I was stupid too until I started to research which was my point. Im sorry if I hurt your feelings. I wasnt going to jump on the hate wagon until I knew details, and guess what? They were pretty far off from the truth. So ya thats stupid to me that people can just go on what they hear without any proof.
Im honestly ticked off that Microsoft changed directions. I was ready for the next revolution in gaming, not just a game that looks more realistic on my TV. I hope they can still use the cloud power how it was anticipated. It sure would have been nice to share my games with friends and family as well without the worry of them ruining my disc or losing it.
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The problem with the get a 360 instead of the XboxOne is that would work fine if there was no PS4 that did not require an Internet connection. Gamers have an option to get next gen games and NOT have to get a Xbox360. It doesn't have to be done in a Care Bear cuddly way, but you are talking to your customers. Customers that do NOT have to give you their money, and there are competitors who are more than willing to embrace those customers. It's simple business 101, it takes a lot more to earn a new customer or in this case win a customer back than it takes to keep them.
As for the public and the bandwagon, were some people angry at rumors and misinterpreted information? Sure. That doesn't mean that they all were though. Truth in this case is quite subjective and is all about what you value in a game console. From what I was reading, it sounded as if you were placing a lot of blame on Sony for capitalizing on Microsoft's poor
PR, and for the public for not realizing the awesome benefits as you, or Microsoft see them. All I'm saying is Microsoft failed pretty hard on this. (Not necessarily software or hardware wise, but certainly
PR wise) If the public was uneducated or jumping to conclusions, they should have corrected it and before it could do the damage it did.
Regarding losing discs or having them scratched. I'm an adult and haven't had a game disc scratched or lost in as long as I can remember. So I don't see that as any revolution in gaming. Blu-rays are much more scratch resistant, and there's always digital downloads if it is that big of a problem for you. To me, a bigger deal was being able to rent a game or buy a used game. Some games I don't really care to play or am not sure about. Why pay 60 bucks for a game that I can beat in a day and has no replay value? That just creates the incentive to make bad games. As much as I dislike Nintendo, they had it right when they said if it's such a problem, just make better games with more replay value. If the game is good and has replay value, then my friends should be getting a copy of their own anyway. Then there's also Sony's support for Indie developers compared to Microsoft which is a big plus in my book.
You also don't have to worry about hurting my feelings. I spent a lot of time playing around in the sand with no Internet connection, so my feelings are pretty tough to hurt. That's probably why I also disliked the Xbox One's check in requirement. It just sounded like the Microsoft side was well represented already, so I figured I'd jump in and add some points for the Sony side and liven it up.
(Without deteriorating into any fanyboyism on either side, hopefully)