At this point I'm ore into Halo for campaign. Halo 4's multiplayer was a fun diversion and I respect 343's attempt at changing Halo multiplayer some but when all the changes made could be traced back to CoD it kinda destroys a little bit of Halo's unique mark on the shooter genre. What I'm saying is I'm not entirely sure If I'd feel like I'd be missing out on too much. Regardless, honestly I'm not sure I'm even that apposed to the Xbox One. A Halo game might be all that it take to make me get one. But with some of the policies I'd be much less willing to try as many games on the One as I did on the 360. That said, I love Halo. Halo 4 was a great game even if I didn't love every aspect of it. I'm not certain of it's future but I've thoroughly enjoyed each entry in the series so far and I'd sure hate to stop now over the decisions of it's parent company.
Vote with your wallet. Do not buy the xbox one and support this crappy DRM plan.
gamevet77
If the Xbox One has a number of quality games, it might be good enough for several people. After all, that's why you buy consoles, to play quality games.
Replace the word "telescreen" with Xbone in 1984 with hilarious results! "The instrument (the XBone, it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely." Replace "thought police" with "NSA with PRISM" program for more fun: The XBone received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it, moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard. There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the NSA with PRISM plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork." For those who want a good read, find the PDF somewhere and make these replacements. Ministry of Truth becomes Microsoft, ect... It's really funny the similarities.
Nobody cares about Master Chief, he has zero personality
super600
Have you played halo 4's campaign?
this. the story to the campaign was the only thing i really liked about halo 4. yeah, they REAAAALLY didn't do the didact or librarian justice since u won't know who the hell they are unless you hunt down terminals, but the game FINALLY showed us MC's personality and humanity. He's always had them in the books, but before Halo 4, he never got to be his own person because Bungie and/or MS wanted him to be closer to a blank slate so we could mentally insert ourselves into his shoes and pretend that we were the chief just because we were controlling his character.
[QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"]Lems are ignoring the used games thing completely now it seems. Have fun not being able to let friends try games. Make sure you grab every $60 game before they are out of print. Tough luck for retro gamers years for now.Zeviander
Because you could totally lend you XBLA/PSN/WiiWare games to friends last generation. Well, you could share psn games. I still have shared ones on my ps3 from like 4 years ago. Dunno how it works on other systems though.
[QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"] Have fun not being able to let friends try games. R3FURBISHED
I stopped doing that shit years ago. Ungrateful bastards didn't return shit for months anyway. And in bad condition I might add.
Eh. Too bad for the people that actually still do it though.
Thats fvcking funny - and too true. Lent a friend Assassin's Creed before Thanksgiving 2012, got it back early 2013 This happened to me, too. Although, I am guilty of the same thing--I still have games that my friend lent me; I never see the guy, though! All he does is hang out with his new girlfriend and work, so I can't return them. lol
I hope the series dies as it was awful back in the era of the Xbox and to this day is still awful and is only seen to some as a great game due to it being exclusive just like the Killzone franchise. Hopefully MS comes back with a fast paced FPS which is more entertaining than that Crud which resembles a 1980's low budget Sci-Fi Movie.
To be honest, I'm fine with how Halo ended itself in 3 and Reach, I really don't want to believe there is another story after that. They ended the trilogy so well to the point that a new Halo on X1 isn't going to make me buy it.
Halo and Forza I will miss. They are the best FPS and racer series I have played. But I can still play Halo 4 and Forza 4/Horizon as much as I want. These amazing games can never be taken from me. I will miss out on Forza 5 and Halo 5 and that sucks. But I'll manage.
I guess we are getting to that point as consumers where some of us consider "sharing" not to be a great part of the human experience. A more entitled and selfish generation?
SolidTy
I love sharing things; Like "Hey this is great, you should go buy it." If you can afford the system you should be able to buy the games. Now I don't stand on that principle 100 percent, but I have known my share of people who it's not a good idea to lend stuff to. My previous statement on this was a half joke; fortunately most of my friends who game buy their own stuff. To be honest, I'd rather give someone a game than to lend it. That way I'm not expecting anything back, nor do I have to worry about condition on return.
Whoever the hell decided it'd be a good idea to shoop a picture of a vet at the god damned vietnam memorial to make a point about ****ing videogames is exactly why I hate being associated with this sub-culture.
I hope the series dies as it was awful back in the era of the Xbox and to this day is still awful and is only seen to some as a great game due to it being exclusive just like the Killzone franchise. Hopefully MS comes back with a fast paced FPS which is more entertaining than that Crud which resembles a 1980's low budget Sci-Fi Movie. dobzilian
You are funny comparing Halo to Killzone, and by the way I believe Halo 1 was on PC, which it seemed to be liked on there as well. I own every single current platform and I surely dont love Halo, because I want it to be good a good exclusive. Halo is that game you want on your platform whether you are in denial or butthurt it is the truth and if not you played it for 5 minutes or multiplayer fps is not your genre.
[QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"]Makes me happy I never had an interest in Halo.Xaero_Gravity
The thought of a popular series dying, albeit it's a series that you have no interest in, makes you happy? :? I think he is happy because since he had no interest he is not losing anything if he does not get the x1. That message of his can be read in 2 different ways, maybe you read like "makes me happy,(pause) I never had an interest in halo."
[QUOTE="Xaero_Gravity"][QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"]Makes me happy I never had an interest in Halo.redskins26rocs
The thought of a popular series dying, albeit it's a series that you have no interest in, makes you happy? :? I thinks he happy because since he had no interest he is not losing anything if he does not get the x1. That message of his can be read in 2 different ways, maybe you read like "makes me happy,(pause) I never had an interest in halo." Yeah, I did. :P
He was a PS2 fan that converted to the 360 this generationSolidTy
In terms of consoles, yes, I preferred the 360 and Wii to the PS3. But overall, right now? I'm playing 100% of my gaming time on my PC. This new generation, I doubt I'll even touch a XB1 or PS4 until 4-5 years from now. Edit: Also, my point so far in this thread is to not defend Microsoft's policy decisions with the Xbox One, they have been to point out that we have already been accepting of practices similar to those being implemented on the XB1, so we are to blame for them becoming a central aspect to the console experience. It's one of the factors that made me decide to switch over to PC more full-time.
This picture made me realize what's going to happen when all us 360 owners don't upgrade to the draconion 1984-esque Xbox One.
I don't know If I can let one of my favorite game series go. How many of us can give up the Cheif? Give up the great weekend nights with our friends on Halo matchmaking?
YoshiYogurt
Dude, "i" before "e", except after "c". On topic: The first Halo game released on Xbone will probably see the first significant sales surge of that console.
[QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"]Makes me happy I never had an interest in Halo.Xaero_Gravity
The thought of a popular series dying, albeit it's a series that you have no interest in, makes you happy? :?Do you have issues grasping what you read kid? I said it makes me happy I was never into the series. How that translates to my being happy the series is dieing is beyond me. Only advice I can give you for this issue you have is to stay in school.
[QUOTE="Xaero_Gravity"] The thought of a popular series dying, albeit it's a series that you have no interest in, makes you happy? :?Xaero_Gravity
I thinks he happy because since he had no interest he is not losing anything if he does not get the x1. That message of his can be read in 2 different ways, maybe you read like "makes me happy,(pause) I never had an interest in halo." Yeah, I did. :P Well that explains it.
[QUOTE="Xaero_Gravity"][QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"]Makes me happy I never had an interest in Halo.AmazonTreeBoa
The thought of a popular series dying, albeit it's a series that you have no interest in, makes you happy? :?Do you have issues grasping what you read kid? I said it makes me happy I was never into the series. How that translates to my being happy the series is dieing is beyond me. Only advice I can give you for this issue you have is to stay in school. I know right? God forbid someone misinterprets what you write. :roll:
I'll get an Xbonk one day for Halo 5 & 6 but I can live without it. Halo 4 disappointed and online multiplayer in general is something I have a lot less interest in compared to the good ol days of Halo 3.
[QUOTE="ShoulderOfOrion"][QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"]Lems are ignoring the used games thing completely now it seems. Have fun not being able to let friends try games. Make sure you grab every $60 game before they are out of print. Tough luck for retro gamers years for now.YoshiYogurt
Every game will be available digitally from day one. TSHBO. Pointless when I only buy boxed games.... TLHBO more like with this console. Thats your problem nobody elses.
[QUOTE="Xaero_Gravity"][QUOTE="AmazonTreeBoa"]Makes me happy I never had an interest in Halo.MBirdy88
The thought of a popular series dying, albeit it's a series that you have no interest in, makes you happy? :? Couldnt care less? problem? Not at all. :)
[QUOTE="redskins26rocs"][QUOTE="Zeviander"] I found ODST to be the most atmospheric and enjoyable campaign of all the Halo's. But then again, I'm weird.RR360DD
Not really it was pretty different with a open map and you were the small badass odst. It was a great experiment and I applaud bungie. It shows how much potential they have.
Agreed. Open world FPS that oozed atmosphere. And dat soundtrack, probably my favourite game soundtrack ever.
Also I know it officially launched at $60 / £40 but I remember buying it on launch day at £30. Still though, worth every penny considering all the Halo 3 content you got.
I hated everything about it, except FireFight. I felt ripped off.
This picture made me realize what's going to happen when all us 360 owners don't upgrade to the draconion 1984-esque Xbox One.
I don't know If I can let one of my favorite game series go. How many of us can give up the Cheif? Give up the great weekend nights with our friends on Halo matchmaking?
Guy_Brohski
Dude, "i" before "e", except after "c". On topic: The first Halo game released on Xbone will probably see the first significant sales surge of that console.
it's a draconian 1984ish orwellian nightmare of the highest order and the end is nigh!!!
melodramatic much?
wolverine4262
People comparing it to 1984 have NEVER read 1984. :D :D you cracked me up, bro. I've never read 1984 either, but Ive seen its movie adaptation starring one of my fav actors, John Hurt.
[QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"]Lems are ignoring the used games thing completely now it seems. Have fun not being able to let friends try games. Make sure you grab every $60 game before they are out of print. Tough luck for retro gamers years for now.Zeviander
Because you could totally lend you XBLA/PSN/WiiWare games to friends last generation. Not exactly the same thing now is it?
Not exactly the same thing now is it?LJS9502_basic
It is and I'm not sure why people are saying otherwise. It is software that is only available digitally and cannot be transferred to another owner. Like I've already said previously in this thread, MS are merely taking what has already been done one step further, and since we were so accepting of it on a smaller scale, we now are stuck with it on a larger scale.
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