The statement that Microsoft has a better launch lineup is purely subjective. In my case, I am not terribly interested in either of the launch titles that are exclusive to one console. I have never been a huge Halo or Gears of War fan, so in my opinion Sony in the past has done a better job than Microsoft in developing original/diverse first party exclusives.
Now before you call me out for being a Sony fanboy, know this. I have never owned a Playstation and have had Xbox Live for the better part of a decade now. The reason that people like me complain and are weary about Microsoft's new product is they seem to go through leaps and bounds to avoid discussing games. For instance in the article above the word "game" is mentioned once, in the very last sentence (technically second to last sentence) of the article. I know this article's focus isn't specifically on gaming, but you would expect an article about a piece of hardware designed foremost with the intent of playing video games to use it more than just in passing.
My worry is they have focused so much on making all these features work that they have skimped on the gaming aspects of the machine. No one buys an xbox and pays for Live to only use it to access Netflix of Hulu. These are extra features that are supposed to supplement the gaming aspects of the machine, not replace it.
Or and also the $100 difference is a big sticking point. Never liked the first iteration of the Kinect and I am not sold on it being an "integral" part of my gaming experience. Give me a version without the Kinect and $100 cheaper and Microsoft would have me sold.
I highly doubt they are going to make everyone who wants to demo it in a store set it up. Especially if it takes a little time to set up the voice recognition. Common Sense tells me that demo versions for stores will somehow bypass this setup in order to show off the Kinect. Doh!!!
Don't you still need a remote to turn on the TV though. From what I understand, the Xbone will be able to control the cable box via a pass through. The xbone will be an input for the TV but not vice versa.
Just out of curiosity aren't you still gonna need the remote to turn on the tv? From what I understand the XboxOne will be able to control your cable box via its pass through feature. So you will be able to change channels and turn on and off the cable box, but I haven't heard that turning on your actual TV via the Xbox One is possible (just its peripherals)
I'm pretty sure the yen is weak right now. I remembering reading an article a couple weeks ago stating that Nintendo was able to turn a profit last year on Wii U because of a weak yen. Compared to a couple of years ago the yen is way down. So exporting a lot of units will be a goldmine for Sony
I have always been an xbox user, never owned a playstation. Microsoft has completely turned me off to their next gen product with all their bullcrap. My next gen purpose will be the PS4. I won't get it right away though. I am probably looking at getting one sometime late next year. Until that time I will keep playing on my 360. I have several more months (about 18 months worth) of prepaid xbox live subscription cards that will keep me entertained. This will give Sony time to work out any of those gremlins that inevitably occur within new products and time for more games to populate the marketplace. So it won't really shorten my 360 lifespan unless it RRODs again
That is because steam is digitally based and offers pretty huge discounts. The big issue people had is with the implication of DRM for physical (disc) copies of games
You can't be serious. Developers, while they may have been happier with the setup that Microsoft had going, will go to where they can reach the widest audience. They won't migrate to a system if the consumers aren't buying that system
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