I have been noticing that recently Microsoft has been forcing products and features on customers despite the fact that a good amount of consumers do not want them.

Windows 8 is one of these products that come to mind, I work at a store that sells a lot of computer parts and Microsoft products, I can tell you that people are not happy with Microsoft at the moment, A lot of people are unhappy with the Metro Start Menu that Microsoft is forcing with every PC despite the fact that a majority of laptops and desktops are not touch screen, The Metro Star Menu actually hinders productivity on non touch screen computers since it is harder to navigate through, Even just shutting down the computer has become a 3 step process, The majority of the customers that purchase a Laptop/Desktop at our store asks us if we can add a start button for them (We usually install Start Menu 8 upon request).

Despite the fact that consumers have been complaining for over a year Microsoft has decided to not listen, They released Windows 8.1 which has a start menu but the only thing it does is open the Metro Screen, This just adds insult to injury.

Moving on to the Xbox One you all know what Microsoft had planned, They were going to block used games and require the Xbox to be online at all times, This policy actually made it into the final product and was removed at the last minute, So yes they did reverse most of the policies but the fact that it even got past the drawing board speaks a lot about the greediness of the company. They are also forcing Kinect, Yes the fact that Kinect comes in every box and the fact that the Xbox costs $100 more because of Kinect means THEY ARE FORCING IT ON YOU.

I am not a Sony fan and have never owned any PS System, I have had an Xbox 360 since 2006 and have over 30K GamerScore Points, but i chose to buy a PS4 because at least Sony listens to its customers and gives them what they ask for, I just cannot buy a product from a company that is so greedy and does not listen, I would be scared if i was an Xbox One owner not knowing what they may do with the system in a couple of years.

This is not a PS4 Vs Xbox thread, Sorry just needed to vent my frustration.

I had Gamefly about 2 years ago and it was totally horrible, it would take almost a week for me to receive a games after being shipped and vice versa, probably the worst part of it was that no popular games or new releases were ever available.

Since i am on a budget i decided to give Gamefly another try about 2 months back, i can honestly say that it is now a totally different experiance, when a game is shipped i get it within 2 days.

Availability is also a million times better, They shipped out Mass Effect 3 the same day it was released, I also put Max Payne 3 on my queue a few days ago and guess what? I got an email yesterday saying that they shipped out the game.

Just posting this because i have seen a lot of bad reviews and a lot of people saying they will not get gamefly because they have heard it sucks, but if you notice most of those posts and reviews are at least a year old or more, if you are thinking of getting gamefly and are reading reviews make sure to check the dates.

I remember that the renegade choices in ME1 and ME2 didn't really affect your mission at all, for example killing Wrex in ME1 didn't really matter at all in ME1, Killing the Rachni Queen and the Council also didn't matter too much in ME1. In ME2 you can destroy the Genophage data and Destroy the Geth Heretics and it also didn't matter much, in the end you still get the loyalty of your party members.

However while all of these options didn't seem too important back then they really come back to bite you in the ass in ME3:

Killing Wrex in ME1: Curing the Genophage without the leadership of Wrex will mean that the Krogan will go to war with the Galaxy the first chance they get, It would probably be better to not even cure the Genophage if Wrex is not alive.

Killing Rachni Queen in ME1: This will result in lost war Assets in ME3 since the Rachni will not give their support (letting the fake Rachni Queen live is even worse since she will betray you and kill some alliance soldiers, costing you even more points, the real Queen would not have betrayed you).

Letting the Council die in ME1: This means that the Destiny Ascension would have been destroyed in ME1, resulting in lost War Assets.

Destroying Genophage Data in ME2: This will result in Eve dying in ME3 

Destroying Geth Heretics in ME2: This will result in no Geth Support in ME3 resulting in a huge lost in War Assets.

Bottom Line: Carma is a ****

In Mass Effect it was a mixed bag between Kaiden/Ashely and Liara, However after playing ME2 and ME3 it is clear that Liara is by far the only character worth romancing.

Reasons by Liara is the best:

1.) She is the one who finds and gives your body to Cerberus, Esentially she is part of the reason you were resurrected.

2.) She is the only one who seems to have remained loyal to Shepard in ME2

3.) In ME2 she is the only one who actually looks happy to see Shepard again

4.) In ME2 you can romance her again (Assuming you have LOTSB DLC)

5.) In ME2 she is the only one who contributes to your mission

6.) She has much better dialog than Kaiden/Ashley

7.) She is the only one Shepard can romance in all 3 games

8.) She remains loyal to you from start to finish in ME3

Why Kaiden/Ashely Suck:

1.) You only see Kaiden/Ashley once in ME2, and the only thing they do is judge you about joining Cerberus

2.) Kaiden/Ashley almost treat you like an Enemy in ME2.

3.) Obviously Kaiden/Ashley were no longer loyal to Shepard in ME2.

4.) In ME3 Kaiden/Ashley continue to doubt Shepard almost the entire game

5.) Kaiden/Ashley don't even join your party in ME3 until about halfway through the game

6.) Unless you convince Kaiden/Ashley they almost intentionally try to kill you in ME3

I just called their Corporate Office and explained everything to the represantative on the phone and told him that it should have been returned because it has been less than 7 days and it is listed on their website as an accessory and their return policy clearly states that they will refund new opened accessories within 7 days, he was able to locate my transaction with my name (he even gave me the exact address of the gamestop) and told me the District Managerwould call me within 2 days, i asked him that what about if the 7 days pass and he says it doesn't matter because the complaint was filed before the 7 days.

So we will see what happends.

He was the only person in the store, for all i know he might be the manager.

I looked on ebay and it looks like these things don't sell for more than $100 when they are opened, there are even some Buy It Now for $115 and they are unopened. between the ebay fees and paypal fees it looks like i am going to loose at least $50, but i guess i have no choice.

Yesterday i went to GameStop and bought Kinect, i went home and set it all up and found out that the space requirement is more than i thought, my room is wide enough but not long enough so that kinect can see me correctly.

So i packed up everything neatly in the box and went back to GameStop the next day with the receipt to return it, the employee refused to return itand said that they do not accept returns for opened items, the return policy says: "Opened new accessories may be returned for a refuned within 7 day", isn't kinect considered an accessory for the xbox 360? since it is not requred for the xbox 360 to function and it is only an addon it should be considered an accessory? the only thingtheemployee says is "You should have researched before you bought it" really? how am i suppose to know my room is too small without actually buying it and trying it out? the guy was rude and wasn't even looking at me, he was just on the computer and looked like he was not even paying attention.

Their return policy is the wost i have ever seen! i work at an electronic store and we accept returns for opened items as long as they show proof of purchase and all of the contents are in the original box, sometimes we charge a 15% restocking fee if it is opened and not defective but at least we return it! I have checked the return policy of Best Buy, CompUSA, TigerDirect, Target, Walmart, Sears and Kmart, they all accept opened return items for the first 15 days, GameStop is the only one that doesn't accept returns at all.

If i would have gone to any other store i would have been able to get my money back, now i am stuck with a $150 item that i can't use because i made the mistake of buying it at GameStop.

opened new accessories may be returned for a refund within 7 days