@WhoIsTheDrizzle: This looks a little more authentic than Battlefield. Battlefield feels like a Michael Bay version of WWI, or a like a comic book adaption of that era.
@simplytheebest: The only advantage to consoles before was the fact that consoles had an massive console refresh period 8-10 years, far longer than PC. Now that they've made consoles with smaller upgrade cycle 3-4 years, and bigger prices, yes bigger prices, cause we all know that Scorpio is not gonna be cheap, there is no longer a difference between console and PC, other than the fact that PCs have no DRM, and consoles have locked off OS.
So, why would anyone wanna get consoles anymore? You must pay for online services, you must pay for all the games, good luck finding an modded XB1 or PS4 that can play pirated games, because they don't exist.
Once you remove the massive life cycle and subsidized prices of consoles, and you make them the same as PCs, why would anyone buy a console? They have DRM driven OS, and cannot play torrented games, and they force you to pay a monthly service fee for online.
PC have virtually zero DRM, all games can be torrented for free aside from a few big ones, and there is no online service fee monthly.
So, yes MS is moving to the PC model, except who the hell wants a XB1 when its the same as a PC? You might as well get a PC and save some money on games.
P.S Xbox Live and PSN have cheaters too, in case you don't know, but games can be modded on Xbox 360 and PS3 and can be played online. Fight Night Champion on console has so many cheaters with modded boxers online its not even funny. So, please don't give me that BS about cheaters on PC, there are just as many cheaters on console.
So, yes MS is following the PC model, except it doesn't remove console generations but rather shortens them and in doing so, they make themselves obsolete when compared to PCs.
Glad to see that you are not a bot, just repeating the same sentence over and over again.
Nobody is confused here other than you. MS is shortening the console life cycle by introducing annual to bi annual hardware upgrades, they are not removing console generations as they claim, they are simply making console generations much much shorter than before. There nothing confusing about that, MS will now release console upgrades regularly so they can money off of the hardware, they will no longer be subsidizing hardware costs like before, but will introduce multiple hardware SKUs every few years. They are not removing console generations, but simply making them shorter. End of story.
@simplytheebest: Are you a bot, why do you keep repeating yourself like a retard. I heard you the first 3 times.
MS is shortening the console generation by releasing more consoles more often, then pretending that they are actually somehow extending it by doing this. LOL Sad thing is bunch of retards actually believe them.
MS is not getting rid of console generations they are in fact shortening it, and making console generation gaps more frequent.
Also, by following the PC model going forward, they also make the console completely obsolete because if you make the console the same model as the PC, you lose the advantage of the console which was that consoles used to last longer generation-wise.
Keep in mind, PCs have little to no DRM, its open source to the end user, which means you can steal games on PC with relative ease as opposed to the closed OS of the console. When you follow the PC model for consoles, you essentially open the flood gate for everyone to go back to PC, because its so much easier to steal games on the PC then the console. Half the AAA games on PC you can download for free via torrenting sites, the same can't be said of consoles.
So, the more MS makes the console like the PC the more they'll lose console marketshare, cause lets face it, people would much rather get games for free if they can.
@simplytheebest: Obviously they are making more consoles, what do you think the Scorpion is. MS is shortening the console generations, despite the fact that they claim to be extending it.
@simplytheebest: Stop fcking saying the PC Model. Just stop. Its CALLED BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY.
Get it through your head. Even the guy who wrote the article asked MS "If they planned to support the XB1 indefinitely", and MS did not answer, cause they know that getting rid of console generations is BS.
MS is introducing full backwards compatibility on all future consoles. Just call it what it is.
Don't say shit like we are getting rid of console generations.
Why don't you read how many posts on here that are calling MS's BS about getting rid of console generations, and you'll see that I'm right.
Ain't NOBODY ever getting rid of console generations, you can do full BC like PC, but that's it.
The problem is MS is saying one thing and doing something else. They are making more consoles and shortening the console generations by introducing mid-gen upgrades, but instead of calling it shorter console generations, they are calling it NO MORE console generations.
I'm not arguing with you that MS is not making more consoles, I know that MS is making more consoles. What I'm arguing is that MS is not getting rid of console generations, they are in fact shortening console generations.
@simplytheebest: Microsoft says they are getting rid of Console Generations, Einstein. WTF does that mean to you?
Even my PC has generations, I get a new one every 10 years cause the old one can't play the new games anymore, that's called a hardware generations.
Stop trying call Backward Compatibility something else, BC is BC, who gives a fck if its on PC, Nintendo, Android, or Xbox.
If MS is trying to make all there system BC, good for them, I don't give a shit, but don't fcking tell me that they are getting rid of console generations, cause that's a load of BS.
Ain't nobody getting rid of console generations.
Just call it what it is. BC. MS is making there consoles BC, big fcking wupp, who gives a shit.
P.S I ain't playing the Nintendo, or Teletubby, I'm playing Witcher 3 in 4K on my Dual GTX 1070 PC, Einstein.
Honestly, do Einstein's like you honestly believe that Xbox is getting rid of console generations? LOL You want some cotton candy with that BS?
@davillain-: I wouldn't wait for Black Friday if I were you, cause those cards are all just paper, until they are activated on Sony's end. Its safe to say that Sony has already shipped out the new 60 and 70 dollar cards to all suppliers and come Sept 22nd, you'll see all suppliers dump there current 50 dollar cards for the new ones.
So come black Friday you'll be hard pressed to find anyone carrying those 49.99 cards anymore.
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