@realjaysonguy:
Well I certainly listen to the radio still and really like a break from modern technology. Especially when listening to one of the local morning shows here.
Anyways. I've been an Xbox gamer for a very long time and while I am also a regular member of the Playstation community, Xbox had always been my favored platform until the vision changed. Most of the arguements are always cows vs lems however my arguement has always been about pre 2011 Xbox vs Post 2011 Xbox. And unlike a lot of former 360 owners, I didn't just jump on the hate train with the announcement of the Xbox One. While I do dislike what they have done to the platform with the new console, my issues start much earlier. I mean I didn't spend 18 hours in line at Best Buy during below zero wind chills in 2005, expecting the 360 to become what it has over the past few years.
Now I'm getting a next gen console very soon and right now I'm 98% sure its the PS4. It was about 60/40 until it was announced that the dev I've been following for a long time now, Black Tusk (MGS Vancouver) has been downgraded to Gears of War. Part ofvmecwas hoping there would be change for the better however now its pretty apparent that were looking at Same Ole Microsoft. Maybe one day I'll buy one but until the day comes when their AAA in house studios aren't lowered to scab workers, its not going to happen.
I was pretty down on MS post 2011 as well. I agree that it turned into a system that I didn't think I was paying for, specifically the number of exclusive titles that came out. I bought the 360 expecting Rare to make video games. At the same time, while I was reluctant to buy into the One after spending on a ps4, I knew that because my favorite 360 game was Alan Wake, the second Quantum Break came out I was going to splurge on an Xbox anyway, so I pounced.
The one thing I find enticing is Microsoft's insistence they're looking into their library of dead IP and consider bringing some of it back. If there's a new Banjo game, or really anything from Rare's glory days, my Xbox One purchase will be well worth it.
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