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Started by Ghost Whistler, May 24, 2013, 03:42:35 AM

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Sacrosanct

#30
May 25, 2013, 10:55:41 AM
Quote from: Ghost Whistler;657428At least Windows 8 doesn't require a £100+ peripheral that tracks poorly.

Apparently this new kinect is so much better that it can detect your heartbeat.  No shit.

I don't really consider that a plus though.
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Piestrio

#31
May 25, 2013, 11:29:02 AM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;657433Apparently this new kinect is so much better that it can detect your heartbeat.  No shit.

I don't really consider that a plus though.

Should be a pretty good selling point for all those "fitness games" everyone buys and never plays.
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Piestrio

#32
May 25, 2013, 11:33:28 AM
Quote from: Ladybird;657269What, like Apple? Who have been quietly developing the fastest-growing gaming platform of the last five years?

Quite true. And that threat to the traditional home console market is what's driving this new generation.

Nintendo is trying to provide a novel and unique gaming experience.

Microsoft is trying to integrate their box into your living room.

Sony is burying their head in the sand ( ;) )

QuoteNo, if only we could actually persuade people that just because they're coming from an "app store", their games shouldn't automatically be free...

Not wanting to pay for apps is really an android problem. iOS devs can make plenty of money.

Still I'd agree that apps are often underpriced. Lots of app I use are easily worth more than the $1-$3 I paid for them.
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Ghost Whistler

#33
May 25, 2013, 11:35:15 AM
Quote from: Piestrio;657436Microsoft is trying to integrate their box into your living room.
by making you pay for XBL so you can watch SKy which you also pay for on your tv where you could already watch Sky without having to pay for XBL as well.

In every respect this is total fail.
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Piestrio

#34
May 25, 2013, 11:48:27 AM
Quote from: Ghost Whistler;657437by making you pay for XBL so you can watch SKy which you also pay for on your tv where you could already watch Sky without having to pay for XBL as well.

In every respect this is total fail.

I did say "trying" :p
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Ladybird

#35
May 25, 2013, 12:13:49 PM
Quote from: Piestrio;657436Not wanting to pay for apps is really an android problem. iOS devs can make plenty of money.

Still I'd agree that apps are often underpriced. Lots of app I use are easily worth more than the $1-$3 I paid for them.

You're right, it's not as bad. But apple gaming communities still have plenty of freetards, and it's still looked down on by the "hardcore" gaming communities. But fuck it, I'm getting Warhammer Quest next week, and they aren't.

I've seen 99c referred to as a premium price point, before now. No, 99c is not "premium". Something has gone deeply wrong when anyone says that. On a price : fun ratio, good iOS gaming has basically no equals (And the bad games don't matter, because you don't buy them).

Quote from: Ghost Whistler;657437by making you pay for XBL so you can watch SKy which you also pay for on your tv where you could already watch Sky without having to pay for XBL as well.

In every respect this is total fail.

Yo dawg, I heard you like to pay, so now you can pay me to let you pay me for the privilege of paying someone else.
one two FUCK YOU

3rik

#36
May 25, 2013, 02:54:51 PM
Quote from: daniel_ream;657251(...) Motion control is the console industry's 3DTV(...)

One I'm possibly even less interested in.

Quote from: Ghost Whistler;657401kinect is required for this monstrosity. It is sold with the 1 which means the price will be a ton higher than necessary and if the kinect goes down your entire console is useless.

noone wanted or wants this crappy device.

Maybe that's why they're now forcing it down our throats...

Quote from: Sacrosanct;657433Apparently this new kinect is so much better that it can detect your heartbeat.  No shit.

"I'm not interested in Kinect."
"But this new one is even better!"
... WTF
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JongWK

#37
May 26, 2013, 01:40:21 AM
Quote from: ggroy;657256Only reason I picked up an XBox 360 initially, was to play Grand Theft Auto 4.

Purportedly the pc version of GTA4 was a completely unplayable botch job.  (A lot of bad reviews about the technical problems).

If the pc version of GTA4 was a masterpiece, most likely I would have never picked up an Xbox 360.


Several PC games were lazy ports from Xbox 360. That meant a PC's true capabilities went unseen because the game was designed for the 360's lower specs.

By the way, people should stop blaming Gates. It's been the Ballmer horror show for quite a while.
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Piestrio

#38
June 20, 2013, 01:58:01 AM
Looks like Microsoft is pulling a 180 and removing the "check in every 24 hours" and "can't play used games" crap.

On the one hand, hey that's awesome.

On the other hand you already showed everyone how stupid you were, it's a little hard to put that genie back in the bottle.
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Rincewind1

#39
June 20, 2013, 07:48:16 AM
Quote from: Piestrio;664138Looks like Microsoft is pulling a 180 and removing the "check in every 24 hours" and "can't play used games" crap.

On the one hand, hey that's awesome.

On the other hand you already showed everyone how stupid you were, it's a little hard to put that genie back in the bottle.

At this point, I think the only way to put the genie back in the bottle would be for public self - whipping by the CEO.
Furthermore, I consider that  This is Why We Don\'t Like You thread should be closed

Ladybird

#40
June 20, 2013, 07:56:35 AM
It's one problem fixed. There are more.
one two FUCK YOU

flyerfan1991

#41
June 20, 2013, 07:58:19 AM
Quote from: Piestrio;664138Looks like Microsoft is pulling a 180 and removing the "check in every 24 hours" and "can't play used games" crap.

On the one hand, hey that's awesome.

On the other hand you already showed everyone how stupid you were, it's a little hard to put that genie back in the bottle.

At times like this, I'm often reminded of the old line "be careful what you wish for, because you might get it."

danbuter

#42
June 20, 2013, 09:13:27 AM
I love it! I hope Ballmer has an ulcer over this. I'm still not buying one, though.
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Sacrosanct

#43
June 20, 2013, 10:39:10 AM
I decided yesterday that from now on, I'm referring to it not as Xbox 1, but as Xbox 180
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Benoist

#44
June 20, 2013, 01:28:24 PM
So many companies are shamelessly trying to pull 1984 on us. It's depressing.
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