Microsoft caves on Xbox One requirements

[RblDiver]

For those gamers among us: http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/update

Looks like they caved and are turning off the always-online bit and the trade-bit.

I'll admit, I wasn't really bothered by them. The online thing was potentially troubling (just in case of prolonged internet outage, but that happens very infrequently). As for the trade thing, I don't really have any IRL friends who are gamers who I'd trade with anyway. Plus, quite frankly I loathe the "used game market." Price it only $5 cheaper while screwing the person on the repurchase (I've resold _one_ game ever, bought it for $60, resold it 3 days later for $20). Plus, the developers don't see a dime from that second purchase, so I was thinking the trade restrictions would actually benefit them (well, trade-in, not necessarily trade-between-friends).

[Monky]

Voting with your pocket book works.

[Jer]

Voting with your pocket book works.

This is what I did and I knew they would likely cave before launch day. All my buddies that were complaining had also pre-ordered the first day of E3 and couldn't understand when I was telling them that these companies only existed to make money and complaining meant nothing when you already committed your buying dollars to them.

[Zundfolge]

I still predict that the PS4 is going to kick the ever living snot out of the XBoxOne.

[wadero]

I still predict that the PS4 is going to kick the ever living snot out of the XBoxOne.

+1

[MrPrena]

I still predict that the PS4 is going to kick the ever living snot out of the XBoxOne.

I agree. Gamers agree, and people from wall st agrees as well.

[Jer]

I still predict that the PS4 is going to kick the ever living snot out of the XBoxOne.

It's going to be a lot closer than you think and besides... who cares? The closer the competition the better for the consumer anyway unless you're some sort of a brand-loyal fanboi. It's going to be a fun winter for gaming!

[blacklabel]

I still predict that the PS4 is going to kick the ever living snot out of the XBoxOne.

In what way? Not being confrontational, just curious.

[Ridge]

In what way? Not being confrontational, just curious.

You still need to buy a premium membership on Xbox in order to use netflix.

Xbox still has a camera and microphone that is always on, and Microsoft has admitted to being in bed with the NSA spying thing for years.

[akumadiavolo]

You still need to buy a premium membership on Xbox in order to use netflix.

Xbox still has a camera and microphone that is always on, and Microsoft has admitted to being in bed with the NSA spying thing for years.

Over 70% of Xbox owners have Gold memberships, and with the PS4 requiring PS+ for multiplayer I bet numbers there will be similar. And either way who the fuck pays 400-500 bucks for a netflix machine when a 50 dollar blu ray player can do the same thing? I seriously question the intelligence of anyone who has that as a deciding factor.

The NSA has a record of all internet traffic that crosses US DNS servers. So anything that happens online on XBO or PS4 is all the same. And don't forget, the kind of people who buy such expensive machines usually will also have smart phones amd laptops and other devices tht have mics and cameras and gps that can be exploited as well. The console that sits at home should be a very minor concern in comparison.

It's going to come down to the same thing it does every generation, who has the better games, and who can drop prices fastest.