I love that story; I would be too nervous to do that myself. I'm from New Zealand where we don't have the same type of homeless epidemic you see in big American cities, so I find it really depressing especially in places like Baltimore and Philadelphia. Sometimes I will give them money, but if I'm not going to do that I just want to get past them in a hurry.
I know quite a few people that have thousands of points, that they got off ebay from some dude in Eastern Europe. I don't feel sorry for them in the least if they don't use them fast enough.
The terms for Microsoft Points already say that they are not worth any real money. They are also tracked and already expire one year after the code is entered.
Did the prices go up? When I was looking into packs, it was $20 for 1 character + 1 extra costume + plus in game currency to buy another non-popular character. $60 gave you 4 character + extra costumes + plus in game currency. Considering that Diablo 3 launched at $60 and you get only 4 characters, the $60 pack for MH is a good deal. Also, at the $60 pack, you get to choose from several packs with different characters.
Seriously, people laugh at dumb/lame jokes all the time. Afterall, people listen to this show.
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Dude, I think you might need to get some sleep. It is going to be OK. Buy your Sony PS4 and forget all about this, but again more importantly please get some sleep.
I see your passion, but you come off as a crazy person right now. Just don't buy an Xbox One. You shouldn't be so upset if others do, though. Its their money, and they can buy whatever they want to without someone throwing a bucket of paint at their proverbial fur coats.
He probably got autocorrected to Koreans from something else.[quote name="Old Dead Tree" post="10851749" timestamp="1371931178"]Cheapy, dude, you've become Koreans more unlikable. Super smug, super apathetic.
In English please...
But you make a good point somewhere in there. Cheapy is biased toward his favorite products. Just like many of us have our favorite products. He has Cagcast to express them and that is his entrepreneurial right to share them. I don't always agree with Cheapy, but if I did, I would record myself and listen to myself.
Furthermore, Cheapy D is not turning Korean. It think he is turning Japanese. I really think so...
He's not crazy if he's right, a bit extreme but correct none the less. Cheapy give's MS pretty much a pass but in the past talked crap about EA, Ubisoft, and Activision when they had DRM or online pass issues.
Nice one, doesn't matter when they start having more stock you're still wrong since $100 makes a huge difference. If rumors are correct, Sony seems to also have a leg up on the amount of stock to be sold for the Christmas season and supposedly will be out earlier.
I will be very interested to see how this plays out. We seem to have a much larger period of open preorders for both systems so it seems both companies are pumping out way more systems than with the 360 and even PS3 launch. I didn't pay all that much attention to the 360 launch, but for sure with the PS3 and Wii, places like GS only took preorders for a few hours (most sold out to people camping in line for a preorder). Then the same thing happened on launch day (campers bought most, it not all, of the ones not reserved by preorders). It just seems that this time around, there are many times more preorders available And for sure both companies will also send a lot of stock to stores day one for walk-in buyers as well. Amazon still has Day One Xbox One launch systems available right now with specific text guaranteeing them on launch day. That just didn't happen last gen (or even with the Wii U!). So it is very possible that both systems will sell very well and also be available around Christmas to people who didn't preorder. Though, on the other hand, the very late launch of these systems (late Nov it looks like?) leaves little time for follow-up shipments before Christmas.
Who gives a shit about what Cheapy, Shipwreck, or Wombat spend their money on?! Since when have these three people been the voice of consumer rights?! Let them buy Xbox Ones. Let them love Microsoft's policies and games. Who the
cares?? I'm sad for those who allow this shit to upset them this much.
This could be big news in my eyes. Forced plugged-in Kinect was one of my major issues with XB1. If they allow you to 100% have it unplugged and never have to have it plugged in, I see that as a positive. Still have to pay for it, but give the consumers more options instead of restrictions is a step in the right direction.
First, no claimed that they are the voice of consumers right and I can't argue with shortsightedness but if you put just a little bit of thought and some forward thinking you might see why people are still up in arms.Who gives a shit about what Cheapy, Shipwreck, or Wombat spend their money on?! Since when have these three people been the voice of consumer rights?! Let them buy Xbox Ones. Let them love Microsoft's policies and games. Who the
No one needs to. Just check out the pastebin link posted a few posts above yours. Or the one wombat tweeted: http://www.heyuguysgaming.com/news/12507/heartbroken-xbox-one-employee-lets-rip-must-read It's very easy to see that this was a
ed up project where the managers we so focused on what was being gained that they were blinded to what was being lost.it isn't very reputable. I wouldn't trust the word of an email from a media relation rep over everything else that has been said by Microsoft.
I own all three current gen consoles. And a Wii U. And I've pre-ordered the PS4 and the Xbox One. I'm also fine with criticism. And anyone who says they don't have a favorite console is amazing and I applaud you for transcending to that level.
ed up by letting her be the mayor since you're the one playing it everyday.Seriously, Ship is not the one to single out as being against any console since he buys literally everything. I'm pretty sure he has played his Wii U way more than I have, and if anything that would be the one system the CAGcast guys put down the most. In fact, he's probably played it more than most hardcore Wii U owners
. (Those that play 100's of hours of Monster Hunter excepted).
I agree with this. Cheapy is spinning it to make himself look right.It's interesting that Cheapy's spun the "both systems will have the same DRM" statement that was about Sony using Xbox One-style DRM to now going the other way. I listened to the 8-4 Play that Cheapy was on where he also said it was much harder to plug in a rechargable controller than to go across the street to get some batteries. I would love to know why he was never upset about the Xbox One not being region-free and not working in Japan before, as he played that off like he'd have the hook-up to get around the DRM. It's one thing to not be angry, but it's another to never have any negative emotion about the rules that were in place to make sure that you couldn't use it. You tend to start conversations about the Xbox One by talking about crazy twitter responses. You just seem to only care about how much money it'll make you from the links on CAG and not how it personally affected you as a potential console owner in Japan.
The Xbox One is still to expensive to me, Shipwreck. I don't care what the public will pay. For me, it's too expensive for a system with major features that I don't care about (Kinect) or cannot use (TV). If the Xbox 360 is an indication, it's media playback features will be lackluster at best.
Paying $150 for the original Kinect and paying $500 for a Kinect-based console are very different things.
Wombat, since you're not the mayor, you're not going to get Tortimer to show up and invite you to the Island in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. If Mrs. Wombat isn't playing it everyday and doing things like paying off her house, then you probably won't get to go to the Island. You
Bingo. I was pretty surprised that after being at E3 he also went to his local Best Buy demo (which is something even I didn't feel like doing). He seems genuinely excited about a few of the games coming to the Wii U and that is good news to me since I'm pulling for that system really hard but like a lot of others just don't play it that much because there isn't much to play. Plus, it isn't like I'm going to get any news or opinions on those games from the other two
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That 45 minute demo stuff was debunked by Microsoft. And what PS3 sharing is currently is not even close to what they were talking about.
Isn't it nice of those Microsoft executives to give us concrete details on how their family sharing plan would have functioned now that's it's been scrapped? Kind of funny how family sharing isn't going to be allowed for digitally purchased titles, though.
On the show, he was a bit overly defensive about a lot of things that he didn't really need to go on the offensive about. I get that Xbox One will sell out regardless, but that still doesn't mean that I can't think it's too expensive.
I wasn't defending or offending anything. I simply think that $500 is not too much for an Xbox One and $400 is a really good price for the PS4. I'm not attacking anyone for their feelings on the matter.
Not responding to you bickle, but the MS employee blog you linked.No one needs to. Just check out the pastebin link posted a few posts above yours. Or the one wombat tweeted: http://www.heyuguysgaming.com/news/12507/heartbroken-xbox-one-employee-lets-rip-must-read It's very easy to see that this was a
that."This might sound a little fanboy sure, but I'm not sure if MS is rolling this out too. But the PS4 bragged that you can do that with any PS4 game, right from the marketplace/store. They said you'd be able to demo any game instantly, after a short download, and it'd download the rest in the background. No need for a family member to own the game. PS3 has had 60 min "not demos" but full on start of game with PS+ for years.
Oh, so we know they hated a $10 online pass? They will love our new $60 OFFLINE pass. That doesn't solve used game situation, it just makes it worse because people will buy less games, hurting the new sales. I still believe used games helps the gaming industry in the long run.
My hope is that it was auto-corrected from "Karate-Man", as they tend to bleed on the "inside".[quote name="Old Dead Tree" post="10851749" timestamp="1371931178"]Cheapy, dude, you've become Koreans more unlikable. Super smug, super apathetic.
In English please...
But you make a good point somewhere in there. Cheapy is biased toward his favorite products. Just like many of us have our favorite products. He has Cagcast to express them and that is his entrepreneurial right to share them. I don't always agree with Cheapy, but if I did, I would record myself and listen to myself.
Furthermore, Cheapy D is not turning Korean. It think he is turning Japanese. I really think so...
There is little worse than a console launch on the internet.
Quoted to basically "re-tweet" this. I was interested in hearing about this too after hearing about it on the Giant Bombcast, I wanted to see their take on it.
ing crazy about this though. Look at the hate. People give Sony a pass because they are so focused on Microsoft bringing down Civilizations with their next-gen consoles.ing babies because they aren't told what they want to hear on certain subjects.It's just fishing for people to respond that they agree with him.
How is Cheapy's public Twitter feed behind anyone's back? Who in the hell would follow him besides people who use the site? By the way, he's right.
