Everyone’s excited about the PS4 now that they know the price and now that they know the Xbox One has features that are designed to help Microsoft and the Publisher make more money rather than to help the customer enjoy games how they want. I do get that and also get why it makes a lot of people mad, but it’s really too bad because from what I can tell Microsoft actually tried to do something different with the console market and technology and Sony decided safe and same was good enough.
Xbox One:
So I say again, this generation’s console war is officially stupid. The rally cry for sameness and status quo. Microsoft is still trying to change the living room, but they shot themselves in the foot by trying to nickel and dime everyone on used/traded games and by forcing technology that some people simply don’t want (and at a price too) instead of allowing for customization. Sony won by default and console gaming as a whole suffers.
What do you all think?
Xbox One:
- They are trying new ways to integrate your gaming system into your media center seamlessly by adding and HDMI in and are basically bringing voice controlled ALT-TAB plus a few other features to the TV.
- Continuing down the path of advancing voice recognition and motion control. They want it to be a standard living room feature now for all your media needs.
Attempting to take a step away from physical media where the reliance on brick and mortar retail and discs is less relevant (something basically every other media has already done including the PC game market).DRM Free!!!Giving publishers native ability to do what they were trying to do already anyways (thus strengthening their relationship with them). Has everyone forgotten online pass DLC already? Publishers find a way to get more money from used games whether the console supports that effort or not.Great this might be coming back...
- So it’s a PlayStation and it plays games. Remember the PS3? That’s this, except the hardware is better.
- It has touch sensor on the controller. No details on how that could be used to improve gaming though so I can’t really say anything pro or con about it.
- It’s cheaper.
So I say again, this generation’s console war is officially stupid. The rally cry for sameness and status quo. Microsoft is still trying to change the living room, but they shot themselves in the foot by trying to nickel and dime everyone on used/traded games and by forcing technology that some people simply don’t want (and at a price too) instead of allowing for customization. Sony won by default and console gaming as a whole suffers.
What do you all think?
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