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What are your thoughts
Seymor Onion:
If this is true, it'll be bad news for Microsoft, but good news for the retro gaming scene. $_$
MaSHoe:
I hope Microsoft does the always online and used game fees, I want them out of the console market. ;D
shenske:
--- Quote from: wiggy on April 05, 2013, 08:36:06 PM ---I've heard rumor that the next Failbox will allow used games, BUT you'll have to pay a "small" fee to unlock used games, so Microsoft will make money on used sales as well as new.
Can you imagine paying Honda a fee to unlock your newly acquired 2008 Accord? Or maybe cutting Maytag a check so you can plug that fridge in that you just picked up on Craigslist? Such horse shit.
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My thoughts exactly.
Simple: Always Online or No Pre-Owned = Absolutely no interest
satoshi_matrix:
--- Quote from: wiggy on April 05, 2013, 08:36:06 PM ---Can you imagine paying Honda a fee to unlock your newly acquired 2008 Accord?
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It's funny and timely because just two months ago I bought a 2007 Honda Accord. :D
My thoughts:
I have absolutely no plans to buy the next Xbox unless they make a game series I adore - Fallout, Mass Effect, Earth Defense Force etc exclusively for it.
Hell, I'm still discovering original Xbox games I never played that still look fantastic today. Add to that the countless Xbox 360 games I've never played because the PS3 has been my system of choice 90% of this generation (and even so, the remaining 10% is split between DS, PSP, Wii and THEN 360)
I live in a rural area with very slow internet - only around 2 mbs at the absolute most. That's just how it is - the only speed all providers in the area provide. Until that changes, online gaming holds no interest for me and is actually a hindrance. I'm probably in the minority when I say that online gaming doesn't matter to me, but I honestly worry that if Microsoft does this, it'll send the message to Sony and Nintendo that it's also okay for them to have always on internet requirements. It's just a matter of a simple firmware update to lock that in.
Arseen:
--- Quote from: Dravenae on April 05, 2013, 09:55:56 PM ---Its has been confirmed that the PS4 will not to require an internet connection and will play used games.
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And PS3 has Linux...