Don't feel like going through the whole post,but
while not "50 years", you are thinking of doing what you are criticizing, waiting after the generation to actually buy/get the system.
Nope, I am criticising buying and keeping it in box for 50 years. Obviously if a console is no longer functional, I'm not going to buy it at the end of it's life.
I was saying
in this instance, I could buy a 360 or PS3 right now and play a load of great games.
If the Xbox One doesn't work out the same, no big deal. Although I would say it is unlikely to be the case; as technology advances, it will become less and less burdensome for Microsoft to continue hosting petabytes of old content, which will most likely be compatible with at least the next few generations of their Xbox line (they'll probably stick to x86 for the next few iterations I reckon, so content should be mostly compatible). So it's no real issue for them to continue to support the Xbox One when the next Xbox comes out, and so on. I don't think this will be a massive issue. If some day MS do decide the Xbox One is dead, I am confident they will (whether willingly or under pressure, either from consumers or legally) release a software update to allow the console to continue to function without access to servers.
Anyhow, I am not thinking of doing what I am criticizing, there is a big difference between waiting a few years to get stuff cheaper and waiting 50 years until stuff is a collector's item and then...opening it and playing it (instantly depreciating the value enormously, btw).
You know I agree with most of that sifjar, however in the past I have been in a position of financial struggle and my net was one of the first services to go. This is not the case now and as it isn't I can totally understand your point of view. I currently do local housing authority electrical inspections and visit a shit load of scum bag house holds daily, I would say 9/10 of these shitholes consist of pricks playing 360's offline. It's a regional thing I guess, but there are deprived areas of any town that still wanna game and to be forced extra cost to play a game is bullshit. I know half these people won't be affording these consoles any time soon, but these people find a way, and with it being a Xmas seller I can see shit loadsa kids nationwide gutted that there xmas pressie doesn't actually work because well M$ didn't print "only works with a net connection" on the side of the box. It's too narrow minded to assume only financially stable people and especially kids play games. It's life and I don't feel this caters for that.
I hate to say this, but if they can't afford it, they shouldn't be getting games. I know it seems unfair and such, but there are definitely things to prioritise over video games for these families. (e.g. food, clothing, education, paying bills and debts). Obviously I don't think kids should be deprived of stuff, but there are more important things to sort out first. Gaming is a luxury, the same as films and music, and shouldn't be prioritised over essentials. Although I do realise plenty of people don't see things this way (unfortunately).
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