[PPOTW] Now MS has backtracked, will you?

[Issac]

I haven't voted. But I think it's great that they did change their policy and all. Still, I wasn't interested in the Xbox, 360 or one from the get go. So I won't probably get one, but the policy change would've helped IF I was interested in the first place.

 

[ilman]

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I hear what you are saying. But If Nintendo had stuck with the plans to release a cdrom add on for the SNES and gone with SONY/Phillips what would have happened? Would SONY have entered the console making business at a later time? I agree that the PS1 and PS2 were awesome consoles and could not be faulted but with all the controversy with the PS3 and other OS (SONY Lied to the public) I've really had a guts full of SONY. They have shown that they still regard their consoles as THEIR hardware even after purchase. The games on the PS3 have been too similar (the old argument that SONY make games consoles for adults because 5 out of every 10 games that come out are FPS games f*****g boring; I had more fun on my wii and 3ds than on most ps3 games and same can be said for xbox360 games). If SONY or MICROSOFT did'nt make in house games specific to their systems I wouldn't buy their consoles.

And actually I thought that the N64 was an amazing console. In many ways superior to the PSX. But the SEGA Saturn was underated and although it was the least popular of the bunch it was still decent. Also SEGA were first to produce a 128 bit home console with the DREAMCAST which I can easily say is in my top ten consoles of all time but it died a death.

Anyway off topic. I will be buying all next gen consoles if they have console independant games.

While I do agree that the Saturn was underrated and that Sega should still be in the console business, your arguments against the PS3 are very wrong(well, except OtherOS). If you want tons of shitty mature FPS games, the 360 is the place to look.
The PS3 has plenty of good non-FPS games - take God of War, Little Big Planet, Heavy Rain as an example. All excellent first party titles, no FPS.
Now look at the 360 exclusives - Gears of War, Halo, Forza. First person shooters galore on the 360.
And, the part about Sony claiming the PS3 as their hardware, again, look at the 360. You HAVE to pay Microsoft money every month to unlock 70% of the content on it. On the PS3 - non of that. It's your hardware - you can do whatever you want with it - play online, watch Netflix, etc. It doesn't feel like you're borrowing something that belongs to someone else(the 360).
I'm sure the PS4 will bring glory back to Sony and the Xbone will stay kind of popular only in America - the way it should be.

 

[ASSASSIN-Z]

Nope. I won't consider the new XBOX. I'd rather buy a new PC.

3DS, WiiU, and PS4 are where it's at this gen!

Microsoft can watch from the sidelines. They've proved they don't know what gamers want.

 

[Deleted-19228]

Not sure why this wasn't an option but I already intended to buy both Xbox One and PS4 both already preordered and paid for. Unless you are a fanboy or have an extremely limited income both are affordable for pretty much anyone.

 

[codezer0]

So this week MS Backtracked on pretty much every policy the public didn't like regarding the XBone.
Will MS' change in policy make you change your mind on purchasing an XBone? Or is too late?
Let us know in this weeks PPOTW!

Previous week - who will sell the most hardware next gen?

If you have an idea for a poll you would like to see on the portal just send me a PM with PPOTW in the title and your questions for the poll.

Like many, I am quite split on either of the new consoles.

On the positive for the Xbox One:

• Cloud acceleration sounds like it'd be great IF it works as it's being hyped/cracked up to be
• Given that I've had such positive experience with the 360 in hardware reliability (compared to most of the stories I'd heard/read up on in sites including this one), I'm more likely to trust that a launch Xbox One will still work fine for me 4+ years down the line, something I can't say for anything from Sony
• The reductions on things like DRM all serve to directly benefit me as a gamer and as someone that believes I should be able to do what I wish with hardware I physically have in my posession

Negatives to the Xbox One:

• Given the extremely similar architecture to the Original Xbox (or Xbox Alpha as some choose to rename it for reference), why not enable binary compatibility for those games? Some BC would be better than none in order to justify adopting early
• Considering I have no reason to consider a Kinect at full price now, and the fact that that is still being claimed to be required to turn on the system, I am still a bit leery, and suspicious
• None of the TV stuff matters to me, as I have no inclination of getting another power-sucking cable box from any provider, full stop
• Given my prior experience with Xbox Live online, I really have a hard time justifying paying the $60/year (maybe $70 now if they feel like it) for online access, just to deal with a bunch of d-bags and kids that are the poster children for abortion clinics

I've had both my 360 (DVD) and my (CECHA) PS3 modified (CFW). I've played online with said 360 in the past, and simply played it safe in the sense that I didn't do anything stupid like playing games before release or much to draw attention to myself. In much the same extent, I hardly ever played online at all on the PS3... yet it's my PS3 account and console that get banned because Sony have to have a bug up their arse about this shit. And as a result the system basically arbitrarily decided to delete all my save data for all the games I ever played. I can't access YouTube or Netflix either, and have never been able to thanks to the fug-tastic mess that is ShowTime on the PS3.

Microsoft had to know that the DRM stuff wasn't going to fly, and would have simply made them a target for day-one hacking of their console.

 

[Obveron]

I dislike the poll as I am in the category of "yes I am reconsidering an XBone".
But I completely disagree that "it took guts to change their policies. MS listens to their fans!"
Couldn't the one and only "yes" option, be a simple yes without the other strongly worded remarks?

 

[Obveron]

Not sure why this wasn't an option but I already intended to buy both Xbox One and PS4 both already preordered and paid for. Unless you are a fanboy or have an extremely limited income both are affordable for pretty much anyone.

I would have bought both (I own the 360 and Ps3), but theres no way I'm paying for both online services. Since a console is useless to me without online multiplayer, there's no way I'm buying both this time around.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

While I do agree that the Saturn was underrated and that Sega should still be in the console business, your arguments against the PS3 are very wrong(well, except OtherOS). If you want tons of shitty mature FPS games, the 360 is the place to look.
The PS3 has plenty of good non-FPS games - take God of War, Little Big Planet, Heavy Rain as an example. All excellent first party titles, no FPS.
Now look at the 360 exclusives - Gears of War, Halo, Forza. First person shooters galore on the 360.
And, the part about Sony claiming the PS3 as their hardware, again, look at the 360. You HAVE to pay Microsoft money every month to unlock 70% of the content on it. On the PS3 - non of that. It's your hardware - you can do whatever you want with it - play online, watch Netflix, etc. It doesn't feel like you're borrowing something that belongs to someone else(the 360).
I'm sure the PS4 will bring glory back to Sony and the Xbone will stay kind of popular only in America - the way it should be.

Daily reminder that FPS = bad game.