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Xbox Supporter No more, Leaving xbox after Disaster XB1
12 years ago
How freaky is this..
Yeah ok, I am sure people are gonna start coming after me saying I am not giving it a chance. Had people telling me to "wait till E3" and so on. But the thing is, as much as I have tried...I cant. I just...Cant! I dont care at this point what sort of games Microsoft releases at e3, the out an out slap in the face that was the xbox one reveal was more than enough to secure my decision
-No backwards compatibility (this includes not only games BUT headsets and peripherals as well)
the pre-owned fee (Microsoft has said it will likely be the origional retail cost of the game)
-the creep-factor always watching/listening kinect 2.O...
Region locked console...
-Indie game developers banned from self publishing (meaning they have to go through a contract with MS where they proceed to get screwed over)
The fact that they made a primary partner with EA (voted worst company in the world, 2 years in a ROW)
Those and others are the reason why I, despite having been a loyal xbox supporter (and wouldnt even think of looking at sony) see this as so money hungry and disasterous of an idea (seriously, find the one who thought all these points would be LOVED by gamers....and Punch them in the face, please....Or not...)
I am turning in my membership card!
YES I am abandoning Microsoft and Xbox like the sinking ship it is. On the release even thier stock started sinking. So I will be trading in my xbox (limited edition Halo 4 console), all my games. I will be closing my xbox account. And I will be moving on to another console. and I will NEVER touch another xbox again. Or never waste my money on one anyways.
Sony has pretty much stated that they will NOT push any form of DRM on the PS4, they will leave it up to the developers but they encourage No DRM. So it looks like either I will be focussing on My Wii U, My 3DS, and trading in my Xbox and games for a PS4 (Maybe even PS3 If I get that impatient.) But Microsoft has shown thier true distain for gamers and so now that they are partnered with NFL and ESPN they have no need for us. So I will be taking my money to Sony and Nintendo. Or maybe try one of the new consoles coming out (Shield, Piston, Ouya)
But out of curiousity, Am I the only one doing this? or has anyone else felt betrayed and disgusted by what Microsoft is doing, the route they are going in, that they see no need to wait till E3 to leave Xbox on the curb the way they did to Gamers who supported them?
-No backwards compatibility (this includes not only games BUT headsets and peripherals as well)
the pre-owned fee (Microsoft has said it will likely be the origional retail cost of the game)
-the creep-factor always watching/listening kinect 2.O...
Region locked console...
-Indie game developers banned from self publishing (meaning they have to go through a contract with MS where they proceed to get screwed over)
The fact that they made a primary partner with EA (voted worst company in the world, 2 years in a ROW)
Those and others are the reason why I, despite having been a loyal xbox supporter (and wouldnt even think of looking at sony) see this as so money hungry and disasterous of an idea (seriously, find the one who thought all these points would be LOVED by gamers....and Punch them in the face, please....Or not...)
I am turning in my membership card!
YES I am abandoning Microsoft and Xbox like the sinking ship it is. On the release even thier stock started sinking. So I will be trading in my xbox (limited edition Halo 4 console), all my games. I will be closing my xbox account. And I will be moving on to another console. and I will NEVER touch another xbox again. Or never waste my money on one anyways.
Sony has pretty much stated that they will NOT push any form of DRM on the PS4, they will leave it up to the developers but they encourage No DRM. So it looks like either I will be focussing on My Wii U, My 3DS, and trading in my Xbox and games for a PS4 (Maybe even PS3 If I get that impatient.) But Microsoft has shown thier true distain for gamers and so now that they are partnered with NFL and ESPN they have no need for us. So I will be taking my money to Sony and Nintendo. Or maybe try one of the new consoles coming out (Shield, Piston, Ouya)
But out of curiousity, Am I the only one doing this? or has anyone else felt betrayed and disgusted by what Microsoft is doing, the route they are going in, that they see no need to wait till E3 to leave Xbox on the curb the way they did to Gamers who supported them?
Sadly, to this day, i have never played any next gen consoles afterward, so I never had a chance to play Oblivion or Skyrim (even if they are on PC or PS3, because i can't even afford those anyways. And i'm on a laptop, so Skyrim/Oblivion would not be fun to even try then.)
I would LOVE to have a 360/PS3 just to play those, but sadly, I'm forever stuck with the PS2.
So its pretty much a big old "Fuck you" to gamers. Thier way of saying they dont need us anymore.
So I will trade in my xbox for PS3/4, Close my xbox account, and enjoy my 3DS and Wii U :)
M$ has lost me as a customer, thier own actions
NVIDIA Shield
Ouya
Steam Box (Piston)
But yeah I have never much liked sony, but this reveal was as I said, a big middle finger to anyone who supported Microsoft. Even a few Higher ups came out saying "Yeah Xbox Is NOT a gaming console"
Well then why the fuck did you go around passing yourself off as one?!
The Ouya is an interesting beast. I don't think it competes with the PS4 directly. It's geared towards those who are interested in development and/or seeing what kinds of games others with small budgets will create. Time will tell how well this concept plays out, it all depends on the users and whether or not they fix the responsiveness issues in the controller.
I can't comment on the Shield, as I've honestly not yet heard of it.