Wow. When Microsoft produced it's Wireless-n adapter for Xbox it was a dual edged sword. Finally, a console had Wireless-n and could stream true HD (full 1080p, DD 5.1) wirelessly from a Media Center extender and Netflix without lagging out. While on the other-hand, controllers for Wireless-N alreay enabled USB adapters for PC Devices for less than $25.
And now, with the Xbox Slim, MS is basically including it for free, as it always should have been. Still, should gamers give MS a pass on this egregious ripoff? And since Microsoft controls who can produce peripherals for the Xbox, should such a enormous profit margin on this peripheral be considered predatory or anticompetitive?
Lastly, with such huge profits on peripherals, just how profitable is the Xbox Division, really? If they're barely in the black gorging profits on hard drives and wireless controllers, maybe there really is something to Shareholders angst over Microsoft's gaming business.
I must admit, this year I switched from Xbox back to the PS3 with the release of the Slim. And after playing Uncharted, Burnout (on PS3), and RE5 (on PS3) I don't think I'm going back. But including wireless-N, combined with the features and usability of XBL (especially with the ESPN) deal, I'm really, really tempted. Especially with my recent frustration with some of the features and functionality lacking from PSN compared to XBL.
I almost pulled the trigger at Walmart today. But then I remembered, I was one of those suckers who bought the $80 Wireless-N adapter. I just can't reward MS for that with my third XBox purchase. PSN is good enough, for now.
For now, I'll hold out and await Sony's response, hopefully they're smart enough to know they need to have one. Make no mistake, Microsoft adding free Wireless-N to the XBox is huge. The problem is it cost them next to nothing now, and it cost them next to nothing when I paid $80 for it ...
A fresh datamine of Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem has hinted at the game's upcoming minigame bringing back Mercenaries mode.
The game has been properly cracked by voices38, no Hypervisor bypass shit. It actually runs better without Denuvo. From Tom's Hardware: "Denuvo properly cracked in Resident Evil: Requiem, bypasses become plug-and-play — cracked version runs faster, smoother, and uses way less VRAM and RAM" https://www.tomshardware.co... I personally don't give a shit about RE anymore, same crap every year it seems, but I got to give to voices 38 good job.🙌
Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.
Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.
It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst
More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.
Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.
All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.
Replaced is a staggering visual achievement, blending 2.5D retro-futurism with a captivatingly grim premise.
