You can buy whatever you want Razzer, just telling you facts. There are easy to digest guidelines and rule notations available from FTC and DOJ with layman terms to help understand.
@SmokinAces
You couldn't afford me, kid.
Just Google some shit if you think I'm stating something wrong. I don't give a shit how you FEEL they should do things. Facts and the law say they absolutely should not talk about foreclosing a competit...
Absolutely shouldn't talk about it.
Buying out Zenimax is subject to regulatory review. MS was obligated to announce that kind of sizable acquisition to shareholders, but what follows is an (often) slow process of review from the FTC/DOJ, state regulatory agencies, and foreign agencies.
Essentially what they look for is antitrust or anticompetitive deals. This is most commonly performed from a consumer's perspective. Front and center in the DOJ&#...
Spiderman, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Ironman VR, Spidey in Avengers, whatever that Tsum-Tsum Switch game (?) is...
Disney doesn't seem to have an issue doing exclusivity deals with Nintendo or Sony. Not sure why we should think they wouldn't take some MS money, too.
Xbox needs an answer to Uncharted, Disney's not adverse to doing exclusivity, Bethesda is making the game, MS and Lucas have a long history, and MS and Disney just did that little...
Bought the blue one too. It looks good.
....and there is nothing official saying that they're designing their entire controller around a marketing deal with Duracell.
Shit, just think that through and you'll see how it makes no sense. You already hit on why it makes more financial sense to not include an internal.
That trip to the store and the waiting to replace those PS4 batteries may be OK with you (time = money though man), but to the bigger point, that costs money for these corps....
I use rechargeable AAs in my multiple controllers that I use on Xb, PC, and Shield.
The charger and batteries probably came to about $40 total, and allows me to run those pads for 30 hours or so before swapping them.
I also use those batteries for other household devices.
I'll keep my options, thanks. Now that I know it "irks" fanboys to admit that, I'm even happier.
(And the article is false, but yo...
"Experience" meaning content. They didn't want to censor or cut content from one version.
The game they're discussing is called "Gal Gun Returns."
I had no idea what this was, so I Googled it. The first result literally talks about how it's not coming to PS or (now) Xb.
Because that's not how the law works?
All publically traded businesses are "pushed" by investors. Pressure for success is not a defense to misleading investors with false statements.
"Investors" meaning shareholders? No, that's not a defense.
Same. It's going to be patched, cheaper, and will likely include free "apology" dlc.
I feel bad for others though.
I'm still confused by that.
Unless you pull it from store shelves too, you still have the same problem.
It limits MS and Sony's refund responsibilities, but it's not fixing the larger issue.
Or we could just look at his comments in light of the actual subject he was discussing? This was a discussion about cross-gen. Go listen to the full interview if it helps to understand why I always think this witch hunt is so absurd.
There's no preaching or wagging of the finger. The guy has been consistent in his interviews and comments about all of this stuff. I know people like to grab these 2 or 3 quotes and scream "gotcha" each time, but it's just...
DjStotty pointed it out, but this quote is taken from the middle of a discussion about cross gen. Sorry, but this seems like another intentional misinterpretation of his comments. You know what he was talking about, Razzer.
I also truly don't understand what some expect MS to do on these 3rd party deals generally.
If they don't do some or compete with Sony, then we're likely to see Sony just snatch up even more deals, even cheaper.
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"They create whole game mechanics around the grind for materials and leveling up."
Absolutely true. And part of that design is certainly aimed at getting whales and casuals to just dump more money into the game.
But as someone raised on 8 and 16 bit RPGs (who also dumped 100s of hours into Diablo, PoE, etc.,) milking those casuals for extra cash has no effect on me. These game systems are also built for people like me.
They ...
@ Zeeb
What's "in my favor?"
I don't own a Series S. I have no plans to own one. I'm just mocking the fanboys who seem to flip scripts every other day.
Why so defensive...hmmm...
? It's on PC.
You can always tell when you're in a Series S thread. It's the only time resolution matters again.
Well the Pro and vanilla PS4 are two different systems and they get counted together.
Switch and Switch Lite. Xbox One and One X.
All counted together.
But now it's an issue?
The release dates we keep seeing (and delays) show what some of us have been saying for awhile.
Next gen will really start sometime next year. 2022-2023 look amazing. Don't overpay for something that's simply not worth it.