Americans have what? I think you're a little behind the times. This is a corporation run country. They only let you think you have rights. They'll take them when they're ready. You lost all of your rights under the "patriot" act.
@Logic
Your engine analogy is flawed from the start. Neither of these machines contains a stock chip. Plus we do know Microsoft believes in a solution based on using teh cloud to offset any power deficiency. So their machine was designed with that in mind. It's designed to work with a server. But the vocal minority has seemingly killed that plan. So yes, the Xbox has less power. But not to the degree Sony fanboys have made it out to be. I think Microsoft needs to just go ...
This whole thing has been blown way out of proportion. First, anyone that accepts a reviewer's opinion over their own demo experience is a sheep and they will just find another person to follow. No one should waste time trying to protect them they are unprotectable. If demos aren't being released before launch, put your energy into complaining about that.
Here's something I learned recently that includes collusion that actually has a real impact on people's l...
I think the mistake Microsoft made was just dropping some of the features they originally announced. They once again let the vocal minority choose their direction. A huge mistake especially when you consider that its people who would never even buy an Xbox. There was no real problem with always on. The best selling game so far seems to be Destiny which I believe is always on. There are a lot of sheep out there and they jump on any bandwagon that offers a ride.
The family pla...
PS4 great enough to bring credibility to VGChartz?
My understanding is that there is a ginormous PC based mods market Mojang didn't have the manpower or desire to corral. Millions are spent in that market and Microsoft intends to have a cut of that money. Also straight to DVD kids movies are huge business.
People that still believe Xbox loses money should do a little research into how consoles make money and then edit your comments. As for the Sony and Nintendo having plenty of cash to keep them going comment......hahaha. That is truly funny. I should upbubble you for that one. Just because the loses are coming from other divisions it doesn't mean it doesn't effect PlayStation. PlayStation profit does go to the company as a whole and vice versa. A half billion loss for a company that ha...
I actually disagreed with the purchase initially. But if the stories of fan based mods selling for serious cash and 100 million PC users are true, then this will make Microsoft money. I'm not sure about about their by fiscal years end talk, but I also had no idea so much was spent on this game outside of Mojang's revenue. It also makes even more sense that they sold it. A small developer would have a terrible time trying to police the modding. Microsoft could quickly bring that under ...
I'm not turning anything into fanboy crap. This site is basically run by uninformed children. This whole story is a nonissue. Read something other than gaming sites for a change. This site is built on bias. Take that away and the site will disappear. Don't whine because the subject bias goes against your interest. If you don't like bias, speak out about it all of the time. If the truth is really important to you, read articles and comments and judge them fairly. If the writers and...
The flip side of the ban situation is that often completely legitimate stories that happen to be Xbox positive often fail approval because this site leans heavily pro-Sony. I take anyone's reviews with a grain of salt and make my own decisions, so if bias is going to be considered an issue let's deal with all of it.
Anyway, if Kotaku and Polygon are considered pro-Xbox and need to be banned then this site will only have Sony fanboys left which would kill any debate w...
There will only be ten pairs. I wonder how many would actually sell if there were more. If a lot of people would buy these, its time for consoles to raise the launch price to PS3 prices permanently each new console. No more compromises on tech.
They can absolutely acquire new developers. I just don't like overpaying for what will most likely be a one trick pony. Hoping that things the new CEO has distanced himself from already. Maybe this is an attempt to instill the Microsoft brand into the brains of children with lunchboxes and Saturday morning cartoons, but right now it looks like a waste. If they are playing the long game with Xbox Nadella needs to say that at conference calls. Not try to please stockholders. Though wall str...
I don't have a problem with Mojang's wanting out, that makes perfect sense. They may have lucked out. I have a hard time believing there was over two billion in competitive bids from someone else. Though Apple has the money and it would have made a good item for iPhone exclusivity. But having seen Mojang's financials, I don't see the value in the price. Again with Apple they do have Pixar. Maybe Amazon was a competitor. Something else for their gaming platform. But again the v...
Actually kinda funny that time. Not your typically douchy commenting.
Blending Minecraft and Project Spark is an interesting idea. Along with the eventual blending of all Windows platforms it could be interesting. My argument against the acquisition is price and the fact that the same thing could have been achieved through a licensing deal.
I wouldn't compare this to the Beats deal. This is just stupid and shows a lack of consistency from the new Microsoft leadership. Not necessarily Phil, but the very top. Beats was clearly in Apple's wheelhouse and is an expansion of what they do. Attaching the Beats name to all Apple devices only increases the "in" value of those devices.
This deal from Microsoft is buying a potential one trick pony for way too much for a part of your company you are only s...
I'm not sure how anyone could disagree with current consoles not being top of the line. Ah yes. Fanboys. The GPUs were out of date at launch and the CPUs are mobile chips that have been replaced by a more efficient model. Console gamers need to get over any ideas about competing with PCs graphically. Mantle ended any hope of that ever being the case again. The best we can hope for is better custom parts and infrastructure to create a better overall experience. In the next two years the ne...
I won't say 1080p will be gone in two years but I'll say they will in four. The low starting price and extremely fast drop after leads me to believe things will happen more quickly than with HD in general.
I think consoles are restricted by their pricing model. Sony may have been onto something with the initial production cost of the PS3, but they made a mistake with architecture. If they had made a console better tool and that lived up to the power expectations it m...
Samsung has a very good 4k for just under $1400 us. Not bad compared to the $5000 just a couple of years ago.
Given the family friendly tilt in Chinese gaming Kinect might actually make a difference for Microsoft there.