I really don't care, as long as they do as Microsoft has done and earn that $50. In fact, if I weren't playing my games on 360 and getting my money's worth from my Gold, I would probably be open to paying for service on PSN.
Suffice it to say, I would have no reason to pay for service on PSN since I already pay for service on XBL. That's like paying for two cell phone bills but only using one.
Here's an unpopular truth:
It's easier for Microsoft to charge for online gaming because they have done it since the beginning. People have come to expect it.
In the meantime, everyone has also come to expect Sony to hand it over for free, and therefore will be much more resistant to paying for ANYTHING.
Conclusion: Sony is in a lousy position to be asking for money.
I expect that Sony and Microsoft will battle for domination of the motion-gaming mindshare. When the dust settles, we will have a better idea of who really knows what they're doing.
And just so you partisan lamewads know, I'm actually rooting for the Move.
Actually, bait and switch is different. From Wikipedia:
"In retail sales, a bait and switch is a form of fraud in which the party putting forth the fraud lures in customers by advertising a product or service at an unprofitably low price, then reveals to potential customers that the advertised good is not available but that a substitute is."
This is an Implied Warranty situation. Also from Wikipedia:
"The UCC allows sellers t...
Instead of taking sides, let me point out the irony here:
When Microsoft does something to protect their profits, they are evil.
When Sony does something to protect their platform, the same people who called Microsoft evil now defend Sony.
And then there are the Linux-heads who call Sony evil for removing Other OS... and call Microsoft evil because it's written into their Linux-loving DNA.
Meanwhile, Joe Gamer wonders wha...
#1 thing that needs to change: Shallow ass games with static content that panders to either... 1) MLG-loving college drop-out dip-shits who think "gay", "retarded", and "rape" are acceptable terms to use when gaming... or 2) graphics, cutscene, or story whores who think .
#1 thing that needs to happen: More procedural content, more random variables, more shit to get creative with. More games that feel fresh, even after 100 matches.
I'd rather get the straight story about how Sony was holding out instead of paying up for using patented tech... than lies.
Always truth and facts before the lies.
"Reach is a limited beta for Bungie to test out the new formula"
I appreciate your awareness that you are playing a beta. But do you really think Bungie will go back and retool the entire multiplayer experience from the start? They don't have all the time in the world to finish it.
Oh it's "optional", huh. Ever written a grant proposal and budget?
Imagine having a $100,000+ super computer and the company that built the components said they wouldn't support the hardware anymore. If I spent that kind of money, paid the university's facility costs, and then found I can't get any replacement parts for the array, I would be pissed too.
Look, I see a lot of the same denialism that 360 fanboys peddled with the RROD....
In general, I agree... but it's just too much to give each player two of these more-powerful grenades on spawn.
Oh it's easy. People do not know what they want. The more they insist they do, the more they have no f-ing clue.
It's as simple as that.
Guard... I mean seriously... if you can't figure out when the Armor Lock wears off and time a grenade to go off a split second later... how hard is that really? Armor Lock rewards teamwork. It's a game changer, and the leet, MntDew-chugging kiddies can't stand actually thinking.
And as for the MLG nut cases, let them freak-out. They are all a bunch of douchebags anyway who wasted their college fund.
See, if I already have a larger friends list on XBL, I have invested more in my Gamerscore than my Trophy Level, and I've already paid for XBL Gold for ALL my 360 games, what's the point then?
The more games you play online or have played online on XBL, the more sense it makes to get these games on 360.
Unless you have a reason to be swearing off 360 all together... in which case, how is your's an unbiased opinion?
I certainly sp...
Ahem.... where Sony will offer new features IF you pay money, Microsoft will give new features to it's already paying customers.
Which one is better? Sweeting the deal AFTER they have your money, or asking for money where you never asked for money before?
"Microsoft removed features from free Xbox Live service and called it the Silver account. Once free features now cost money with the Gold Service."
Like what? Please enlighten me. Oh... and one little thing... there was never a free Xbox Live service before there was a Silver service...
DLC and Arcade (the original disk-based version on Xbox) were only for paying members back then. Now, a silver member can download content and games without havin...
I've got a good answer to that.
360 rendering and rendering for DirectX (PC) are very similar. If they make a PC version, it makes more sense to do the quick conversion for 360, regardless of whether or not they make a PS3 version,
Bomberman: Act Zero is an awful game... but if you are ever in need of some gamerscore, finishing the game's 99 levels, without saving... is actually easier than you think. If you make it to lvl 20, you can make it to lvl 99
All I know is that Natal gets skewered every time someone points out the lag. Funny though that no one really points out the Move's lag, which is still there and has video proof.
It's about the same as Natal... milliseconds, but noticeable.
My money is STILL on the Move for being more relevant to gaming overall, but it will ultimately come down to the games, NEITHER of which have shown anything that really lights my fire.
I'm not sure I get your point. Are you saying, in a totally inept and shallow way, that Bungie has nothing if they don't have Halo?
"Eye Toy is 3d so next"
That is incorrect, misinformed, or an outright lie.