Unless a media site buy in, in which case they'll make those $1,000 back in no time, since they would have no written embargo on Xbone info... And they'd be able to open it up, test games, see if it overheats, confirm resolutions and much much more...
At that price, the XBone is a steal, just not for individual use, in which case it'd be stupid as hell to pay that price just to have the console early.
Pretty much. People can deal with "random sorting" and dumb luck of the draw much better than feeling that some people got something for X reason for which they'd technically also qualify.
It's more rhetorical than anything else BLAKHOODe. Of course MS can't know if you've pre-ordered a XBone just of your gamertag, since it could be in a store, amazon, ebay, etc.
The "joke" here is that there's no clear pattern for the selection, however, with the word LOYALTY thrown in there, it's getting on a lot of people's bad side.
Didn't EVERY Xbox One game have a total embargo on them? Isn't IGN taking a HUUUUGE risk by even saying this much?
Exactly XDD
This is how this marketing campaign is working, but it's pissing off the loyal fanbase more than it's getting new xbox buyers it seems
The idea here is, of course, that someone is more likely to get a console if they know they have a free game for it already... But this campaign pulls all the wrong notes. You can't just give it out randomly to some people (many who will STILL not get a Xbone) and expect others (who do plan to get the console) to not complain when their longer Xbox Live stay, higher gamer tag and intention to get the next console doesn't net them the free game that Johnny over there doesn't even w...
Well, sure, since there are other ways, by all means, lets just open the floodgates!
There are steam accounts on ebay and then there are famous cases of computers with [single uses licenses such as] autocad, microsoft office etc being sold. Yes, you can pirate games. But for the normal user, it's too much of a hassle, SPECIALLY when steam allows you to buy most games for a sub-$10 price tag at one point or another (and that's not even counting sales, humble bundles, e...
Because then people could just log 3000+ game steam accounts on a PC, download them and sell them as a gaming-filled PC.
There needs to be regulation and offline mode needs to be checked and verified so that there is no abuse.
...weapon pre order bonus in Dark Souls 2. This BETTER only be a cosmetic makeover for the basic weapons and even then I am very strongly against this.
C&D from Capcom lawyers in 3, 2, 1...
Wow, those GTX 770's look sound amazing at that price + with those games...
Gonna wait and see how the price of the 770 4GB versions ends up, but if the current prices are anything to go by, a superclocked 4GB 770 + EVGA backplate + 3 games + $100 off Shield coupon (lol) at potentially $360-$380 is one hell of a deal considering this card easily steps into 780 territory with some minor clock adjustments.
Too bad for the disagrees, but yes, you are correct. Not only that, 4K TV's are capped at 30hz when displaying 3840 x 2160, so you won't make it past 30 fps with a 1080p 2x upscaled image... No thanks.
And yet, look no further than Steam Message boards on the subject for exactly those kind of complaints... Or on Sony side when they limited the game sharing functionality, which let 5 people share accounts and for all intents and purposes required games, online passes or DLC to only be bought once for 5 people to get access.
It's sad that when a company makes decisions that benefit and empower us, the gamers, people always look for loopholes so they can get more than they...
It's a nice concept, of course it needs tweaking and working, but having it is better than not having it.
Valve has, for the most part, been very attentive towards feedback and I'm sure most quirks will be ironed out. The problem is that most people want ZOMG FREE GAMEZ when that isn't the idea or purpose behind this. Steam is cheap enough as it is, but people always feel their entitled to free PC games since "I could just pirate it".
worst complaint ever... -_-
Great review by Joe, love his stuff
Ohhhh, no wonder Nvidia had been so aggressively been targeting AMD with their comments, they have their own vision of the living rooom future... This is gonna be VERY interesting
It only has 30hz refresh rate, your gameplay would tear until your eyes bleed.
Same here, it's all about the r9-290 pricetag... The jump from $299 to $599 for the r9-290x seems to big, so I'm hopefull for a good competitive price for the 290!
*Sigh* People just don't get it.
This sale isn't supposed to go to Johnny so he can have a XBone a couple of weeks early. This sale would net a site/group unlimited access to the inner and outer working of the X1, letting them test resolutions, temperatures, confirming the hardware, etc.
At $1,000, that's a steal, since they'd make this money back in no time by having exclusive access to something that all media outlets have signed NDA (non di...