Google Play Store's Twitter/X Account Goes on a Bizarre Sonic Rambling Spree, Leaving Even Sonic Himself to Question What's Going On 20 replies
Marcello Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Does mean it won't play DVD's and Blu Rays. Doesn't that contradict their focus on Multimedia? What are you talking about? I wouldn't be so sure, because : http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-21-sony-tells-eurogamer-playstation-4-will-not-block-used-games But yeah, we will have to find out more about this in E3. You can play used games on the XONE, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyalume Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Is there a limit on the number of consoles a game can be linked to? I think I might have missed that bit of information. If the fee is small, whats stopping someone from simply lending out one game to large groups of friends and having those friends copy directly to the HDD, pay the fee, and forgo buying an original copy altogether? If the fee is large (Say, as much as the retail game itself), that would effectively kill the resale of game software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 It doesn't block them so much as it forces you to pay a fee (say, oh, $10?) for each one. If it was a pass to play online this wouldn't bother me too much but a extra £8 fee in order to play both off and online you may as well buy it new. It doesn't help that games are getting more expansive with DLC. Watch Dogs is £50 at GAME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry the Nomad Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 This is true. Jesus, who believe their so much negativity that you get roped into it. I've lived though enough "next gen reveals" to learn to just sit back, relax, and wait for all the info. No rage, no all caps, no freaking out on twitter. At most, I speculate and ask questions, but I'm over freaking out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conando Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I'm honestly laughing. This is just so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 What are you talking about? I read that it won't run discs normally so you can't play DVD's and Blu Ray's on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcello Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I read that it won't run discs normally so you can't play DVD's and Blu Ray's on it. No, you have to install games. That's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ming Ming Hatsune Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 You can play used games on the XONE, too. But you have to pay a fee. For the PS4, they haven't said anything about this yet and I hope there is no "fee". Otherwise this direction is just like the online passes only worse as you also pay for the single-player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I've lived though enough "next gen reveals" to learn to just sit back, relax, and wait for all the info. No rage, no all caps, no freaking out on twitter. At most, I speculate and ask questions, but I'm over freaking out. I hate Next-Gen Transitions this why I am not buying one straight away, too much negative drama. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post turbojet Posted May 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2013 After the conference: After Carbo posted the announcement that there would be a paywall on used games: 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detective Shadzter Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 As others have said, I'm going to wait for E3 and see what the games line up from all 3 platform holders is going to be like and how much the PS4 and Xbox One are going to cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 No, you have to install games. That's all. So can I watch a DVD and Blu-Ray on it? Please bare in mind the article I read was a few months back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcello Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) But you have to pay a fee. For the PS4, they haven't said anything about this yet and I hope there is no "fee". Otherwise this direction is just like the online passes only worse as you also pay for the single-player. Yoshida simply said it plays used games. He didn't go into details. So it's definitely still possible that they pull something similarily stupid. My post was referring to the part where you said he shouldn't be so sure about Sony doing the same. So can I watch a DVD and Blu-Ray on it? Please bare in mind the article I read was a few months back. It has a Blu-Ray drive, so I'd assume so. Edited May 21, 2013 by MarcelloF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabz Girl Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/05/21/xbox-one-will-not-function-without-kinect-attached Xbox One will not function without Kinect attached. This just gets better and better doesn't it? One of the comments on that page sums it up best; Every new announcement seems like another additional shovel helping to dig Xbox One's grave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyalume Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Look at the bright side, guys: That new controller is gonna be great to play PC games with! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patticus Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 It doesn't help that games are getting more expensive with DLC. Watch Dogs is £50 at GAME. Quake II on the N64 cost me £75. More expensive they are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remy Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 juss calling it how i see it. EA ditching wii u than showing up guns blazing at MS is too much of a cooincidence, especially with the online pass talk taken into concern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covskin Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Hmm. Biggest sounding positive for me is the idea of 15 exclusives, 8 of which are new IPs. That is impressive. But... No backwards compatibility? This trend is becoming more and more common, but its still a pain. And a fee for pre-owned? That's a fair bit of bull. Thing is, though, this unveiling was not aimed at us. It was aimed tt the people who only ever buy CoD and FIFA/Madden. They're the mass market, and they've unashamedly focused on them (and Kinect because dammit, if you're going to have a bad idea, you might as well run it into the ground). Will that strategy work? It might...if they were exclusive. Considering most of it will be available on PS4, its just a little puzzling to put all their eggs in a shared basket. Dumb name too. Edited May 21, 2013 by Covskin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Quake II on the N64 cost me £75. More expensive they are not. The hell? I think you need to call the 90's and tell them you were robbed! Still I think £50 is a bit steep it better be good DLC. Assassin's Creed costs the same as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patticus Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 Just a little heads up: I'll be leaving this topic open for another day or two, as discussion of the event gradually winds down, but after that time I (or another moderator) will lock it up and all Xbox One discussion will thereafter have to be in the official Xbox One discussion thread, so kindly set up by Remz. Spin-off topics on subjects warranting a thread of their own for debate and discussion are, as always, very welcome, but for now these two topics (soon to be just one) should suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conando Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I think this sums up things nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I didn't watch the conference (and I'm not one to chuckle like Sonic), but from what I've read... lmao, wow. That was terrible. I'll admit that I never really had an interest in the Xbox brand, outside of my sister owning the first Xbox with a slew of games (JSRF, THPS3, and amped are some of my most favorable memories of the system), and Microsoft holding Rare on a leash; and I've been able to warm up a bit to Windows 8 despite the whole Metro UI fiasco, but this? Damn Microsoft, you've really fucking lost it. The name (when you say Xbox 1, are you referring to the original Xbox or Xbox 1?), the entire presentation (there was honestly nothing from this conference that Microsoft couldn't had saved for E3, or were they making room for more Kinect shenanigans and pop star musical numbers), and the used games paywall (it may not block used games entirely, but requiring users to pay a fee for them is hardly much better for those who like to buy/share secondhand games is the equivalent of having bird shit instead of dog shit) have already been covered in lengthy detail, so I won't pour a wall of text on either of these three topics for the sake of not being redundant. And suddenly Nintendo/Wii U doesn't seem to be up to it's neck in trouble anymore. The fact that Sony's stocks rose after this conference speaks for itself (if not volumes), which was arguably the funniest part of this entire thing. Thing is, though, this unveiling was not aimed at us. It was aimed tt the people who only ever buy CoD and FIFA/Madden. They're the mass market, and they've unashamedly focused on them (and Kinect because dammit, if you're going to have a bad idea, you might as well run it into the ground). Will that strategy work? It might...if they were exclusive. Considering most of it will be available on PS4, its just a little puzzling to put all their eggs in a shared basket. if that's the case the Xbox1's gonna need all that sales it can get from that sports/dudebro/Kinect demographic, because as far as I'm concerned, that's the only way it won't bomb upon release (at least in the US, anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ming Ming Hatsune Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Yoshida simply said it plays used games. He didn't go into details. So it's definitely still possible that they pull something similarily stupid. My post was referring to the part where you said he shouldn't be so sure about Sony doing the same. It's possible, but remember that EA didn't turn up for the PlayStation Meeting? And we have this special EA & Microsoft partnership? If there is going to be a "fee", Sony would have confirmed it along with the "used games" stuff months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patticus Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 There will be a fee to play a game on more than one account, even if the second account is on the same system. Remember, it uses Kinect to log you in too, so you couldn't even just log in on a different account. So, if you have two kids who share games, or you and your significant other share games (as I do with my wife), you have to pay a fee for the second person to play. Deal breaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pppp Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 IT BLOCKS USED GAMES AND THEY'RE TIED TO ONE ACCOUNT http://kotaku.com/the-xbox-is-not-always-online-but-seems-to-block-used-509077987 Never bought the first Xbox, only got the 360 6 months ago for Tales of Vesperia and Deadly Premonition and now i can guarantee i definitely won't buy this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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