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re: Xbox 720 not the only next gen console to lock out used games...PS4
Posted on 3/28/12 at 5:46 pm to baytiger
Posted on 3/28/12 at 5:46 pm to baytiger
In this hypothetical of an all digital console world...
How much size would the console need? Probably a lot.
HD size = $
If new console $ exceeds a new PC $, why buy a console.
fewer consoles purchased due to high prices... Less demand for console digital downloads, with unlimited supply.
How much size would the console need? Probably a lot.
HD size = $
If new console $ exceeds a new PC $, why buy a console.
fewer consoles purchased due to high prices... Less demand for console digital downloads, with unlimited supply.
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Posted on 3/28/12 at 5:47 pm to jefforize
quote:
The size of hard drives you would need for any type of gaming collection would be large.
Or you could just have something like Steam which allows you to delete and redownload any purchases you have made. Considering that damn near everything is moving towards cloud based storage anyway, I see this as a definite possibility.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 5:50 pm to MaroonDawg
if this is what the controllers are going to look like, i wont be buying a ps4 anyway
Posted on 3/28/12 at 5:51 pm to MaroonDawg
Posted on 3/28/12 at 5:52 pm to MaroonDawg
If those are the controllers, they look terrible. I already can't stand the PS controllers. Xbox are designed much better.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 5:52 pm to MaroonDawg
Interesting. Another factor that drives up the cost of these consoles, though.
Consoles need to stay, on the average, cheaper than pcs, or they have lost their competitive advantage (seems to be the consensus in this thread).
So console makers need to consider all of this very carefully, or people won't buy their shite and they go out of business.
I would not be a fan of having to wait on a 60 minute-5 hour Download on my console to play a game I bought new, 6 months ago.
Thus, along with absurd pricing, elimination of the used game market, and with pc being a competitor for gamers $, console demand decreases. As console demand decreases while console prices increase and supply stays constant...what happens? bad shite
Consoles need to stay, on the average, cheaper than pcs, or they have lost their competitive advantage (seems to be the consensus in this thread).
So console makers need to consider all of this very carefully, or people won't buy their shite and they go out of business.
I would not be a fan of having to wait on a 60 minute-5 hour Download on my console to play a game I bought new, 6 months ago.
Thus, along with absurd pricing, elimination of the used game market, and with pc being a competitor for gamers $, console demand decreases. As console demand decreases while console prices increase and supply stays constant...what happens? bad shite
This post was edited on 3/28/12 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 3/28/12 at 5:53 pm to Scruffy
That's not it. Just a random pic they used.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 5:58 pm to Scruffy
quote:
I already can't stand the PS controllers. Xbox are designed much better.
they need to find a nice middle ground between the two. the xbox controller feel much more durable but also feels a bit heavy to me. the ps3 controller could definitely be bigger but not quite as big as the xbox controller.
i bitched about this the other night, but i hate that the "select" and "start" buttons are soft and rubber. my select button is starting to get wore out from spotting people
Posted on 3/28/12 at 5:59 pm to MaroonDawg
I think the worst part about the PS controllers is the location of the left joystick.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 6:02 pm to Scruffy
is that because you are more familiar with the xbox controller? because i feel the left joystick seems odd when playing on the xbox
Posted on 3/28/12 at 6:03 pm to MaroonDawg
quote:Yea, probably.
is that because you are more familiar with the xbox controller?
To each their own.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 6:08 pm to Scruffy
back when i switched from original xbox to the ps3, it felt odd. but now, the joysticks being symmetrical just feels more relaxed to me.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 6:09 pm to stout
quote:Gamestop will be pissed.
next gen console to lock out used games.
This could destroy their entire business model.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 6:13 pm to Roaad
Console consumers will be pissed if these nextgen consoles don't have a used game market and require an arm and a leg to purchase
Posted on 3/28/12 at 6:16 pm to jefforize
I would be for sure. If it turns out that way, I might go ahead and retire and just use this old xbox I have for movies and whatnot.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 6:17 pm to jefforize
whats going to be bad is when microsoft blocks all games from being played on PCs, forcing PC gamers to either buy a mac or build a linux system if they dont want to play on a console.
evil bastards.......
evil bastards.......
Posted on 3/28/12 at 6:20 pm to MaroonDawg
frick Microsoft.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 6:21 pm to Devious
quote:
frick Microsoft.
yeah... i cant wait to get that new Sony OS for my new computer
Posted on 3/28/12 at 6:24 pm to MaroonDawg
That is a rather compelling and scary thought.
Posted on 3/28/12 at 6:26 pm to jefforize
I bet the security will be TOP NOTCH.
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