Xbox fan to this day swears by Kinect, even when it is obvious to everyone else that nothing has been more detrimental to the XBox than kinect (project Natal) has. And they also decided that you don't really need much power under the hood nowadays. So they thought they could LEND you and machine where you have to sign in every 24 hours, other forget about gaming. You get a company who believes that you, as the core consumer, is secondary.
And in the end, this is the result you get. The list of things that they accept goes on and on. Just look at how the Xbox camp handled the pre-Xbox One-reveal rumors of always online, 24h check-ins, crazy DRM where you can't lend your friend your games, etc, every app behind a pay wall while they're free everywhere else,etc. So this "victory" is indeed one we've won ourselves.īut the Xbox camp has always been very reluctant to criticize Microsoft.(Try and criticize Ryse, or Forza, or Titanfall and see how quick you'll be labeled and insulted) They simply just accept and defend whatever decision Microsoft makes, whether it be right or wrong.
#METAL GEAR SOLID 1 PS4 FOR FREE#
That is partly why we PlayStation gamers have online for Free on the PS3 and PS Vita, and why PS+ is so good, and why the PS4 is so well designed. (remember how 24pixels used to be a big deal when comparing multiplats?, and how PS3 exclusives where nitpicked?) Hell, even the industry as a whole(unfairly)holds Sony to standards than the rest. In my opinion, PlayStation gamers have always asked (demanded) that Sony put their best foot forward at all times. The quote above might seem unrelated, but I think it suits perfectly. Cupid_Viper_3 2831d ago (Edited 2831d ago )Īs Liquid Ocelot famously said: "This.Is the victory we've won for ourselves."