Comments on: Microsoft Is Destroying The Games Industry With Xbox One

By: nick

nick — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 04:09:00 +0000

Gamers are making there stand against microsoft? Well ill be damned good for them I agree microsofts gone too far with this I highly doubt they care for what we say its all for the money

By: MistahJones

MistahJones — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:12:00 +0000

Good article. M$ has gone to the cloud on Office and is expected to do so with their OS as well. Adobe also just yanked all of its software titles and sell only “leases” for cloud licenses. They figured they’re better off “loaning” what you pay for, precisely for the fact that they can yank it away and you’ll pay again.

By: rpatricky

rpatricky — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 04:31:00 +0000

It’s about damn time you wrote about what everybody, except the totally clueless and inept, have been thinking! Thank You!

By: Eric Sanderson

Eric Sanderson — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 04:28:00 +0000

Ya? And you know these publishers and what their business strategies are? No other industry sets up digital rights management restrictions? Right…im quite the opposite of naive actually, i just happen to have more info about this than you do. Microsoft doesn’t lose or make a significant dime either way. Im just saying, when Sony finally grows their balls and announces their policy…well, im just going to laugh at a lot of you with your haterade sights locked on MS. lol.

By: Ghost250

Ghost250 — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:39:00 +0000

it’s the people like you who just brush off the issues aside like it’s okay to do this when its not. no other industry sets up these type of restrictions what makes gaming any different??? btw some of the restrictions don’t even make sense for the publisher to even ask for that, like having to connect once every 24 hours or kinect having to be connected at all times. your’re naive to think microsoft AKA F*** You Pay Me, didn’t jump on board with these types of buisness practices.

By: ernicegilbert

ernicegilbert — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:31:00 +0000

Eric, your comment is relating only to the used games portion of my article and hence Microsoft’s policy, a policy it said could change at any time. But you made no mention of Xbox One needing to be always-online to work, or go dead after 24 hrs, preventing gamers from playing even offline games. You made no mention of gamers losing their ability to trade in games at any retailer they so choose, since MS will only allowed for “partners”. You never mentioned that gamers who buy Xbox One games will only be able to loan it out one. Are you okay with all this?

By: Eric Sanderson

Eric Sanderson — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:46:00 +0000

Well written, but nonetheless pretty ignorant article. Its obvious the game partners/publishers would be the one’s pushing for these decisions, and that being the case, whatever xbox may implement, you’d be naive to think sony wouldn’t have to do the same. Somehow i think when it comes to that though, everyones not going to be saying “Sony” is ruining gaming.

By: ernicegilbert

ernicegilbert — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:03:00 +0000

Yes Benzo, Sony had better make things clear. Very clear on Monday, because Microsoft has just dashed stink water in the face of gamers all over.

By: Benzo

Benzo — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:29:00 +0000

Good article sir! Like i said before…I’m pretty fearful of what E3 brings. Sony has to do something diff. But I have a feeling they will leave it up to the publishers to decide their own individual policy for used games. But with PS4 not needed an internet connection…I wonder how it will be enforced….

All the wind has been taken out of my sails for Monday. sadface