Reports on twitter are claiming that GameStop is no longer taking preorders for Xbox One, giving credence to a recent rumor that claimed employees of the ubiquitous games retailer were highlighting PS4 instead of Xbox One, as the latter console’s used games policy threatens the very foundation of its business. Read More »
Microsoft’s Xbox One strategy is “deeply flawed”, Interactive entertainment research firm DFC has alleged, adding that the company’s entire entertainment division hangs in the balance because of it. Read More »
If Xbox One were to become a successful games console, the most popular videogames retailer in the business, GameStop, would lose half of the sales its accustomed to, and would be in danger of eventually shutting its doors. If the PS4 becomes successful – even more than the PS3 has been in the U.S., then it’d be business as usual ... Read More »
It’s baffling that even after Microsoft has revealed the Xbox One that we’re here listening to rumors about the software giant’s strategy for used games and the console’s apparent always-online status. But that’s where we are, sadly, and the latest talk, courtesy Polygon, is that Xbox One will require a constant internet connection to “authenticate” games to make sure it’s ... Read More »
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