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I'd also like to know this, so I can figure out what else I'll be missing out on by not getting one. Stupid Dead Rising 3.

Well, I'm not sure - and I'm speaking for a generalized group of people - that it's all of the features that are troubling, but in general, people don't want to pay for what they won't use because they don't perceive value. So if you hate Kinect games and shouting at your entertainment system, you probably don't want

The problem with your argument is that many people simply don't want that tech, bleeding edge or not.

Sony had a rough start with the PS3 because of pricing. It took years to recover, and while it eventually did, they ceded a lot of ground to the 360. With the overwhelmingly negative press about the XBone already in existence, coming in $100 or $50 below them might be all they need to conquer this generation. It's a

Both the script and acting reminded me of the corporate diversity training videos we have to watch every year. I was left wondering just she should have handled that situation. I think probably A. Report it to your supervisor.

It's bull to justify the nearly-always connected mumbo jumbo. It probably uses the same amount of cloud processing as say, Sim City 4.

Anyone know what the 'day one' edition meant?

I thought it looked like Heavenly Sword without the ass.

The Minecraft announcement reminds me of the scene in the video store in Clerks:

Reminds me of Heavenly Sword.

One of the things I found interesting about Dead Island was that they made a distinction between 'walkers' and 'infected.' The walkers, I assumed, had fully turned and were the shambling, lurching living dead of yesteryear, but the infected were still human, just driven mad by the fever, and would swarm you like teens

All of this one marketing is bogus.

This is truly the I, Robot of zombie ficiton.

But the truly horrifying part of that battle is the slow, fearless zombie, so I doubt they could even recreate Yonkers to any good effect.

Disagree. Hell, Brad Pitt was even in a popular film about an interview and different type of horror creature.

You know, you yourself said (using numbers you admittedly made up), said there would be a decrease of "15%" in "game activity," so I don't get why your so hung up on disagreeing on that point, but since you're clearly someone who has to be right, I concede. If only I had your grasp of marketing and sales, then I would

It's not a hard 15% drop in sales. It's a 15% drop in potential finalcustomer base, normalized to spending habits.

I see no reason to expect the attachment rate to be significantly lower, but don't have any sources, so let's assume you're "half" (which would be a dramatic difference) is accurate: a 15% drop in sales would close the doors of most businesses, especially those with thin margins like video games. This is exacerbated

Unfortunately, I, nor the people I buy from on Ebay or Craigslist are "participating retailers," so congratulations, gaming community, by equating "used games" with Gamestop, you've done nothing but make them more powerful.

Over 1/5 of all PS3s and Xbox 360s sold have never been online, so while the scenarios Carac describes may be rare, that a significant number of people game offline is not.