"I am on record as being a proponent of used games."
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my father was a teacher and he is a great man. it was never easy for him either. he didn't get paid for summers off until he reached 10 years of tenure. my father COULD it's why he taught in the first place. it's a noble and underrated profession by stupid cocksuckers like you...spouting bullshit statements like…
People need to stop comparing this shift to digital sales on console to Steam.
The problem is that first sale clause on physical goods, of which the majority of console games are, states:
Remember, only the federal government can tape conversations between unknowing parties without permission.
Gonna settle this argument.
okay
I apologize for my language and my bitterness, everyone. But, I'm a GAMER. I've been a carpenter, writer, father and husband, but through it all I was a gamer, by God, and the duplicity and gall of Micro$oft has crawled right up my ass these past few days with everyone defending them and shouting me down when I said,…
Really? It's challenging to watch TV now? Seriously? It really makes me sad that there will be people buying this shit, proving Microsoft they're as stupid as they were thought out to be.
Its cute when people have to resort to calling others names because they DARE to disagree with you...
Fickle? What... as in NOT having undying loyalty? As in changing their purchases to what suits their interests?
As a parent I can assure you my kid will not get an Xbox1 for x-mas, I refuse to have a piece of shit like that in my house
You sound awfully pessimistic. Most parents of young kids these days grew up with video games in something of a golden era you know. We generally know what's what.
I can assure you, my daughter isn't getting an inferior product.
Hey, hey, hey, he's not an idiot for voicing his opinion. You can disagree, and could have been a lot less crude with how he said it, but you don't have to call him an idiot for it!
Wait, so polling, articles, word of mouth, and twitter are not enough to indicate that the Xbox One unveil was a flop? On a scale of 1 to 10, your fanboyism is 360. B)
and what of people like me who always buy more than one console for both me and my wife? should that copy of [an example we do now, bioshock infinite] be limited to my box only? and while im playing my box, and she wants to play a game that im not playing but have already linked it to my console... do we get shafted?…
TL;DR: "Companies are realizing that it's not worth it to pour millions in to a game who's only real feature is really great visuals and a mediocre storyline. Therefore, they will all shut down their console business, rather than just evolve with the market."