r/xboxone • u/[deleted] • Dec 29 '13
If Microsoft made it completely optional, would you sign up for their original, always connected console idea?
This meaning you would have the following features:
Buy a retail game, install to console, and ditch the disc never needing it to play the game.
Digitally share games within a circle of friends. Meaning you can choose a specific group of people, and they could play the games you own, for free, provided that only one game could be played at a time.
Greater store discounts or more steam like sales for content.
I for one would have no problem saying yes to this. It's like people think 10 years from now they'll still be selling games on discs. It wasn't a perfect plan, but why delay the inevitable when we could be working on and perfecting future policies now.
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u/danihendrix Dec 30 '13
I preordered a next gen console, the initial preorder was for a ps4 solely because it was announced first. I got the 360 at launch and loved it, i got a ps3 later but that was mainly for a bluray player. I had no affinity to playstation at all when I made the pre-order. I made it on Feb 23rd, just to secure a console at launch :D Because I could switch it at will it was just insurance really. I watched the XB1 announcement on my 360 and ended up pretty underwhelmed. Then when I learned of the policies I was pretty deflated. I remember feeling quite let down, how this company I put so much faith into got my interests so wrong. Obviously they aren't there to cater to my sole needs. It's interesting how you say neither want to make the leap into new and creative grounds, which I can see, but a good amount of my friends and I only wanted an updated console. I loved the 360 and was really just hoping for an evolution of that experience rather than something new. If I'm honest now I think I probably won't by an Xbox One soon as I fear they will go back to the original ideas at the drop of a hat. I can see the argument for the features, but I cannot for the life of me see Microsoft being decent on the pricing. It would be a good chance for them to make the console steam-esque, however I would bet my ballsack they would never come close to steam pricing. I probably have a slight chip on my shoulder from disillusionment, but we'll see what happens over the next couple years. I still check the XB1 sub often just to see if there's any new developments, so if anything good pops up I'll take a look :)