Why Microsoft's Xbox One has already lost to Sony's PS4

When it comes to owning games, the old ways are best

It was with much fanfare and applause that Sony Computer Entertainment's CEO, Andrew House, announced at Tuesday's E3 Expo that Sony's foray into the next generation of video game consoles would hit shelves this holiday season at $399, a hundred dollars cheaper than its Microsoft-made counterpart, the Xbox One.

[Majin-vegeta]

Nuff said.
http://youtu.be/20l5KrQYVDk

[Why o why]

Am I the only person that saw hhg waving his wrestling belt in the air....

I'm also surprised nobody saw patcher waving his calculator

[Braid]

Xbox One in a nutshell:

Can't do this, can't do that. Can't can't can't can't can't. And TV.

[Godmars290]

More like XBO has already lost because of MS.

It could be going up against the Dreamcast or the Saturn and still be the less popular choice.

[PopRocks359]

You could argue the Xbox One has already lost to the Wii U with the way things are going. The reputation of this console is so horrid that I can't see it selling farther than general fans of the brand, unlike the previous generation.

Microsoft needs to seriously reevaluate their strategy. They have lots of games, sure. But Sony has most of the same games and more, not to mention that Microsoft's number of quality exclusives pales in comparison to both Nintendo and Sony (that's separately, mind you).

You know what Microsoft does not have? They can't say their console is not unnecessarily restrictive. They can't say their system has backwards compatibility (Wii U) or real value for the paid aspect of their online service (PS+), among a number of other things that you could use to compare it to its competition.

Microsoft has done everything possible to make their system seem as unappealing to anyone other than fans of the brand (and maybe fans of sports teams) and they've allowed all of the rumors and hatred to spiral so far out of control, it's now a selling point for the other two.

Don't get me wrong, there are games I would really like to play that are exclusive to Xbox One. Titanfall (I know it's on PC but I don't have one good enough to run it) and Killer Instinct to name two. But I can't in good conscience pick up this system. It simply does not deserve my hard earned money.

[WeaseL]

Don't get banned on XB1
https://twitter.com/XboxSup...

[Clarence]

Damn this $h!t us getting crazy.

[matgrowcott]

Or Xbox 360 rather.

https://twitter.com/XboxSup...

https://twitter.com/XboxSup...

Oh, and it's been that way for years. How many of you owned 360s and are only complaining about this now?

[Hicken]

Pretty certain that if you had Lost Odyssey, you could still play it, even if you were banned from XBL.

On the other hand, reports are that- since all your games would be digital and on the HDD- Microsoft's banning you would lock you out of EVERY game you bought, not just the online portion of games you bought.

Yeah, not really the same, is it?

[matgrowcott]

@Hicken

Jesus, you just love spouting bull.

So your evidence that this is even a thing on Xbox One is... what?

[MikeMyers]

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

He says you will always have access to your games. At 1:04 of the video, he says you will be locked out of multiplayer, just like banned players on other systems.

This is why certain individuals should not be allowed to comment on certain systems when all they are interested in is painting the darkest picture possible and misleading others with false information. Some of these users have carried their hate towards the Xbox 360 and magnified it on the Xbox One. There comes a time some folks need to simply move on since they are no longer actually contributing to the discussions and instead are just trolling.

[Protagonist]

Last comment seems to be most appropriate to how MS is treating their gamers...

[PrimeGrime]

Yet the only people to blame is Microsoft themselves. Amazing.

[Dante_007]

Well they deserve it those Greedy bastards

[MasterCornholio]

Microsoft should have listened to gamers instead of Xbox fanatics because if they did they wouldn't have adopted such a harsh DRM policy.

PS: I mention Xbox Fanatics because they are the only ones who would buy an Xbox with these types of restrictions.

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[GribbleGrunger]

That's true. The problem is that many gamers have been questioning Microsoft's strategy for years but the stalwart supporters just brushed it off. This mess is the result of the lethargy expressed by Xbox fans over the years. A prime example is that even though the DRM situation only related to MS, Sony fans protested through Twitter immediately, just in case Sony decided to emulate these crazy policies. Thankfully they didn't.

[tiffac008]

MS doesn't need to listen to the gaming community. To them and their diehard fanbase, we are the minority. They have a grander target, far beyond gaming.

Also in regards to the article. Please don't jinx it. Never consider something over when the war has yet to be won.

[ltachiUchiha]

tiffac008

That target your talking about is not going to stand in line for 24 hours at the xbox one launch. The core target is the most important target because they are the day 1 purchasers. After them then comes everyone else.

[matgrowcott]

@ItachiUchiha

Yeah, just like the core tech fans are the guys standing in like for the latest iPad.

[tiffac008]

In fairness to the iPad, the iPad brought convenience, necessity and portability with it that we enjoyed with our laptops, to a degree.

That's why I have never compared a notepad to a console because the former can be used as a NEED while the later will always certainly be a WANT.

[B1uBurneR]

Sony will follow when dev and gamers see the benefit of the trade off. Well everything except the 24hrs. BS. I mean let's look at the fact the PS4 is charging to play multiplayer online. Their reasoning is to improve their online blah blah blah.. heard that before.

[matgrowcott]

@tiffac

You misunderstood my comment. Itachi said that the core target is the most important, because they'll be the ones standing in line - that's just not true.

Phone nuts don't stand in line for the iOS devices. They wait for the latest Android, and even then they don't necessarily buy it on day one. It's those that love the brand that wait on day one and the same will happen with Xbox One regardless of the core.

[tiffac008]

^ Oh I did not misunderstood anything, in all actually I think you guys are misinterpreting what I am saying.

I was merely explaining why MS consider "gamers" in the minority. Never did I once not agree with you because I do. ^^

I also understand what you meant by blind love to a certain devices but to me it would take more than the current offerings of a gaming console to sway the casual crowd from the notepad market.

The notepads are the "IN" right now. You take them with you as a sign of social status, you cannot do that with a console. That alone can sell those like hotcakes.

[B1uBurneR]

M$ marketing game is not focused where it should be, they can easily counter that borrow game issue if they promote the 10 family and friends list that shares game library. With 10 gamers you'll have your own little gamestop in the cloud. That's saves gamers money.

The Kinect is a integrated part of the system there is no other peripheral in gaming or for tv like it. The price is justified but the 24 policy is plain stupid, give me about 2 weeks instead and I'll let it go.

[Tornadobounce]

Yawn....

[GamersHeaven]

3rd place for two generations in a row I think M$ is going for some kinda record!

[B1uBurneR]

I think it's the most games per console again! Not counting the bait I mean free ones.

[mcstorm]

Are well im still getting a Xbox one. Could not care less who is selling the most consoles or who's dad is bigger than who.

[komp]

Well that means there are now 299,999 XBOX LIVE Servers left.

[Why o why]

Restrictions don't bother some people. Ownership doesn't bother some people. Freedom of choice doesn't bother some people. Let them be, as some people are just more passive than others...lol

Yeah mcstorm....like sales is what the problem is here.

[ComBaTs0uL]

More pro sony propaganda and xbox doomed for hits. Part of the harsh drm is because of pirates downloading games for free and playing them. If ps4 gets hacked I bet the 3rd party support will go to the place were it makes money because at the end of the day thats why they make the games.

[Greysturm]

Yeah right, remember the n64 and ps1? Regardless of the existance of piracy there is still a large percentage of users that buy the game. The only thing that makes a publisher abandon a platform is if its potential sales (i.e. install base) are not worth the investment. So if the backlash is representative of buying trends, well the xbone might be in trouble once the second wave of games arrives.

[urwifeminder]

Cool looser pc combo for me then I am happy with that.

[NewZealander]

I love my xbo360 and I really want to buy an xboxone, but if microsoft goes ahead with the 24 hour check in and the DRM restrictions then I WILL NOT BE BUYING THE XBOXONE, Dear master chief I had a good fight with you in halo 3 and 4, but im sorry we can not continue our battles together in Halo 5, if you want me to fight by your side in halo 5 then tell your creators at microsoft that we are your customers and you give what the customer wants or we go eles where, after all the customer is always right, so If I dont get what I want then farewell my spartan friend, I hope you can finish the fight with out me :( Drake and Kratos here I come.

[vlonjati77vlonjati]

maybe one of the reasons because of this ? :)
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[ironmonkey]

It will lose to sony yes but it will manage to sell well.