Home Gaming Are Microsoft back peddling on their announcements?

Are Microsoft back peddling on their announcements?

2 min read
104

holdup

It’s abundantly clear that the majority of gamers out there are upset about the perceived lack of used games and the ability to swap games on the upcoming Xbox One. So much so that you killed our server yesterday and the local Microsoft reps have been inundated with complaints.

But surely Microsoft must have seen this coming? They are a multi billion dollar corporation that doesn’t do anything officially without it going through a 100 board meetings and PR checks.

So how have they miss stepped so badly on this one?

One possibility is that they are so used to sitting in their ivory tower that they’ve completely forgotten that every country or town isn’t as well connected and affluent as Seattle Washington. There are a ton of towns in America that struggle to receive a solid Internet connection and there is a large swathe of the USA that is poverty struck.

Let’s not even talk about the thousands of people who play games on oil rigs, mines, research labs and the rest where Internet is simply not a possibility. Hey what about the great military men they love so much?

No I just can’t believe they didn’t think of any of these people and rather have used the Xbox One announcement as a way to gauge the waters for future DRM options with out any intention of imposing them onto this generation.

And the latest announcements out of Seattle appear to show that Microsoft aren’t steadfast in the ideas yet. Major Nelson tweeted last night

We are months away from the launch of #XboxOne & policy decisions are still being finalized. When they are, we will let you know.

And then he appeared on a live chat with Yahoo and when asked about the requirement for an Internet connection he was less than forthcoming around times or ability.

No. It does not have to be always connected but it does require an internet connection.  

E3 is only 18 days away and we have been promised by all and sundry that all the answers will be revealed then.

So should we give them a pass until E3? Hell no, I refuse to be played by a marketing / PR department. They screwed up and deserve the full feedback we have to offer. But please people I’ve seen personal insults at these guys, that’s really unnecessary.

Also let’s not forget that Sony hasn’t revealed their used game policy, hell we may all end up as Nintendo Wii-U players before this year’s out.

Last Updated: May 23, 2013

104 Comments

  1. Admiral Chief Commander

    May 23, 2013 at 09:48

    Damage control factor 10k

    Reply

    • Lardus

      May 23, 2013 at 10:02

      Is the question game still on? Or have I been punishing myself for nothing? Or was it not the question game?

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Commander

        May 23, 2013 at 10:05

        Nah, been cancelled for some time now.

        We’ll vote for a new one next week, maybe 3rd person

        Reply

        • Lardus

          May 23, 2013 at 10:21

          Lardus hereby claims the “question” challenge. However, Lardus had to suffer a lot this week for nothing as he missed the cancellation message! Why didn’t you stop me!!?? LoL

          Reply

          • HvR

            May 23, 2013 at 10:31

            Sorry dude just thought you inquisitive person.

    • That Tall Twit

      May 23, 2013 at 11:12

      Jip, it is over 9000.

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Commander

        May 23, 2013 at 11:23

        XD

        Reply

  2. Martin du preez

    May 23, 2013 at 09:55

    Yoshi already confirmed that PS4 won’t block used games.

    http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/21/ps4-will-not-blocked-used-games-yoshida-confirms/

    Reply

    • Gavin Mannion

      May 23, 2013 at 09:56

      Ah don’t fall for PR talk.. Microsoft it’s blocking used games either.. they are simply charging a fee for them

      Reply

      • Rince an repeat

        May 23, 2013 at 10:07

        Agreed, people must read between, above, below, make up their own lines to get at the truth with this spin artists…

        Reply

      • Andre116

        May 23, 2013 at 10:08

        What really scares me is that even if the PS comes out with that requirement, it is just one mandatory firmware update away from becoming that way.

        Reply

        • Rince an repeat

          May 23, 2013 at 10:20

          Yeah, SONY have played it well. They launch without that update, then after 6 months say, sorry, we need to do it as sales are suffering, and everyone will be like, that’s okay…

          Reply

      • Andre116

        May 23, 2013 at 10:08

        What really scares me is that even if the PS comes out with that requirement, it is just one mandatory firmware update away from becoming that way.

        Reply

  3. Argentil

    May 23, 2013 at 09:57

    Sony has said that they have no intention of blocking used games. http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2013/02/21/dont-worry-ps4-will-play-used-games/

    Reply

    • Anon A Mouse

      May 23, 2013 at 10:21

      They aren’t blocking used games. They are forcing you to pay a fee to play it, and all indications are that it will be the same or close to the actual purchase amount.

      Reply

      • Brady miaau

        May 23, 2013 at 11:10

        is that not what MS alluded to?

        Reply

        • Anon A Mouse

          May 23, 2013 at 12:13

          You are correct, I read @dbf5953539e23f121d19594dc028ff71:disqus’s statement half assed. But Sony also haven’t stated how they will treat used games yet.

          Reply

  4. Lardus

    May 23, 2013 at 10:02

    Who here does not have 10meg+ internet in this day and age at home (other than me)?

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief Commander

      May 23, 2013 at 10:08

      Me, for one 🙁

      Running FreeGee

      Reply

    • Admiral Chief Commander

      May 23, 2013 at 10:08

      Me, for one 🙁

      Running FreeGee

      Reply

      • Umar 'Van Hohenhaim' Bastra

        May 23, 2013 at 10:13

        Lucky … still on wap here

        Reply

        • Admiral Chief Commander

          May 23, 2013 at 10:33

          Just don’t WapWapWap 😛

          Reply

          • RobbieH76

            May 23, 2013 at 10:33

            Nee sies man! 😛

          • Umar 'Van Hohenhaim' Bastra

            May 23, 2013 at 10:37

            I don’t understand, what does that mean?? don’t try and corrupt my innocent mind 😛

          • Admiral Chief Commander

            May 23, 2013 at 11:18

            XD

    • Rince an repeat

      May 23, 2013 at 10:10

      Not me…

      Reply

    • Rince an repeat

      May 23, 2013 at 10:10

      Not me…

      Reply

    • JJNutter

      May 23, 2013 at 10:10

      I dont…but that is mainly the geniuses at Telkoms fault. My area cant get 10meg lines but literally 2 blocks down the road can,

      Reply

    • JJNutter

      May 23, 2013 at 10:10

      I dont…but that is mainly the geniuses at Telkoms fault. My area cant get 10meg lines but literally 2 blocks down the road can,

      Reply

      • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

        May 23, 2013 at 11:45

        Why not asked to be patched in to their exchange?

        Reply

    • Gavin Mannion

      May 23, 2013 at 10:10

      My 10Mb only synchs at 7mb at the moment… #firstworldproblems

      Reply

      • DrKiller

        May 23, 2013 at 12:41

        as M$ would say #dealwithit 😛

        Reply

    • Hillbilly gamer

      May 23, 2013 at 10:13

      “Read and Wep” 512 kps internet connections with 8 GB cap.

      Reply

    • Anon A Mouse

      May 23, 2013 at 10:18

      Three G all the way. (if I’m lucky to connect)

      Reply

    • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

      May 23, 2013 at 10:39

      3G for me unfortunately.

      Reply

    • Argentil

      May 23, 2013 at 11:57

      We’re still on 4MB waiting for our upgrade… Same story at work.

      Reply

    • Wyzak

      May 23, 2013 at 14:27

      I don’t. Fastest available in the business hub in Centurion is 6Mbps.

      Reply

  5. Ultimo_Cleric_N7

    May 23, 2013 at 10:04

    “Also let’s not forget that Sony hasn’t revealed their used game policy, hell we may all end up as Nintendo Wii-U players before this year’s out. ”
    OR there is the more realistic option…..PC’s have seen a resurgence in the last few months. If this used game issue coninues with both consoles, I have a feeling the PC will grow fast again. I mean, whats the point of getting a console if running pretty much the same as a PC?

    Reply

    • Wyzak

      May 23, 2013 at 14:28

      PS4 and Xbox1 are both using the x86 architecture. We could just wait for the emulators.

      Reply

  6. Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

    May 23, 2013 at 10:07

    Personal attacks on these people are not on. Never have been and never will be.

    But their reveal was a PR disaster and yes they need to do some serious damage control. People are naturally angry at the things Microsoft said.

    Reply

    • Rince an repeat

      May 23, 2013 at 10:09

      Agreed, it was a disaster, but unless it is Adam Bhor, personal attacks are NOT one! trolololo

      Reply

    • Rince an repeat

      May 23, 2013 at 10:09

      Agreed, it was a disaster, but unless it is Adam Bhor, personal attacks are NOT one! trolololo

      Reply

    • Umar 'Van Hohenhaim' Bastra

      May 23, 2013 at 10:21

      Personal Attacks here? or just generally on the interweb

      Reply

      • Gavin Mannion

        May 23, 2013 at 10:27

        Generally on the Internet

        Reply

        • Umar 'Van Hohenhaim' Bastra

          May 23, 2013 at 10:45

          Oh okay, I think I’ve become desensitized as to what constitutes a personal attack. these days…all I can say is…

          Reply

          • HvR

            May 23, 2013 at 11:22

            I think this has the Guinness world record for the most international airtime while being high as a kite. “Those Ancient Aliens man”

    • HvR

      May 23, 2013 at 11:27

      The amount of pain and suffering I went through getting Cisco VPN connection open, getting my VMs to work properly and switching on my wifi on Windows 8 because they took away the Windows 7 option on new machines I earned the right to call anybody working for MS a %^&*% ^*(^ DONKEY &*(&(*&& MOTHER *&*(&*(&* SUCKING ^&*^*&^(.

      Reply

      • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

        May 23, 2013 at 11:30

        Where do you work man?

        Reply

      • ElNicko

        May 23, 2013 at 12:21

        now , Once more with some feeling…..

        Reply

  7. Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

    May 23, 2013 at 10:07

    Personal attacks on these people are not on. Never have been and never will be.

    But their reveal was a PR disaster and yes they need to do some serious damage control. People are naturally angry at the things Microsoft said.

    Reply

  8. Umar 'Van Hohenhaim' Bastra

    May 23, 2013 at 10:09

    DAMMIT MICROSOFT ….. This is NOT Braid!!!!

    Reply

  9. Umar 'Van Hohenhaim' Bastra

    May 23, 2013 at 10:11

    Man Sony must be having a ball, sitting back and watching all this go down …. Sony hasn’t given much detail but with MS blowing their details all over the internet, it’s a good chance for Sony and Nintendo to just say “Hey we don’t have these dumb requirements, join our fiesta!!”

    Reply

  10. Umar 'Van Hohenhaim' Bastra

    May 23, 2013 at 10:11

    Man Sony must be having a ball, sitting back and watching all this go down …. Sony hasn’t given much detail but with MS blowing their details all over the internet, it’s a good chance for Sony and Nintendo to just say “Hey we don’t have these dumb requirements, join our fiesta!!”

    Reply

  11. 2scaly4j0o

    May 23, 2013 at 10:16

    E Z… Get a P C! Play on Steam and live your Dream…

    Reply

    • RobbieH76

      May 23, 2013 at 10:31

      Used games is a big differentiator between PC(locked in with steam) and play off disc options…if you buy a KAK game on steam you are stuck with it, I have the option of swopping or trading in when I’m unhappy…

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Commander

        May 23, 2013 at 10:34

        Then don’t buy kak games I’d say 😛

        Reply

        • RobbieH76

          May 23, 2013 at 10:43

          It’s going to create a problem down the road, I don’t want to spend R600-R700(even R800) on a game that is rated less than 85-90% on reviews, because once bought you’re stuck with it…

          Reply

          • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

            May 23, 2013 at 10:51

            PC games don’t cost that much. They are half that price! And then again, sale prices are insanely cheaper than console games.

          • RobbieH76

            May 23, 2013 at 10:51

            I’m refferring to xbone & PS4 games….

          • Admiral Chief Commander

            May 23, 2013 at 11:18

            Steam specials sometime sees me paying R30-R40 for a lovely game

          • Tateboetie Malaaitie

            May 23, 2013 at 12:29

            I love steam, just love it.

      • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

        May 23, 2013 at 10:38

        That is one option I wish PC still had 🙁

        Reply

      • 2scaly4j0o

        May 23, 2013 at 11:20

        Then do it? or buy PC or buy PS4 or keep Xbawkz 360?

        Reply

    • Nicholas Gatewood

      May 23, 2013 at 11:48

      Ha, no. I’m never returning to Steam again. The PS4 won’t have hardcore DRM like Steam or the Xbox One, so that’s the route I’m taking. Steam may as well have killed PC gaming for me.

      Reply

      • 2scaly4j0o

        May 23, 2013 at 12:26

        Your loss.

        Reply

        • Nicholas Gatewood

          May 24, 2013 at 03:47

          No, my gain. I don’t have to throw my money toward the company that infected PC gaming with DRM. Screw them. YOUR loss for paying to lose your consumer rights and not even giving a shit.

          Reply

  12. Admiral Chief Commander

    May 23, 2013 at 10:34

    Van die mense Sony, maar nou gaan hulle

    Reply

    • RobbieH76

      May 23, 2013 at 10:42

      ROFL!

      Reply

    • CaptainNemo42

      May 23, 2013 at 10:56

      Skerp.

      Reply

  13. RobbieH76

    May 23, 2013 at 10:41

    Issues with xbone:

    1: 24h login period
    2: Underpowered vs PS4
    3: xbox live GOLD will still be 500 per year(they didn’t announce anything, but I’m sure we’ll still pay for multiplayer
    4: Used games incurres extra fee (why can’t they just verify disc in tray every 10min of gameplay?Each disc with unique number + connected to installed content = verified?)
    5: OS uses 3GB of memory? REALLLY???!?!?!?
    6: 500GB HDD(Thats pathetic just not enough if you HAVE to do manditory installs)
    7: Online cloud processing(didn’t xlive crash a couple of months ago, what is to say this doesn’t happen again, and then we’re ALL stuffed)
    8: Mandatory kinect, of all us gamers here on LG, who uses kinect everytime they can? It doesn’t justify the MANDATORY part of it at all, its a gimmick, controllers are the same because they can’t really improve it!)
    9: it looks fugly & the name is idiotic
    10: All the TV features are EXCLUSIVE to USA for what, how long? in SA we will most probably never fully reap the benefit of this feature, I mean xlive isn’t even up to scratch in comparison with UK market place)

    This from a x360 owner, they’ve COMPLETELY lost their way…..no focus on gamers? the supposedly market of a GAMING console…

    #RAGEQUIT

    Reply

    • Zubayr Bhyat

      May 23, 2013 at 11:23

      Many Xbones of contention there. Got one too many to pick?

      Reply

  14. Trevor Davies

    May 23, 2013 at 10:43

    So… you waved your dick around in front of the world with your big reveal, but the stuff you said in your reveal isn’t finalised & could be subject to change? Is that what you’re saying?

    My God, someone just went full retard.

    Reply

    • RobbieH76

      May 23, 2013 at 10:44

      Bill Gates won’t be richest guy in world after E3, M$ stocks will plummet on their greed…

      Reply

      • Nicholas Gatewood

        May 23, 2013 at 10:48

        I’m pretty sure he isn’t the richest guy in the world already, that one or two people have been above him for a while. I don’t really keep up with this stuff, though.

        Reply

        • RobbieH76

          May 23, 2013 at 10:50

          I thought he was, they announced it on radio during the last month or so I think, might be wrong tho, but who cares, I don’t anymore…

          Reply

        • Johan du Preez

          May 23, 2013 at 11:02

          He regained it recently the Mexican dude lost his monopoly and not doing that great anymore.

          Reply

          • Gavin Mannion

            May 23, 2013 at 14:32

            Correct… also Gates’ wealth is only 25% based on MS money.. the rest is from other investments and the man can’t give it away quick enough.

            Out of all the people on the planet he deserves a lot of respect for how he’s helped the poor and pushed society forward

          • Johan du Preez

            May 23, 2013 at 14:51

            I concur I still think he is the Antichrist though 🙂

  15. Tasty peas mixed with porridge

    May 23, 2013 at 10:57

    Those idiotic ADULTS acting all cheesy, cool and hip to kids already killed the machine.
    The XBOX ONE is a still born.

    Move on.

    Reply

  16. Uberutang

    May 23, 2013 at 11:24

    You cannot block USED games on NEXT gen because they wont exist.

    You cannot use up a 0 or 1. Digital media is always fresh out the oven.

    So nobody is blocking something that is now extinct.

    Reply

    • Gavin Mannion

      May 23, 2013 at 14:31

      Games will still be distributed via retail for the most part

      Reply

      • Uberutang

        May 23, 2013 at 14:33

        Game disks yes. The actual ‘game’ part, to play is locked to the account holder. So the disks can be given away at the robots, without the ‘cd key’ Or whatever MS plans to use, it is just data.

        Reply

  17. Zubayr Bhyat

    May 23, 2013 at 11:24

    My question is this: given the committed gamer market they conjured up with the 360 why let them down so damn hard at the very beginning? Too much too soon I think.

    Reply

  18. That Tall Twit

    May 23, 2013 at 11:25

    Anyone else feel like this when the LG server gets killed every few minutes?

    Reply

    • Brady miaau

      May 23, 2013 at 12:22

      yip. Too popular!

      Reply

    • Gavin Mannion

      May 23, 2013 at 14:30

      Yeah sorry we are underpowered… a new server is being installed tomorrow

      Reply

      • That Tall Twit

        May 23, 2013 at 14:33

        Cool. Didn’t mean to sound like I was taking a dig at you guys.
        Enjoy the new server. 😉

        Reply

        • Gavin Mannion

          May 23, 2013 at 14:36

          No feel free to beat us with a cucumber… ensuring adequate server power is our job… my only defense is that we’re poor 🙁

          Reply

          • That Tall Twit

            May 23, 2013 at 14:41

            Sure! 😛

  19. DrKiller

    May 23, 2013 at 12:46

    I hope M$ have a look at Angry Joe’s video about this announcement.. he said everything we all felt during the presentation

    Reply

  20. iPrimal

    May 23, 2013 at 21:34

    I’m just gonna have to be full on pc gamer now.

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Check Also

Xbox Series X Restock Update Today: Track on Twitter, Walmart, Best Buy and More

New consoles are on the horizon, and while Sony and Microsoft have spoken plenty about wha…