If that number is true it's certainly fair to say that of that 119M a very small number are console buyers anyway. Most are either old or screw sheep out in the country.
If that number is true it's certainly fair to say that of that 119M a very small number are console buyers anyway. Most are either old or screw sheep out in the country.He said Americans, not households.
Do you talk to people now that have Kinect? It is horrible. It picks up all the ambient noise in the room. I don't want that crap, I just want a regular headset.
I understand that, but how does your $200 headset connect? 3.5mm jack? I am sure a $10 "MS port" to 3.5mm jack will be available near launch. USB? Well, there are at least 2 USB ports in the back of the console, I bet i would fit into one of those just fine. Now, will it work? Who knows, but as with every other console in the history of consoles, the chances of an accessory working on multiple consoles is extremely rare (as in besides fightsticks and the GC controller, I have never seen it).
It is way more popular but who knows, Sony may have an ace up their sleeve this generation. The reason Xbox Live has always been better was because MS handles everything and lets developers use their API. With all the time that has gone by, I will be surprised if Sony hasn't fixed their system to be similar.
I have never been the one to complain about the price of Live because I simply don't pay. I have had Xbox Live since the day it launched and I used to play online a lot and was a gold member for 8 years according to XBL stats but I have not paid for the past few years. Too bad they require it for Netflix because the Xbox is a much better Netflix and youtube player than my Blu Ray player but it isn't worth $60 a year just for Netflix. I'd pay $15 a year though to access their video apps (Netflix, youtube and HBO Go).
I know for me that I pay for live because all my friends and I game on Xbox and it is pretty much required to play online. We are all keeping an open mind for next gen though, so I may not be doing it again. If Sony gave me a party chat, I would be pretty happy with PSN.
Through PS4 , users are able to deepen their connections through co-op play or “cross-game chat”.
If that number is true it's certainly fair to say that of that 119M a very small number are console buyers anyway. Most are either old or screw sheep out in the country.
These companies claim all kinds of bs, maybe it is true though. I just dont see them catching MS in online infrastructure but if they do that is great
I agree it definitely does limit it.http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/08/119-million-americans-lack-broadband-internet-fcc-reports/
Doesn't matter where they are or who. It does limit the potential market. That was my whole point. You can nitpick it all you want, limiting the market up front is not the best strategy and it's not just old people. I have family who live out in the sticks because they had to for work related reasons. They can't get broadband cause the telco is lazy to upgrade. Wireless is mostly useless.
People who are going to game are going to buy it, regardless of the extra features. These are just selling points for people on the fence about media related stuff really.
Consumer: I can buy a PS4 for games AND a Roku, or I can buy the Xbox One and skip the Roku all together saving $99.
or
Consumer: Well, I don't game that much, but my kids are outgrowing the Wii. I wouldn't mind being able to watch Netflix or Skype and get them a gaming system in one.
MS is really about the evolution of the market and are trying to posture themselves as a living room centerpiece, not just another device you have to hook into for a specific purpose.
I don't see why anyone would need a Roku with the PS4. It has the bigger apps on it right now, and I am sure will gain more. But to counter that:
Consumer: I can buy the Xbox, but will need to pay for Xbox Live gold every year to have access to all the features.
Still that is a third of the US without broadband internet. I would question that total. Considering the spread and availability of Broadband internet it would have to be a choice by those not to have it. I doubt those people would get any of the three systems.He said Americans, not households.
amazon prime on ps3 >>>>>>>>> amazon prime on xbox360
the amazon prime on 360 is a joke.
So they might as well toss away the family Xbox live deal.The game is tied to the gamer profile/account you use to activate it. Any console you log onto with that gamer profile will make the game playable. When you go home and take your gamer profile/account with you, the usage rights go with you. If your buddy wants to keep playing after you leave, and you do not plan to be on for awhile, you will likely be able to leave your account active on that console allowing him to keep playing. You can take the disc with you though, he will not need it (based on what I've read) Then when you need the account back to play at home, he can log you out of his console. I am making a few inferences based on the information available, but it seems reasonable.
So they might as well toss away the family Xbox live deal.
I think this is a really poor idea. I know what they are "trying" to do but just like their removal of the start button in Server 2012 they forgot to ask the real world how they use these systems. When I buy a game my wife and I both like she logs into her profile and plays it and gets all her own stuff, when I play I get mine.. so now my wife has to play on my profile or we pay 2x for the game? oops.
This is rather ignorant. There were quite a few quality exclusives for the 360.
It could be anything. To Arcade games, to kinect software, to timed exclusives they paid some studio to withhold from PS4. Who knows. Though given the track record on the 360 I am not really hopeful on this point. Like you said they had a couple exclusives, most notably Halo (perhaps Forza if you're into that).
People who are going to game are going to buy it, regardless of the extra features. These are just selling points for people on the fence about media related stuff really.
Consumer: I can buy a PS4 for games AND a Roku, or I can buy the Xbox One and skip the Roku all together saving $99.
or
Consumer: Well, I don't game that much, but my kids are outgrowing the Wii. I wouldn't mind being able to watch Netflix or Skype and get them a gaming system in one.
MS is really about the evolution of the market and are trying to posture themselves as a living room centerpiece, not just another device you have to hook into for a specific purpose.
How does that work? I'm not going to give her the password to my live account.. that is tied to my skydrive and other Ms resources.Not only do you not have to buy the game twice, you don't even need two Xbox Live accounts anymore.
I don't want evolution of the market. I want the most powerful set top box for playing games they can put together for $500 bucks.
We get it. Microsoft wants to dominate the living room. We get that.
We don't want it.
People will buy them anyway. I've given up hoping that the market will put a stop to stuff like this. It won't.
I've read that XBox one couples a game to a console and hence re-selling or buying from ebay is impossible. Is that true?
basically a no-go for me as I buying used games usually saves you at least 50% on price...