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What country are you from? And you are so right about us Americans lol
So what if it has features you don't want to use? Then don't use them.
So it sounds like people don't like the Xbox because of the name and because it also has a focus of being an overall entertainment system on top of a gaming system, but has xbox's new platform hindered games or game makers at all? From what I've seen it hasn't... Why all the hate before the release or before all of the games are announced? The point of a gaming platform is the games, so it's hard to judge a system shortly after it's announced and we have no idea what games ate to come. So what if it has features you don't want to use? Then don't use them. I intend to see what the Xbox one has to offer after it's released to judge it. None of us know exactly what the next gen systems have to offer until they are actually offered. That being said, the new Xbox may really suck, but we cant make that judgement with such limited information.
Ellie: I had a slice of ham in my hand. I was going to drop it, so I slapped it hard. It attached itself to the wall
Anyways, the console war crap is just ridiculous and I'm glad Nintendo doesn't give a **** about it.
That's just it, you HAVE to use the features.The system won't work without an internet connection (even for single-player games). XBL is still subscription based though.Used games/borrowing/renting are null and void without a fat pocket.
Kinetic MUST be connected and on in order for the system to function. The sensor must also be on and all times, though kinetic functions themselves can be turned off.Really, the biggest issue I have is with the kinetic having to be on at all times. I mean... it just makes no sense unless they wanted to spy on us or use the sensor to make sure too many people don't watch one movie at once or something. They could use the voice activation argument, but there is no reason to make the sensor required to be on at all times just for that.
As previously stated, they seem to be gearing towards bro gamers. Sure, there may be other games in the works but they only opted to show were Call of Duty, Forza Motorsports, a plethora of EA sports, and some obscure title that we know nothing about aside that it looked to be some sort of Heavy Rain rip-off (That's just the vibe I got.) Sure there are other games announced unofficially (Assassin's Creed IV, Watch Dogs, Destiny), but these games can be found on the other systems, much like the announced games could be. When the Wii U and PS4 launched, they showed a wide variety of different games spanning across genres. Microsoft instead opted to show only the games that interest their core audience, which is a valid business tactic sure, but it basically alienated everyone else. It's like what many unflinchingly believe Nintendo has done with casual gamers, except the difference is that Microsoft actually did cater exclusively to one demographic.