The new game console war is kicking off

XBox One vs. PS4.

Wait... I'm sorry. Did I say war?

It's going to be a massacre. PS4 will win this generation going away by default. Forget the fact that it's a stronger GAMING system. All they have to do is literally shut up and take our money.

My mind boggles at how Microsoft has managed to absolutely fumble this generation before they even launch. First there were the early leaks and rumors (most of which turned out to be completely true and then some). Fans expressed disgust at many of their new policies and the forced inclusion of the Kinect. Microsoft then gets caught mocking all of these concerns. Not good, but hey, maybe they were just joking.

Then they make the official announcement. Requires on-line to be able to play. Kinect is always on (in light of PRISM, do we want a camera always on in our living room? This is borderline Orwellian stuff). I don't know any hardcore gamer that gives a flying fig about the Kinect, yet were forced to take it? Forced to pay an extra $100 for a device we do not want? We can't even turn it off? (I'll leave out the huge debate over used, loaned, traded games. Suffice it to say that it's greed, pure and simple). Fans of course are aghast. But Microsoft is the Honey Badger, they don't give a....

But hey, wait for E3. Maybe some more clarification and details will make this look better. You're all just overreacting.

E3 comes, and Microsoft doubles down on their hubris. You will take it. You will accept it. And you'll like it as we bend you over. WE are the future. This is how it is and you have no choice...

Oh, but we do. All Sony had to do was come out on stage and say, yeah, we're not doing any of that.

I can't remember ever seeing a company fail so hard. And they still can't see what people are upset about. Their egos are so huge, they think the great unwashed just doesn't get it, and they keep on doubling down.

Look, I'm no fan of Sony. They've made some questionable moves in the past. I bought the original XBox over the PS2. I didn't even consider the PS3, and was very happy with the 360. I think Live is a great on-line service for smooth gaming and community. I didn't mind at all paying for it. But Microsoft is looking more and more sleazy, unresponsive to customer desires, and downright hostile to their customer base. We're all just overreacting or even conspiracy theorist for some of our concerns.

Really? At least once or twice a year, I'll be forced to go 1-3 weeks without internet service due to storms. Very often, I'm left with no cable as well. But as long as I have power, at least I have my games for entertainment. Not with the XBox Done.

How many people have had their webcams hacked? Anybody paying attention to PRISM? Do we really want a device with a camera that's "always on" connected to the internet in our living rooms or bedrooms? Sure, it's possible nothing bad would ever happen. But the potential is there for the worst kinds of intrusion of privacy. Frankly, I'll be shocked if we go even a year before the first stories come out about some poor sap getting recorded in an unflattering way via the XBone.

I had hoped that the huge backlash would force MS to reconsider. Either it's too late in development to do so, or they flat out don't care and think people will buy them anyway because they worship at the altar of Microsoft.

Well, I, for one, do not reward bad behavior. It's a shame. Bill Gates is no longer running things there and it shows. PS4, here I come.

(dammit. I hate PS controllers too. Say what you will, but the XBox controllers were always superior)

 

So, those rumors are true then? I haven't looked into it really, but you're cracking me up with the Xbox nicknames. I did see where that smug Micro$oft exec was fired over his Tweet.



I saw a cool video the other day showing off what the PS4 engine can do, and I was pretty impressed. I'll say that if what I'm hearing is true, I'd get a Wii U over the new Xbox, and that says a lot.

 

Here is that demo I was talking about. It's NSFW (language), and long, but it shows off what the PS4 is capable of. The demo is kind of funny, too. You may want to watch it in full screen HD.

[video=youtube;BqeuHGESZBA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BqeuHGESZBA[/video]

 

I don't think it's sabre rattling. The PS3 went down a rocky path at launch too. And that was more about price point than anything. Sure, the die hard fanboys bought it anyway. But PS3 didn't start catching up to the 360 until they made some changes.

Amazon has already sold out of their pre-orders for PS4. Ad they're saying the PS4 out paced XBox by over 2 to one.

Of course, there's still time for MS to reconsider things and make a few changes. If they do, their fans who will jump ship might also reconsider. But the way they've acted the past few weeks? I wouldn't hold my breath.

Their biggest mistake is forcing the user to take and use the Kinect. That right there is the cause of the huge price imbalance. Another ding against them.

 

That's you that's been doing that?? What the heck, man...I don't even know what Dark Souls is!

 

it's an overrated game that OCD types like to play. It's unnecessarily difficult just to keep people frustrated. Only those with no life whatsoever like it.

Go ahead. I'm done having kids.


Kidding aside, it's actually a good game. And it hasa large and devoted fan base.

You're right about COD. But it's still fun. I do think it's on its way out though. It's so"last generation. "

 

Ahh, that explains why it's unfamiliar to me. :-D

Yeah, well...I somewhat sanctimoniously said that to my wife not that long ago, and BOOM- immaculate conception.

 

If my wife got pregnant again, it Damn well better be immaculate conception or she has some explaining to do. lol

 

So, it's kind of like a console version of WoW? I kid, I kid.

I have black ops 2 and I thought it was pretty good. It was a lot better than the first one, for me anyway. The online play was unimpressive, but that's Black Ops for ya. You're totally right about COD. They recycle maps and just change from winter to summer for the most part, adding in a new one here and there. It's fun though, and I'd probably keep playing them if they kept going with the series for 360- MW4 MW5 etc. :-D

 

That's where I'm at too, basically. I never had an original xbox, though. I was a PS1 and PS2 user, then picked up the 360 when it came out and never got a PS3.

 

Yeah, some sites are trixy like that. Most of the time, you can just copy/paste the image right in the text box here, and the software will figure it out. Funny pic.

 

That basically sums it up, but the explosions are better than the ones in '80s action movies.

 

From Battlefield 3:

[video=youtube;FOaGhE_sejI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOaGhE_sejI&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]

 

LMAO.