Xbox One witch hunt - why it's unjustified (John Carmack)

[Champion]

The checks are in the mail.

MS deserves all the negative news and criticism they received these last few months.

 

[Heretic]

I understand why some people were put off by ms policies but you have some of the most vocal ppl here that weren't planning on getting one anyway. I do think some people went overboard with the xbox hate and still do. Either way, I have internet so I had no reason to complain about the policies. People who dont have access had legit gripes and those are the ones that truly deserved the right to be upset. I think the kinect issue is way overblown tho. Either way, ms has caved a lot lately and as of now bith systems look appealing, I just wish sony would reveal more about psn, that's all I could ask for at this point. Games aren't an issue at this stage bc ms has some good looking games and sony has infamous and killzone and if they turn out good then we all

 

[Liquid]

There always going to be hate no matter what Microsoft do.

Bullshyt, Microsoft had it all in their hands and their messaging was all over the place and got blasted as a result.

It's completely justified.

 

[PS5 Pro]

Bullshyt, Microsoft had it all in their hands and their messaging was all over the place and got blasted as a result.

It's completely justified.

You can never justify why a bunch of fanboys acted like the world was gonna end
Its a gaming system. If there message wasn't clear, they don't deserve anything. Just explain it better
There is no reason for people to get emotional about it, but thats what your saying is justified

If that is the case, you been a horrible MOD who would move my threads based off of your own biases towards microsoft
I would be justified to shyt on you from this day forward double standards a muthafukka

 

[Animal House]

MS fukked up Sony had a shytty reveal and all MS had to was just come a little better than them. But nobody on their PR had fukkin clue on how to deliver their strong points, it was sad. And that Kinect.....where do we begin with that

 

[Teal.]

Bullshyt, Microsoft had it all in their hands and their messaging was all over the place and got blasted as a result.

It's completely justified.

Yeah, I know. I'm talking the console wars. Even now there is hate for Microsoft. When they trying to get the one back to the xbox 360 status.. This article is just someone feeling getting hurt.

 

[Liquid]

Sony played it smart, they watched M$ build up, and when they seen the reaction, they adjusted to it.

If they had the DRM situation like M$ and they pulled it, that was SMART because what's worse than one company forcing something the masses don't like down their throat? Two companies forcing something the masses don't like down their throats. Sony is doing everything they can to capitalize off M$'s bad press, and it's the smart thing to do. Why not? M$ having to renege and change stuff up just shows the impact Sony and the consumers had. If you can 1-up your console, downplay the other, and put people in your corner at the same time, why the fukk wouldn't you? The witch hunt may not be completely justified, but Sony damn sure did a good job at making people think it was.

However, Sony can't continue waiting on M$ to slip up. I hear more news about the X1 everyday, yet the PS4 still don't have a release date and I don't know of any dope looking launch PS4 games. They need to start pushing their shyt more(which I think they'll do at Gamescom) and stop relying on M$ to give them ammunition.

Sony is not talking about a release date so soon because they want to guarantee an earlier street date than the XBOX One. Simple business strategy really.

An October release date is all but guaranteed

 

[Heretic]

MS fukked up Sony had a shytty reveal and all MS had to was just come a little better than them. But nobody on their PR had fukkin clue on how to deliver their strong points, it was sad. And that Kinect.....where do we begin with that

this is true bc if u look at that e3 thread everybody was underwhelmed until the price was revealed

 

[Smooth3d]

this is true bc if u look at that e3 thread everybody was underwhelmed until the price was revealed

This is true Sony had a very underwhelming E3 press conference. It was getting shyt on until they announced the drm policies and price. Its amazing how the last 5 mins of the presentation change the entire perception of E3.

 

[Heretic]

This is true Sony had a very underwhelming E3 press conference. It was getting shyt on until they announced the drm policies and price. Its amazing how the last 5 mins of the presentation change the entire perception of E3.

Don't get me wrong... It was powerful, but price doesnt really mean much for me if I find value in a product. Many others do like the less expensive option, for me they both show value, just in different ways.

 

[LostOne]

MS fukked up Sony had a shytty reveal and all MS had to was just come a little better than them. But nobody on their PR had fukkin clue on how to deliver their strong points, it was sad. And that Kinect.....where do we begin with that

Exactly, these are multi-million dollar companies and they gave a presentation college kids could top for a school project.

 

[KingT33]

That new Kinect is gonna be

Hopefully the Devs can bring us some pifff.

 

[kevm3]

Of course he's going to be cool with it. He's a developer. They were the ones pushing for that kind of garbage... always online, digital future, destruction of the used game market, etc. The fact that Microsoft reversed the majority of the policies on the One shows that it was a bomb in the making and the 'witch hunt' was justified.