Microsoft has Changed Their Tune but Will You?

I will get an X1 eventually but probably not before I get a ps4.

This being said. I still don't have an interest in the Box1. This is merely a turnover decision by a company too out of touch to have made the right one initially.

The Xbone has nothing to offer me, regardless of what kind of DRM it comes or doesn't come with. I'll be happy with my self-built PC and current gen consoles + PS4 once it's cheaper and has a few exclusives I'm interested in.

There is only one game that interests me on the XBO and that would be Titanfall but just like Bayonetta for the WiiU it's still not enough for me to put money down for. Planetside2 on the other hand, being free and all without the need for PS+ IS totaly worth dishing out a couple hundred bucks somewhere down the future (probably like a year or two from now). The XBO has some cool things I suppose but they aren't really things I care about.

I've always enjoyed having 1 of the consoles and a pc. i cant really justify having more than that and I like the look of what PlayStation is doing. PS4 and PC for me :)

It's a little too late for M$ to change my mind to get one at launch. Maybe at a later time, but this whole debackle doesn't inspire me get one.

It's going to be PS4 and my gaming PC for the next little while.

I will wait a few months / year to see how things pan out. If all goes well, I'll get one for a few titles that interest me.

I think a large proportion of their customers don't even care and will blindly want an xbox one and they know this.

The ps4 has the jump here cheaper and more powerful BUT it will all come down to the multiplayer, If xbox live is a better less laggy multiplayer then ps4 is doomed.

All kids care about these days is COD multi etc etc.

I've actually been wanting to jump to a Sony console for quite a while now... So, no. This doesn't change anything for me. As soon as I can, I'm getting a PS4. But I'll probably get a cheap PS3 before that, just so I can catch up on some exclusives. XD

If the future is inevitably all-digital, then why would Sony, MS, or Nintendo release a physical console at all following this next generation? Having something physical to purchase in a store only to have its entire software lineup be completely digital would be impractical, especially for those who would may still be without internet or with undependable connections. They might as well build a digital store service similar to Steam, except with their own policies, restrictions, games, and so on. So many problems, headaches, and fighting would be resolved. You may be asking, but what about those consumers who aren't tech savvy enough to build a PC? Is that all? Is learning something really what is stopping most people? It is either that or this same conversation is brought up again 10 years from now.

I feel that many gamers have been dissatisfied with Microsoft's policies- such as Xbox Gold- and disappointed in their exclusives- pretty much just Forza, Gears, and Halo- and the DRM debacle was a scapegoat for everyone to latch onto since it was a universally maligned thing. With that gone, there is one less knock against the XBone but doesn't change the negative sentiment that was already there; if anything, it makes the dislike a bit more raw now.

I pre-ordered my PS4 and I don't intend to cancel that pre-order. As a PS+ user I basically already own a copy of Drive Club and am totally set to take advantage of all of the PS4's features, and as many of the games I want are multiplatform, it would be silly of me to play them on the console that is $100 more expensive. So that's where I am in this.

This does not really change anything for me. I had decided to switch to PS4 this generation. All this does it makes it easier for me to get a Xbox One a year or so down the line, maybe even after a price drop, since now I do not have to worry about not being able to get a launch game used.

I think its safe to say that after its John Kerry tier introduction and my current issues with the 360 that I am probably not going to be a Xboner any time soon. I think I'm going to the Wii U more than anything right now.

I preferred the DRM scheme to be honest. We're going backwards for some butt hurt fanboys...

Even though I'm glad Microsoft is listening to the consumers and trying to right their wrongs, I was convinced on getting a PS4 regardless of the DRM situation. The Xbox One still has exclusives and functionality I don't need. That combined with the PS4's price, subscription service, and Sony's outlook on the consumers and the games I like, makes my decision a no-brainer.

No, because I think they've "not commented" on whether or not they would ever bring these policies back lol

plus next gen already bores the shit outta me, like zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I understand not everyone has a reliable internet connection, and you should be able to play offline for as long as you like, but the future waits for no one. I feel as if I'm being held back because the minority of gamers refuse to move forward. Now we are left to argue which console is more powerful...they will both look like shit in 3 years. I'm not the biggest gamer, I don't pretend to know the industry, I buy disc copies of all my games, but I was ready to try something new. Hopefully they find the best of both worlds somewhere down the line. Much love to Sony as well, my PS2 still works like a charm.

I've been a gamer first ever since I started playing games. So I still have my same opinion as I did before. Games and online experience will be a deciding factor on weather or not I get the system. People forget that early on this generation was sold on the 360 being the dominant platform and yet in the last few years more and more people have came out and admitted to either wishing they had PSN or even going further saying there's no reason to have a 360. Time is the only thing I put my trust in, especially before people. Also seeing Nick use "Jump the shark" gives me urges to watch the Resident Evil discussion again.

Personally, I see it as a kind of middle finger to the consumer. They were acting like it was impossible to deactivate the DRM. "Oh no, we can't deactivate it. It's not like flipping a switch." Then they flipped the switch. They were planning on shoving that DRM down your throat and wanting you to thank them for the privilege.

Was it a step in the right direction? Yes, but you're not getting a high five from me, Microsoft. You're getting a "Next time, don't try to screw over the consumer," since you finally did something right with the xbox one.

And face it, the only reason they did it wasn't because they felt bad. They did it because the preorders probably weren't what they were hoping for and they had to do something to try to get that noose off from around their neck.

Will I buy one? Maybe down the road if there are exclusives I want on it. But if they try to put that DRM back on there, I won't be a part of it.

And what's to stop them from starting the DRM 2-4 years down the road? "Well, we're implementing the DRM now. You have a $500 machine and 10 games or so. You have too much invested in the machine to stop now if you want to keep playing your games." It was a quick fix to get rid of the DRM and it's probably just as easy to turn it back on.

Nope, my boycott is still out for them even daring.
Even if [microsoft and sony] are now more or less equal on the DRM policy, there are still a pile of reasons why I'm not going to be getting an xbone.
Ps4 is looking like a very attractive next gen console, and I'll stick with that for the exclusives, ps plus features and their attitude towards this whole thing in general. Smug-faced as they were, they deserved to be looking at how the xbone turned out.

Nope. I'll be getting a PS4 waay before I get an Xbox One...unless there's a title that interests me enough to buy it. So far there's none.

The only thing left for microsoft to do now is drop the kinect and sell the xbox one cheaper than the ps4 significantly cheaper.
Not sure how much the kinect costs them to bundle but their only hope of gaining back some sales is to be $100 cheaper than the ps4 without the kinect.

I have never liked Microsoft's products much (If not for games, I'd look toward a different OS for my PC). I'll remain a PC gamer and get a PS4 when it comes out, Sony's studios make games that are more interesting, in my opinion. Also I'm not from the US, which apparently means that I wouldn't be able to take advantage of all the "features" of the Xbone. They started acting and talking like this was a console for the US only.

I live in a country that doesn't have the internet capabilities for an always online system yet, is it my fault? Should I be punished for not wanting a device that is clearly not concerned to appeal for a worldwide audience? I think not. One of the reasons the PS3 is popular here is because you can play games whenever you want and online play is free (It's quite bad that it won't be free anymore in either console), people over here don't have all the cash in the world to throw around. Most people save up for some time to finally get a console, they buy a few games a year and some don't even have internet, sometimes because they can't afford the monthly cost (which is rather high for low speeds), sometimes because they live in a small town that doesn't even have the option for decent internet, but they still can save up to get a console and a small amount of games. I was disgusted at the disregard MS showed toward that market. People like gaming, even if they can't buy every single game.

I'm glad MS changed this policies and that complaining actually achieved something. However, I'll never get an Xbone. Not only they showed they don't care for the bigger picture, their product isn't attractive enough to me anyway.

I will not be buying an Xbone now or in the future and frankly any other Microsoft product, video game related or otherwise, I will now have to reconsider. Microsoft has shown its willingness to sell its fans to the highest bidder. I was never a MS fanboy, but these past couple of weeks cemented my decision to stop supporting them into the future, regardless of what they are offering. They have proven themselves to not be trustworthy.

The fact that they would even try this says enough to know that I will never purchase any future XBone consoles. There is nothing to stop them from reverting their policies again.

And besides, the way sony handled it all put the biggest gaming related grin on my face in a really long time. Haven't seen a jab at a company like that since:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK0OFsWWzu4

I was talking to Nolan about this and, personally, the sudden change of heart by Microsoft only hurts my opinion of them and their business practices. I understand that Sony and Microsoft are both businesses. They work for the bottom line; in general, their main motivation is money. It seemed like MS hoped to make more money by instituting these policies to prevent uncontrolled used games, rentals, borrowing, and piracy and they seem to have been aboard this ship for quite awhile. In the interest of preventing piracy and used games, and to get the money they believe they deserve for their content, they, in turn, planned to enforce policies that were more restrictive and potentially eliminated the possibility of used and rented games, and limited the ability to borrow games for their console. Now, for the purpose of not painting Sony as the "white knight riding in to save the day, rallying for the rights of the consumers, etc, etc" Sony may have very well predicted the potential backlash of MS's stance and capitalized on that fact by deciding not to have any of these restrictions of their games, hoping that there was enough of an outcry about MS's policies that people would flee to Sony and, in turn, Sony would sell more product. In this scenario, both of companies could have made their decisions solely based around money because, let's be honest, that's generally how business works. For us cynical folks, it's much more believable that Sony did it for this reason and not for the sole reason of "protecting the rights of the consumer as to what to do with their purchased games". So, if this were the case, both companies potentially look "greedy". You could also spin each scenario positively where, as I mentioned, Sony was fighting for consumer rights and MS was looking to prevent the crime of piracy and to give developers their due to help prevent studios from closing. In the end, you could see a potential greedy motivation and moral motivation for both companies. But MS suddenly pulling a 180 on their opinion, to me, looks like a purely greedy move. They gave up their "moral" arguments for their policies because they were going to be outsold. They claimed that the purpose of the switch was because "we listen to the consumers and care about your opinion". But hasn't MS known about the consumer's distaste for their policies from the beginning? Ever since Xbox One was announced, there has been widespread aversion to the policies that they planned for the console. (cont)

Will the X1 work if the kinect stops working, My old Kinect broke with a update due to micrsoft and refused to fix the thing.... ps4 all the way