A built in rechargeable lithium ion battery like all devices in the 21st century have.

BTW, there IS a fee. MS was putting out contradicting statements, but when they were interviewed at last by Kotaku around 5pm, it was stated there was indeed a fee, which is the cost of the game. The only way to avoid it if you want to let a friend borrow the game is to have your friend play it under your profile on their system.

That's also what I got out of it. I'm really not happy with that. At this point, the XBONE (Heh heh... X Bone) is nothing more than a watered down PC that lacks any upgradability. I just don't see the point in getting one over a Gaming PC (besides upfront costs). Or even the PS4 for that matter.

Not all devices in the 21st century have a built in battery. There's plenty that have removable ones as well, and those are what I prefer.

The problem with built-in, as I said, is that once the life of the battery is over, you have to buy a completely new product.

See, my PSP, DS, 3DS, and PS3 controllers have made me hate having to change out batteries.

Really though this generation has basically been watered down PCs without the upgradibility, now they're just adding a whole load of new stuff to further push you towards PC gaming and abandon console gaming all together.

I guess I can see the PC argument but I've never been a fan of PC gaming. I prefer consoles for the few games that I actually do play. That's not my problem with this system. Paying a substantial fee to play a used game is my beef right now with it :mad:

Come to the dark side Den-O.

PC gaming is great. For FPS's, it's WASD and Mouse 1. There's a few other keys game dependant though, like spacebar (to jump usually, left shift (dash or crouch), R (to reload) etc.

For games like Assassin's Creed, I use an Xbox 360 controller. Works beautifully.

I won't lie. By and large my personal choice for PCs has to do with my avatar. You can make what you will out of that.

And before people get on a tangent, I do support the devs.

So in addition to not supporting Xbox 360 or Xbox the First type games, you can't even transfer-play Xbox LIVE games on this new thing.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57...k-on-xbox-one/

nope and the borrowed game thing where you need to pay a fee to play it on your own profile is stupid hence why sony supports used and borrowed games hence why they are not charging

Ok, now that I've actually read up on the announcement, goodness that really was a spectacular failure.

So I guess it's time to say that I'm officially done with game consoles then. Microsoft has just dropped the ball in every single aspect of this thing. Every part of this announcement has been a failure in my eyes.

No PS4? That's the only console I have any modicum of hope for, but I think I too will have to think about investing in a decently powerful PC.

If you can invest 500-700 dollars and build it yourself, you can get a rig that will max out most games. Plus, you can use that as a branching off point and upgrade certain components every now and then to increase your raw horsepower.

Well, as I've always said, my main reason for getting consoles was because they were ready-to-play out of the box, and they had standard configurations. It was easy and hassle-free, plus the blockbuster games libraries are usually larger than PC's in recent years. Unfortunately considering how convoluted consoles are getting, this advantage of theirs is shrinking.

Honestly, I will probably never build my own PC, I just don't like knowing I'd mess it up.

I only ever play Minecraft on PC's nowadays anyway, but even then my computer can't render it fast enough. :(

This hasn't really been true for a long time, there is no real 'getting' about this. Especially if you own a PS3.

#teamwiiu

The PA Report - The Xbox One will kill used games and control second-hand sales, and that’s great news (Really!)

Seems like the author forgot about the other consoles that Gamestop can still make a buck or two on. Unless the X Box One becomes successful(Which its looking VERY doubtful at the moment) and video game companies begin to adopt Microsoft's bullshit policies(Also doubtful, considering that even the big wigs of said companies have openly mocked Microsoft for them) I really doubt this will change the market if at all.

I thought PA would be on the side of the consumer.

Having had some time to think, I'm stilled slightly annoyed at the re-play fee situation. I still think this is purely greed based, and I don't think for a second that the money from these re-play fees will go to the developer, it will be all for the publisher (sure some could get filtered back but I doubt it)

Personally I very rarely buy used games, but I can see why people do. Heck I've seen families in my local game that are still buying PS2 games and still restricting their kids on the number of them that they can get (even at like 5 for 20 or something ridiculous like that). These things cost a lot, the only reason I don't buy used is because I'm impatient and don't buy games all that often anymore.

Developers/publishers aren't stupid either, they've been slowly combating it for years now with the use of DLC and pre-order bonuses. It's why on the disk DLC is so common these days, and that extra bits of DLC are released in episodes. Space it out and slap a £/$8 price tag on each one and nobody will really mind. This also works with the pre-owned market, if you buy it cheap/cheaper you're more likely to spend the extra on the DLC. Sure you've probably lost a chunk of profit but it's better than nothing.

The best solution would be for retailers to strike up a deal where a guaranteed percentage goes to the developer. Sure it could push up regular prices (and therefore pre-owned slightly) but it's better than having to pay full retail.

End of the day, the industry is moving away from brick and mortar stores and physical copies. If you have to install the game so you can multitask is there any real point in buying the disk version anyway? If you can't really re-sell the disk as well is there any point? Sure losing out on money sucks for developers, but thousands could potentially lose their jobs if everybody embraces it. (granted this is more of a worse case scenario, but it could happen- the app store is obviously a great example of this)

Too many developers seem to be shifting away from exclusives to mass release in order to make the most money and I think we are quickly (maybe 5 or 6 years depending how bad/if this next gen flops) heading to a market that will just feature one console/service, with games being broken up into smaller chunks or episodes to both keep prices low (to compete with apps) but encourage mass consumption.

You know what, I think I understand why MS is now saying it isn't a fee. Since you have to pay the actual price of the game, it isn't a fee, it is a purchase.

Anyway, this is probably my exit ticket. The only people that are going to support this thing are those in denial and those with the MS plug stuck up the wazoo.

I really hope MS gets their crap together in time for E3 and announces they are rectifying all of this, because some part of me really did want to own the console again regardless of how much I deny it.

BTW, when physical media dies, I stop paying for things. I will NOT buy something cannot physically own.

My man! :)

Xbox, TV, Sports, Televsion, Call of Duty. Yup, that about sums up this pile of crap.

http://thechive.com/2013/05/24/the-x...minutes-video/

So everything the 360 already does...

So you don't use Steam, I take it?

Nor do I. Aside from fansubs and the like I want to own a physical copy of something.

Which is why the mere concept Minecraft bores me. You cannot physically interact with what you've built, unlike LEGO per se.

I prefer Sony anyway. But we'll see...

Times are a changin'. Cloud computing is where it's at.

I used to think like you guys, but then I found Steam. I don't have to take anything with me if I want to download it to another computer.

My favorite thing though is that most of my Steam games are saved, even if I reformat. I just download the game again and picked up where I left off.

It's really awesome :D

I'm not the kinda person who has to have a game represented by a plastic disk. It's not like it does anything cool, like turn into a jaguar. And having something downloaded and a part of an account or what have you means you can use it on multiple devices without having to carry around some disk. Especially when you need the disk to play it, then it's just inconvenient.
I guess I can understand some people having the mindset that makes them want to have their game represented in this dimension by a plastic something, but for me, I see it as nothing more than a barrier. I remember a time when that was the standard. I like to think that I'm a logical fellow that can adapt to a change like this based on the standpoint that it is much more efficient.

I use steam alot too.It's expanding.You can delete games and just redownload them later even if you bought them.Time's are changing,xbox shows that.But the reason I dont like it is the rumored preowned theme.Thats going to put alot of videogame specialty stores out of buisness.Half their income is selling preowned games.

If Microsoft is smart, they'll adopt something similiar to what Steam does and do "Steam Sales" which are... ammmaaazzzziiinnnnggg! :D

See, I want something to show that I got my money's worth. I want to put it on my shelf with my other games/movies/whatever from the same series or type of release. I have all 9 Final Fantasy games on my shelf lined up most of the time. Same goes for the GTAs, SMTs, and Metal Gears. For movies, I have all of my digibook BDs on one shelf. All of my Pixar movies on another shelf. All of my DC animated movies on one shelf, etc. The only way I can justify downloading something is if it is free (whether it be legally or not, I don't care) or if it is a rare game that I can either pay $10 for to download or pay $100 to physically own. Or, if it is a game I already own, and as such, I own the box, manual, etc, to have on my shelf. A perfect example are the PS2 GTA games. Sony had a sale of the PSN versions a few weeks ago for 50% off, so I took advantage of it and picked up all 3 games as I have the PS2 versions to keep on my shelf.

Me too.

With DRM and increasingly ridiculous copyright laws, people's rights to own their things physically are curtailed too.

I disagree. As far as I am concerned, if I pay for it, it is mine to do with as I want.

Well, I don't know about you, but I spend more time playing the games I have and watching the movies I have then staring at the shelves they sit on.

Besides, everyone knows that shelves are for action figures.

You can disagree all you want, but again, times are changing. You may have bought that copy of that new game, that physical, something to show for, do whatever you want with copy of that game, and still can't let your friend play it, even if you wanted to, because it's yours.

I'm not going to argue semantics here, because I pirate shit all the time. But according to the RIAA and MPAA, it's against the law to show DVDs and BDs to an audience outside of your immediate family that live with you.

It's a true fact. I don't like it either. But you don't own anything that is copywritten already.

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Out this November. $500.

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-One-Conso...words=xbox+one

Ouch….that price tag combined with all the negativity and anger is gonna hurt them, at least at launch

I watched the press conference. I liked Titan Fall and Project Spark, but not enough to want to deal with MS's BS policies.

I saw this on Tumblr...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=KbWgUO-Rqcw

TVTVTVTVTVTVTV...

Sportssportssportsports...

so the xbox one still proves its the crapist out of the 3