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#1 Edited by ProfessorEss (6462 posts) - 21 hours, 4 minutes ago

@humanity said:

I'd be pretty bummed if it didn't include some cheap headset - although that is a little cheaper than I expected.

Sony's got their work cut out for them if they plan to take the "Cheapest Bundled Headset" award from Microsoft. Though this does look like a good attempt.

#2 Edited by ProfessorEss (6462 posts) - 1 day, 14 hours ago

Has he commented on it?

Seems like it could be any mix of a lot of things.

#3 Posted by ProfessorEss (6462 posts) - 1 day, 15 hours ago

@9cupsoftea: I agree. I think non-gamers and new buyers are a big part of their strategy. I also think MS had to have known the shitstorm this was going to create and have a strategy planned around it. I'm not saying any of it's going to work, I'm just saying that I think there's a lot more to their strategy than what we've seen.

I think it's all gonna get more complicated before it gets any more clear.

#4 Edited by ProfessorEss (6462 posts) - 1 day, 16 hours ago

Man I loved Ice-T but hearing him talk these days is a little... uh, I don't quite know how to put it.

#5 Posted by ProfessorEss (6462 posts) - 1 day, 17 hours ago

@9cupsoftea: My only issue with your argument is that you are doing math that I'm confident Microsoft has also done. The only difference being that Microsoft no doubt did it for months on end with a team of professional number crunchers using the actual numbers while you're doing a quick overview using numbers you assume to be somewhat along the lines of the actual numbers.

My question is if your breakdown is accurate, and the numbers are as grim as you make them sound, why would MS go forward with a project that has so little profit potential? It's one thing to say Microsoft is out of touch with gamers but to suggest that they didn't consider any of these things you're talking about seems silly to me.

#6 Posted by ProfessorEss (6462 posts) - 1 day, 17 hours ago

@berniesbc said:

Sorry, I just don't see Valve's "air of pretentious."

I often see an air of pretentiousness when it comes to Valve's fans, but not so much from Valve themselves.

#7 Edited by ProfessorEss (6462 posts) - 1 day, 19 hours ago

Can anyone find me an example of something that failed as a result of internet rage? It's easy to find ones that succeeded: Steam, the Wii, Kinect, Fez on PC, the Call of Duty boycott, the PSN hack, the list goes on and on.

I'm not saying I disagree with people's anger, I'm just saying that in this industry it seems like the madder the internet is at something, the better it sells.

#8 Edited by ProfessorEss (6462 posts) - 1 day, 19 hours ago

@dpedal1 said:

@thedudeofgaming said:

I disagree.

Me too.

Wholeheartedly. I think Portal, Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress are all amazing games that are anything but "forgettable cookie cutter shooters".

#9 Edited by ProfessorEss (6462 posts) - 3 days, 22 hours ago

I feel bad for them but at the same time dealing with a bunch of idiots is easier than dealing with real customers with real support issues.

Plus, lots of good material to laugh about at the pub after work :P

#10 Posted by ProfessorEss (6462 posts) - 4 days, 13 hours ago

Between GTA V(September 17, 2013) and The Last of Us (today)?

Hmmm... I think more critics might be leaning towards The Last of Us at the moment. At least that seems to be the way the review scores are leaning so far.