XBox 360 General Discussion thread

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[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by Guru

I think they consider Demos are enough for that. Its too bad they don't put out demos for all games.

Thats all up to the publisher of the game. if they hand it into Sony and MS, Sony and MS will put it up granted it passes their tests.

In this day and age its pretty stupid to not put up a demo unless they know that it will hurt their game sales because the game came out bad.

[007]

Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

Thats all up to the publisher of the game. if they hand it into Sony and MS, Sony and MS will put it up granted it passes their tests.

In this day and age its pretty stupid to not put up a demo unless they know that it will hurt their game sales because the game came out bad.

You mean like Drake and the 99 dragons bad?

[Mother****erJones]

Originally Posted by Inmem58

I need a mind blown gif

[Xanathol]

The whole 'cloud' thing is just mainframe servers revisited and in this day & age, for personal computing, is a horrible idea. It is very easy to get a static IP or use a free / cheap dynamic IP DNS and therefore can host anything you want to share yourself ( it's what I do ). Putting your data in the hands of a corporation set to make money can only lead to bad things ( see instagram claiming rights to reuse photos ). They have your data hostage and worse, you gave it to them willingly. For a gaming system and hosting games, what happens years down the road when the system is now outdated and the company no longer wishes to make those games available to you because they want to force you to their next platform?

The all in one entertainment box could be a cool idea, if done right, but of course, the Xboxone did not. Instead of teaming up with someone like Ceton and acting as a tuner & DVR ( ie. replacing your cable box ), the 'one' decided to be just another part of the 'many', pushing an overlay and using an HDMI interface at best ( but almost completely unsupported by set top boxes today ) or a problematic IR blaster for control options - ridiculous.

The worse is used game scenario. With MS & publishers taking cuts of used game sales, the prices are going to skyrocket and thereby kill the used game market. This not only hurts Gamestop, but you, should you ever wish to ebay your game. This alone should be reason enough to prevent any logical person from even considering purchasing the device.

Xbox One - everything done wrong at once.

[Setsuna]

From what I heard Xbox is going to charge used game retailers more than they used to in order to release the "lock" they had on the games sent in by the owners of the XB1, which means companies like Gamestop will be making less than they normally would reselling used games by like double digit percentages. So essentially in order to realistically make a profit, those companies will have to charge ridiculously close to the original price which will probably kill their business. On the XBox side anyway.

[WhitiE]

Should i sell all my gamestop stock?

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by Setsuna

From what I heard Xbox is going to charge used game retailers more than they used to in order to release the "lock" they had on the games sent in by the owners of the XB1, which means companies like Gamestop will be making less than they normally would reselling used games by like double digit percentages. So essentially in order to realistically make a profit, those companies will have to charge ridiculously close to the original price which will probably kill their business. On the XBox side anyway.

I could be 100% wrong on this, but I believe I read somewhere, I don't remember where, PS/MS don't make money off of used games....which is why they will eventually try to kill the used game market.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by Setsuna

From what I heard Xbox is going to charge used game retailers more than they used to in order to release the "lock" they had on the games sent in by the owners of the XB1, which means companies like Gamestop will be making less than they normally would reselling used games by like double digit percentages. So essentially in order to realistically make a profit, those companies will have to charge ridiculously close to the original price which will probably kill their business. On the XBox side anyway.

And for the record, Gamestop ALREADY charges ridiculous amounts for used games - which is why I generally buy new.

[Mr. Plow]

Just as a point of reference. Here is Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

You can buy a USED copy of it for the PS3/360 for $54.99....or a brand new copy for $59.99.

http://www.gamestop.com/ps3/games/ca...-ops-ii/101864
http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/gam...-ops-ii/101863


Gamestop is a HUGE problem with the used game market.

[Mother****erJones]

I generally buy new and get my used games on ebay

[Setsuna]

Originally Posted by WhitiE

Should i sell all my gamestop stock?

It went down about 12% after the news about XB1 came out. Check it and see where it's at now.

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

I could be 100% wrong on this, but I believe I read somewhere, I don't remember where, PS/MS don't make money off of used games....which is why they will eventually try to kill the used game market.

I don't think PS will be dumb enough to do it. M$ certainly would though.

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

And for the record, Gamestop ALREADY charges ridiculous amounts for used games - which is why I generally buy new.

True they do. Doesn't mean games that have been out for a while aren't cheap used. Or aren't they?

[WhitiE]

Originally Posted by Setsuna

It went down about 12% after the news about XB1 came out. Check it and see where it's at now.

I dont have stock in gamestop you tool

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by Setsuna

I don't think PS will be dumb enough to do it. M$ certainly would though

PS is all about the gamers & the quality of the console, not about the dollars.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by Setsuna

I don't think PS will be dumb enough to do it. M$ certainly would though.

But really, what actually gives you the idea that goal of PS is anything other than making money off gamers, just like MS?

You should attempt to look at thinks with rational thought & facts rather than just biased emotionally driven emotion - you'll stop making decisions like paying $10/month for Xbox Live.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Setsuna

From what I heard Xbox is going to charge used game retailers more than they used to in order to release the "lock" they had on the games sent in by the owners of the XB1, which means companies like Gamestop will be making less than they normally would reselling used games by like double digit percentages. So essentially in order to realistically make a profit, those companies will have to charge ridiculously close to the original price which will probably kill their business. On the XBox side anyway.

What the **** are you even talking about?

How exactly does/did Xbox charge used game retailers?