@MirkoS77: I dont blame you for doubting Microsoft, but I highly doubt they will put the DRM back in. That will not only kill the brand, but also earn them some class action lawsuits. It is not something they will do. I am 100% sure of it.

As for whether or not they are sincere about this, of course not, but does it really matter? All every company cares about is their bottom line. MS looked at the April NPD numbers and decided to announce the price drop now instead of at E3. They looked at the 4:1 Preorder advantage PS4 had coming out of last E3 and reversed their DRM decision. Then did the same with indie self-publishing and quite a few other things. In the end, those things were done to get in the good graces of their consumers and thats all we can hope for.

Maybe they will go back to being arrogant next gen. Sony's already put a paywall behind online multiplayer and lied to everyone about Drive Club multiple times now, so they are going back to their old ways already now that they are successful once again. I just dont think MS will become complacent or arrogant anytime soon. At least this gen. They are now desperate and thats good news for the consumer.

Holy shit. Xbox One sold only 115k this month. April is historically a slow month for console sales but holy shit. Apparently the 360 never sold this few units in April.

360:

April 2006 - 295K

April 2007 - 174K

April 2008 - 188K

April 2009 - 175K

April 2010 - 185K

April 2011 - 297K

April 2012 - 236K

April 2013 - 130K

Xbox One:

April 2014 - 115K

@Shame-usBlackley: lol i came here to gloat but you have already gloated enough for the both of us.

I think this is a step in the right direction though. Yeah, they fucked up, but they did 180 on nearly everything last year and now they've done a 180 on Kinect and XBL Gold. It's may not be enough to win the generation, but little things like offering XBL Gold refunds to those who bought it just for Netflix and other apps go a long way towards repairing the brand. If you read GAF and other gaming sites, they've already started to come around. All that's left for MS to do is have a strong outing at E3 and all will be forgotten. Just like it was with Sony last gen.

As for the analysts. The same firm, IDC, predicted this last gen. lol

LOL yeah started posting when the forums were green. The switch to lithium was unbelievably controversial because they got rid of all platform specific forums and made it a pay only thing for a few weeks. it was nuts.

i used to post in the comments section but then sometime around MGS2's release i joined the forums.

The only way they can salvage this game is by announcing free DLC episodes that add 8-10 hours to the game. Make something like the Walking Dead Episodes. Get all the actors back. Do mocap, design good missions that force you to use your powers and maybe even add a new power.

None of this will happen of course, but the least they can do for the 1 million people who bought this game is add some fucking content even if it ends up costing them a few million dollars.

@CarnageHeart

The massive backlash against MGS2 was due to Raiden and the awful story. The design was sublime. The game is still considered one of the best of all time. Even after 12 years, the user rating is still 93.

Ground Zeroes is a $30 demo. How many 1 hour demos sell for $30 and still make the top 10? This was not marketed as a full game either.

No MGS game is perfect. MGS2 had the biggest backlash due to Snake having a secondary role, but MGS1,3 and 4 all had design issues. MGS1 had awful 3rd person shooting. MGS3 had an awful third person camera that worked well in the indoor enviornments in 1&2 but completely broke down in MGS3, and MGS4's last three chapters totally ignored the premise of the Stealth during War battles.

Yet, the games still sell millions and still win GOTY awards. The last mainline MGS game got more GOTY awards than GTA4 and LBP. It has a 94 on metacritic. It won GOTY on most forums including GGD and GAF. Every single trailer for MGSV has ignited a firestorm of speculation. So yes, the franchise is in great shape. Maybe not loved by every single human being on the planet, but a 94% of them. No need to agree to disagree. These are simple facts. The numbers speak for themselves.

I have updated the thread title to include LTD numbers to avoid any kind of controversy.

Yes, it's true. Obamacare wins the console wars.

huh? lol meta you really come up with some hilariously odd posts sometimes.

Where did vader say that it is a fact? Or that it's perfect? Why did you have to point out it's not a fact? Isn't that assumed whenever we talk about a response to video games? or movies? or books? or everything that's art.

Have you played the past four mgs games? I know you didnt own a PS3 so you likely haven't played MGS4. Have you played Ground Zeroes?

Sorry if I am coming off as harsh. I like you, but your post is a head scratcher. You claim MGS games are not masterpieces without giving any evidence contrary to the claim. You claim it's a masterpiece only in the minds of 'some' yet all the critics combined to give the games an average of over 90.

MGS1 - 94
MGS2 - 96
MGS3 - 91
MGS4 - 94

There there is the user reaction which we can get using only Gamespot's user reviews. Seeing as how metacritic user reviews are hacked by fanboys.

MGS1 - 93
MGS2 - 93
MGS3 - 94
MGS4 - 94

It doesn't look only some think it's a masterpiece. It seems pretty universal to me.

lol the thing is TitanFall was supposed to be their CoD. Their savior. What else do they have coming until Fall 2014? Thats six months of nothing except for Watch Dogs and Destiny which will/have be/been marketed as PS4 games.

A good E3 wont save them either. Unless they have a bunch of summer games lined up which they likely dont because nothing has been announced so far.

A Kinect less $350 version will probably move consoles but they need to come out with games as well.

More than 2 million. PS4 is 7 million sold to customers. X1 is 5 million shipped to customers.

They had shipped 3.9 million by the end of December 2013. Which means they have only shipped 1.1 million in 3.5 months since. The demand is extremely low.

http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/microsoft-releases-xbox-one-exact-sales-numbers/#!EEB0u