This game is makes me want to buy a playstation 4, but not enough to actually do it. You cannot be an accurate judge of a game until you actually play it, but there is one potential problem I have with it, and that is linear story telling and game play. When I pay $60 plus, for the newest Elder Scrolls game, I don’t even bat an eye, because I know I am going to be playing it for at least 200-500 hours. That is a positive return on my investment. However, and a game’s story and progress are locked and player options are left at a minimum, typically these types of games (even on their hardest settings) are usually completed in less than 4-8 hours for the first go around, and maybe another 15-20 hours for clean up plays. Point is, that even though the game might be extremely fun for the first go through, if you’re playing time is at a minimum; then I don’t see why I would choose to pay top dollar for it? Games like this have a lot of appeal, but in the end I would wait until their price drops, or even better, become a greatest hit at $19.99. Still, this game does look impressive.
I was born in Connecticut but grew up in Ohio, and I am a graduate of the Ohio State University, but I cheered for Michigan my whole life, plus it’s the one call tag I will never have to compete for, and it describes me well. There are many reasons I choose as child to cheer Michigan over OSU, but that’s a topic for another time.
@C0v3rtUnis0l @gobluebuckeye What I said was once the Navy denounced their plan, which they did, that was the end of it, which it was. I never said the Navy had any direct action in Microsoft’s course change. Yes the over whelming outcry was heard by the gaming community, and they responded to it, and that’s why I never panicked in the first place. The market is still driven by the consumer and until the product is on the shelf, nothing is final. Their price point does not bother me; all systems start out high and drop later on. Couple that with inflation, and the mandatory Kinect, and it is easily seen how they got that price and people like me, bought out GameStop’s day one inventory. Now that the world is just again, I cannot wait to see what Microsoft studios have planned for us over the next few years. I much preferred their exclusives over their competition, and I expect that to continue.
I am not picking a fight, as I agree with almost everything you said. I just take issue with one thing you said. How can Microsoft be screwing the consumer, when the consumer has the choice to purchase their product? What I am saying is that Microsoft is not forcing anyone to buy their product, is a choice an individual makes, and if they are willing to lay down their money, it’s their choice to take part, thus the act of screwing the consumer is a null and void. If they keep their idiotic policies in place, you the consumer still can choose not to buy it, but if you d; knowing what their policies are. You cannot then claim you are being screwed since you bought on knowing what they were doing.
I hate to say it, but this is exactly as I called it. As soon as the Navy came out and denounced their policy I knew it was over. This is why I never panicked in the first place, because the market is still driven by the consumer, and the kind of feedback they were getting was fierce and unavoidable. Microsoft got caught testing the waters out on some pretty controversial ideas, as they most likely felt that as technology changes so might they way gamers buy and experience ownership, but things such as ownership and theft; (which if gamers are honest about, is what probably drove this issue in the first place) those things never will change.
The only thing that really worried me, was how they were trying to redefine ownership and the attempted tinkering of gaming atmosphere that gamers are accustom too. In the end, Microsoft did exactly what they should have done from the beginning, but truth is far too many panicked and also gloated about information that was never final, because until you are actually playing the game, everything has a chance to change. Good job Microsoft for listening to your fans.
Microsoft addressed the majority of my concerns with their latest course change. The $500 price tag does not offend nor deters me in any way. We all know the price will eventually drop, but they are putting out a quality product, and for many like me, we are willing to pay that amount to be one of the first to get our hands on it. Complaints about the price are valid, but only to a point, because either you are going to buy it or not, and my guess is that plenty of people will buy it. Sure some will complain that this leave out the gamers that cannot afford it, well that might be true, but that’s also not anyone’s fault. I have to plan my budget to afford it, and pre-ordering it allows me to put a little money down every month, thus making it not be a huge one time impact to my finances. Still, if you are complaining that you cannot afford it, that’s life. Either; keep complaining, save up, or find ways of making more money those are your only solution, as the world continues to spin.
I am an older gamer, thus I know the ebb and flow of the market. All new systems start at a high price and then drop after some time. Some people get to play it right away, some finish out the cycle life of the older generation of game systems, but people are always griping. This is the first time I will ever be able to afford to be a part of the first round of gamers on the next gen systems, so I know what it’s like to a have to wait.
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