Microsoft's Xbox One games will be $60

@GSGuy321 Do not forget that a lot of next gen titles will be server-based always-online, like "The Crew" or "Destiny".

So the question of master X1 servers shut down is interesting, but there is another question: the shutdown of each particular game's servers.

For example you buy "The Crew", which is the new Test Drive Unlimited, but with an always-online requirement.

Imagine the game doesn't sell well and Ubisoft shuts down the servers three years after launch.

Here, you're screwed, but even sooner than the phasing out of the X1. You're left with a totally useless $60 disk.

(This reasoning applies to PS4 too as the game is always-online)

He said "Did you see the games on stage!"

Well sure they looked amazing Major.. They were running on PC Rigs.

@GSGuy321 They should just get rid of the drm from the start, not at the end.

@jhcho2 It's not only Microsoft, who, lest we forget, publishes a lot of other software like operating systems and office products.

If you watch closely, almost every pub says those very words. "Licensing", not buying. EA and Ubisoft are the biggest offenders.

Can't remember the last time i licensed a bluray movie. Or a board game. Or many other things we've all brought up numerous times. And certainly not a boxed videogame.

@jhcho2 That's what Major Nelson isn't getting when he says XBL is going to be just like Steam (which I hate for it's DRM), but on Steam you can pick up games for $1! Some new games even list at $30 from time-to-time for a few days. Major Nelson? See the difference? Wanns get your crazy hat out again and channel the ghost of Christmas past... when 360 made some sense?

@jhcho2 because sheep will buy it, they won't abandon their precious Halo and Forza for a better option.

Sheep get slaughtered by the wolf and we all know who the wolf is.

@epicgameresearc They thought people would just blindly buy their consoles because they are addicted to Halo or whatever.

Big mistake imo. Some will still purchase for the exclusives, but those people are followers. Not the type of consumers that can spread the word to convince others to buy.

@zzamaro You still have to purchase the game on PS tho for $60.

Or am I missing something ?

@GSGuy321 Well yeah because they might charge you $30 for a mandatory online pass

@Nafe If you have a powerhouse PC already, then the choice is absolutely clear for you my friend. Yup.

It would be 6 steps backwards to get a console for you.

@onixevil Not on Xbox One, they will take that away, Forza is already ready to do so. Microsoft wants you online all the time.

@macca366 Yes.

@onixevil they announced that at the reveal that it will. Gamerscore, gamertag and Gold will carry over into the next generation

@digishah Steam's sales are great, but I'll get the Witcher games on GoG. Bonus stuff included, no third-party program needed to start before the game starts and just as cheap or cheaper if you wait for the right deal. For all other games there's Steam.

@mkdms14 too bad we cannot break that camera since the system requires it to play

@GSGuy321 If gaming is in serious trouble it has been so for a long time, because I haven't noticed it getting worse, though I only play PC games and mostly old ones due a to backlog. Both consoles share much more similarities than differences, for good or bad. This generation will probably be the same as far as hardware goes.

I see it more as a mutual relationship. The publishers could say "Do this or our games won't be released on your console, giving you less profit", though MS/Sony could reply with the same thing. Games sell consoles, but games can't be played if you don't have a console or other device.

There are a few publisher giants that control many beloved franchises, but either you decide that you want their games more than to hate them or you find some new games. Of course, you shouldn't need to make that kind of decision, it shouldn't be that bad, but that's where we are now.

@Pyerun yeah and having a retina scan, picture taken, and who knows what else.