@twistedlogic: Being illogical has never stopped a company from disassembling and consolidating before. See also the dessicated husks of all EA's acquisitions. See also Rare and Lionhead.

@totallytc: Look how awesome Rare's been lately.

@gamerbum: Not sure I agree. I've played plenty of FPSes on both consoles, and have never had a problem. Granted, I'm used to both of them (Played Unreal Tournament on the PS2 before I got a serious...

@santinegrete: And those connection plans cost big bucks. If you're willing to spend $100+/month on gaming-tier internet, you probably don't mind buying hardware...

@Barighm: This is true. Game prices dipped faster when they started going at $60 to start. With a starting price of $70, it's going to be a lot harder for all but the absolute titan franchises like...

@Gallowhand: I think that, for the best hope of everyone involved, Microsoft needs to keep this as an added service, not a replacement for traditional purchasing. Honestly, I think all games companie...

@jyml8582: "Everyone has a PC" is a bit disingenuous. Not every PC is the same, not by a longshot. Especially nowadays, it's only a niche of people buying $1500+ rigs for their games. You don't nee...

@olavinto: Bloatware is another issue entirely... Thankfully we've not gotten to the point of these consoles being filled with useless crap yet. I'm sure that'll come sooner than later.

THis kinda furthers the suspicion that the PS5 and Xbox Series X are really just 4k machines. Is someone playing Horizon: Forbidden West in 1080p really going to miss much, unless they have an ENORM...

@analgrin: Too early to tell. We don't know what any of this stuff is gonna be like for a while yet.

@girlusocrazy: Well, those are from another Zenimax studio, Id (and Machine Games, can't forget them). Bethsoft itself has only Fallout 76 to its name in the 8th gen, and we still don't know what St...

"If you believe Microsoft..."That's the thing. Either they're lying out their asses, or as some have speculated, this is going to be the last console in the Xbox line before they go all-in with Xbox...

@warmblur: GORGEOUS system, both in form and function, but it helped to cement the new normal for Nintendo that began with the 64. 3rd parties were rare on the thing, and those games tended to be han...

@xnshd: Oh that's certainly a new factor today, yes, but I'm just saying it's been happening since the PS2 just about. Even without the pandemic, we'd likely have this issue.

@Spartan_418: In Microsoft's defense, how many games really use all the nonsensical gimmicks packed into the Dual Shock 4? How many will use the litany of gimmicks in the Dual Sense?There isn't a lot...

Heh, had to reread.Yeah, Microsoft is purely at fault for their poor naming of products. This is the Wii U all over again.

@bdrtfm: Problem is it's been this way since the PS2, and while eBay was a thing, we didn't have anywhere NEAR the ecommerce infrastructure we have today. It's like gaming companies have figured out ...

@GalvatronType_R: The gaming industry just passed 50, and as most gamers today are products of the console wars of the 90s (or the microcomputer wars of the 80s if you're from the UK/Europe). They've ...

@outworld222 said: @GalvatronType_R: maybe it’s because gaming is relatively a new business and everyone is clobbering for a piece of the pie.This, I suspect, is the real issue.The industries @Galvat...