@topherlee94 Ya we need some competition to get the best games and systems possible. Just look at the pressure Sony is putting on MS and how they've been backtracking all week thanks to the competition.
My cablebox is for TV, I don't need another expensive one, I'm rolling PS4 so far, but will keep my eyes open, I'm sure MS isn't completely done that's the nice thing about competition forces improvement if you're getting wooped.
The truth is discs are becoming obsolete with bigger drives and better bandwidth, but that's the main reason. I'd much rather download a game (like I do on my pc) then have to go to the store and buy a disc (that could then get damaged and not work in the future).
The key to something like epic openness is that there is some degree of connection. When all the areas are just random side questing, something is lost.
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