@m4a5 @jmeyer2039 That is a perceived difference, yes. And while my post above was certainly of a sarcastic tone, it was little more than poking fun. I've nothing personal against anyone who wants an Xbox One. I have stated before that I've nothing against it, but I still have a disdain for Microsoft, the company. In over 20 years of gaming, I've never seen a company behave quite this way. The one to come closest is, well, Sony...at the start of last gen.
@instigator81 I am hoping this is something either like what you said or something more along the lines of Club Nintendo wherein you earn points for purchases which can be redeemed for rewards. I just hope it's not more/more complicated trophies or anything like that.
@WantYouBad @jmeyer2039 It's definitely a trend I don't want to see evolve. We have accepted microtransactions in free-to-play games, and we have accepted DLC for the most part. But we can't keep buying into this kind of thing or it really will get out of control. Fortunately, Ryse is not one of the more major releases that people are looking forward to playing.
@WantYouBad Not really. I prefer PlayStation, myself, but it seems to me that even Xbox fans largely acknowledge this game as shit even before this news.
@Camp0potamus @jmeyer2039 That's also correct, but comments and reactions from consumers are instant, and they didn't have to spend weeks being so adamant in their stances given what they were faced with. Some of their statements were downright insulting. No, policy decisions are not made overnight, but neither should "adapting to feedback" involve weeks of stubbornness followed by a sudden and complete reversal. Again, I'm just stating what I believe.
As for your last sentence, my local GameStop is down the street within walking distance, but I almost never go there as opposed to ordering from Amazon.
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