MCV asked. They've not answered.
Microsoft last night finally announced its pre-owned plans. It's not blocking pre-owned. It's not even charging for pre-owned.
The responses?
Bethesda – Has not announced any Xbox One games yet, so 'not offering a comment at this point in time'
Capcom – Also has yet to announce any Xbox One games so ""We’ve nothing to comment on at this moment in time."
Activision – No comment
Ubisoft – 'Politely' declined to comment
Namco Bandai – Declined to comment
Available right now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation and PC is the Construction Simulator - Liebherr Pack.
The CFPB issued a report examining the growth of digital commerce in online video games and virtual worlds.
Anyone defending their company of choice is smoking something. I’ll provide just a small part of the article. If you really care about the future of gaming you have to recognize all of these companies are just using you to make money by selling off that info. They literally have a profile on you.
“Gaming companies are assembling gamers’ personal and behavioral data: Publishers are collecting large amounts of data on players, including behavioral details such as financial data, purchasing history and spending thresholds. Gaming platforms can also track players’ location data, which can generate an accurate portrait of a player’s daily routines, such as their home address, places of employment or worship, and health and medical status. And with the advent of virtual- and mixed-reality gaming, the information gathered by headsets may include biometric data such as iris scans, eye movement, pupil response, and gait analysis, which may pose medical privacy risks.”
Want to still go with the narrative that your company cares???
Stellar Blade's creative director, Hyung Tae Kim, has also claimed that the game is deeply inspired by Nier: Automata.
I feel like Yoko is downgrading Automata because he has expressed multiple times he'd like to revisit the universe, but Squenix hasn't been keen about it. We know he loves 2B and would love to take her out for another spin, so maybe this is how he gets the company to think about it.
I get he's giving them some credit, but i strongly disagree based on the demo. I honestly don't think any aspect of it feels good, it's not bad, it's just kinda ok but definitely a little jank. Also the souls like formula it is adopting does not help it imo. I was looking forward to this for years, now im just kinda let down honestly 🫤
Man exputer can you stop putting words like that after someone's name, i read Yoko Taro Passes and just went blank
(From the demo) Stellar has better direction in terms of stage layout if you like that ninja gaiden type feel. Nier is more polished by far.
no comment b/c they are still trying to figure out how to tell us they plan on going dry balls deep on us and make it seem like we're the benefactor
Screw them... either this goes away or I will become a retro gamer and eventually abandon the gaming Hobby... all together...
It is not just DRM, it is the BS Camera forced on to consumers... This is going to be used to MS listening and using it for DATA MINING your conversations and video.
DON:T SUPPORT the 21st century XBOX HOLLERITH MACHINE ONE...
Stop the census machine...
The big question is; Will Sony lose support of these third parties if they don't offer a similar service?
I'll answer for them. Any charges for pre-owned, from publishers and/or console makers and gaming will be part of my past!!! Simple as that. I'm not the type of person who doesn't know when he is being f*ucked up the a**, nor the kind to say I'll gladly give you more of my money, even if you f*ck me up the a**!!!!
They have already been doing this to gamers this whole generation with day 1 DLC, charging for extra costumes, online pass, broken games and on and on! It's seriously time for gamers to grow a pair and say enough of this sh*t. See how fast the gaming industry would change their tune and come crawling back. Consumers have all the power, yet are just too fuc*en stupid to use it!!! Fuc*en pathetic!!!!
I hope Gamers will abandon any publishers/ console maker who try to force restrictions on games. It doesn't matter if it's your fav dev/console, we have to stand for our rights.
I say it now, Let's not support the evil corp.