Let me paint you a somewhat likely scenario. Let’s assume that the Xbox One does sell out all its pre orders and that Microsoft does not reverse its stance on DRM. History tells us that major game launches that involve DRM tend to be a bit messy. Consider the recent examples of Diablo 3 and SimCity, both had major problems for weeks on end. Now consider an entire console built around the idea of having DRM in every single game. Can you imagine what is going to happen every time there is a major release on such a console? The network could be down for weeks on end, especially since every console HAS to check in every 24 hours. Not just 24 hours either, they will probably have the console set up to try to check in each time it is booted. A developer may even choose to have the check in between every multiplayer match, who knows? That will all eat up infrastructure.
I can guess what many are thinking now. You're thinking, ‘Well MS said that there are going to be plenty of servers dedicated for their cloud’. That may well be the case but the problems with Diablo 3 and SimCity both happened to very large companies with massive numbers of dedicated servers. Also, like any company, I expect Microsoft to invest in the least number of servers to get by at the time. They didn't really give us a solid time frame as to when all the servers would be turned on anyway. At launch there may not be enough infrastructure in place. Also without some beta system in place that tests the entire system, there will very likely be a number of bugs to iron out. Bugs that will not just stop you from playing online, but will stop you from playing ANY game on the Xbox One.
I’d like to raise one final point before closing. Given that Microsoft is trying to lead in a new era of monetization and restrictions what kind of blowback will they get from Hacktivists? The Kinect camera could potentially be used to spy on your every move and sound I would think that alone would catch the attention of certain groups. Given that you have to check in every 24 hours a simple DDOS attack could take down everyone’s ability to play games. This could make the ps3 down time look like a vacation in comparison.
In writing this blog I wanted to open eyes to potential problems on the horizon for Microsoft’s new console. It is really going to be an uphill battle for them to maintain their market share in the upcoming generation. Hopefully there will be enough backlash to make them reverse some of their policies, but if not then perhaps once they start losing money and market share that will be incentive.
“I would like to say that there’s a lot of space for very high quality games," says Yves Guillemot.
" very high quality "
That's only true for one of the two though, and we all know which one that'll be.
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Game reviews have been around since the mid-1970s. Play Meter was the first of its kind. During their time, it was mainly coin-operated machines that were covered, as certain arcade games that many of us consider classics such as Space Invaders were popular. Other publications sprang up, such as Arcade Alley in 1979. From then on, gaming journalism was on the rise. Electronic Games Magazine, Famitsu, The Games Machine, Nintendo Power, and others all gave way to gaming journalism’s growing popularity and importance. In the beginning, gaming journalism was about the love of the games, the history of the product, and giving potential consumers genuine insight. The passion was there. The commitment was there. The insight was there. And most importantly, the trust was there.
They've become nothing more than corporate shills. Rather than speaking truth to power, they're just looking at the latest clickbait no matter how false it is.
The straight up lies are annoying. Then journalists claim that a lie is an opinion. Um... no.
yea its been like this for years and only has gotten worse during covid.
they are sometimes worse than celeb. trash news ha.
"you will NOT believe what the DEV of XYZ said"
or and those are my favourites,
"XYZ game gets REMASTER TREATMENT" and you click on the link and its just a god damn mod ha.
"XYZ Players are saying THIS about the new update!"
And the article is based on a single tweet from someone with an anime profile image
The gaming landscape today is full of corporations trying to suck as much money out of us as possible while giving us as little as possible in return that's the biggest problem I see right now and the fact the journos should be the ones calling the gross practices out now suckle at the teat of the publishers to stay in favour and maintain working relationships to avoid being blacklisted for reviews and preview events show their interests do not align with ours.
