▲ 370 ▼ PlayStation’s Physical Media-Free Future Isn’t Just Concerning, It’s Offensive (www.ign.com) submitted 1 month ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world 74 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) Isn’t this one of the biggest things that tanked Xbox’s series x announcement? Like, they changed their minds but still lost good will and customers? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 27 points 1 month ago (2 children) You might be thinking of the Xbox One. That reveal had a number of major unforced errors, but the killing of the used game market was the one everyone remembers because Sony REALLY nailed them to the cross with it. Other hilarious fumbles include: The name. Forced inclusion of the Kinect, a mandatory $100 always-on camera and microphone in your living room, in the same year that the Snowden leaks happened. Underpowered DDR3 memory compared to the PS4's GDDR5. Unwavering, pathological obsession with using the Xbox as a TV set-top box, going so far as to showing The Price is Right on stage. For context for younger people, The Price is Right was your great grandmother's favorite show. Actually, rewatching that video, this is basically where the Ball and Gun Gamer was born. Xbox really was forward thinking on this one specific thing... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago Yeah, it was the xbone (the name gives it away, lol) thank you for clarifying. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago You’re misremembering too. They didn’t want to kill the used game market. You were still going to be able to trade in your games. Their original Xbox One system was the best of both physical and digital combined in one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 27 points 1 month ago (2 children) You might be thinking of the Xbox One. That reveal had a number of major unforced errors, but the killing of the used game market was the one everyone remembers because Sony REALLY nailed them to the cross with it. Other hilarious fumbles include: The name. Forced inclusion of the Kinect, a mandatory $100 always-on camera and microphone in your living room, in the same year that the Snowden leaks happened. Underpowered DDR3 memory compared to the PS4's GDDR5. Unwavering, pathological obsession with using the Xbox as a TV set-top box, going so far as to showing The Price is Right on stage. For context for younger people, The Price is Right was your great grandmother's favorite show. Actually, rewatching that video, this is basically where the Ball and Gun Gamer was born. Xbox really was forward thinking on this one specific thing... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago Yeah, it was the xbone (the name gives it away, lol) thank you for clarifying. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago You’re misremembering too. They didn’t want to kill the used game market. You were still going to be able to trade in your games. Their original Xbox One system was the best of both physical and digital combined in one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago Yeah, it was the xbone (the name gives it away, lol) thank you for clarifying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago You’re misremembering too. They didn’t want to kill the used game market. You were still going to be able to trade in your games. Their original Xbox One system was the best of both physical and digital combined in one. permalink fedilink source parent