The real victims of the Xbone fiasco

[Aircross]

Those devs made a deal with the devil so they have to pay sooner of later.

Right Faust?

 

[J Tyran]

But lets add a naive drop of optimism into the mix and say it's a long time until November... Microsoft could turn it around..? *sigh*

I WISH I had your level of optimism. I can't imagine MS will backtrack at this point. They've dug their grave, it's time for them to sleep in it. Regardless of the cost to the future generations of gaming.

I think there might be a chance they will back peddle in the future, sometime after launch. There is little chance of them doing it before launch because these corporations are always arrogant and never learn a lesson until they take. a whack or two (or many in some cases) where it hurts the most, in the wallet.

The PS4 will kick Microsoft's arse for them even before you start with the used game situations its a superior product, its significantly cheaper for a start. It supports SDTV and doesn't need an internet connection, those three things alone will ensure the PS4 will have a very strong head start, then you come to the issues surrounding used games and lending games to a friend as well as the inability to rent games. The list of problems doesn't end there either, privacy concerns, limited international support for the console itself as well as the devices main features. The list goes on and on.

So the PS4 will get out the gate quickly and when share prices keep crashing and the bottom line getting worse and worse Microsoft will have to act, I do not know how much the device cost to develop or how much it will cost to manufacture but I do know they have already invested $1 billion USD [http://uk.gamespot.com/news/microsoft-investing-1-billion-into-xbox-one-games-6408992] into games though.

Microsoft could easily be one or two billion in the hole with the Xbone already, they will have to recoup that. They will have to do something. If they do not want to admit they where stupid I can certainly see them relaunching an "Xbox One arcade" or something similar with many of its features and restrictions simply stripped out.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I'm going to hold out hope that if something like that does happen Rare will be saved in a buy-out. If not Rare as a whole than the properties it's got tucked away. It would be a shame though if all of Microsoft's exclusive studios ended up being axed if the XBone fails. I won't deny that a couple of the games on display really did interest me.

 

[Hero of Lime]

On a personal note this whole thing saddens me immensely as I have pre-ordered and bought on release every Halo game (the most expensive "limited" version too) including anniversary and wars. Unfortunately since I wont be touching a xbone, I wont be seeing any more Halos.

I certainly feel your pain when it comes to the possibility of not playing new Halo games considering I have no interest in Xbox One either. If this were a perfect world 343 Industries would find a way break away from Microsoft and allow Halo to become a multi-platform franchise.

 

[Zeh Don]

I'd rather sacrifice quality video games from good and hard working Developers, than my personal freedoms and rights as afforded to me by the immutable Constitution of my Country.

If they are un-willing to stand against such blatant anti-consumer practices, and in their actions actually supporting those practices, than I feel so sympathy for their demise.

I'm a big, big Halo fan. I love everything about it. But I won't trade away my rights for it.