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In response to "It's like they looked at the Wii success in 2006-8 and thought...what can we do to not replicate that?" by Will Hunting

I'm not as tweaked about the always on aspect in isolation as some.

Posted by David (aka David) Apr 8 '13, 07:49

I strongly suspect they have made the determination that five years from now, always on will be a way of life. They are willing to bite the bullet in the short term since they have to think about 7-10 years of console life.

The problem is that at this price point, gamers have to be lured into a purchase. Thus far, there is nothing about either system that accomplishes this goal for me. All they offer is "Better graphics".

"Better graphics" is what the Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn were selling. I avoided both because I only care about the games themselves.

With so much competition in the videogame marketplace now, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft have to differentiate themselves. Nintendo has already failed while Sony and Microsoft seem to be lining up to repeat the mistake.

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It might be the way of the future, but that future sucks. We almost are all always-on...by choice - Will Hunting Apr 8, 07:53
Me neither. It's not like you're dragging your console along on a plane or in a park. - Ender Apr 8, 07:53
New Halo is exclusive to new device. Done. -- nm - Microsoft SI Apr 8, 07:51 4
- That's a given but it's two years away so... -- nm - David Apr 8, 07:52 3
  - That's your reason to upgrade. - spamlet Apr 8, 07:53 2
    - Hallo isn't enough to sell the system to everyone, or even half of 360s install base. - Inigo Apr 8, 08:03
    - The problem is that Microsoft gets excoriated this Christmas when there is no Halo to drive hardware sales. -- nm - David Apr 8, 07:56

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