Well, Steam managed not to offend US Navy. Gosh, it is really dangerous to cross our military, even concerning restrictions placed on soldiers gaming off-duty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOYBWwmcXeg
It is all a dream, a vision of chaos and entropy, dreamed by a god who long ago went mad.
It is all a dream, a vision of chaos and entropy, dreamed by a god who long ago went mad.
Glaroug said:
Hell, I've been calling it since it was announced. Maybe they wouldn't have if Sony hadn't embarrassed the pants off em'. Or at least not as quickly. And even though it looks better for people wanting and XB1, they'd still have to deal with:
1. Forced Kinect.
2. Have to download games onto hardrive.
3. Still $100/€100 more expensive than PS4.
http://www.p4rgaming.com/microsoft-confirms-xbox-ones-kinect-will-function-without-power-source-can-never-be-turned-off/
So then.
Kinect can never be turned off
Microsofts makes Xbone
Microsofts coopereates with NSA
NSA carries out a massive surveillance program.
Neh, no issues there
Kinect can never be turned off
Microsofts makes Xbone
Microsofts coopereates with NSA
NSA carries out a massive surveillance program.
Neh, no issues there
I hope you realize that's a parody site. They actually get mistaken for real news a lot. If you want more proof just go to their home and see the article with North Korea.SmilingJack said:
Yes but he was talking how always ON was essencial as the console was built around that. 4 days later...
Also always online was a form of DRM
Also always online was a form of DRM
We were talking earlier (I think it was in the other thread) about the corporate mentality where employees become so enamoured in how wonderful their product it that they never stop and think about whether the customers will agree. If that article is genuine, it pretty much confirms it.
That's not how it works. You can't "align customers to your vision". You're supposed to envisage what the customers need.
So if that's the general attitude, and I suspect it is, they're just going to keep on failing.
That's not how it works. You can't "align customers to your vision". You're supposed to envisage what the customers need.
So if that's the general attitude, and I suspect it is, they're just going to keep on failing.
If you ask me it all stems from a simple disrespect for their customer base, booth babes, always online, draconian drm, distasteful advertsing, reduced gameplay length, feature stripping, remakes like Thief that blatantly piss on prior iterations etcetera. They have proved over and over again that their customer base will accept any arbitrary restriction or denigration they choose to foist upon them, in collusion with the corrupt game journalists who support these practises.
Simple case in point, the lead writer of Bioware in response to Morrigans altered appearance in their recent trailer calls the complainers mysogynistic for being critical. Is roundly applauded for doing so. That's not how you should treat potential customers, but they have an assured massive amount of sales, because they're a big firm. And this self righteous defense that they've cultivated by pandering to those who wallow in their own alleged victimhood.
Hopefully with Kickstarter and this latest turnaround this attitude can be halted, but I seriously doubt it, because we as customers have no mouth, no recourse and not enough patience or grit to stand firm against them in the long term.
Simple case in point, the lead writer of Bioware in response to Morrigans altered appearance in their recent trailer calls the complainers mysogynistic for being critical. Is roundly applauded for doing so. That's not how you should treat potential customers, but they have an assured massive amount of sales, because they're a big firm. And this self righteous defense that they've cultivated by pandering to those who wallow in their own alleged victimhood.
Hopefully with Kickstarter and this latest turnaround this attitude can be halted, but I seriously doubt it, because we as customers have no mouth, no recourse and not enough patience or grit to stand firm against them in the long term.
I suspect it's more like they can't (if the employees have the slightest hint of self preservation).dragonbird said:
When you have an obnoxious power freak at the top, people lower on the corporate rung who dare question 'the grand vision' tend to be seeking new employment rather quickly. So even if the employees had major concerns, they keep their heads down or suck up. (Balmer in the case of MS likes to sack people who question him)
Or create a need which you just happen to be ready to fufill, which is the whole point of marketing.
What you dont do is say things along the line of - "Buy this product peon. We are superior and know what you want, even if you are to stupid to know it".
Lyc said:
I can relate to this. My boss takes any suggestion as a threat to his authority. ANY suggestion whatsoever. If you cross the line, he'll make your life miserable. So people don't say shit to him anymore. What you have at my job is a bunch of serfs and a king. I could easily see this happening in a corporate environment.
That is quite common. It is also why organisations with a relatively 'flat' structure tends to be more competitive and innovative. Well, if you have the marketing and 'buy-up-your-competitors' muscle of MS or Google, that all goes out the window, but on more normal scales it often holds true. Obviously, organisations that aren't run like the Mafia also tend to have a better working environment.