The whole Xbox one thing seems like one massive flop to me. Ever since everyone was pirating Win 98, Win 2k and XP, Microsoft has been on an anti-piracy frenzy. This is why they're going crazy with their DRM stuff. There were more copies of pirated 98, 2k and XP than legit ones.
Now they're putting more emphasis on the TV part of their console. Nobody who games on consoles cares about watching TV on their Xbox or PS. If they want to watch TV, they'll watch TV. If they want to play a game, they'll play their game system.
I stopped playing consoles a while ago. In fact, I'm 22 now, and I have been on the PC bandwagon since whenever Age of Empires 2 came out. That was a very long time ago. The thing with consoles is they will probably never die. Kids and teens want something easy to play. Just pop in the CD and go.
Sure it'll be a flop, but Microsoft can afford as many flops as they want.
I do consider myself a hardcore gamer. I'll play any game once, no matter how bad, no matter how unfinished. I'll find indie games that aren't played much, or play older games that bring me great nostalgic joy. I still play Quake, Freelancer and CS 1.6 and many other old games. Games these days aren't released as complete games. You get a few days of enjoyment out of them and then you got bored. With old games there's always the ability to replay them and get tons of enjoyment out of them.
A fairly long and meaningless rant, but I was playing games in what I would call the golden age of gaming. 1995-2005. I'm kind of a snob in certain ways.
