[News] MS sued over idiots misusing their consoles

It's Microsoft fucking over its customers for no obvious reason

It's not really news then is it

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by OmagnusPrime

how many people would happily stick a disc in a PC and then fuck about with standing it up and laying it down whilst all powered on? My money is on not many.

Isn't the entire argument for console platforms over the PC about how simple and idiot-proof they are? Sure, your average PC gamer wouldn't pick up their machine and shake it like a maraca, but they wouldn't pay $10/month for the "privilege" of playing their games online either. Of course, even if I did decide to pick up my rig and throw it across the room, I'd be able to replace whatever parts I broke, whereas your only recourse with the Xbox is to send the whole thing back to MS and wait a goddamn month for them to send you a new one (if they even decide to do that).

Cue the tired argument about how a PC gaming rig is so expensive and also look at my 72 inch screen I bought to play Halo on

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How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by OmagnusPrime

Of course, all those World of Warcraft players, and City of Heros players, and Warhammer players, they sure don't pay $10 a month to play their online games do they.

I'm sorry, are you comparing a subscription fee for individual MMOs to a console-inherent fee that applies to every game on the platform? That's cute.

Besides, MMOs are increasingly a platform-independent plague. Don't pretend otherwise.

Exactly what am I a fanboy of, here? Intel?

(I might be off about the price of Live; I went to Xbox.com to research it but the site was, let's say, a little information-poor)

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

You are a silly man and you are drawing a silly comparison. I will improve it for you, so that you may cease the silly attempt at indignation you are attempting.

Say you have a DVD player. Now, let's propose, in theory, that some DVDs require a fee to watch. Well, that's kind of dumb, who would play to watch their DVD? They already paid for it. But some people are willing to pay! Well, that's their business.

Say you have another DVD player, which insists that you pay whenever you put in ANY movie, even if they aren't tagged as pay-to-play! That's strange, isn't it? Why would you buy that player?

Oh, well, it has a black matte finish, I guess that's pretty kool

(PS: Rage more, it amuses me to be called a "fanboy" when I imply that subscribing to your own hardware is silly)

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Originally Posted by OmagnusPrime

the dumb assumption you're making here Pang is that I agree with MS charging for Xbox Live Gold. I don't, not really, I think it's kind of cheeky.

What the fuck were you arguing with me for then, you silly man.

"It is silly to pay to play games."

"FUCK YOU! Actually I agree."

"Oh."

I was speaking idiomatically.

So you see no meaningful distinction between a platform that SUPPORTS a subscription model and a platform that REQUIRES it?

Really?

Really?

I mean honestly if it's only $5/month it's hardly worth arguing over but you've evidently got a bug up your ass over the whole thing.

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Originally Posted by OmagnusPrime

Your argument would work if the Xbox 360 required an Xbox Live Gold subscription. Except it doesn't.

Why didn't someone just say this in the first place!

Well then, how silly. What the fuck does this "Gold" nonsense do, if it's not meant to let you play your games. Does it have something to do with the retarded little Mii ripoffs I've been seeing. What are you getting for your $5 if it's not some kind of functionality?

This is all extraordinarily curious! Please, tell me more of your magical world.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Vampiro

2/3 of the people in a random online game don't even have theirs plugged in over XBL.

Would having additional 13-year-olds screaming directly into your ears about what a faggot nigger bitch you are really improve your play experience?


(Jesus Christ OP, just calm the fuck down unless you're being paid for this breathless defense of whatever the fuck)

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Like everything else good in the world, it's in Fairmont, New Jersey ("Home of The Wumps")

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Maybe you guys just join game types that are more attractive to obnoxious faggots?

I mean my knowledge of the platform is limited but I'm sure there are options for all your basic CTF/DM/CP sort of thing and maybe Vampiro's just off playing Oddball or god knows what

There's nowhere I can't reach.