Buh deep doop

basednoire: people actually don’t want the Xbox One. my hope in humanity is restored.

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:11:27 -0500

people actually don’t want the Xbox One.

my hope in humanity is restored.

Xbox One ...

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:05:31 -0500

“My experience is about communicating with my friends while I’m watching TV, while I might have music on and, at the same time, I’m playing a game.” - Phil Spencer on Xbox One

Because fuck being immersed in games;

Because fuck paying attention to movie/TV show storylines;

Because FUCK YEAH BACKGROUND NOISE;

Because fuck your friends! They don’t deserve your full attention.

“Xbox, go home”. You’re drunk.

machinationsofanenigma: HEY KAZUO WHAT AM I NOW? UHH STUPID? NO I’M THE XBOX ONE! WHATS THE...

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:03:53 -0500

machinationsofanenigma:

HEY KAZUO WHAT AM I NOW?

UHH STUPID?

NO I’M THE XBOX ONE!

WHATS THE DIFFERENCE?

thedudehasgotnomercy: This is probably Microsoft’s actual...

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:56:09 -0500

thedudehasgotnomercy:

This is probably Microsoft’s actual plan.

If they get even 10 million participants, that data alone is worth a fortune.

Their console is garbage because they don’t care. It’s all a datamining scheme to sell the info to other companies.

If you buy an XBox One, you are giving them money to package and sell you.

Do not buy an XBox One.

nepetaquest: angelfire93: Alright, if you’re a consumer and...

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:25:03 -0500

nepetaquest:

angelfire93:

Alright, if you’re a consumer and you’re considering picking up the new Xbox One console, then please, take a moment to listen to me. Before we begin, no, I am not a fanboy or a hater. I have no console Bias. I have a PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, and a Gaming PC. Each has their pros and cons but now onto business.

DO NOT BUY AN XBOX ONE. Why? See the reasons below:

Xbox Requires an internet connection. Here’s how it works: Every 24 hours your Xbox will try to connect to Microsoft’s servers for verification. If it is unable to connect, sucks to be you. You’re blocked from playing even single player games until it can connect.

Source: http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-does-require-internet-connection-cant-play-o-509164109

Do you like renting games, lending them to a friend, or even borrowing them from a friend? No longer possible. Every Xbox One game you get must be registered to your Xbox live account to be played. After that point it will only work for you. No one else can use it unless they pay a fee. Essentially it works like this. You pick up a used Xbox One game from somewhere or someone, pop it into your console. The system verifies it’s been registered to your account. Uh-oh, it isn’t! In order to play it, you have to pay Microsoft a fee, which is currently slated to be full retail price. Doesn’t matter how scratched up it is or how cheap you got it at gamestop or from a friend. You aren’t just buying the physical copies anymore. You’re paying Microsoft for a LICENSE to be allowed to play that game.

It is worth mentioning Microsoft is exploring ways for you to trade in and resell your used games. This is rumored to mean that you can sell your digital license to play the game (registration) back to microsoft, likely for microsoft points. You can then trade in the game at gamespot for some cash if you like. Either way, as it currently stands, the new owner would still have to pay a fee on top of the price of actually buying the physical copy.

Source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-fee-for-buying-used-games-full-retail-price/

Is it worth mentioning that Microsoft if shafting Indie Developers as well? Where as on Playstation Network or (whatever the Wii has) Indie Developers can self publish their content easily. Playstation even encourages this. Microsoft however forces these Indie Devs to enter publishing deals with them to be allowed to market their content. You don’t go through them, you don’t get to sell what you developed.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/22/indie-devs-cant-self-publish-on-xbox-one

I’m not quite done yet! Now, I’m sure you heard a lot about “TV TV TV TV SPORTS TV TV SPORTS SPORTS TV.” Yes, the Xbox is slated to be able to stream live tv, live sports, etc. So let me ask you this. You obviously already have something like cable or DirecTV. Do you really want to shell out hundreds of dollars more and pay a monthly subscription fee to have another television provider? Yes, I said hundreds of dollars, and I don’t mean the cost of the console. To view live TV from the Xbox you are required to purchase ANOTHER separate device for it to work. Why would you even consider shelling out more money for something you already have anyway? Even if you didn’t, DirecTV is cheaper. Or you could even subscribe you Hulu.com and watch live tv on your computer. FOR MUCH CHEAPER. You essentially have to buy another cable box if you don’t have one. And if you do… what do you need the Xbox One for?

Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/21/xbox-one-live-tv-available-in-us-only-at-launch-requires-separate-device/

So far we’ve discovered that the Xbox One is not really a gaming console, at least… not a consumer friendly gaming console. It’s being marketed as an all-in-one home entertainment system. Something to replace all of the other devices in your house. But there are drawbacks even to that. Put on your tin foil hats for this part folks. Take from it what you will, all I’ll say is… possibilities…

The Xbox One’s features will not function unless the Kinect is plugged in and active. This is not an optional piece anymore.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/21/xbox-one-will-not-function-without-kinect-attached

So imagine your Kinect piece breaks? Tough luck, no more Xbox for you. But you know what’s worse?

Pay attention, because this is important. The Kinect is always watching. Always listening. Even when the system is off.

Yes. One of the ways to turn the system on is to audibly say: “Xbox On” while the system is off. The Kinect, which is always on, hears you and turns it on. Now this might seem like a cool feature, but did you know Microsoft patented a feature that would allow the Kinect’s camera (It’s no longer just a sensor, but a camera) to spy on you for the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America?) While they may not actually do this, it is actually possible for them to do this now. It has a camera, and a microphone. The Kinect is always on. It is ALWAYS listening, ALWAYS watching.

An idea has been tossed around that by using this feature, it will allows game developers and movie produces to set a limited amount of how many people can be allowed to view the entertainment. So as a hypothetical example, you and three friends are watching a movie, which is the maximum allowed. A fourth friend enters the room and the Kinect’s sensor registers the fourth individual. The movie stops and you a prompted to pay a fee so that the extra individual may also view the film. Again, that is NOT currently the case, but these are the ideas currently being tossed around with the system’s current capabilities.

Source for listening: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4352596/the-xbox-one-is-always-listening

Source of spying: http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/139706-microsofts-new-kinect-patent-goes-big-brother-will-spy-on-you-for-the-mpaa

Now, just two more things and I’ll be done here!

This isn’t really a good or bad thing, but it’s annoying. It also explains how they can prevent you from playing a used game if you didn’t pay their fee. Xbox one no longer plays games off the discs, you HAVE to install them to the hard-drive in order to play them. I believe PS3 also has you do this (on a number of games but not always it seems), except that PS3 isn’t trying to Nickle and Dime you at every corner. It also seems according to this article there is something related to the Online portion at the beginning of this post. The option is there for Developers to require the Xbox to always be online to play their particular game. Well, it seems PC gamers and console gamers have one thing in common now… DRM.

(At least pirates on PC can bypass DRM easily. Not an option for Consoles.)

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4352314/xbox-one-hard-drive-game-installs

And last but not least, another annoyance… Xbox One will not be compatible with any and all current headsets. Nope, companies will either have to make new headsets altogether specifically for the Xbox One, and they have to adhere to what Microsoft wants. Look forward to price gouging.

Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/22/xbox-one-incompatible-with-current-gaming-headsets

Oh, one more thing… If you have an Xbox 360, don’t get rid of it. Why? Well if you want to keep playing your old 360 games you’ll need it. The Xbox One isn’t backwards compatible. At all. Not only that, but President of Microsoft’s Xbox Division Don Mattrick insults the very notion of backwards compatibility! He calls it: “Backwards thinking.”

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4350662/new-xbox-has-no-backwards-compatibilty

Source of insult: http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/22/4355984/xbox-one-backward-compatibility-backwards-thinking-don-mattrick

That is all I have to say currently folks, and I hope you took the time to read this far. I’ll conclude with the following… please… PLEASE do not buy this console. Paying for this supports greedy and anti-consumer business practices. Speak with your wallet, and pass up the Xbox One. No matter what games it might have that you want, even if they are exclusive. Do the right thing and make a statement. Refuse to be nickle and dimed like this. Refuse to be seen as a mindless consumer who will buy anything tossed to them.

We won’t know much else until after E3, but as it stands now, the PS4 or a decent gaming PC is the best way to go.

If you are willing to do so, please spread this post around. Liking is not even remotely necessary, but do please share it if you agree with and acknowledge what you’ve read here. The more people know, the fewer of them waste their money.

Thank you, kindly.

~Dylan Jordan

(Originally posted on Facebook by one of my friends. He brings up many valid points. Mind you, I haven’t been a fan of Xbox in a long time and I will most likely get a PS4. But this confirms further for me that I won’t be getting an Xbox one any time in the foreseeable future.)

TL;DR —The XBOX One is going to be a piece of shit and you really shouldn’t even remotely think about getting one.

seasidetotodile: prospitly: sullivanlives: Listen. Adventure...

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:08:46 -0500

seasidetotodile:

prospitly:

sullivanlives:

Listen. Adventure Time and Gravity Falls had a baby.

THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS TO LOVE THIS SHOW. THIS PILOT IS AMAZING. EVERYONE SHOULD GO SUPPORT IT.

We need more good shows on CN.

ohmygod this is genius

PLEASE WATCH THIS IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY!

awkwardgardener: ironsight-pony: robotmayo: ironsight-pony: t...

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:07:03 -0500

awkwardgardener:

ironsight-pony:

robotmayo:

ironsight-pony:

tylersthings:

paleosteno:

baconmane:

bronyned:

askcobaltsnow:

asksweetcheeks:

snack-eater:

Bitch slap a la Sony.

buuurrrrrrnnn

Ooooooooooooooooooooo

Shots fired

oh holy shit sizzle

DAYUM

SICK-NASTY, 3RD DEGREE BURNS UP IN HERE

I hope Microsoft get’s it through their thick skulls that they’ve made a mistake. Then maybe… Juuuuust maybe… they’re make some changes…

I just got one word. BUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRN!!!! Ya better get some Ointment for that Microshit xD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_burn_centers_in_the_United_States

Alllllllllll those burn centers won’t be enough to cover the painful burn that Sony just gave to Microshit xD

bratscad: It begins.

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:57:38 -0500

bratscad:

It begins.

fyeahrockman: 「おれたちイレギュラーハンター」/「よしひろ@改名」のイラスト [pixiv]

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:49:57 -0500

fyeahrockman:

「おれたちイレギュラーハンター」/「よしひろ@改名」のイラスト [pixiv]

luigiman: an-inanimate-object: luigiman: its called the xbox one because thats how many i’m not...

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:29:50 -0500

luigiman:

an-inanimate-object:

luigiman:

its called the xbox one because thats how many i’m not buying

Just wait till Call of Duty: Ghost or Halo 5 come out. You’ll definitely buy it.

fyeahrockman: 「ゼロ」/「ケースケ」のイラスト [pixiv]

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:06:41 -0500

fyeahrockman:

「ゼロ」/「ケースケ」のイラスト [pixiv]

rceus: Wheeljack your faces this episode were beautiful.

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:03:19 -0500

rceus:

Wheeljack your faces this episode were beautiful.

thosebowleggedhunters: niknak79: Home cinema you are the...

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:02:30 -0500

thosebowleggedhunters:

niknak79:

Home cinema

you are the future

Guh remember when you could find actual good deals on ebay? Now everyone just puts things at store...

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:59 -0500

Guh remember when you could find actual good deals on ebay? Now everyone just puts things at store price…or more! What the crap guys?
And whatever happened to auction wars? If I wanted to “buy now” I’d go to amazon.

fortheloveof-pokemon: everybodylovespokemon: I think this will...

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:22:54 -0500

fortheloveof-pokemon:

everybodylovespokemon:

I think this will be the design for the bumper sticker that i’m making for my parents ;)

this is legit.

cyberfrost: Pokemon Fusion Fan Art: Compilation 1 “Sinister...

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:20:51 -0500

cyberfrost:

Pokemon Fusion Fan Art: Compilation 1 “Sinister Ones”

None of these belong to me

pleatedjeans: @longwall26

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:18:45 -0500

pleatedjeans:

@longwall26

Photo

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:48:51 -0500

lindsayetumbls: fuckyourwritinghabits: singlemanmedia: fuckyourwritinghabits: “Men still have...

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:48:16 -0500

lindsayetumbls:

fuckyourwritinghabits:

singlemanmedia:

fuckyourwritinghabits:

“Men still have trouble recognizing that a woman can be complex, can have ambition, good looks, sexuality, erudition, and common sense. A woman can have all those facets, and yet men, in literature and in drama, seem to need to simplify women, to polarize us as either the whore or the angel.”

—

Natalie Dormer (via memoirsofthesun)

DING DING DING THIS IS WHY COMPARING WOMEN TO APPLES IS WRONG

Yes, all those horrible man-pigs should not be allowed to write. I mean, when was the last time you saw a woman as an important character or even as a secondary character who could stand on her own? Diskworld? The Wheel of Time? Game of Thrones?

And it’s even worse in cinema. With female characters like Ripley and Leia Organa. Damn man-pigs shouldn’t be allowed to write.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAA oh wait you were serious okay. I am not going to insult your intelligence by explaining about how the concept of generalizations work or why the concept Natalie Dormer is talking about is not a difficult one, but here goes:

There is this perception in media that women must be simplified in order to be understood. This is mostly done by men with the idea that men won’t relate to a complex person. Obviously there are women who do this too. Obviously there are men out there who know how to write women and have the decency to treat them like human beings. If the quote does not apply to you or your favorite authors it is not about you or your favorite authors. It is about a common thing that happens, to women in literature and media.

When writers fail to or deliberately dumb down characters, they do so thinking that men can’t relate to women. Men too are insulted when this happens, because they are perceived as being too dumb to understand a complex woman.

If you don’t understand that, if you don’t get tired of men being thought of as too dumb to understand women, I don’t know how to help you, dude.

On the film side, I love it when people cite Ripley and Leia as reasons gender equality exists in the media. Yep. Two female characters in 30 year old movies. Pack it in, guys. We truly have won.

“man-pigs”. Please, get off your precious cross.

I don’t think most people realize that Ash is actually 12 now.

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:46:22 -0500

I don’t think most people realize that Ash is actually 12 now.