Microsoft, it's not the price that is the problem......

I find it hard to believe that there are more "active" PC gamers, than console gamers. Especially considering the huge cost difference in hardware and ease of use. Just do...

:)

 

xbox marketplace games need updated on prices.

It's the developers job to update prices. The developers change the price and Microsoft updates it for them. There have been several games that have received price drops since their Xbox Live debut. And even more have gone on sale as part of deals of the
week.

And the prices are not really *wrong* The prices are the correct MSRP price found at stores. The problem is, most stores put their inventory on sale and make them a tad bit cheaper to push sales. The standard MSRP price is $20-30 for games. So the prices
are correct and you can find them on sale and cheaper for that price on Xbox Live just as like you can in store. It just doesn't happen quite as often.

Another failure of a thread complaining to Microsoft about something that they are not even doing wrong because it's not their content.

 

Digital Sale Prices!

You do realise that it's the game publisher that sets the prices, not Microsoft, right?

 

There's nothing inherently wrong with Microsoft's Xbox Live service, its consoles, or its console's games (at least not any more so than any other online gaming service, platform, or games). Anyone who thinks so is just looking for an argument or attention
or an outlet to complain. Overall, the Xbox Live service, the Xbox consoles, and the games that belong to those consoles have accomplished what they initially set out to do - to entertain you. It doesn't matter who's on which platform the most either (regarding
the whole PC vs. console argument) - they're all still successful enough to be making a profit for their respective developers, publishers, and companies.

So, please stop with this nonsensical discussion and go play your games where ever you see fit and be happy.

 

@bstn617: If you can merge the consoles, can I add in Macs and linux based systems? They are after all personal computers.

Fair point on people having both a Steam and Origin account but think for a moment on how Microsoft and Sony fudge their numbers. After all I've had several accounts on the 360 alone, which I have started accessing again to get DLC purchased on them. So
they are getting several active accounts from just one person.

I agree with you that no-one should find anothers gaming platform of choice 'wrong', as long as they are having fun. Well maybe those who play on the Ouya, those guys are just plain weird.

@DocHolliday 7: Why is that a surprise? Not every person playing on a PC has top of the line machine. My current PC is a Toshiba laptop with a AMD A6 APU, Yet it can still handle some good gaming when I am out and about. Just like a console gamer people
aren't always playing the latest and greatest games but a huge back catalogue of titles. Heck they've just released Final Fantasy 4 for the PC.

TLDR: There are more PCs than consoles in the world. Makes sense that there would be more PC gamers, even if they aren't playing the latest triple A titles.

@Galactic Geek: I think Live is the best online service bar none. The unified nature just makes everything an absolute breeze. Every online system could do well to learn from it.

 

Well said Arkham. I don't think people realize there's more services than just Steam on PC and not to mention DRM free games from websites like GOG. I mean if we want to talk numbers we can look at League of Legends daily and monthly playerbase alone from
9 months ago and that's just one game.

www.polygon.com/.../league-of-legends-has-27-million-daily-active-players

 

I think Xbox Live is currently the best online service for consoles right now. Xbox 1 hasn't even been out for 11 months yet. So don't expect Xbox 360's large library of game variety at this stage. With PC gaming you have to make sure your PC meets the minimum/recommended
system requirements. My PC is an HP Pavilion dv6 with Intel core i5 2.4ghz turbo boost to 2.9ghz, 4gb ddr3 ram at 1333mhz, windows 7 home 64 bit, 1gb dedicated amd hd radeon 6490 and The Sims 3 kept crashing on it. Where as it only froze my Xbox 360 slim 250gb
console only twice. Ever since I just prefer gaming on console. PC's are also a target by viruses even if you have internet security software I use AVG cuz it uses heuristics technology and switched when Norton failed me. How many cases of viruses have been
on an Xbox 360 or Xbox 1 console? If it's a genuine console purchased new from an authorized retailer, the number of cases has been about nil.

 

I've got a gaming PC and Steam sent me an offer for every eidos game for a single cost of $62, if this was a console offer I'd be over the moon, it's a pc offer so I'm more pshhh. I spend all day working on a pc, My desire to touch one at home is non existent.

 

My XBox ONE is so good that I've never felt the need to try and find a PC forum or even a Playstation forum to try and convince the people using these mediums that they're not really enjoying themselves.

Not sure why you get people who enjoy using other mediums that try and tell you that the XBox ONE is a poor experience.

Come and join us in the Future OP.

Try enjoying yourself playing games instead of trying to make yourself feel better at the expense of others.

 

Yeah there are a few idiots Az but the majority in this thread haven't tried to convince people that they are wrong to enjoy playing on the Xbox One.

The reason the PC, and the rival consoles, get brought up is simply because there are people who own more than one system.

Don't take things so personally and get into the conversation instead of trying to kill it.

 

OP is right. The price is not the problem....it's the Sony fan-boys that think the X1 should become a PS-bore, so that it becomes what they want.

As far as I'm concerned - and I think there's plenty of X1 owners that will agree with me....I don't see a problem <end of>.

 

BTW I made a point of not mentioning PC gamer - the Steam or Origin numbers are meaningless. It's easy to get a high number of so called "active" users with a free account. I have both accounts but 99% of my gaming time is spent on X1. I rarely see PC
game sales beating Xbox or PS sales - or do the charts exclude Steam/Origin sales?

I've got a £2k gaming rig PC - I still prefer my X1.

 

Why are those numbers meaningless? If that is the case then the console numbers are equally as meaningless. As I said before how many of those 'active' Xbox accounts are people like me going back to old accounts to access DLC.

Also forgive the question but why did you spend that much money on a PC you knew you would rarely use? You must have known then that your preference was for the consoles.

That sort of logic is just like those folk who run out and buy the new limited edition of a console they already own.

 

The number of accounts on any platform IS meaningless - to us, as consumers that is. You shouldn't base your choice of platform on how many people play on it, but rather by how many of your friends play on it, whether it has games that you're interested
in, as well as the features said platform offers.

 

@GG I agree with your statement to an extent, the more consumers especially for games online it usually would mean a larger install base for said community of that game.

But I do agree with the play where your friends are, which is one of the reason's why I recently sold my xbox one cause none of my friends own one and about 25 own ps4, along with game preference and features