New Xbox

[uebermann]

yeah I just caught the end of it. I think MS is going to have a real problem here if they don't do some major backpedaling.

$100 cheaper, you own your games, going indie friendly...

Yeesh.

[Spider]

No...this thing. That bar in the foreground.

[Kane]

Huh. There was a distinct lack of any talk about that thing during this entire Sony Conference....

[Spider]

Noticed that. Pretty sure its what sees that blue light on the front of the DS4.

[Spider]

[Kane]

Yeah, the DS4 has some lofty stuff built into it. It's a bit of a sleeper so to speak.

[Medius]

[Kane]

I'm noticing very heavy server load on several gaming sites right now.

[Kane]

Oh, but Spider one caveat: To play online on the PS4 you're going to need a PS Plus membership.

[Spider]

I don't play console games online anyways. But honestly...the perks of PS+ might be worth it.

I mean...just a few hours ago I was ready to /ragequit consoles in general...but I'm feeling much better now. PS+ doesn't seem like as big a deal as it used to, compared with all that DRM crap I was expecting.

They were careful to point out however that their used games policy applies specifically to on-disc games. Which leads me to suspect that certain titles, such as those released by EA, might not have a physical version at all. Might be download only.