Next Xbox to skip hard drive?
04-13-04, 03:35 PM
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Originally posted by Trigger
Xbox was overdesigned and underpriced and some people just never appreciated it. Hell, some people even complained that they included too many features and that future consoles should just play games and nothing else. Well, thankfully there are companies that make such devices already for them, but for someone like me, I was happy that there was a company ballsy enough to produce a console that did more than just play games. Now it seems like instead of including more stuff they are taking stuff away.
Xbox was overdesigned and underpriced and some people just never appreciated it. Hell, some people even complained that they included too many features and that future consoles should just play games and nothing else. Well, thankfully there are companies that make such devices already for them, but for someone like me, I was happy that there was a company ballsy enough to produce a console that did more than just play games. Now it seems like instead of including more stuff they are taking stuff away.
Originally posted by Trigger
I mean, my car has A/C, but I never use it. I would never complain that my car came with A/C though. I never use the airbags either. I don't use the seatbelts for that matter. I don't listen to the radio either (I play CDs though) so let's get rid of the radio from cars as well. Boy, this rant is going nowhere. Sorry.
I mean, my car has A/C, but I never use it. I would never complain that my car came with A/C though. I never use the airbags either. I don't use the seatbelts for that matter. I don't listen to the radio either (I play CDs though) so let's get rid of the radio from cars as well. Boy, this rant is going nowhere. Sorry.
04-14-04, 02:48 AM
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Originally posted by Josh Hinkle
No just those of you that have nothing better to do that memorize dvdtalker's gaming opinions.
No just those of you that have nothing better to do that memorize dvdtalker's gaming opinions.
04-14-04, 10:57 AM
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Originally posted by msdmoney
I think the problem many people have is that you pay for those extra features, and many just want their machines to play games.
I think the problem many people have is that you pay for those extra features, and many just want their machines to play games.
I don't think that was really a problem this generation as DVD playback doesn't add much cost (maybe the $20 licensing fee, but MS got around that by putting that cost in a remote that was required to play movies) and the HD is good for saving sports games so it has a gaming purpose. So I see Trigger's point, at least for the X-box anyway.
But I'd never by one of these rumored set top boxes that had Tivo, CD/DVD burners etc for the reasons above.
