My Strange Mind

Wheeljack is seriously the biggest drama queen.

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:49:01 -0400

Wheeljack is seriously the biggest drama queen.

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

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:48:00 -0400

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.)

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knee-brass-can: has this been done already? if not here take it...

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:56:26 -0400

knee-brass-can:

has this been done already? if not here take it i felt this needed to be here.

Alright! I own enough champions for ranked! Maybe the people in ranked won’t be as bad as...

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:48:32 -0400

Alright! I own enough champions for ranked! Maybe the people in ranked won’t be as bad as people in normal!

>Someone tries to carry as Fiora

>Naut always misses his anchor

>Garen can’t dodge Nid’s skill shots

omfg…

velgaduere: nandosagi: bratscad: Nintendo releases the Wii U...

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:38 -0400

velgaduere:

nandosagi:

bratscad:

Nintendo releases the Wii U with hardly any first party games

They take their time to develop them

Microsoft and Playstation showing off consoles with no games

Nintendo waiting for both companies to flop at E3

Nintendo suddenly drops a megaton amount of first party games for the Wii U

Everybody flocks to it because the other consoles have a higher price point and less games to offer

Iwata’s face when everything worked out according to plan

[keikaku intensifies]

this will never stop being relevant

novacorona: Amazon UK: Wii U Sales Rank Jumps 875% Following...

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:26:51 -0400

novacorona:

Amazon UK: Wii U Sales Rank Jumps 875% Following Microsoft’s Xbox One Reveal

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Fri, 24 May 2013 09:58:52 -0400

kselig: Your plan has now been foiled. MWAHAHA

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:57:18 -0400

kselig:

Your plan has now been foiled. MWAHAHA

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Fri, 24 May 2013 09:57:05 -0400

Nick Hypes "Big Avatar Surprise this Weekend"

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:55:36 -0400

dongbufeng:

The Nicktoons Facebook account has posted the following: “Calling all AIRBENDERS!! In honor of AVATAR WEEK, we’ll be posting about the show all week long, leading up to a big Avatar surprise this weekend!”

On twitter, Nick responded to a tweet with the following: “…the big news is only Avatar-related, not Korra :)”

So this isn’t a Korra Book 2 date, but still apparently will be big Avatar news.

I swear if the big announcement is a movie sequel imma punch a turtleduck.

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Fri, 24 May 2013 09:48:15 -0400

theeletterj: Umm, here’s a stupid doodle of a silly idea i had....

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:47:59 -0400

theeletterj:

Umm, here’s a stupid doodle of a silly idea i had. Dick Grayson has always been one of my favorite comic book characters. I don’t know.

imperfectdoors: tsundereichigo: wildxlr8: older-aang: baw-bee...

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:42:12 -0400

imperfectdoors:

tsundereichigo:

wildxlr8:

older-aang:

baw-bee:

sophieonpage:

thegoddamazon:

I present the most badass gifset on Tumblr.

Legitimately turned on by this

This is the best thing.

Why this cartoon is the best cartoon.

My god, the movie even fucked THIS up. And there’s STILL going to be a sequel. Fucking Shyamalan. Can we please just make him a persona non grata for this series? Like legit?

A sequel…oh HELL NO

omg a sequel?! Please tell me this is a lie.

But the Ba Gua style? I would love to learn it.

the-absolute-funniest-posts: the-absolute-best-posts: BABY DUCK...

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:40:33 -0400

the-absolute-funniest-posts:

the-absolute-best-posts:

BABY DUCK FALLING ASLEEP

bestrooftalkever: Two bald eagles in air battle crash-land at...

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:39:26 -0400

bestrooftalkever:

Two bald eagles in air battle crash-land at airport

Dude these two eagles were fighting mid-air and got stuck. They crash landed at an airport and both survived.

How hardcore is that? Look at their faces tho.

Its like “I swear to GAWD Jerry”

nintensenshi: When people talk about the Xbox One why don’t we...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:29:44 -0400

nintensenshi:

When people talk about the Xbox One why don’t we talk about how it caused this

In Iwata we trust.

For a children's show, Adventure Time is full of adult fears

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:21:45 -0400

tumblrisweird:

Being unable to care for your child

Being overpowered by your child

Being manipulated into an abusive relationship

Being attacked by your spouse

Depression and attempted suicide

Threat of miscarriage

Losing a loved one (or yourself) to Alzheimer’s

Not to mention a goddamned nuclear apocalypse