Honestly can't say that I am impressed with the new consoles in almost all forms of topics. The issue is that with the games coming out that interest myself and the friends that I have who share the same interests, that I will be "forced" into picking up either (or both) of these consoles when they come out in the fall.
As far as the always online DRM and the Used Game debate. I personally never buy used games as I rarely buy games after their initial release day. With the recent disbanding of rental places in Canada (Rogers, Blockbuster, etc..) there might be more of an inclination to look at buying used games of those that I honestly might play for 10 hours and ignore. But with my high end PC most of those games are just a quick Steam purchase and download anyways. Always online is something that unfortunately will never go away now that it's around. The thing that needs to happen is that it should not affect the playability of the game long term, meaning servers taken down or things that would effectively kill the game. I agree that you do not always have an internet connection or may want to have one. But the world is changing to always online, and this is not just for gaming. Think about it, that when the rest of the world wants to be online, and the gaming industry decides to use it for both good and "bad" (DRM) that it's shunned. It just needs to be better designed and thought of then just what it is in it's current state.
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As far as the always online DRM and the Used Game debate. I personally never buy used games as I rarely buy games after their initial release day. With the recent disbanding of rental places in Canada (Rogers, Blockbuster, etc..) there might be more of an inclination to look at buying used games of those that I honestly might play for 10 hours and ignore. But with my high end PC most of those games are just a quick Steam purchase and download anyways. Always online is something that unfortunately will never go away now that it's around. The thing that needs to happen is that it should not affect the playability of the game long term, meaning servers taken down or things that would effectively kill the game. I agree that you do not always have an internet connection or may want to have one. But the world is changing to always online, and this is not just for gaming. Think about it, that when the rest of the world wants to be online, and the gaming industry decides to use it for both good and "bad" (DRM) that it's shunned. It just needs to be better designed and thought of then just what it is in it's current state.