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@rjejr Exactly. And you can say Skyrim doesn't have "trash DLC" you have to reveal....just rehashed re-released games for the 5th time. But that's supposedly fine as opposed to adding content to a game that has only been out for a year. Next article will probably be about how EA's initial direction with Star Wars Battlefront 2 was fantastic. /sarcasm

@rjejr "Why? Any game that works on X1X must also work on X1 and X1S, therefore they don't really have room to make a better game, just to make an old X1 game look and run better."

Exclusive developers like to push the boundaries of games on the upper spectrum, and then dumb it down for the older hardware. What this also essentially means is that, in the case of the XB1, the older systems probably won't run newer games developed with the XB1X as a point of reference very well. Is that dumb? Yes. Does it still sell? Yes. It's the same with the recent trend of DLCs, MTs and Loot Boxes - is it dumb? Yes. Does it still sell? Sadly, yes.

With those who don't have an XB1, they'll jump on the recent one cause they've been saving money and likely won't upgrade for another 7+ years. Those who already own an XB1 will just trade up, and those who are "catching up" will get a used XB1 and play the older games, then if they're really feeling the pull to play newer games that don't run well on the XB1(S), then they'll also trade up. And then there are those whom, like you mentioned, have cash to burn. And people will always make the argument that it's "quality over quantity," and what "quality" means is also respective of the players. Some people are major graphics and frame rate junkies, and they consider that aspect "quality" as opposed to the story; gameplay can go either way, and while that's more on the developers' side, in general, most consider that hardware with better specs will have smoother gameplay (I'm not saying this is true). And on top of that, those who're busy don't have time for a lot of games, so the amount of games you can buy by saving and spending on an XB1S as opposed to an XB1X is a moot point.

Yeah, $300 is a big difference, and I myself am not getting the XB1X, but the XB1 is really only at the price of $200 because it failed compared to the PS4. But at the moment, it seems to be selling well, considering most retailers in-store have completely sold out their stock. But like I said, overall, it still won't sell as well.

To add onto the argument of pricing though, remember that for the release of PS3 and XB360, PS3 sold poorly with people saying that it was too expensive. Same people bought iPhones, which was $100 more than the PS3. I'm sure you've heard the platitude, "Common sense isn't common."

@rjejr I mostly agree with you, but I'd just add that the Xbox One had so much more disadvantages than just the price. There was the initial decision of it being digital-only, which even after Microsoft decided to revoke that decision, most of their consumers already walked away, whether it was by principle or because they never got the update that MS changed their minds. Then it was the specs - for the most part, PS4 had better specs on release; XB1's only advantage over PS4 at the time was that you could use an external HD for storage but it also forced the Kinect on you (hence the price difference, whereas for PS4, you could get the PS Camera separately and optionally). And as the article mentioned, the game library - not only was PS4 getting a good deal more exclusives (as opposed to XB1's "timed" exclusives) but they were also pushing indie games.

This time around, XB1 has one advantage over PS4, and that's a rather sizable spec difference. And they're finally picking up more developers who see that they have more room to work with regarding those specs. So I do believe they'll actually make good sales with the XB1X - that being said, I agree it won't make a huge difference in regards to PS4 sales, and I myself would upgrade to PS4 Pro before even getting an XB1(S). And really, while MS makes this great jump in specs within the same console generation, Sony is likely already working on a bigger jump for next-gen, and the PS5's specs will probably jump even further than XB1X, making the leap between XB1 to XB1X fairly pointless.

Also, love that quote from Albert Einstein - one of my favorites.

@ArkhamKnerd Yep - I've honestly always wanted a dark-toned TMNT, much like the original comics. While some of the re-iterations of TMNT have made it darker, it wasn't as dark and gritty as Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman's comics.

Gonna go with wild guesses and say Power Rangers or Ninja Turtles