If you read gaming blogs, I'm almost certain that there's no way you could have missed the rumors about the new Xbox 360 revision. And the bitching about it.
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/01/05/xbox-360-v-2-revealed-codename-zephyr/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/01/06/video-360-v-2-hdmi-in-action/http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/xbox-360/rumor-xbox-360-ces-announcements-leaked-226562.phphttp://www.kotaku.com/gaming/xbox-360/clip-xbox-360-hdmi-in-action-226584.phphttp://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/05/the-second-xbox-360-with-hdmi-introducing-zephyr/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/01/06/video-the-rumored-xbox-360-v2/To me this is about as weird shit as the crying over exclusives going multiplatform is. Microsoft upgrades their product and... fanboys bitch and moan about it?
What. The. Fuck.
Did these people fall off the dumb tree, or something?
[Apologies for very many quotes, I felt that they are necessary to demonstrate the amount of bitching]Some examples - some people are just crying:I wonder if it comes with can of petroleum jelly for all of us 360 beta testers.
...Crecente, actual blogger on Kotaku.
As a gamer and an attorney, I'm going to make an exception on this and contemplate a false advertising suit on this one. MS repeatedly went on the record to say no HDMI on 360, a statement which definitely induced some early adoption.
...commenter on Kotaku.
Thanks for pissing in the faces of 10 mill + fans M$!?!
...commenter on Kotaku.
"...everyone who bought the 360 and had or planned to obtain an HDTV, got royally fucked in the ass"
...commenter on Kotaku.
I couldn't be more pissed by this any I bought my system on day 1. Think of all the people who got a system over Christmas only to find out a few months later they could pay what will probably be the same price for better.
...commenter on Xbox360fanboy.
Anyways, you guys don't know what you're talking about. People are pissed and are going to be pissed if this turns out to be true, because they expected the Xbox 360 to stay the same for at least 4 years and not to have to get another system for 4 years. They didn't expect to have to upgrade after less than 2 years with the system. The Xbox didn't get an upgrade at all through its lifespan. So, why shouldn't early adopters, if you even can call people who just got a 360 this Christmas that, be pissed about this? They should be.
...commenter on Xbox360fanboy.
People are pissed (including myself) are pissed because of the addition of the HDMI. The addition of that port is pure BS unless MS plans to offer an exchange. The HD is to be expected and is easily remedied, but the HDMI sucks. It is really simply not fair. Consoles are to have the same basic ability from launch.
...commenter on Xbox360fanboy.
I smell class action...
...commenter on Xbox360fanboy.
This is a right piss off. My HDTV only supports 1080p over HDMI, so im stuck with either 720p or 1080i until I can finally get HDMI on my 360. And if I have to buy a new 360 to do it, ill sell the bloody thing on ebay and go buy a PS3
...commenter on Xbox360fanboy.
If this is true, yes I will be upset. Granted, it was my choice to purchase the box knowing it has no hdmi, but I won't be upset about that, I will be upset at microsoft for not informing us of this earlier so those of us have huge tv and would like to get the best resolution possible will wait.
...commenter on Xbox360fanboy.
I have been waiting for Microsoft to release a cable for the 360 that will allow HDMI connection to my TV and now finally... they screw me over.
...commenter on Xbox360fanboy.
This is so unfair. Microsoft refused to giv eus a straight answer and kept leading us on that there was a possibility of a DVI or HDMI cable for the current Xbox 360. They did it as to not discourage sales, while completely shafting their customers who bought the current model. This is rediculous, and I, for one, am really pissed off.
...
This is such BS. Way to shaft the early adopters, Microsoft. I wait 18 hours in the rain for your hyped up video game system which has already failed 5 times on me (I'm on my 6th unit, and I neverso much looked at my previous units funny) and the thank you that you hand out to the initial people who drove the initial hype and sales is by giving the newer buyers more features? Thanks. Thanks a ton.
...commenter on Joystiq.
seems hard for me to believe that they would ditch the ones (including me) and upgrade 360s with a hdmi and just leave the current 360 users hanging
...commenter on Joystiq.
What a way to screw over your fanbase. Will the original Xbox 360 be dropped like a hot potato?
...commenter on Joystiq.
so what happens to those who bought an 360 already?
...commenter on Joystiq.
Way to go Microsoft. Screw your fans over again...
This is why you buy a "future proof" system in the PS3 as the XBox 360 didn't come with all the bells and whistles because they rushed it out the door.
...commenter on Joystiq.
Kinda stinks how current adopters such as myself would get hosed if they add in that nice 120GB HDD.
...commenter on Joystiq.
Am I wrong, or did MS just make all us 360 owners tard pack users?
no ms just made all you poor saps a bunch of beta testers.
...commenter on Joystiq.
As a way to congratulate all the new 360 owners this past holiday season, MS creates a better system.
Way to go!
Now where's my receipt.
...commenter on Joystiq.
And some are greedy:but those with warrenties still on their systems should send their system in and hope it comes back a little better then when u sent it in.
...commenter on Xbox360fanboy.
Now this is one of the reasons I bought mine from BestBuy and got the 2 year replacement plan. When the revision comes out I can just take mine back to the store and tell them its not reading right or overheating or something and get a new one in its place.
...commenter on Xbox360fanboy.
And there's apparently more on Engadget, but I really am not going to read anymore of these.
This is fucking unreal. Are grown up people - because I sure hope that most of the commentors are adults - actually having a temper tantrum because a product will be improved? What other reasons could they have?
- Did MS promise something to the early adopters and then didn't deliver?
- Will their older Boxes suddenly cease to function if and when the new version is introduced?
- Does this degrade the capabilities of the earlier boxes in any way?
- Does this mean that the early adopters haven't enjoyed their boxes all this time, and will not continue to enjoy it?
- Will there be games that won't run on the old boxes?
Or is it just that there are people who are
so greedy or
so envious of other people, that they simply can't stand the idea of someone having a product that might be - on some, even very small way - superior to the one
they own?
That's my theory, at least. Well, actually, that's not all of it. I have a theory about
why they are like that, too. It all comes down to penis envy. These commenters are hung like gorillas
(that would be about two inches, in case you didn't know) and to feel like
men, they have to compensate somehow. And they chose to do it by owning a top of the line console. Too bad for them that if this upgrade happens, they won't own one anymore, and are back to square one. With their acorn willies, and all. That's why they are practically
forced to buy the new version.
Well, that's what I think. And not only does it explain their behavior, it also makes me rather amused.
PS. I sure hope that they remember to complain to car manufacturers as well. After all, they upgrade their models almost yearly
(I mean small upgrades to existing models, not new version of the model).
