Microsoft exec pledges free-to-play support coming to Xbox One
In spite of their slow start, Microsoft promises that more free-to-play experiences are coming to their next-gen console.
Microsoft has been curiously slow to embrace free-to-play, with only a few offerings on Xbox 360. Sony, on the other hand, has been much more aggressive, with free-to-play games on both PS3 and PS4. In spite of their slow start, Microsoft promises that more free-to-play experiences are coming to their next-gen console.
"Good success with F2P on 360 will mean things come to Xbox One," Microsoft VP Phil Spencer tweeted (via Gamespot). "We'll announce closer [to] their launches."
Currently, the only free-to-play experiences on Xbox 360 include World of Tanks and Happy Wars.
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Gross
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people here play tons of hardcore F2P games...
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Super Gross.
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LoL, DOTA2, Planetside 2, Tribes, almost every MMO...
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yep, and Hearthstone, TF2, and plenty of others I probably forgot. The whole Farmville association is a little dated.
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Shit like Dungeon Keeper is making sure we never forget.
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there was never a shortage of shitty full priced games but no one has latched onto those as a reason the $50-60 price point is gross
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And because they're free, Microsoft will be helpfully installing ALL OF THEM FOR YOU! And reminding you about them CONSTANTLY
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They could start by not requiring xbox live for netflix.
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I still don't see how that stuff is supposed to work on either the One or the PS4. Lock disc-based multiplayer behind a paywall but microtransaction multiplayer games are in front of the paywall?
Weird.
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So aren't those publishers going to be mad that Planetside or Hearthstone or World of Tanks gets your business whether or not you're a Live/PS+ subscriber while other games can't?
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Does Microsoft still own the Mechwarrior IP for games?
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anyone playing console games is already familiar with F2P somewhere. It's success rides merely on whether it's a good or bad implementation. EA is already raking in F2P style money with their sports game, so much so that they'll truly be F2P in some fashion soon.
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I don't think I understand your post. Are you saying that if TitanFall fails it will be seen as a reason to move everything over to f2p model?
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