Bananazniper • Comments

• Microsoft patents awarding achievements for watching TV

• Bananazniper 25/05/2013

  You've got to hand it to Microsoft, they've given me so many laughs this week they should branch out into comedy. Reply +4

• This is how Xbox One game trade-ins will work, apparently

• Bananazniper 24/05/2013

  If this is true, then surely every Xbox will need to connect to the Internet, at least at some regular interval? Otherwise how would they 'deactivate' the game on the account of the user who traded the game in?

  Microsoft have already said you need to connect to the internet at least once per day. And that CCTV they're putting in your living room can identify you and everyone in your household, so if you're using your brother's profile it will probably pull out a magnum and blow you away. Fuck, this console sounds like it was designed by Kim Jong-un. Reply +14

• Bananazniper 24/05/2013

  One way or another the customer will be paying the activation fee. Whether that is at the point of putting the disk in, or whether it is included in the price of the second hand game. There is not a chance in hell the high street shops (those shops chosen by Microsoft by the way) are going to take it out of their end, it will be passed on to the consumer by charging more for second hand games and giving you less if you want to trade a game in. Reply +2

• Bananazniper 24/05/2013

  What's this now, about the fourth update? So three days later and still nobody can give a clear answer. Even respected journalists can't get a straight answer. I think what the indications are is if you want to play a second hand game on your Xbox One it will cost you a lot more money than playing a second hand game on the Xbox 360. Reply +5

• Xbox One: developers have their say on specs, self-publishing and TV TV TV

• Bananazniper 24/05/2013

  Microsoft's Xbox One press conference felt like it was targeted at a really wide audience

  I'll correct that. It was targeted at a really wide American audience. American TV, American sports, American fantasy leagues. It seemed to me that the conference had nothing for anyone outside of North America, which is strange considering Xbox is a global product. Reply +143

• Surface Pro review

• Bananazniper 24/05/2013

  I use my Tablet for reading books and playing chess. It's a Nexus 7 which costs buttons compared to this. Why would I consider buying one? You would have to assume, anyone that could afford this also has a whopping PC at home and in work. Do we need this for inbetween? Reply 0

• Kinect 2.0 for Windows due next year

• Bananazniper 24/05/2013

  I've seen that surgery simulator game, call me old fashioned but I think I'll just stick to getting my surgery done by surgeons. I like JackFrags, but I don't want him taking out my appendix. Reply -4

• Bananazniper 24/05/2013

  Fuck me, I won't be able to change channels on my TV for 6 months. I'm stuck with ITV. Reply +5

• Mirror's Edge 2 listed on Amazon Germany

• Bananazniper 24/05/2013

  I put more hours into this 6 hour game than I did Skyrim. And I finished Skyrim. I'll just say, dem time trials were addictive :p Reply 0

• Call of Doggie: Ghosts, the CoD game we always wanted

• Bananazniper 23/05/2013

  When Colin the dog knives someone does he get a man tag? Reply 0

• Microsoft won't let indies self-publish on Xbox One

• Bananazniper 22/05/2013

  So another plus for the PS4. Not like it needed another plus, it's so far ahead of the Xbox One that it's beyond a joke now. I was looking for a genuine choice later this year, it's clear to me there is only one choice for the console gamer. Reply +24

• Xbox One second-hand games will charge a fee to play

• Bananazniper 21/05/2013

  Microsoft said, "We are designing Xbox One to enable customers to trade in and resell games. We'll have more details to share later."

  For a fee. Reply +16

• Bananazniper 21/05/2013

  @menage
  Yes I believe EU law states you have the right to sell physical media. What is not clear and could be a minefield for Microsoft is whether you can block access to that media. Interesting times ahead in law. Because if Microsoft get their way then it's not just games, but also all media like TV, music and films that will be affected. The EU has a great track record in this on coming down on the side of the consumer. Reply +8

• Bananazniper 21/05/2013

  Oh dear Microsoft. If Sony don't have this then Sony has already won the next-gen war. Reply +29

• Battlefield 4 release date, Xbox One version announced

• Bananazniper 21/05/2013

  @kassmageant
  If you ask cats to sniff out explosives they'll say whatever, then go off somewhere to smoke a joint. Reply +10

• Bananazniper 21/05/2013

  @AgentDaleCooper
  Don't forget that interactive smoke. Reply +13

• Bananazniper 21/05/2013

  Now we're talking. Most significant news of the day. Reply +9

• The Xbox One controller still takes batteries but has programmable trigger-feedback

• Bananazniper 21/05/2013

  So let me get this right, it has force feedback in the triggers? So I'm trying to press the triggers and the triggers are saying get to fuck? I'm going to end up fighting with my controller right? Reply +4

• Microsoft reveals Xbox One, due worldwide this year

• Bananazniper 21/05/2013

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• Mocapped dogs, exponential polygons and a mysterious apocalypse: Infinity Ward's next-gen Call of Duty: Ghosts

• Bananazniper 21/05/2013

  I can't wait to interact with that "interactive smoke" :/ I think I'd sooner fly a jet. Reply +2

• Madden NFL 25 the latest EA game to skip Wii U - what now for FIFA 14?

• Bananazniper 17/05/2013

  No loss really. I don't buy a Nintendo to play Fifa.

  And that's the reason FIFA won't be coming out on the Nintendo. That is everything in a nutshell. Reply +8

• SimCity Amusement Park Pack DLC add-on revealed

• Bananazniper 17/05/2013

  And where are we supposed to put this theme park? My city was full after one hour. Reply +28

• Wii U to miss out on 15 EA games using Frostbite Engine 3

• Bananazniper 17/05/2013

  I can't help thinking Nintendo have shot themselves in the foot. They were sitting on bags of money from the huge success of the Wii. Instead of investing that in their customers who supported them by building a top end console to compete with any, they try and do it on the cheap again with the Wii U. Reply +3

• Nintendo now claiming ad revenue for YouTube Let's Play videos

• Bananazniper 16/05/2013

  Fuck me the Wii U must be doing worse than I thought, if Nintendo are trying to scrape money from Youtubers who are doing them a favour by advertising their games. Reply +8

• Former THQ president reveals Metro dev's terrible work conditions

• Bananazniper 16/05/2013

  @cheames
  Yep, and why the Tory scum want to pull out of the EU. To give our employers the same options. i.e take the piss out of their employees. Reply +6