Let me pose a few reasons to put your "betrayal" woes to bed.
Here are a few reasons as to why ACTIVISION & Bungie have made the deal with Sony to bring content to their consoles first. Also major reasons as to why PS owners get the beta first.
1. Activision has made a deal with sony over which platform gets content first. The reason companies do this is to promote their game on the platform they think will sell the most copies. Playstation has the largest GLOBAL install base. Guaranteeing more players means more money!
(Xbox players know what a bungie game is like, and Activision is confident in the halo faithful to follow whatever bungie does next.)
2. PS players get the beta first because sony platforms and Sonys networks are uncharted territory for Bungie (as much as we would like to think they know everything about they don't... Yet lol). They created and mastered the online matchmaking system on xbox live. they need all the extra time they can get to work out kinks that come with a less than proven gaming network (PSN).
3. It's a few days guys! I will be playing on XBL and waiting with the rest of you. This isn't betrayal... It's business. We are still getting the game we paid for... If you want to cancel your preorder over a few days of a beta (that you didn't pay for. It's a test, not a final product.) then this whole community will be better off without your tears and moaning.
If your first reaction to this is anger.... Please go read some self-help books that can teach you some reasoning and self control techniques. Video games are not worth getting upset over.
To think bungie is sitting in their office, laughing wildly, wearing a big foam finger that says "screw xbox" is silly... You need to understand that they have things they need to achieve to make sure their game gets into the hand of as many players as possible. I have talked to many PS owners that have no idea what destiny is. They need a chance to play a bungie game... And bungie just so happens to need to run a lot of tests on Sonys networks to make sure their game works flawlessly, (and Activision wants to make as much money as they can by pulling in a completely untapped market for bungie games)
Also, as much as we would like to think.... "Just turn on all the severs and let us play at the same time!" I don't want bungie to be distracted with managing all 4 consoles right out of the gate. I want PSN gamers to get bungie's undivided sever tweeking attention, because trying to launch a game this big (every mode has social interaction) on all 4 home consoles has got to be really really difficult. Not saying dice had it all together, but BF4 multiplayer was pretty bad for about 6 months. <- edit X2
Just calm down and understand that bungie loves us xbox gamers, but they need to welcome a new crowd and give them a good experience!
Be understanding.
Either platform - if you agree with this mindset, Please reply and show that this community is better than what it has been showing for the past few weeks!
Welcome to the party PLAYSTATION! <- edit
;) (play-stay-tion)
People need to gain this perspective. And start sharing their own thoughts!
Sorry for the long read :-P
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Damn, this necrobump.
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Why didn't mac get halo 3 !!!! They made all.their games for mac. Like myth. Marathon etc
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Some pretty good points. Can't wait for beta, but let's face it. Launch day is what we are all really looking forward to.
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[quote] 1. Activision has made a deal with sony over which platform gets content first. The reason companies do this is to promote their game on the platform they think will sell the most copies. Playstation has the largest GLOBAL install base. Guaranteeing more players means more money! [/quote] I believe this is false. The deal was made long before the PS4 was outselling the Xone.
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Edited by Pucho: 7/11/2014 1:53:51 AMThis might help "enlighten" you all as to "why". If not, you [i]cant[/i] be helped
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In defense of the whiner crowd, it originally said it would end at the end of the 26th.
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Edited by WIENER DRIZZLE: 7/11/2014 1:17:45 AMBecause they were 1080p before the sdk for x1 lol
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Stop no one cares
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It's.. A.. Little.. -blam!-ing.. Dlc..
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This is a stress test and a last minute marketing strategy to get all the shares of the gaming community...Finished product is done....I mean really...beta less than 2months from release? C'mon
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#myballs#yourmouth
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Xbox box one owners should be worried that microsoft don't turn that DMR back on. when they reach their sales mark for sysyems sold. The content for consoles don't matter. No one on xbox will be playing against sony player. I played the alpha. The stuff they giving is a drop in bucket. Loot dropps like rain. All they giving you is a gun with logo and minor upgrade. I had 20 or 30 customizable weapons during alpha. Some weapons types don't do any damage to enemies. As for armor dlc. They give you a helmet for level 3. Defense 30. You go on routine patrol, find one with defense 40. Guess what happens to your new dlc...lol
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Finally someone who isnt bitchin about us ps players gettin early access and stuff. Since 2001 bungie has been ECCLUDIVE with XBOX not ps. Give us a chance to see firsthand what an award winning company can do
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Holy shit. You forgot that you got Halo for 12 years and titanfall. Now the PS Comunity gets something for once
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Bungie didn't betray the halo community, I'm a 11 year halo veteran and I know this, a lot of players went from xbox to playstation because Microsoft dried to screw us, not to mention Microsoft tried to screw bungie a few years ago, bungie is just "getting back" at Microsoft because Microsoft tried to do to halo what they are doing to cod and that to milk it for all it's worth , if the xbox community should blame anyone it's Microsoft.
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[quote](and Activision wants to make as much money as they can by pulling in a completely untapped market for bungie games) [/quote] also THIS lol some good points here sir.
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[quote] (Xbox players know what a bungie game is like, and Activision is confident in the halo faithful to follow whatever bungie does next.) [/quote] THIS
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I agree. As soon as the website updates I will be selecting both platforms (I have two codes). I want to see how both networks hold up and perform. It will be interesting to see how Bungie handles the PSN and how the Live system compares.
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Can we all please just stop this nonsense? You're still getting all the content, and the beta, they're just timed exclusive to PlayStation platforms. I guess being on the other end of that stick this time sucks, doesn't it? Microsoft has been paying loads of cash for timed exclusive content for years (instead of spending money on actual exclusives, but that's another story). Sony does it with Destiny and now Xbox players are throwing fits that Bungie has [i]"forgotten their roots"[/i] and is [i]"neglecting their fans."[/i] They haven't and they're not, they have fans on PlayStation too you know. If I owned a PS3 and an X360, can I not be both a Playstation fan and a Halo fan (and therefore a Bungie fan)? Personally, I think timed exclusive anything is a stupid idea regardless of who does it, but that's not the point. The point is you guys are seriously overreacting to something that isn't even a problem. Can't we all just get along and enjoy this great game, regardless of which console we're playing on?
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I can only say one thing about this horrific betrayal. [spoiler]*whispers*[/spoiler] [spoiler]butthurt[/spoiler] No, I'm kiddin'. You're right, it isn't really fair to Xbox players, but what can you do?
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Only that Sony has paid £10000 so yeah does that answer you're question
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[quote]To think bungie is sitting in their office, laughing wildly, wearing a big foam finger that says "screw xbox"[/quote] No I dont think Bungie are doing that. I sort of think they are in uncharted waters abit and dont really know how to move forward on this issue, what to say and how to react. They are probably stuck bewteen a rock and a hard place. Nobody truely knows what they think of xbox because they have only made one passing comment. I dont think they are probably allowed to say anything, there are other parties at play and they seem to be playing hard. One things for sure there is no going back now. It is what it is, for better or worse.
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"If your first reaction to this is anger.... Please go read some self-help books that can teach you some reasoning and self control technique ". That`s a really patronising line to use on genuine gamers who rightly or wrongly feel they have a legitimate grievance. As gamers we can be a pretty passionate group, indeed this passion contributes to continuing game sales. Implying that I or anybody else needs counselling , self help or anger management detracts from the strength of your argument. It`s a shame we cannot meet in cross platform gaming as ultimately wars of words are inconclusive. I feel that Xbox players would make you REGRET your comments You would also REGRET trying to beat us And you would most CERTAINLY REGRET that Xbox community destroyed your PS4 raggety arses.