Delusibeta
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You cannot beat the Third Console Curse.
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Microsoft Studios' creative director has some choice words about always-online
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You cannot beat the Third Console Curse.
Can Crusher
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The ending is funny as hell.
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Deleted member 47027
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Their silence and patience is starting to cause problems, at least among I guess you could call it core gamers. I'm sure they were confident to eventually announce everything at a future date, but this is out of control and they should really try to set things back on track.
And if it IS online (spoiler: I think it will be) you should be pushing up an announcement to get people excited for something that IS always online. There's things MS and devs can do to make people interested in it, it is an interesting hook for a lot of really neat concepts - but people are focusing on everything but what you could announce or show, and that's going to put a lot of negativity on your announcement.
So fucking good.
dragonbane
Member
100 pages yes! Good job MS.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Pack it up, Microsoft. The no show for Durango and not even a tease followed up by developers not mentioning the existence of the console (and some even stating that MS have not contacted them at all); these tweets sparked up the fuel and there is no way they can kill the fire... at least not until they announce the console.
Even if this isn't true, it now is. That's how powerful the lack of information is.
I hope that gif gets plastered all over the web because that sums it up so amazingly.
Even if this isn't true, it now is. That's how powerful the lack of information is.
I hope that gif gets plastered all over the web because that sums it up so amazingly.
This has gone beyond simple trolling, he can not stop this, this will be the legacy of Sweet Billy now and forever.
amazing
Uno Venova
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Confined to enthusiast sites alright.http://mashable.com/2013/04/05/xbox-...-deal-with-it/
Just got posted on twitter to 3.2 Million followers
This is getting more and more coverage by the hour
Too bad it credits Reddithttp://mashable.com/2013/04/05/xbox...erned-about-always-on-future-to-deal-with-it/
Just got posted on twitter to 3.2 Million followers
This is getting more and more coverage by the hour
Maximilian Kolbe
Member
Actually,a big game site in Japan already reported this news
http://gs.inside-games.jp/news/399/39994.html
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
..............................................There is several other sources citing the same news. Some include devs.
Come on now Eagle, read the last 2500 posts
That is probably going on right now.
Omegasquash
Member
I think this is a case of "he done fucked up." I'd still like a comment from Microsoft, as it feels like this might be real, but it's not a lock. We'll see here soon. Maybe at E3.
Because this would serve as a huge hype builder. This is somewhat nice PR.
bernardobri
Steve, the dog with no powers that we let hang out with us all for some reason
Phonomezer
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The internet has already written its narrative.
Has this been posted?
That's probably his best one so far, even better than the Doritos potato chips to Keighley.
Rhazer Fusion
Member
Truly amazing.
In this thread? So you're saying... it got a little news on GAF?
Haha, nice work! The gifs born from this mess are so great.
everyday math
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OMG this is amazing. There is no words to describe how amazing this gif is. Holy shit.
Beautiful.
Phaethon0017
Member
This should be a wake up call for MS. But there are a frightening number of people shrugging the limitation off or going as far to defend and promote it.
At the end of the day many will say "Bring us the games and wipe away the debt."
Brilliant.
Phoenician_Viking
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Ahahahahahaha, i was waiting for this.
Tylahedras
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Holy shit at that GIF, ending had me rolling on the floor laughing.
Majukun
Member
just perfect
Miles Quaritch
Member
Sadly it's too late. This will require an official response from MS otherwise the story will continue to gather pace.
flyinpiranha
Member
About the cities comment, everything else still stands.
I just think it's amazing. His twitter posts he might call trolling, but those were the posts of someone who was tired of hearing something be criticized when he knows his job is going to depend on it in the future. This was a wild defense of something he surely knows is going to be a battlefield in the the next generation. Call it "trolling" if he likes, but I think the smoke is starting to be a damn good indication of a fucking fire.
Lapidus' Beard
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OK, the coffee I just sipped went towards my screen at mach 4.
Maximilian Kolbe
Member
I think the most funny thing is about 50% of comments are not believe this news or defending MSTheir sales will go to 600 a week to like 100 now
No kidding
http://gs.inside-games.jp/news/comment.php?id=29994&page=11
Amazing.
I like my Wii U and I found the end hilarious.
Microsoft shot themselves in the foot with a gatling gun.
Damage control, and besides, all those leaks/rumors and even devs posting implicit forum posts/tweets about it pretty much confirm this is most likely going to happen.
SuicidalSteve
Member
Xbox OnLive ?
I'm starting love Sterling. Ego and occasional troll attitudes when it comes to reviews aside, when it comes to journalism he's not full of himself or jaded. Makes Gies look like a clown, but that's not when Gies doesn't don the makeup himself.
Losing is putting it mildly. These rumors or 'leaks' have been steadily building like tremors on unstable ground before a violent eruption. After this and even another dev indirectly confirming it last night:
The masses have spoken resoundingly.
I love you.
Worse that it could potentially set a precedent that could spread to other kinds of hardware. Its better to speak up now and say its not ok before we're waist deep in more potential DRM nonsense.
Nothing follows that trajectory does it? I'd expect it will die down eventually. Especially without further comment/updates. Of course that'll only last until they confirm/deny during the unveiling.
The Xbox community in Japan is pretty tiny, and they're probably the only ones who even care about the next-Xbox in that country, wouldn't surprise that most who read/commented on that article are Xbox fans.
Corran1138
Neo Member
I agree with the concept of things being "always on" as a good thing. I too want all my devices to be "always online." The thing I have a problem with is making the always on a requirement for the actual function of the device because then if the connection is interrupted I can't use my device AT ALL. Setting the Xbox to be OPTIMALLY functional when always connected is cool, but making it a big black brick when my internet goes out is just dumb. If you are Microsoft, listen to me. I WANT to be able to use my Xbox ALL THE TIME. I love playing Fallout and the various Elder Scrolls games and just puttering around in Keflings or Bejeweled is nice especially if the 'Net goes down and I can't play Halo or watch Netflix! The key is I spend A LOT of time using my Xbox right now. Bricking it when you don't have an Internet connection might give me *gasp* ideas about using my Xbox less. Is that something you REALLY want if you trying to make the Xbox the center of the living room experience?
Really try lisening to us on this MS. I've been a supporter of Xbox, Windows, Surface, etc. for years now. I think you guys are generally moving in awesome directions, but this "always on" is just a bad decision because you are (and this is the important part) MAKING DECISIONS FOR THE CUSTOMER. And customers in general don't like decisions being made for them. Give us choice.
Really try lisening to us on this MS. I've been a supporter of Xbox, Windows, Surface, etc. for years now. I think you guys are generally moving in awesome directions, but this "always on" is just a bad decision because you are (and this is the important part) MAKING DECISIONS FOR THE CUSTOMER. And customers in general don't like decisions being made for them. Give us choice.