Miles Quaritch
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NBC news contributor. Still, it will be seen by some people, so it's not great and some damage will be undoubtedly be done.
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Microsoft Studios' creative director has some choice words about always-online
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NBC news contributor. Still, it will be seen by some people, so it's not great and some damage will be undoubtedly be done.
So you're saying that his comments about the always-on requirement are without any value? You don't think it's newsworthy that a Microsoft employee, creative director on a next gen title is dismissive about those requirements heavily hinting at what the next MS console will entail in terms of that feature?
no he is A, one of many in various departments
Frankenstrat
Member
Thread over.
Also, that list of articles is huuuge. Wonder how the guy feels now that everyone's picking it up :lol
Beer Monkey
Member
And what he has insisted some coworkers call him, in person, purportedly.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Really? I took the lesson as being "Don't be a giant douche to consumers."
RustyNails
Member
Has MS responded to this clusterfuck yet?
criesofthepast
Member
Wasn't sure. It was publicized that he was quite high on the food chain. Maybe not.
rubberneogaffing
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
he'll get a promotion before he gets fired.
he's not even the guy that made that ultimate decision to have xbox always-on! there's a whole team of people who think its a great idea! and they're probably saying the same shit
they would have to acknowledge something about the next xbox if they did. they're not going to.
he's not even the guy that made that ultimate decision to have xbox always-on! there's a whole team of people who think its a great idea! and they're probably saying the same shit
they would have to acknowledge something about the next xbox if they did. they're not going to.
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
To be fair, that was supposedly 13 years ago.
Acquiescence
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Have users been banned in this thread?
Voice of Reason
Banned
To be honest, I'm glad they're calling him that. It makes this incident to look even worse, and it might actually cause an outrage.
Snowball effect, goddamn.
So, I have trouble following (can't be on GAF at all time, can I) so what's the latest?
For accusing all of neogaf of being pirates.
Not for the ridiculous assertion acquiescence just made
MaximusPrimus
Member
Absolutely lovin this drama. Never bought an xbox. never will (unless it gets MGS exclusivity). but this will great to watch unfold.
GAF -> Twitter -> GAF
I live in a nice neighborhood in Dallas, TX, the ninth most populous city in the United States. The neighborhood is all big family homes and everyone has a huge backyard, two car garage, and a pool, very affluent.
I have two choices for broadband, TWC and AT&T Uverse.
I had TWC for a year on the fastest plan the offered. The speed was usually pretty good but the internet in the entire neighborhood would go out at least once a week sometimes for hours and a couple times for more than a day.
So I switched to Uverse and also pay for the fastest plan available. Uverse is a lot more reliable, I have only had my internet go down a couple times in the 6+ months I have had it but I have never gotten higher than about 60% of the speed that they advertise and often in the evening the service gets so slow that I cannot play online games or even surf the internet without constant timeouts and this is paying $57 a month. I mean what the fucking fuck!?
The fact is even in highly populated areas in the US there are many people who don't have access to reliable broadband.
Voice of Reason
Banned
I don't know where you stopped being updated, but from the latest hour, Greenberg doesn't know who the fuck this guy is.
Wow that headline.
Beer Monkey
Member
How do you know that ultimate decision was made and that is the outcome?
And yeah, when you fuck PR up this badly, you are gonna get fired. They might do it later when things quiet down, but you need to be a good boy on social networking.
"Convenient," but just plain true. What do we expect them to say about some narrative we're all piecing together from a few tweets?
All anyone is doing is talking about their console, they dont care.Do any of you these tweets are going to effect sales of their brand new console this holiday? C'mon.
Yes, but they were a sacrifice that must have been done for all of GAF.
Is he already back tracking to his previous opinionssss`?
At least he's getting some cardio out of all this, keep going big guy!
digoutyoursoul
Member
Says page doesn't exist
CassidyIzABeast
Member
yep, doesn't mean third parties couldn't require internet connections anyway.
Front page of Technology and Science on NBC News
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3032118/ns/technology_and_science/
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3032118/ns/technology_and_science/
You don't honestly believe that, do you? It's difficult to tell given the climate of the conversation.
BolognaSoup
Member
Or maybe it's just one line of code like SimCity.
AstroNut325
Member
Meh... I'm siding with Adam! Bring on the always online!
NeoGAF must implode with rage!
Edit:
In all seriousness... this whole thing will blow over once the system is announced... regardless if it's always online or now.
NeoGAF must implode with rage!
Edit:
In all seriousness... this whole thing will blow over once the system is announced... regardless if it's always online or now.
RobotRocker
Member
If there's one thing companies tend to have on big launches like this. It's back-up plans they can roll out easily and effectively if consumers don't like certain features. Microsoft will probably just send around a memo and put their back up into action by removing the need for always online but still emphasising that online will get the best experience. Everyone wins.
Though considering how quickly this blew up. Microsoft could probably make a mint by licensing the game everyone on the internet wants to play!
Exclusively on next X-Box! (Kinect Required)
The Chief of Staff? How the hell does he not know who one of the Creative Director is?
So basically Gies is saying #dealwithit
WHAT A SURPRISE ARTHUR GEESE.
Well, he is essentially saying vote with your wallet. No matter how big of an idiot he may be, what he is saying here is right.
EDIT: Oh I see the problem with this is that he is saying we can't criticize it. That is bullshit.
digoutyoursoul
Member
So basically Gies is saying #dealwithit
WHAT A SURPRISE ARTHUR GEESE.
He is one condescending little arsewipe
BruiserBear
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There are members of the gaming press that are going to be so upset if always online ends up becoming a reality for the next Xbox. If only because it's going to be very hard to defend.
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
This is a wild ride but I got to to to sleep.
I hope I wake up to a great Hitler rant video tomorrow.
I hope I wake up to a great Hitler rant video tomorrow.
So basically Gies is saying #dealwithit
WHAT A SURPRISE ARTHUR GEESE.
Yeah not surprising that Gies would say something like that, seems right up his valley.
Really? So what? What about the millions of people who bought a 360 and are not online? Screw them, dont want their business anymore right?
Loyal customers who supported the 360 from day 1
I kind of feel bad for the guy now. I mean he's really unprofessional and stupid to have posted that on twitter but now he's going to get torn into pieces. This will become a future textbook example of what not to do on twitter when you have a job in an important company.
I guess on the bright side it shows that karmic retribution might exist. According to that reddit poster he's supposed to be an arrogant jerk and we know the sweet billy thing is true so it adds credibility to that.
I'll never understand why people adds so much personal info on twitter either. If he had not written he was working for MS on his profile, I doubt most people would have made the connection. I guess it's part of his "look at me kind" of attitude. Now his whole act is printscreened for the world to see.
I guess on the bright side it shows that karmic retribution might exist. According to that reddit poster he's supposed to be an arrogant jerk and we know the sweet billy thing is true so it adds credibility to that.
I'll never understand why people adds so much personal info on twitter either. If he had not written he was working for MS on his profile, I doubt most people would have made the connection. I guess it's part of his "look at me kind" of attitude. Now his whole act is printscreened for the world to see.
During the hack I think it was unavailable. Was a tough period for me as I was hitting up WH almost daily at the time!
Anyway chaps, it was just a random thought that popped into my head. I wasn't trying to stick up for an always online policy or anything. And the crucial difference for me, probably you guys and most other people is an always online game policy isn't the same as a system wide policy.
Cheers.
RustyNails
Member
Well they can respond with something vague like "we love our customers long time and what dave orth has said doesn't necessarily reflect our company policies or our vision"