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[Raxus]

what is a single-player game.

What's a game?

 

[Speevy]

What does Adam Orth actually do at Microsoft?

I've never seen someone in a position called "director" get disavowed by his own company.

 

[freenudemacusers]

Imagine...

bwahahhaha goddamn

 

[RobbieH]

Imagine...

Incredible.

 

[TheChits]

Imagine...

Excellent

 

[TheSeks]

Hah.

 

[ThisWreckage]

I have a friend that works in the industry and he told me months ago that Microsoft's end game is to use the next Xbox as a data compiler. It's just a way for them to read the statistics and figure out how they're going to plaster your gaming space with data fueled ads. Watch your browsing habits, know exactly what you're playing, when you're playing, and for how long, and to see what percentage of time you're using to screw around with apps. It's like a Nielson box, but only for gaming.

 

[not_so_special]

But we don't know that. You assume it is (and I think it's pretty likely too...) but do any of us know it? No.

You're hypothesizing off of a hypothesis.

wow you like to spin things for sure

 

[DidntKnowJack]

Hahaha. OMG that's so good.

 

[Interfectum]

Imagine...

What is so sad about this gif is it's not very far from the future we are facing.

 

[Speevy]

what is a single-player game.

Like Final Fantasy 13.

 

[SolarPowered]

Imagine...

Already spread this gif out to a fighitng game irc chat. Hold on to your bandwidths lol.

 

[UrbanRats]

Microsoft: Our next xbox is amazing..always online...always connected, you can download updates in the back ground and it is ready to go when you turn it on

Customer: Ok, can I play it offline?

Microsoft: No! Why would you want that?

Customer 1: My back room in my house where I have my xbox, the wifi is spotty

Microsoft: well sorry we don't want you as a customer

Customer 2: My internet drops multiple times,

Microsoft: We don't want you as a customer

Customer 3: I actually have great internet, but I have a second xbox at my parents house I play when I visit, they go to bed early, and they don't have internet.

Microsoft: we don't want you as a customer

Customer 4: This seems to be a form of DRM and I am uncomfortable supporting it

Microsoft: WE DEFINITELY don't want you as a customer

Customer 4's friend: Wait, I don't have a problem with DRM, but I have 3 kids in my home, each with their own xbox. I recently bought a Lego game and they each took turns playing it

Microsoft: we don't want you as a customer unless you want to buy that game 3 times.

Customer 5: I buy used games from time to time, but I also buy new games.

Microsoft: we don't want you as a customer, unless you only buy new

Customer 5: But some new games I buy with used money...and others I buy new after playing them used..like Gears 1 I bought used, but I bought Gears 2 and 3 new

Microsoft: We don't want that. We don't want you as a customer

Customer 6: I am in the military and play my xbox, but can't connect

Microsoft: we don't want you as a customer.

Customer 7: SO the only reason always online is a form of DRM...

Microsoft: no comment.

This is why i can't believe they're doing it.
Again, no way they're this crazy.

 

[JeTmAn81]

Already spread this gif out to a fighitng game irc chat. Hold on to your bandwidths lol.

Where is this? I'd like to check it out.

 

[GoofsterStud]

What is so sad about this gif is it's not very far from the future we are facing.

Just buy a PS4 or Wii-U instead. The dollar speaks.

 

[DieH@rd]

Imagine...

 

[Dr.Palutena]

what is a single-player game.

Something social outcasts and losers without friends play .

Spoiler

Am I doing it right?

 

[BolognaSoup]

This is STUNNING. I think these may be worse than any of his SimCity tweets. This man has zero clue.

 

[unbias]

They can't deny it, because if they did, it would imply/confirm the existence of the Xbox 720.

They already did this, by responding to PS4's reveal. That ship has sailed.

 

[Professor Beef]

Where is this? I'd like to check it out.

It's a secret to everyone.

 

[Shadders]

 

[SolarPowered]

Where is this? I'd like to check it out.

http://client00.chat.mibbit.com/?channel=#skullgirls&server=irc.mizuumi.net

Skullgirls irc since our Nerv Center Skullheart is down. I don't know of any general FG irc chat.

 

[shas'la]

Imagine...

Flawless.

 

[Palette Swap]

Imagine...

Fantastic.

FFXII HD with always online. That Yiazmat battle.

 

[kuroshiki]

This is why i can't believe they're doing it.
Again, no way they're this crazy.

(looks at windows phone and KIN and Zune)

I don't know man. never say never. Shit might be real, yo.

 

[Sorral]

MaximumPC picked up on this:

Uh Redmond, you have a problem, and his name is Adam Ortho..

Snarky Microsoft Director Tweets Support for Always-On Consoles

 

[Into]

That Third Strike gif is glorious, well done

I can imagine the crowd at Evo would all just gather around the console and smash into pieces if that were to happen in a hype game.

 

[Hawkian]

This is possibly the densest I have ever felt, but what's the joke here? :[ Is there some way to tell from the image it's an offline match?

 

[Trey]

Imagine...

Almost perfect. The silhouette of the head that pops up being the only flaw.

This is possibly the densest I have ever felt, but what's the joke here? :[ Is there some way to tell from the image it's an offline match?

The root footage is from an offline match.

 

[NullPointer]

Imagine...

Fucking flawless.

 

[JCreasy]

"Your Station, Your Game, Your Way. It's the only "deal" that makes sense. Pre-order PlayStation 4 today!"

"The "deal" you deserve - Pre-order PlayStation 4 today"

 

[GoofsterStud]

Something social outcasts and losers without friends play .

Spoiler

Am I doing it right?

What I don't understand is why Local Multiplayer games always get neglected.

Examples Fighting games and Multiplayer Platformers.

Apparently having real friends I hang out with makes me out of touch....

 

[Bob White]

Imagine...

This gif...is wonderful.

 

[SolarPowered]

This is possibly the densest I have ever felt, but what's the joke here? :[ Is there some way to tell from the image it's an offline match?

One of the most legendary comebacks in fighting game history destroyed by always online.

 

[TheSeks]

Fantastic.

FFXII HD with always online. That Yiazmat battle.

Someone should .gif that.

Start of battle->(Spongebob text) 12+ hours later->Last few squares of 1000 bars of health left.

X-box disconnects.

 

[freenudemacusers]

This is possibly the densest I have ever felt, but what's the joke here? :[ Is there some way to tell from the image it's an offline match?

it's from Evo. Several years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS7hkwbKmBM

Imagine getting booted due to poor internet.

 

[shas'la]

This is possibly the densest I have ever felt, but what's the joke here? :[ Is there some way to tell from the image it's an offline match?

Its a famous Moment from the FGC..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS7hkwbKmBM

 

[educator]

They already did this, by responding to PS4's reveal. That ship has sailed.

What was their response?

 

[antibolo]

I can't get over the "why would I live there" comment. What an asshole.

 

[ChosenPredator]

wow@

that is hilarious - it sums it up beautifully

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Well, there you have it people:

http://www.polygon.com/2013/4/5/4186676/always-on-consoles-unease-xbox-adam-orth-microsoft

Polygon: Microsoft Studios creative director's tweets bring always-on console unease to a head

edit:
hah, yahoo: http://news.yahoo.com/always-online...ios-creative-director-173731528--finance.html

Lolygon is the new Kotaku.

 

[StrongArmSteady]

This is possibly the densest I have ever felt, but what's the joke here? :[ Is there some way to tell from the image it's an offline match?

here you go!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS7hkwbKmBM

edit: beaten!

 

[ec0ec0]

the video about the daigo vs justin 3s match is... i would hate microsoft for the rest of my live and i would continue hating them after dead.

 

[Heavy's Sandvich]

This is possibly the densest I have ever felt, but what's the joke here? :[ Is there some way to tell from the image it's an offline match?

It's from a gif of one of the most famous fighting game/Yo Esports moments demonstrating incredible dexterity.

Evo Moment 37

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

The opposite reaction actually! :lol

 

[Yawnier]

Imagine...

 

[Freezie KO]

And Durango goes for the full parry! Hilarious gif.

 

[Darryl]

this guy has to be saying this dumb shit to get his name out there, ala Pachter. become a celebrity for being a PR shill/corporate whiteknight or some shit.

 

[jtb]

wow you like to spin things for sure

What exactly have I posted that is spin? I haven't defended Microsoft. I certainly haven't defended always-online, it's a sales disaster waiting to happen. In the post you quoted, I stated a fact: which is that nothing is confirmed.

I've also posted some stuff disagreeing with the notion that this particular scandal (again, the Twitter + news stories, NOT the feature itself) will have much influence on sales and backed that up with some empirical examples. I've also posted some stuff discussing why I don't think we can read much into Microsoft's (or, in many cases, ANY) "no comment" statement. None of it was defending any particular company, let alone Microsoft, just analyzing their logic.

I don't see any spin, but feel free to point out anything I might have overlooked.

 

[Boss Man]

This is possibly the densest I have ever felt, but what's the joke here? :[ Is there some way to tell from the image it's an offline match?

Combo breaker? At least that's how I'm seeing it.