Except in that case you can mod the car to run alternate forms of fuel (like a Gokart alcohol engine, even though that isn't practical), you can't do this with the 720(?).
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Microsoft Studios' creative director has some choice words about always-online
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Except in that case you can mod the car to run alternate forms of fuel (like a Gokart alcohol engine, even though that isn't practical), you can't do this with the 720(?).
Angelcurio
Member
Good point. It's very common over here to have internet blackouts for as much as two days. It would definitely be very lame to see a situation where you lose your connection for a couple of days as well as your cable TV, and on top of that you cannont play videogames because your console doesn't work without internet.
people are going apeshit because some developer is throwing a tantrum
i believe it when i hear it from an official source
..He works at Microsoft Studios. You think he has no idea on what the new system will be about?
Ninja Scooter
Member
Nobody listens to the hardcore community.
Completely agree. I live in a household with 4 people, and we all use the internet (we each have laptops, phones and gaming systems). Sometimes, the internet just randomly goes down for a bit.
After seeing what happened with SimCity and Diablo III, there's just no way I can support this if it is in fact true, and I will most definitely NOT be buying the next Xbox.
This gen, most multiplatform games ran better on the 360, but with the PS4 supposedly being a lot easier to develop for, I can't see this happening with this upcoming gen. Microsoft can go f*ck themselves if this rumor is true and their decision just saved me money as I will not be buying their next console.
I also just informed the other 3 people here, and they completely agree with me.
ThisWreckage
Banned
Quit being obtuse. Rural areas get shittier Internet and in some cases they can't get certain Internet services period. I'd be interested to see how you can justify this so go on.
Baconsammy
Banned
Nothing. He just said he's a fan of devices always being online, which could be just that. Or you could twist it into him confirming that always-online-or-you-cant-play is a done deal. Taken in conjunction with Kotaku's rumor, it wouldn't be a stretch.
I've lived in rural areas. Had great internet speeds. Losing electricity was more of a problem due to above-ground power lines. Only had issues with Internet when I lived in major cities.
Vire
Member
Creative director at Microsoft Studios and he doesn't know about the next Xbox?...
Are you serious?
Iacobellis
Junior Member
Remember when a $50 service couldn't sustain higher amounts of online activity in December 2007?
Agent Ironside
Member
Well good thing this isn't a game console, so this won't be a problem.
Fucking self-involved elitist twat. Great rep for MS you hired there, guys, being antagonistic with developers will really take you places.Nothing stops this train:
Baleoce
Member
Personally I think it's a shitty policy and I hope it flops because I think that it's very anti-consumer.
But for some perspective here, we are talking about a mass consumer market that stuck by and supported a console that launched with a 60%+ hardware failure rate, charged a gold subscription model even for such simple things as a web browser, and gives you what, 20 MS points for your birthday? when the competition is giving multiple full games away each month, and they still pip them to the numerical post..
What makes us think the mass public isn't going to just accept this shit and lap it up like the good little consumers they are this time around too?
My rationality is telling me that the always-online stance is the equivalent of commiting corportate sudoku. But then I look at the examples above, and I imagine I'd be saying the exact same things at teh beginning of last gen. So when is *our* consumer attitude going to change? That's the question.
But for some perspective here, we are talking about a mass consumer market that stuck by and supported a console that launched with a 60%+ hardware failure rate, charged a gold subscription model even for such simple things as a web browser, and gives you what, 20 MS points for your birthday? when the competition is giving multiple full games away each month, and they still pip them to the numerical post..
What makes us think the mass public isn't going to just accept this shit and lap it up like the good little consumers they are this time around too?
My rationality is telling me that the always-online stance is the equivalent of commiting corportate sudoku. But then I look at the examples above, and I imagine I'd be saying the exact same things at teh beginning of last gen. So when is *our* consumer attitude going to change? That's the question.
Well i was greatly amused. Aside from the whole 'who would want to live there comment'.
dragonelite
Member
What is his position in the xbox division. Is he one of the gaming killing MBA graduates.
We've been hearing this same type of rumor pop up time and time again. Where there's smoke, there's fire.
Most of the options for internet in rural areas are spotty and drop out constantly, at least in my experience.
And when that happens what will your thoughts be?
Alligatorjandro
Banned
why
Sony's arrogance leading up to and early in in the PlayStation 3's launch really put me off and I waited until about 2 years ago to pick one up finally off Amazon.
The fact that the PS4 shouldn't be getting shoddy cross-platform ports, have changed their approach to consumers, and have more enticing exclusives to me really has done wonders.
Wii U and PS4 it is.
I have family that lives in the country in Wisconsin. They love it there, and I'm sure people in Janesville like living there.
I can bet damn sure they act a lot more decently than this fellow.
The fact that the PS4 shouldn't be getting shoddy cross-platform ports, have changed their approach to consumers, and have more enticing exclusives to me really has done wonders.
Wii U and PS4 it is.
I have family that lives in the country in Wisconsin. They love it there, and I'm sure people in Janesville like living there.
I can bet damn sure they act a lot more decently than this fellow.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Not shit. But, he does seem defensive, which will be really odd if the rumors aren't true.
Cornbread78
Member
well, of all the ways to announce... umm, comcast suxks and drops all the time, screw their internet and MS...
wait guys, maybe to console will have mobile service included? c'mon, it could happen, right..
wait guys, maybe to console will have mobile service included? c'mon, it could happen, right..
Officerrob
Banned
What the MS guy said is pretty ridiculous, but you really need to get a life
dreamcastmaster
Banned
Sadly this is proably true. you know every console manufacturers downfall has been due to overconfident arrogance/ Now it's microsofts turn to fall into that trap.
Voice of Reason
Banned
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JordanN
Banned
Too bad the competition sucks now a days.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
SonnyMarrow
Banned
Stupid of Microsoft to implement this if true. Seems like suicide. If the console is still somehow better than PS4, I'll get it because I'm not a peasant and actually have internet.
Word. Nothing good comes from a monopoly. Well...PS2 was hot shit. But these days I don't trust a one console domination. A tooth and nail 3-way split, fighting for our dollars and going all out is what I wanted to happen.
evil solrac v3.0
Member
people are used to be able to go online with their devices if they want to, not always have to be connected as a requirement to use said service/device.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Haha, at "Weak Reception: I'll still buy a cellphone" argument.
How about "Weak Reception: I go with another cellphone provider"?
Really surprised he didn't bring up that much more obvious solution
How about "Weak Reception: I go with another cellphone provider"?
Really surprised he didn't bring up that much more obvious solution
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
See, I thought that came off as pretentious as hell.
Put quote tags around that image to make it smaller, please.
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/adam-orth/44/354/b44
Creative Director
Microsoft Game Studios
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry
February 2012 Present (1 year 3 months) Redmond
Unannounced.
Senior Game Designer
PopCap Games
Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Games industry
March 2011 February 2012 (1 year) Seattle
Game designer on multiple core PopCap franchises and platforms.
Peggle iOS
Bejeweled 3 PS3/360
Zuma Blitz Facebook
Plants vs. Zombies PC, PS Vita
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
If he got to that position and knew of the Xbox, he wouldn't be spouting off on Twitter about it. Unless this is a total ruse and it's not really always online, and he's just BS'ing everyone.
He'd know at this point in his MS career that he'd be fired for even HINTING at the next Xbox before the announcement.
This leads me to believe he doesn't know, or he knows but is trolling.
ThisWreckage
Banned
They won't have to. It's going to do awful in Japan. That's a given. So now Microsoft has completely given up on developing markets as well. Not to mention that the PS4 would be the default tournament console as well. I would be shocked if the PS4 couldn't regain at least some market share in NA as well.