Maybe he will surprise us with a link. Still waiting though.
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Microsoft Studios' creative director has some choice words about always-online
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Maybe he will surprise us with a link. Still waiting though.
They've only said it can be used to track the controller for things like split screen orientation. Facial recognition has only been mentioned in passing. They haven't said if it's required or even included yet. I think it's highly likely it'll be included but I doubt it'll be mandatory.
Just goes to show you the difference in focus between MS and Sony. Sony packs in a camera too but make it clear to everyone their focus is on gamers, and we've heard almost no talk from developers about it. Meanwhile kinect is the only thing MS focuses on anymore.
Where are you getting any of this from? It is pure conjecture on your part.
I think you meant to quote this guy:
So it isn't confirmed whether it is going to be packed in or not.
That's basically the guy rattling off a few features of the camera.
How you interpret this as "requires PSEYE for login" is completely beyond me.
GoofsterStud
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Don't know if the video was posted here so:
Summary of the news:
Summary of the news:
Why does anyone think this guy should still have a job? He should not be fired for being rude on Twitter, which is why most people want him gone, but he should be fired for completely ruining the Nextbox's reputation before it was even announced. If this always-online rumor is true, then you can bet that Microsoft was working hard on how to spin it. Thanks to Orth, MS has lost control of its message and may never recover. Just look at the OP to see all the different news outlets that reported on this. In the coming days to the announcement of the Nextbox people will not be waiting in anticipation of what MS has in store for next gen like they did for Sony. Now people are just going to be waiting to hear if always-on is indeed true. Even if they don't mention it in the press conference, you can bet that every single game journalist is going to be prepared to ask them about it. Orth has severely damaged a major hardware release before it is even announced. If that doesn't cost someone a job, I don't know what should.
Spite?
Man, gotta love those false analogies, twitter really is a perfect place for unsound arguments. The low word counts makes it nearly impossible to construct decent counterarguments, so direct confrontation has little strenght. This is also the greatest thing about twitter; some people really say dumb shit when they feel that they cant be called out in any meaningful way within that platform.
Andronicus
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where have i been, this thread is hilarious
EarlyEarly
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I went through every page
semiconscious
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...CouldBeWorse
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When was the last big Kinect game? Or advertising push?
Microsoft hasn't said anything about anything in a while. Nevermind Kinect.
That's the gist of it. No "alternative" accessories ever succeed unless they're given to everybody. Developers can't make proper games that some people can't even use.
I'll give you a hint.
It's when you really want to buy the new Xbox and rationalization starts to kick in.
Yeah, my bad. Cross-posting from an unrelated thread:
My source was a GAF thread with some interview that mentioned it, I can't seem to find it searching right now. But the official PR above says "can" be used to log in, which doesn't necessarily mean you *need* it, but it's pretty pointless functionality if you can just unplug the thing and log in regularly.
VGLeaks said it's almost certainly going to be in every PS4, I think I just got that muddied up with what's been announced. But I think logically that makes the most sense for Sony, especially considering the whole reason it exists is to combat Kinect.
And I've been pretty clear about how I feel about both the PS4/Durango, anyone can search through my post history and see that I prefer MS IPs while still thinking PS4 is a love letter to gamers. I got shit mixed up, so my apologies.
IHaveCandy
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At this point, what IPs has MS been doing anything with at all?
Forza has progressed at a rapid pace and continually delivered multiple games with pretty big changes all within a 2 year cycle. It's one of the most progressive franchises in gaming. Power has always been an issue, and with next gen I can only imagine Forza getting better. More livery layers, proper video and image output, better physics and damage modelling etc.
Halo is my favourite shooter, and though it's hit a roadbump with Halo 4, I'm still looking forward to the direction the story is going, but the test will be if 343 learns from their mistakes or not. I have more faith than most though, I think 343 did an incredibly good job with a near impossible task of carrying Halo's legacy. I didn't expect them to be a carbon copy of Bungie out the gate.
Fable sucks.
Gears has overstayed it's welcome.
They're heavily rumoured to be resurrecting my favourite franchise of all time, PGR, for Durango. I bought a 360 for PGR3 and I'll buy a Durango for PGR5 if it lives up to the name.
It just so happens the few genres I care about, they put all their effort into. I've hated both series' of shooters Sony has tried to push (Resistance/Killzone) and Forza has done a good job of embarrassing GT over the years despite lacking the relationship with manufacturers PD has (the best part of GT). Combine that with a potential Alan Wake 2, Rare getting a chance to work on a new IP, plus whatever Black Tusk is working on, and I think the future looks hella bright for the gaming division of MS and you can understand why someone would be resistant to switch ecosystems. I can't buy two consoles next gen because I'm just not spending that much money on controllers for both (since the vast majority of my console gaming is local splitscreen), that can be spent on games.
And over 1 million views.
Quick, Someone make a ¨ITS OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAND ¨ gif .
I don't think that functionality is pointless just because it's optional.
It's a convenience feature that makes it possible to have people log into their passworded accounts without entering the password when they are in the room.
Anton668
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hell, over 9000??? its damn near 10000
They recovered from rrod, they can recover from this.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Actually, that makes a lot of sense. I remember thinking Kinect 2.0's wide viewing angle would be cool and able to log you in when you enter the room and be done doing so by the time you actually go to your controller and pick it up. Probably the only good use for an "always watching" Kinect.
Puppet Shadow
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Anyone consider it might be cool if you could use Kinect as a security camera you could use to check out your place with your cell phone using an app?
Yeah cool until someone hacks something and catches me jerking off on my sectional, records it, uploads it to twitter, posts it on my Facebook page, and emails it to my employer.
Unknown Soldier
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It cost them over a billion dollars to recover from RRoD. How much will this fiasco cost them?
grimshawish
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Whats the top?
Anton668
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based on views? there are a few threads with over 3 million
only 1 gaming thread I saw...
Videogame facts that blow your mind (SuperMarioBros. SHOCKING SECRET INSIDE p #70)
Puppet Shadow
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link?
Killzone 2 has 4.5 million views.
Giant Panda
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This begs the question of: why on the sectional? That's just asking for stains.
OMG OMG OMG
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate OT made it to the first page (with the default forum cutoff)!
Puppet Shadow
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If you count the gifs that bombarded every other thread, I'd say it's closer to a billion.
Edit: Next post is 10,000. Go go go!
Anton668
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Puppet Shadow
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Damn, so close.
Edit: lol, and I fail again.
On topic:
If it ends up being 'Online Only' I'll be giving it a pass. I know I have to be online to download a game and can live with being online to enter a code when I first start up a game... but after that I expect to be able to play my single player games offline. If Steam can do it, so can Microsoft.
Anton668
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well, we're in the home stretch now!
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
unfortunately all it will cost them is a patch update, then everyone will forgive them.
One Generation.
They may never recover if they screw up this gen and the console market actually is shrinking as predicted.