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Microsoft Studios' creative director has some choice words about always-online
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It's in community.
Or at least they aspire for that relevance again.
Also check this out. https://fiber.google.com/
Big companies plan decades ahead.
Valkyria
Banned
Sweet billy going out of a cake with a "You have been trolled" sign.
Internet explodes the second after.
This webpage says it all
http://www.rightnowatmicrosoft.com/xboxbeyond
http://www.rightnowatmicrosoft.com/xboxbeyond
Aquamarine
Member
Now this guy gets it. If anyone wants to look at Durango, take a look at this page. It's all about the cloud, people.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
We don't really know he's been fired. I think one site claimed they had a source tell them he was, gonna need more than that before I believe it, though.
So untrue. But, nice try though. MS literally released Forza Horizon, Halo 4, and Gears of War Judgement back to back but somehow someway Kinect is the 'only thing MS focuses on anymore'.
According to your faulty logic, the only thing Sony showed on stage at the announcement in New York was a Move game from Media Molecule.
ew
Why ew? Are people pretending that current consoles arent used for exactly what was written. Even the PS4 reveal conference talked of social features.
edit.
Oooh that's right it's selective memory mode again
GoofsterStud
Member
shinobi602
Member
Goddamn, check out Gamespot's news column, and their article on this has over 16,000 comments while everything else has around 100 or so lol.
Whoa, this thread has more views than the gaming journalism thread.
Silphonica
Banned
This won't change anything, people will still buy it.
Wow there's a lot of excitement surrounding the next Xbox.
I bet you it's up there in terms of how fast those views accumulated.
Anton668
Member
excitement?!?!?!?!?! um....
Maybe he meant "excrement"?
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
You can still be a multimedia box with all these social features and still focus on gaming like the PS4. Its clear the focus of the next xbox is not gaming anymore, its more like gaming is another feature not the main point of the console.
IGN's article has 8200 comments and the top comment had 15 000 upvotes. Its crazy. MS surely see this.
It's more likely than not that the "always online" rumor is true. The amount of raw hatred for the idea would have, you'd think, prompted MS to deny it by now if it wasn't the case. I think this is it for them, honestly. The PS brand catches on everywhere, the Xbox one does not, for starters. Even if they patch out the undesirable aspects they allegedly will implement, it'll be too late. The PS4 will be on the shelves beside it. With the RRoD, there weren't any options for another year.
Sony took back a lot of market share in the latter part of this hardware cycle, and could easily keep gaining ground into the next generation. The Wii U has stalled, and MS going "always online" will be a complete disaster. The key difference is that nobody hates the Wii U, they just want some games before they buy one. It's easy to make more software, it's not easy to completely restructure your console and its network, depending on how the infrastructure is set up (especially when your company takes over 3 years to completely eradicate the RRoD).
Sony took back a lot of market share in the latter part of this hardware cycle, and could easily keep gaining ground into the next generation. The Wii U has stalled, and MS going "always online" will be a complete disaster. The key difference is that nobody hates the Wii U, they just want some games before they buy one. It's easy to make more software, it's not easy to completely restructure your console and its network, depending on how the infrastructure is set up (especially when your company takes over 3 years to completely eradicate the RRoD).
ebullientprism
Member
Can someone point me towards the page where the Sunhi GIF was posted? I know its in the OP but still.
Select the little arrow right beside sunhis name in the gif. This brings you right to the quoted post. Learned about this last month and blew my mind.
Tylahedras
Banned
I love all the comments of people saying, "They wouldn't do it if it wasn't focus tested and obviously people are willing."
Uh, Windows 8 anyone? This is not a company that knows what it's doing all the time or has a strong handle on what it's customers want.
I lol'd.I made an attempt.
I am sorry for the awful quality
derivative
Banned
Trucked through the entire thread today.
What a thorough and complete fuck up on Adam's part. Maybe all this vitrol though will make Microsoft get rid of always online and kinect requirements.
Gaming is just a hobby for me now, something to do when I'm not doing anything else. Don't force me to sink this much cash into something that I'm not going to be doing all the time.
At this rate, I'm going to be getting a PS4.
What a thorough and complete fuck up on Adam's part. Maybe all this vitrol though will make Microsoft get rid of always online and kinect requirements.
Gaming is just a hobby for me now, something to do when I'm not doing anything else. Don't force me to sink this much cash into something that I'm not going to be doing all the time.
At this rate, I'm going to be getting a PS4.
derivative
Banned
The more and more I hear this "all in one box" shit the more I just look at my laptop and say, "I already have something that does that." It's like Microsoft thinks they're inventing the PC with the next Xbox.
I want a thing that plays games, and that's about it. I know that I'm a minority opinion here, but come on.
I want a thing that plays games, and that's about it. I know that I'm a minority opinion here, but come on.
Oh wait, actually I managed to find it with the search function. The profile still says he works at Microsoft.
I made an attempt.
I am sorry for the awful quality
Great job! Hilarious.
Unknown Soldier
Member
On the contrary, since the Xbox 360, the primary new products from MS have been Zune, Kin, Windows Phone, and Surface. I'm neglecting to mention Windows and Office because they aren't new products. But it's pretty easy to see that all of MS's attempts at new products the past decade have been disastrous. MS is not a company which knows or cares what it's customers want, it's a company which knows and cares what it wants. And judging from Windows 8 and Office 2013, it's becoming increasingly clear that what MS wants and it's customers want are increasingly in opposition to each other. An online-only, can't play games unless connected to the Internet Nextbox would be just another example of what MS wants and they don't give a flying fuck what their customers want. Which is fine, Win8 is failing spectacularly and the early word of mouth on Office 2013 is not positive. When the Nextbox fails, maybe MS will come to their senses and realize that being the de-facto computer OS monopoly doesn't mean they can just shit out anything they like and people will buy it in droves. If not, surely at some point their shareholders will wake up and finally get rid of Ballmer and his board. Maybe.
ebullientprism
Member
Whoa! Thanks.
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
its interesting that people are saying ms will lose and sony will win, when infact sony is allowing devs to do this on ps3 if they so wish, well when third party devs start releasing games for durango and ps4 dunrago will be always and if the game is coming out on ps4 then it will be always online there too.
DeviantBoi
Member
So then you can choose not to buy that one game.
Make sure you get individual names so you can prove how clever you are if things turn out a certain way. Wouldn't want you looking like a fool saying something like "GAF got owned11!!11, ahahaha" and implying GAF is one big entity like so many do here.
I have your back.
elmariachi
Banned
That, and it is such a huge difference when a console does it compared to a developer.
I view what MS is doing similar to an ISP blocking content. This isn't China bro.
Third party games that are region locked on 360 are not region locked on the PS3. Just sayin'. All publishers will not want to take the heat you get for always on-drm.
Azure Dream
Member
200 pages (for GAF Silver), my oh my.
Edit: Whoops, a post shy. Well, someone else can do the honors.
Edit: Whoops, a post shy. Well, someone else can do the honors.
gaming_noob
Member
Don't be mad because you couldn't do it for the WiiU...
Huh? Wrong guy? What are you even trying to say?
I haven't followed Windows 8 AT ALL, so would anyone enlighten me on what shitty practices MS is doing with Windows 8.
Windows 8 offers nearly zero reasons for consumers to upgrade from Windows 7. It is the weakest OS transition in a long time in terms of feature set and sales.
It's fun to hate...especially when it's change, new things, etc.
I have Windows 8 as my primary gaming PC and laptop. It actually creates a better workflow environment. I get higher FPS in games (even if it's slight), and the speed is incredible.