WrenchNinja
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There are people actually trying to defend this.
What the fuck is wrong with you?
What the fuck is wrong with you?
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Microsoft Studios' creative director has some choice words about always-online
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nhlducks35
Member
No shit, you have to pay your electricity and gas bill
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Deleted member 47027
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I think people are overreacting.
A console does not need to be online to play games. Devices do need electricity to run however.
I can understand your sentiment, nothing excites you about PS4, that's valid...but the sentiment I am talking about is where if the person were to buy next gen console it was always going to be Xbox while Playstation was never in contention! I was just wondering if this is result of Sony's past hubris.
Twilight Gap
Member
Nope nope nope
lol I was going to say this too but I think we all get where the joke was going.
Gone are the days where gaming was simple and relatively inexpensive.
JCreasy
Member
Oh shit !
Codeblew
Member
I am sure he knows that. At least with the PS4, he would be able to play other single player games if his internet or Sony's servers were down.
Uno Venova
Banned
Shit that's a lot of upvotes.
metareferential
Member
Durango is doomed, we get it.
I don't give a flying fuck what games they announce. This is a no deal scenario for me period. The PS4 launch is looking quite beastly anyway, so I'll be fine.
CambriaRising
Member
Notice how they all flock in as this is winding down.
Nah, you'll have to wait 7 days until the microwave starts, if you don't own a gold status.
I don't think so. This is the direction the industry has gradually been going in. Microsoft is embracing the "games-as-a-service" approach is something that deserves pushback and criticism.
How does limiting the ability for customers to play the games they purchased for a specific platform help the consumer in any way? This is a practice devised by an Engineer and approved whole-heartedly by marketing people.
How does this new "feature" benefit a consumer that just played the single player campaign of a release last generation and has no plans and has no time to invest in competitive multiplayer?
Halo still outsells any two PS exclusives by itself. For all its lack of luster relative to its predecessors, including flagging online participation numbers, Halo 4 is the fastest selling Halo of all time.
It remains to be seen whether that power will transcend generations, especially on the heels of a community dividing entry such as Halo 4, but it is certainly not an IP to trifle with.
Unannounced console with no confirmed games
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Announced console with confirmed games
I wonder which console is going to come off as more appealing...
Penguins&PolarBears
Member
That's not even remotely true. When the electricity goes out I have tablets, smartphones, portable game systems, laptops, iPods, radio, etc. My home is loaded with battery powered gadgets. I should know I had to live for 15 days without electricity last year thanks to Sandy.
Also I own other devices that require Internet connections like several Roku streaming boxes. Honestly the truth is that I wouldn't even turn on my Xbox 360 to play if I didn't have Internet access. I have multiple systems and my games saves are stored in the cloud which means I would have to remember which system I last played the game on to not overwrite a save. Too risky, not worth it. Also many of my XBLA titles require an online connection because they are registered to a specific box or user account. Without Internet the only thing I would ever use my 360 for is to watch DVDs.
Maximilian Kolbe
Member
Well saw a Chinese Microsoft employee(he live in USA) aka investor of Tequila Works replied something about this...will translate it later(working now),or someone can translate it if you can
BRocknRolla
Member
Well, regardless of your stance on "always on" I think we can all agree on one thing; that guy seems like a huge douche.
Well, they need to earn those MS points.
That would be the equivalent of paying your internet service provider, yet imagine still having to pay another fee on top of that just to use the features, lol. That is what I am getting at.
Damn good question, Xbox customer since the original 11 years ago on launch and I want no part of this always online future. My internet consistently fails around 1am a few times a week and I have no connection. In those instances I want to be able to play single player games, but with this it sounds like that won't be happening. Not to mention anytime Live is down for maintenance.
I just want to know the benefits or reasoning for it? If there are clear benefits for the consumer I'm more than ready to hear them, if not I want no part of it. Sony is going in a direction I'm interested, MS is not.
metareferential
Member
Some are just looking for excuses that can justify their irrational choices.
They made up their minds long before we even knew about nextgen's codenames.
Pretty sure it is a spell to raise the dead.Well saw a Chinese Microsoft employee(he live in USA) aka investor of Tequila Works replied something about this...will translate it later(working now),or someone can translate it if you can
VeryGooster
Banned
"This doesn't affect me...
...unless Microsoft's servers shit the bed."
lol, now I must know what it says!
I feel sorry for the guy now.
JCreasy
Member
Nope nope nope
lol I was going to say this too but I think we all get where the joke was going.
Gone are the days where gaming was simple and relatively inexpensive.
Me: Durango, my internet is a little spotty. How about a single player game today?
Xbox 720: I'm sorry, I can't do that J. I mean really, I can't. Next-gen policies.
I don't can't call him that, but I think his arguments are flawed and that he will be wrong in the end, at least for this generation, but that's Microsoft's philosophy.
He probably shouldn't have been so dismissive and sarcastic, but I can't say he's a bad person for getting emotional about the backlash to the Kotaku article. He probably regrets it now.
Punkster_NY
Member
Well then, you are certainly not the average gamer.
scytherage
Member
Oh man, it's completely official now.
And that guy will probably get sacked by MS for not holding his tongue.
And that guy will probably get sacked by MS for not holding his tongue.
BolognaSoup
Member
Wow. Not only do the Xbox guys seem to be maybe making terrible decisions with this console, some of them are going out of their way to be pricks about it on Twitter. There's this and Major Nelson being a douche during the PS4 event.
Somebody should tell Adam Orth to get with the times and stop charging a fee to use Internet Explorer, Netflix, YouTube, and well...multiplayer in games people already paid for on his beloved Xbox.
Somebody should tell Adam Orth to get with the times and stop charging a fee to use Internet Explorer, Netflix, YouTube, and well...multiplayer in games people already paid for on his beloved Xbox.
It's a good thing you speak for everyone. This would really suck if there were people who were more likely to want to play video games when their internet is out.
That's pretty much it, isn't it? At best always online is not a hindrance when it works but it's terrible when it doesn't work.
So why would consumers want this?
gutter_trash
Banned
suck for those who wanna bring their console over to the cottage
Twilight Gap
Member
"Why on earth would you wanna go there?"
krypt0nian
Banned
This is brilliant!
The road to next gen is already amazing! Hahahahaha
The road to next gen is already amazing! Hahahahaha
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
You just don't get it, do you? Big difference between things that are mobile or handheld devices that work on batteries and electricity and the Internet. Barring large storms, electricity is still more reliable, more available and more consistent than an Internet connection. Electricity in the first world is practically essential for living. Your analogies are among some of the worst and you keep going in circles.
Again I will say according to you, you would be fine with a DVD/Blu-ray or CD player having to constantly be online because that's a much better comparison to a gaming console.
scytherage
Member
That surprises me as well.
I think it's always good to give consumers a choice if they can. By forcing online, well, they're saying, we don't care about your situation. Either get connected or get out.
Which is really saying, go give Sony your money.
Microsoft really had it good for the past few years. It's probably a curse in the gaming biz that when you're on top, you're going to screw up with your next console, guaranteed.
AgentChris
Member
This guy done fucked up. Get yo resume up to date.