I am very sad that my first post has to be on the day that such horrible news is received but that being said, this is not surprising. Where there is smoke, there is fire and we have been able to smell the smoke for a while. Its very unfortunate that this has to happen. I am hopeful that sony will not follow in the footsteps of microsoft as this behavior is not one to be emulated.
Xbox One: Details on Connectivity, Licensing (24 hour check-in) and Privacy Features
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tactilecleaner
Banned
Thank you! GAF read this post 10 times this is what the major publishers will do. Don't expect anything else.
Gemüsepizza
Member
So does this also mean if you get banned you will lose all your games?
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
FFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.
my mouth is agape. seriously. that's some evil shit.
mysteriousmage09
Member
They only want the X1 in your living room. They aren't designing it to have more than a single one in a house. And god forbid if one of your kids ever go away to school and have a separate xbox there, that isn't allowed either unless they buy new copies of all the games they want to play or you give away your rights to the games to them
Yup. Check all 9 of his posts.
I had that guy on my ignore list. He was making the most preposterous arguments. It was annoying.
Flightmare
Member
pretty sure he's joking
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Or, as what happened with Hurricane Sandy here, I was lucky enough to never lose power, but my internet was down for 4 days (outside of cellular data, that was okay).
Thankfully I could still play games on Steam.
D
Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Does it really matter whether they're being paid or not? I suppose it does a little bit.
Krusenstern
Banned
Quoted, so the people don't miss it.
So basically I can only trade in the game when the trade-in value is horribly insignificant because at that point, no one even cares about the game anymore...
Why are people defending this again?
-Pyromaniac-
Member
you made your first mistake, you underestimated what these assholes are capable of. They will literally have roundtable discussions for weeks to decide the best way to plunger as many asses as possible.
To much ass in this post?
krypt0nian
Banned
Oh he was definitely on my shill list. So obvious.
xaosslug
Member
Put this together to educate your not so tech savvy friends
people should post this on their Facebook + Twitter...
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding that last part, so I'm going to provide an example and maybe somebody can clear it up for me:
I buy a Xbone, I register for Xbox Live and make an account. My girlfriend and brother make an account as well on my Xbone as "family members". They then go and buy a Xbone themselves for their place, and log into their already established account (from my Xbone). At that point, will they each have access to any and all games (on their Xbone) that I have ever installed on my Xbone? If so, that is pretty cool.
Too bad it will most likely be hidden behind a pay-wall and attached to the Xbone because holy hell the rest of those bullet points sound god awful.
ShironRedshift
Member
Another catch being though, instead of simply popping in a disc, you have to wait for the game to actually be downloaded and installed to your friend's hard drive. Once you think about it like that, I'm not really sure it'll be all that great...
GANGSTERKILLER
Member
Is the tar and feathers ready?
Cliffy has become a real douchebag lately... I don't like that guy anymore.
Of course the internet rage about this anti-consumer bullshit from Mircosoft.
LOL, wow that is great.
giancarlo123x
Banned
Your posting history...I can't.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Well, I leave for work and come back to this.
Not good. I don't care how you cut it.
Not good. I don't care how you cut it.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Better than expected.
Not as evil as them timing the trade in embargo to coincide with a publishers next game coming out!
But they drop the price of the digital version the day before, so that the used game becomes so worthless you don't trade it in!
but the line's already been crossed with Steam and (I know, I know...) iOS...
Oh my that was hilarious. The ending shot cracked me up good.
Jesus Christ. They're going in hard.
Baller. PhD
Banned
vagabondarts
Member
Microsoft is going all in scorched earth scenario.
I hope it backfires on them and every publisher they colluded with, otherwise the future of gaming is going to be a bleak wasteland of mediocrity and yearly refresh releases.
I hope it backfires on them and every publisher they colluded with, otherwise the future of gaming is going to be a bleak wasteland of mediocrity and yearly refresh releases.
UberTag
Member
We are going to canvas every mom and pop shop with the new "With Xbox One You Cannot" flyers.
We are going to protest and picket outside every GameStop location during the Xbox One's launch and hand out flyers so people know what they're supporting.
Any of you located in Los Angeles should organize a rally for that Microsoft Store location where the Xbox One is being demoed after the Sony conference on Monday.
MICROSOFT THINKS WE'RE BLUFFING! This is officially a call to arms!
They're getting payed?
devious.one
Member
I just hope that, in the eye of E3 and the potential exclusive rumors of Mirrors Edge 2 and new Banjo/Killer Instinct (Rare game) etc. everyone will be able to hold their wallets and not give in to purchasing this shit.
OG_Original Gamer
Member
Talk about shooting yourself in the foot. I'm a satellite dish installer in L.A, and I have been in many homes where there is a 360 underneath the T.V without an internet connection, not even dial-up.
This seem to happen to every successful hardware manufacturer, they follow up the next generation with arrogance and bloated ego's.
This seem to happen to every successful hardware manufacturer, they follow up the next generation with arrogance and bloated ego's.
EdibleExplosives
Member
If Sony goes down the same road, I honestly think I'm done with this generation before it's even started.
Welcome
Welcome
It would be nice if more people realized this, and maybe if a gaming journalism site connected those dots for readers!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order
Impeccable
Member
Just talked to two non-GAFfer who were unaware about all of this and both of their replies were, "Oh, I don't care about that stuff."
Fuck it.
Fuck it.
So imagine this scenario:
I log out at 10pm today. Next day I want to play a single player game at 11pm but my often reliable ISP has a problem and I don't have internet connection at that moment. Can I play or my console becomes a fancy paperweight?
Because I see devs on twitter saying the 24-hour online check is no big deal because nobody doesn't have internet access for 24-hour periods (which is probably true for 99% of people with internet) but for the big majority of people that only play at the night period, it's only a matter of time until your internet connection goes down for a 2-hour period and you can't play that night.
I log out at 10pm today. Next day I want to play a single player game at 11pm but my often reliable ISP has a problem and I don't have internet connection at that moment. Can I play or my console becomes a fancy paperweight?
Because I see devs on twitter saying the 24-hour online check is no big deal because nobody doesn't have internet access for 24-hour periods (which is probably true for 99% of people with internet) but for the big majority of people that only play at the night period, it's only a matter of time until your internet connection goes down for a 2-hour period and you can't play that night.