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crissindahouse on 02 April 2012
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Reasonable said:
sergiodaly said:
DirtyP2002 said:
zero129 said:
 

Like what you said, it's based on principle. What if for whatever reason my net want down? or i moved house and had to wait for a new connection, i'd be left not being able to play the NextBox.

If you don't buy the NextBox, you will not be able to play the NextBoy either.

but if i BUY the nextbox, i already spend my money on it... make internet mandatory is pushing the limits... i can go as far as to be on-line to register the software to the machine... but to be always on-line is unnecessary...

Reasonable said:
Online all the time?  That seems truly doubtful.  In 2013 that would surely limit the device hugely in many countries?

Mind you MS did push the orignal Xbox with a heavy online element which surely limited it in the day so who knows?  Maybe they'll push 360 more in emerging territories at a lower price and concentrate the new Xbox on US, UK and Europe?  I'd add Japan of course but is seems somewhat spurilous to so so.


sorry for the off-topic... UK and Europe? were do you think UK is? UK is in europe and its not a different market... so no need to split them up!

 

I was more thinking mainland Europe vs UK and European Union vs UK.  In UK we never consider ourselves fully part of Europe!

Bad habit really but it is hugely common in UK to refer to Europe seperately.  Even in large global companies I will hear senior staff talk about having UK and European offices.

My point remains, if MS really went for always connected (which I'm seriously doubting) then unless global infrastructure changes a lot between now and late 2013 they will surely be in trouble in most non US / European countries.

i really didn't wonder that you said uk and europe because we all know uk is something different if politically or for other things as well (gaming market and the xbox succes is a good example). it's like half europe half usa if i think about uk^^  usa is doing something? uk is doing the same...