| hinch said: "If there isn't a connection, no games or apps can be started," the source continued. "If the connection is interrupted then after a period of time--currently three minutes, if I remember correctly--the game/app is suspended and the network troubleshooter started." ~ Kotaku Welcome to next gen. |
No. Welcome to shitty business decisions.
| Talal said: GameStop's latest comments convinced me that these rumors can't be true. |
Your general consumers will probably pick up an Xbox without knowing all the shitty DRM is will have. Example: Sim City.
Besides, Gamestop said nothing about always-online, all they said was that it would be a hot product. For all we know Microsoft forbids negative public statements about their yet-to-be-annouced console. In reality, the Gamestop comment means nothing except that it might actually play used games.
| ClassicGamingWizzz said: Cant wait for them to drop this bomb and see the reactions across the interwebzzzz. it will be funny to see if a thing like this will sell. |
They won't annouce this. It will just be in he back of the box in really really small print. So unless an interviewer directly asks this question, don't expect any announcements.
HERE'S MY THOUGHTS ON THIS RUMOR.
This is a horrible decision if ture. Not even our smarphones require a signal/connection to work. Xbox fans better pray this is false.
Is there a chance this could be only for developer consoles? It would make sense for dev kits to be always-online so MS can track them and know where they end up and who uses them. But the rumor specifically mentions consumers consoles so I don't see how anything could be lost in translation.
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