kowenicki said:
Kantor said:
kowenicki said:
Kantor said:
This video is the funniest things I have seen today and I really wish some of the people posting here would not get so upset about it.
No matter how much you like Microsoft, you have to admit that always online is a bad idea, and this guy just presented that point in an interesting way, adding in a little something at the end. |
No I don't. Explain it to me.
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Several reasons.
1) Internet goes down occasionally in every country, including ours. I know because it has happened to me. It is considerably more common than a powercut, and more common still in rural areas. And Britain, being a European country, has some of the best internet infrastructure in the world.
2) Similarly, there are many countries in which internet data is limited and going above a limit either costs you money or bottlenecks your speed.
3) If the console assumes you will always be online with a fast connection, people with slow connections could have trouble.
4) This could only be a highly restrictive form of DRM, which would likely prevent the resale of used games.
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None of the first 3 affect me, and I don't care about 4.
i recall DRM issues on certain games on a certain console this gen... Dont recall a shitstorm of blasting about it though. Again....odd.
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And why do you assume that the console is designed for you and you alone?
If the majority of people find the first three to be a problem, then it's a problem. Indeed, if any significant number find it to be a problem, that's a significant number of sales lost, and therefore something that Microsoft should be worrying about.
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