Problems with Microsoft's cloud processing power

[Zappykins]

Darth Tigris said:
So instead of excitement that devs are doing this, we get threads like this.

Do you guys EVER turn it off???

Crazy hunh!  Like the little engine that criticizes the one that could.

Ok, Answers:

1.  They will add more servers.  When Xbox Live has a problem, they fix it really quickly.  I don't think I've seen it down, or even partially down, for more than a few hours.  Even Netflix went down on Christmas Eve for a while.  Things happen, but Microsoft so far have been fixing really quickly.

2. They might raise it, but I doubt they will do it for a few years.  Plus with all the sales, it's usually easy to find $20 under suggested retail price.

3.  Perhaps, but I doubt they will be taken down that quickly.  The X360 with Xlive is going to be supported for a good number of more years.  I would think you would have outgrown the game, for the most part, by the time that happens – like 2022+.

4.  You can't play multiplayer online now with internet outages.  So it's not a new or big problem.  Does it work for you now?

5. Seriously?  Do realize that Google, Yahoo, Amazon, and Microsoft already handle a vast number of computers?

That's a lot of worry to spend on hypothetical’s.  Worry is important, don't waste it on trivial things.

Look at how things are now, they will likely be the same if not better - at technology and infrastructure improves.