NintendoPie said:
Oh yes, it's always fun to have to live with something. What about the times when you can't pay the bill and your internet is taken away? What about the times a storm comes through and it knocks out electricity for a long time? What about the times when your internet provider has to do maintenance? (Possible) Etc. Always online is also not the only bad thing MS is implementing into the XBO. What about the Used Game policy? I know many people who buy used games for their XB360's because the new games are too expensive. What are they going to do? (Unless MS has changed their approach on this recently.) There are many issues with what MS is going to get past unknowing consumers. And is the bold really a great strategy? Don't like it because you can't use it, take it back? I don't know about you, but that doesn't make much sense to me. |
Let's be honest, people are willing to justify just about anything to get what they want 
I don't like the online requirement for The One but for me the excellent looking games, ecosystem, the fact that most of my friends will be getting it, and the great features it's going to have make it well worth it for me. I know there are a lot of people that say they would never buy something if it did something they didn't like but when it comes down to it, most will justify buying a product that does those things they don't like if it offers something that they want. It happened with XBL costing money, it happened with Steam, and most recently, it's happening with The One's policies, and how PS4 is charging for online. I know that you (and many others) would say they would never buy something that does what The One does (and you may actually be among the extreme few that would actually stick to that, who knows) but chances are, you would cave if it were, for example, Nintendo doing something similar but offered some games that you couldn't turn down.
There's nothing wrong with that either, almost all of us do it; it's part of the human nature. I just wish more people would realize this. :s
As to your other points. Even if MS doesn't change the time requirement for the online checks (which I think is rather unlikely) most of those won't effect you. Whenever you buy anything there's always a chance that there may be times it won't work due to something. I'm not going to drop my cell phone service (which, BTW costs an arm and a leg) simply because of the off chance that I may go somewhere without cell phone service. I'm not going to stop buying electronics simply because a few times a year the power may go off. I'm not going to stop buying cars and not drive anymore simply because of the off chance I may get in a serious accident. It's all about weighing the benefits vs. possible negatives and in this case, for many people, the benefits outweigh the negatives.
Finally, with the used games policy, it won't effect 90% of people because most go to Gamestop, Best Buy, or some other major retailer to buy/sell used games. Not to mention that all signs point to mostly digital platforms having so many sales that you can buy just about double the amount of new games than you can buy used console games.
