| starcraft said: Do you own a smartphone? A smartphone can link your Xbox ONE to the internet for the few seconds authentication takes. There is plentiful evidence that used games have contributed to some game developers going out of business. I agree that this is not the sole cause of any one developer going under. Again, I will emphasise you do not need a good internet connection to play Xbox One. You simply need an internet connection of any kind. Even on your phone. I will also point out what many already have. If you cannot afford any internet, $400+ consoles already aren't for you... |
I don't have a smart phone, no need for one personally, but I have no doubt a phone network would be enough to authenticate the Xbone, as Im sure it's a tiny packet that is sent over however... why should you? Even if it only takes 10 minutes to do this check, you still have to do it.
I just don't buy from what people are saying how used games are hurting the industry and closing developers, if it has an impact it is minor at best. Piracy closes studios, bad money management, bad sales of a product. No one can even tell how much of an affect used games sales truely has as there are no figures. I said in another thread about how I believe that once a developer/publisher sells a copy of the game, they don't need to worry what happens to it, they have their money from that purchase, if the customer wishes sell it because he wasn't enjoying it then let them, this includes all their rights to play the game as well including online. He doesn't own it anymore after that, a new person does, no change in number of owners (and in the case of many online games, a potential customer to buy DLC where the original customer would have let the game sit on a shelf and never purchase DLC at all).
On you last point, I read a post on a new website comments section yesterday. A guy who works in the Navy on an aircraft carrier. He can happily and easily afford a $400 console, his internet connection though is something entirely different situation.
Hmm, pie.
