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sergiodaly on 02 April 2012
kowenicki said:
Argh_College said:
Online required ? Thats stupid, some people want to travel with the Console and play in hotels and so without internet so this is non sense.

i do that all the time.


I'd say that will annoy about 0.001% of console buyers.

just a question... if MS discards this move and sony does this in PS4, will you be so cool about it? (joke question)

i have to disagree with your percentage... about nextbox and about any other piece of technology that comes with this string (really a rope) attach...

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Reasonable on 02 April 2012
sergiodaly said:
Reasonable said:
sergiodaly said:
DirtyP2002 said:
zero129 said:
 

Like what you said, it's based on principle. What if for whatever reason my net want down? or i moved house and had to wait for a new connection, i'd be left not being able to play the NextBox.

If you don't buy the NextBox, you will not be able to play the NextBoy either.

but if i BUY the nextbox, i already spend my money on it... make internet mandatory is pushing the limits... i can go as far as to be on-line to register the software to the machine... but to be always on-line is unnecessary...

Reasonable said:
Online all the time?  That seems truly doubtful.  In 2013 that would surely limit the device hugely in many countries?

Mind you MS did push the orignal Xbox with a heavy online element which surely limited it in the day so who knows?  Maybe they'll push 360 more in emerging territories at a lower price and concentrate the new Xbox on US, UK and Europe?  I'd add Japan of course but is seems somewhat spurilous to so so.


sorry for the off-topic... UK and Europe? were do you think UK is? UK is in europe and its not a different market... so no need to split them up!

 

I was more thinking mainland Europe vs UK and European Union vs UK.  In UK we never consider ourselves fully part of Europe!

Bad habit really but it is hugely common in UK to refer to Europe seperately.  Even in large global companies I will hear senior staff talk about having UK and European offices.

My point remains, if MS really went for always connected (which I'm seriously doubting) then unless global infrastructure changes a lot between now and late 2013 they will surely be in trouble in most non US / European countries.

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seriously? i know you drive in the wrong side of the road and don't like the french, but disliking so strongly being a part of Europe is news to me!

I'm actually totally neutral on it - it's more of a habit in terms of turn of phrase because that is commonly how it tends to be stated.  I do know lots of people that really don't like being called a part of Europe.

Me - I like feeling part of a big mix of cultures.  Mind you I live in London so I feel like I live in a min version of Europe anyway.



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sergiodaly on 02 April 2012
radishhead said:
sergiodaly said:
Reasonable said:

 

I was more thinking mainland Europe vs UK and European Union vs UK.  In UK we never consider ourselves fully part of Europe!

Bad habit really but it is hugely common in UK to refer to Europe seperately.  Even in large global companies I will hear senior staff talk about having UK and European offices.

My point remains, if MS really went for always connected (which I'm seriously doubting) then unless global infrastructure changes a lot between now and late 2013 they will surely be in trouble in most non US / European countries.

[off topic]
seriously? i know you drive in the wrong side of the road and don't like the french, but disliking so strongly being a part of Europe is news to me!

Most people I know would consider it an insult to be called "European"

really? care to explain? i am a European (as i don't have a choice here, me or anyone) and i never felt that was something of a negative thing!

next thing, some people will be insulted to be a part of planet earth???

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TWRoO on 02 April 2012
Reasonable said:
sergiodaly said:

but if i BUY the nextbox, i already spend my money on it... make internet mandatory is pushing the limits... i can go as far as to be on-line to register the software to the machine... but to be always on-line is unnecessary...

Reasonable said:
Online all the time?  That seems truly doubtful.  In 2013 that would surely limit the device hugely in many countries?

Mind you MS did push the orignal Xbox with a heavy online element which surely limited it in the day so who knows?  Maybe they'll push 360 more in emerging territories at a lower price and concentrate the new Xbox on US, UK and Europe?  I'd add Japan of course but is seems somewhat spurilous to so so.


sorry for the off-topic... UK and Europe? were do you think UK is? UK is in europe and its not a different market... so no need to split them up!

 

I was more thinking mainland Europe vs UK and European Union vs UK.  In UK we never consider ourselves fully part of Europe!

Bad habit really but it is hugely common in UK to refer to Europe seperately.  Even in large global companies I will hear senior staff talk about having UK and European offices.

My point remains, if MS really went for always connected (which I'm seriously doubting) then unless global infrastructure changes a lot between now and late 2013 they will surely be in trouble in most non US / European countries.

Whilst in the UK, saying something like "going to Europe" makes sense because it is pretty obvious you are talking about the rest of Europe, same principle with the international companies (especially if they are mainly based in the UK but have overseas offices)... if there are people that actually think the UK is not part of Europe though then I despair at this daft country.

Oh and the UK is part of the European Union.



M.U.G.E.N on 02 April 2012

I like the sound of the specs in this rumor..but like with all recent rumors about both this and Orbis, the anti used/piracy methods used are worrisome. Hope they are not true



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Carl on 02 April 2012

Always online to have to play games, Microsoft?



                            

D-Joe on 02 April 2012

people really love rumors
maybe because they can act like it's true and bitching about it



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M.U.G.E.N on 02 April 2012
D-Joe said:
people really love rumors
maybe because they can act like it's true and bitching about it


you do love to bitch about other people bitching tho :P

#inception



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D-Joe on 02 April 2012
M.U.G.E.N said:
D-Joe said:
people really love rumors
maybe because they can act like it's true and bitching about it


you do love to bitch about other people bitching tho :P

#inception

what i'm bitching?did i said something don't let you people keep discussing?



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M.U.G.E.N on 02 April 2012
D-Joe said:
M.U.G.E.N said:
D-Joe said:
people really love rumors
maybe because they can act like it's true and bitching about it


you do love to bitch about other people bitching tho :P

#inception

what i'm bitching?did i said something don't let you people keep discussing?

as I said you are bitching about other people 'bitching'. Not sure what the second part of your comment actually have to do with what I said. Never implied you get in the way of others. Just saying you complain about other people complaining a lot, that's all.



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