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Nsanity on 04 April 2013

Already being discussed in the other thread: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=158188&page=10



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DigitalDevilSummoner on 04 April 2013

*phone rings

buru buru buru... buru buru buru

-Wake up Itawa san
-What is it ?
-MS just confirmed always on for the new xbox
-*silence *tear of joy drops down Itawa's face





Mmmfishtacos on 04 April 2013

Is this guy important?



bananaking21 on 04 April 2013
UltimateUnknown said:
If this is any indication of what the box could be then I honestly can't see how even the staunchest of Xbox supporters could still support the console. It feels like every gen MS tries to do something that can nickle and dime the consumer in the worst possible way. Last time it was pay for online gaming and this time it's always online.

They were lucky Sony screwed up big time with PS3 which propelled the 360 above and beyond what it would have been, but this time it doesn't seem they'll be so lucky. It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out in the long run.


well always online isnt as bad as kinect gathering data from your living room yet people seemed to be OK with that, heck i made a thread about it last year and look at all the people mocking me in it. whats even funny is my first two comments with someone where he suggested to turn off the xbox. and i said we have to wait and see, and now we are getting the always ON, always connected. so i cant even turn it off. just look at everybody giving no shit about their privacy

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=149579&page=1

people will still make it out to be not a big deal, because they did so with a matter that is even worse than always being connected



VGKing on 04 April 2013
Roma said:
what is he talking about? not all devices require an always on to use connection and I certainly don't like it if I'm forced to stay online to play games.

I think Microsoft has the right idea, but forcing it on consumers isn't the way to do it. Have the automatic updates and Xbox Live sign-in on by default and let people sign out if they want to. This is no doubt what Sony is doing with the PS4, and its the right way to go about it. As a software company, Microsoft should know better than anyone that DRM is never the answer. There are dozens of examples of how DRM has ruined video games. Examples: Diablo 3 and Sim City



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UltimateUnknown on 04 April 2013
M.U.G.E.N said:
UltimateUnknown said:
If this is any indication of what the box could be then I honestly can't see how even the staunchest of Xbox supporters could still support the console. It feels like every gen MS tries to do something that can nickle and dime the consumer in the worst possible way. Last time it was pay for online gaming and this time it's always online.

They were lucky Sony screwed up big time with PS3 which propelled the 360 above and beyond what it would have been, but this time it doesn't seem they'll be so lucky. It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out in the long run.

I know it's crazy but I already saw at least 3-5 people defending this..heck one guy actually said this is 'good' -_- yeah I'm not joking

If it makes you happy, BenVTrigger condemned always on. Now if we only get JayWood2010 on board.....MS IS DOOM3D!!!



 

M.U.G.E.N on 04 April 2013
UltimateUnknown said:
M.U.G.E.N said:
UltimateUnknown said:
If this is any indication of what the box could be then I honestly can't see how even the staunchest of Xbox supporters could still support the console. It feels like every gen MS tries to do something that can nickle and dime the consumer in the worst possible way. Last time it was pay for online gaming and this time it's always online.

They were lucky Sony screwed up big time with PS3 which propelled the 360 above and beyond what it would have been, but this time it doesn't seem they'll be so lucky. It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out in the long run.

I know it's crazy but I already saw at least 3-5 people defending this..heck one guy actually said this is 'good' -_- yeah I'm not joking

If it makes you happy, BenVTrigger condemned always on. Now if we only get JayWood2010 on board.....MS IS DOOM3D!!!


oh yea I mean me and Ben go at it from time to time but he is a pretty level headed guy. I don't want stuff like this from any company period. If sony pulls this shit you will hear the same (actually you will hear way more lol) from me.



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UltimateUnknown on 04 April 2013
bananaking21 said:
UltimateUnknown said:
If this is any indication of what the box could be then I honestly can't see how even the staunchest of Xbox supporters could still support the console. It feels like every gen MS tries to do something that can nickle and dime the consumer in the worst possible way. Last time it was pay for online gaming and this time it's always online.

They were lucky Sony screwed up big time with PS3 which propelled the 360 above and beyond what it would have been, but this time it doesn't seem they'll be so lucky. It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out in the long run.


well always online isnt as bad as kinect gathering data from your living room yet people seemed to be OK with that, heck i made a thread about it last year and look at all the people mocking me in it. whats even funny is my first two comments with someone where he suggested to turn off the xbox. and i said we have to wait and see, and now we are getting the always ON, always connected. so i cant even turn it off. just look at everybody giving no shit about their privacy

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=149579&page=1

people will still make it out to be not a big deal, because they did so with a matter that is even worse than always being connected

At least that was still a patent. A concept that has yet to be implemented. I think a lot of people would flip out if that was actually being used.

This however seems like it could be real in a few months time. There is nothing around it once it is confirmed and from what it looks like we are very close to having it confirmed.



 

JoeTheBro on 04 April 2013

Is this guy in the loop and knowing things or is he just getting pissed off at people regardless of the validity of rumors?



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VGKing on 04 April 2013

Surprised no one has said this yet but WHAT IF THE NEXT XBOX REALLY IS JUST LIKE A CABLE BOX AND IS SOLD WITH A CONTRACT/SUBSCRIPTION? That's the only way that "always-on" makes sense.

This is probably even worse though as it means the only way to buy the next Xbox is to get into a contract with Microsoft.