guys..just leave disolitude alone; your obviously aren't going to change his opinions...it's like the unstoppable force meeets the immovable object...neither of you guys are going to change eachothers opinion, just let it rest

Niche install bases? So just because they're smaller in number, it's okay to prevent them from playing video games?

Edit: I guess the millions of 360 owners who don't have an internet connection are also a "niche" userbase to you...

You must be young.Why do Consoles get obsolete ? Because the SNES had cartridges ?

People LOVE retro gaming once they get older because it reminds them of the good old times. My friends often rather play SNES Football than the newest Fifa. You are severly underestimating that retro appeal. People just like to play old systems on old CRT TVS. Why do SNES games cost that much nowadays ? Because they are in high demand.

Whats with the kids that grow up with the Xbox one as their primary consoles and want to replay some of the old classics in 40 years ? I am glad this stuff didnt exist in the 90s or else I could now throw away my old Systems.

And hoping that MS releases a DRM FREE patch after 20 years is a little optimistic. Because it looks like the game developers know that they can make money through their old classics. I can imagine they will find ways to tie your games to a payed Gold Service in the long run.

It's all over for Microsoft's Xbox 3. It will certainly crash and burn. Unless they bail it out with their direct power. I highly doubt Reality Mechanics will allow that yet again.

Gaming isn't socialism or communism where it must work for all or it doesn't work for anyone.

I don't live on a farm and if a person on a farm is unable the connect to the internet, this console isn't for them. If I was that person I would probably say...Oh well, Xbox one lost my money I would definetly not buy it.  Microsoft made a conscious to make the console work in this manner and they are not trying to fool anyone if they are clearly explaining how it works.

I don't buy for one second that a single person on this forum blasting Xbox One today lives on a farm without internet though.

And yes I was joking before btw :)

my first post in this thread points that out...

Other then that one individual blindly calling me a fanboy, I find that we are mostly having a civilized discussion...

If anyone else knows what that is (civilized discussion) and wants to discuss Xbox one I don't see why theyneed to leave me alone

So why are people so mad at this cuz it kind of sounds like sony.
The only difference is they dont require a check in and tbey dont have preferred retailers

Your post says nothing about why it is acceptable to prevent people who lack internet the option to play video games on the console.

People are mad because it requires a checkin and they have to use licensed retailers.