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superchunk on 08 June 2013

They should have. I'd have zero issues with it. I want digital only so long as its accompanies lower game prices.



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tiffac on 08 June 2013
Rafux said:
J_Allard said:
There's a huge difference between requiring a once a day connection to check the console in and requiring you to download every 25GB game to the HDD.

Good point. But maybe if they do that thing like the PS4 where you can play the game while you are downloading it could a be a solution.


Well they have the gamer download the game in parts and they can play the first part while waiting for the next one to complete and so on or stream them like Sony's plan with Gakai. Of course this would totally alienate a bigger portion of the community from the get go and the infrastructure is not yet in par with the advancement in cloud technology.



superchunk on 08 June 2013
chapset said:
Retailers would be mad


Not if they still had cards accessories and other marketable items.



bananaking21 on 08 June 2013
yo_john117 said:
Rafux said:
J_Allard said:
There's a huge difference between requiring a once a day connection to check the console in and requiring you to download every 25GB game to the HDD.

Good point. But maybe if they do that thing like the PS4 where you can play the game while you are downloading it could a be a solution.

They already do I believe (or at least with installing games). But my main concern with that would be that most ISP providers have a 250GB cap per month. When you start downloading 25-40GB games that disappears quick.

all those poor souls with just a 250GB cap, mine is 80GBs. used to be 20



Corey on 08 June 2013

Hard drive space could be an issue



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J_Allard on 08 June 2013
Rafux said:
J_Allard said:
There's a huge difference between requiring a once a day connection to check the console in and requiring you to download every 25GB game to the HDD.

Good point. But maybe if they do that thing like the PS4 where you can play the game while you are downloading it could a be a solution.

I assumed this was already the case. PC has games that do it already. I thought they said Xbone can do it too. Maybe its just for installing games off disc.

But I was referring more to the act of actually downloading the games. A 1.5 Mb connection would make that take forever. I mean.. even the PC market is not fully digital. The speeds are just not there for everyone yet.



chapset on 08 June 2013
Rafux said:
chapset said:
Retailers would be mad

Retailers could still make money selling the console and accesories and selling game codes for the people that have the money but doesn't have a credit card or doesn't want to put his credit card data online.

They would lose a shit load of money still and carrying the xbone might not be worth it, migfht aswell cary something else where they can make more money



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Rafux on 08 June 2013
yo_john117 said:
Rafux said:
J_Allard said:
There's a huge difference between requiring a once a day connection to check the console in and requiring you to download every 25GB game to the HDD.

Good point. But maybe if they do that thing like the PS4 where you can play the game while you are downloading it could a be a solution.

They already do I believe (or at least with installing games). But my main concern with that would be that most ISP providers have a 250GB cap per month. When you start downloading 25-40GB games that disappears quick.

Thats another good point, to be honest I wasn't aware of data caps I'm from South America and my ISP only have have data caps for Youtube. Still 250GB is around 6 games a month thats not so bad but I guess there ISP with lower data caps.



disolitude on 08 June 2013

What are you guys talking about (except Xxain)? Xbox 1 is digital console. Retail disks are means of digital game distribution and exist to appease retail outlets who have to sell consoles at razor thin profit margins. Down the road when internet is available everywhere those retail disks will become boxes with a card containing a key for game download. You will always have retail sales of games...

@Corey
X1 supports external hard drives for storage

@everyone
It needs to have a bluray drive because its positioned as an all in one media center type of device, not just for gaming



Rafux on 08 June 2013
tiffac said:
Rafux said:
J_Allard said:
There's a huge difference between requiring a once a day connection to check the console in and requiring you to download every 25GB game to the HDD.

Good point. But maybe if they do that thing like the PS4 where you can play the game while you are downloading it could a be a solution.


Well they have the gamer download the game in parts and they can play the first part while waiting for the next one to complete and so on or stream them like Sony's plan with Gakai. Of course this would totally alienate a bigger portion of the community from the get go and the infrastructure is not yet in par with the advancement in cloud technology.

Pre-download and play while downloading the game working together could be a solution but indeed this would alienate some people but they already are alienating people anyway.