Eurogamer: Does the console always need to be connected to the internet?
Shuhei Yoshida: You can play offline, but you may want to keep it connected. The system has the low-power mode - I don't know the official term - that the main system is shut down but the subsystem is awake. Downloading or updating or you can wake it up using either the tablet, smartphone or PS Vita.
Eurogamer: Are all of those things optional? For people who have broadband data limits, for example? They can customise everything?
Shuhei Yoshida: Oh yes, yes, you can go offline totally. Social is big for us, but we understand there are some people who are anti-social! So if you don't want to connect to anyone else, you can do that.
Its a shitty company as long as balmer stays...They've proved that everything good about the 360 is off the table. I see absolutely no reason to give Microsoft the benefit of the doubt. At this point that I automatically assume the worst of their company.
This man was right.
They fired him for telling people in advance and spilling the beans.
Lol @ people trying to mince Yoshida's words. They clarified all the always online fears:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidth...ever-considered-making-the-ps4-always-online/
(hint: they never even considered it)
There are some military personnel in this thread who would like to share their with you.I just can't fathom anybody taking their Xbox overseas.
But its not about "always online" anymore.
This are the new issue now.
There are some military personnel in this thread who would like to share their with you.
Wait... what?
There are some military personnel in this thread who would like to share their with you.
There are zero possibilities unless Yoshida is lying through his teeth."Always online" =/= this activation per day thing.
There's still possibilities Sony does the same.
Well, looks like MS is going to be spending their E3 conference saving face.
Where did he say all this?There are zero possibilities unless Yoshida is lying through his teeth.
Literally a dozen posts up.Where did he say all this?
Posted this in another thread but todays news made me remember "How you killed your brand"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98qC0fd_1w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
We need an X1 version stat.
The Forbes article?Literally a dozen posts up.
That doesn't necessarily mean that there may not be 24 hour checks, or similar.Sony president of Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, said that a constant Internet connection would not be required from users, given the differences in web services available across the globe.
“Did we consider it? No, we didn’t consider it," said Yoshida. "The main reason being that many countries don’t have robust Internet connections. It makes sense for people to have Internet connections to play online games, but for offline games there are many countries that we saw [that] do not really have robust Internet.”
It's unfortunate for people with no Internet connections, sure.
You don't have to go overseas to find a lack of internet access.
Exchange students? Volunteering? Totally could be in an internet-less environment.
Every fucking rumor was true.
Every fucking one. And someone most of them ended up being even worse than they seemed.
"Always online" =/= this activation per day thing.
There's still possibilities Sony does the same.
You'll have to buy XBOX TWO.Or what? I can't play games?
So this all means that if you don't have internet, you can't even fucking play anything? Please correct me if I'm wrong, and my apologies for being a moron if I am.
So this all means that if you don't have internet, you can't even fucking play anything? Please correct me if I'm wrong, and my apologies for being a moron if I am.
I cant imagine the shitstorm from families that cant get their new xbox one to work because of their internet during the holidays.
"Always online" =/= this activation per day thing.
There's still possibilities Sony does the same.
It has been confirmed that there is no online requirement.
Me and a bunch of friends have a beach house we rent near the end of every year and take a trip down to for a week or so which has zero internet connection outside of 3G for our phones. Whereas I normally bring my Wii and 360 along with me in case it rains and for the evenings, an Xbox One would be completely bricked if I took it with me in this circumstance.We were talking about "trips". I not really out overseas employment as a "trip". Trip implies recreation.
It's unfortunate for people with no Internet connections, sure.
Yes.
Sony looks down, and whispers... "No."Sony, save us!
I can just picture this bastard right now.
OW GOD!
Just had time to watch and read gaf..
THE TEARS!!!! GIMMIE GIMMIE
Man, is there an industry that is so crazy like a crazy race!?!?!?!??!?! I LOVE GAMES!
They should make a game where you control a game company.. OWW THE SWEET SMEEL OF TEARS!
PS.: Please, dont bane me! Im just happy because I'm going on vacation to Disney World for the first time (im 30) and this just happened!
= )
Dude is prolific. He stood by while Sony's Japanese studios turned to dust, now he's killing the Xbox.
Dude is prolific. He stood by while Sony's Japanese studios turned to dust, now he's killing the Xbox.