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[Kaako]

http://www.dvice.com/sites/dvice/files/volcano-erupting-from-space-GIF.gif

Forget the OS BS, this gif is the business.

 

[jet1911]

If this is true launch day will be a fucking nightmare for MS. Ouch.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

There's more?

It's what it is but he posts a good amount.

I don't think dedicated servers for any games will fix this issue right now.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

if online play is fucked and buggy for weeks after launch, that's a pretty big deal. I wouldn't' write it off so quickly as something that can be easily fixed when Mort's own sources think it could take weeks/months. Think about the number it did on PS3's image when PSN was compromised and down for a month. Imagine that happening on a system where online play is so vital like XBL.

It really is like Sony and MS traded places.

 

[TheLegendary]

Thats it?

 

[CTLance]

Nextgen, why dost thou fail me so.

 

[jordan0386]

It'll work for the most part in a month.

16 hour shifts. Nothing we have to worry about.

Xbox One is a go for Nov. 22

Anything for hits, I guess.

 

[antitrop]

Microsoft will clearly blame any OS issues at launch on complications with reversing their DRM policy, even though that's obviously BS.

 

[-PXG-]

"Xbox Live doesn't work and is a buggy mess"

...Meh. Not a big deal.

Ummm....that's a pretty big deal. Tell that to the die hard Xbox fans who LOVE XBL and who LOVE party chats.

 

[FinalStageBoss]

Man if live, a service people pay for, doesn't work at launch there will be a shitstorm for MS. And it could potentially take months to fix? fuck..

 

[Possum]

Oh, man. This is so disappointing if it's true.

 

[SwiftDeath]

This launch is craziness incarnate

 

[TIMtationX]

So if I'm only going to play games and not use any of the apps I'm okay?

Good. All I care about.

 

[Garrett 2U]

So... Parties may (but may not) be partially broken at launch..?
Meh.

 

[TheRealTalker]

Effecting the whole online experience can prove to be annoying
Since day one Xb1 users would be gold members

If it is not affecting gaming time though then that is good but limited

 

[statham]

as I mention in the other thread, this for me is no big deal. 720 is a way bigger deal, both can be fixed after launch.

 

[Hattori]

So it's as broken as the Wii U OS?

 

[Ghazi]

Quick, someone photoshop the Xbox logo onto the big white cloud!

 

[Heretic]

This GIF looks awesome on my phone.

 

[UNCMark]

"Maybe it will work at launch, maybe it wont."

FFS. Megaton? More like meganone.

 

[MThanded]

I can't believe he hyped this so much..

Yeah this is like a killiton not a megaton.

 

[tomvek]

Who is the guy that wrote the article?

 

[G.Newell]

What a bad weekend for the Xbox One.

 

[LevityNYC]

Quick, someone photoshop the Xbox logo onto the big white cloud!

working on it.

 

[Delusibeta]

tl;dr edition: online is pretty much fucked. Expect blood if they don't fix it by launch.

 

[Sibylus]

This looks awesome.

Real, too: http://www.dvice.com/2013-2-28/gif-day-volcanic-eruption-seen-iss

 

[Dynze]

 

[Nafai1123]

And yet again, another touted advantage is put into question.

 

[NintendoRev]

Not sure I really believe a rumor from a wordpress blog I've never heard of until now.

 

[Captain Pants]

Is all of this as simple as that February 20th reveal catching MS off guard? I just can't believe that there are so many things wrong with one system unless it was rushed.

 

[adj_noun]

Great googly moogly.

 

[Bsigg12]

Like I said in the UI thread, this will be fixed so what's the issue?

I think the 720p news was definitely bigger. I mean this is a new system, I was expecting Live and OS issues. That's nothing new.

 

[Gartooth]

...and Microsoft was planning on making this shit online mandatory at all times.

 

[Dragon]

Exactly. Hardly worth hyping up.

The 720p thing is way bigger news until we get something more concrete.

Core functionality that's been present on Xbox Live for ten years not working isn't a big deal?

Not sure I really believe a rumor from a wordpress blog I've never heard of until now.

Mortimer has proven himself in the past so your skepticism isn't warranted.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

So it's as broken as the Wii U OS?

Prior to a big 1.4GB update, functionally a mess. Probably still is but I haven't had that much clarity after that.

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

The Live problems, may be ironed out weeks after launch.

Id be more worried about the OS problems. To patch it, they need to patch peoples consoles and if the console OS doesn't work, people aren't going to kill themselves to troubleshoot and fix it.

Its the exact same thing with the WiiU OS. Its an easy fix, but only if your willing to do a decent amount of googling, which is something casual audiences aren't. They will just take the console back and buy an alternative

 

[Frolow]

This thread is gonna go places...

 

[criesofthepast]

Shit just keeps getting more real.

I'm not touching launch systems at all. In a year or two hardware will be revised and more reliable and all these software issues will be resolved. Just not worth it.

 

[Guevara]

“The system OS and network integration was written by a group of people who do not play games. They don’t understand why things were set up in the ways they were designed by J Allard back in ’05.”

This sounds really unlikely to me. First, that J Allard actually designed such systems; and second that no one at MS can figure it out.

I'm not discounting the major rumor here (software is a mess and won't be 100% by launch), but this reasoning is extremely suspect.

 

[Pwn]

Microsoft will fix things QUICKLY!

 

[krypt0nian]

Well, this guy got the undeserved blog hits he was looking for.

In what way are they undeserved? I'd love to hear.

 

[davepoobond]

I can't believe that can be possible.

There's going to be a huge shit storm if any of that comes to pass. How can they ship a broken product like that?

I don't think it's true personally. But we'll see...

 

[DeltaJay]

So in summary:

There are bugs in the OS. It might or might not be fixed at launch. No one but the guys working on the OS know..

...that's it.

 

[Twilight Gap]

And that is one of the many reasons why you don't buy consoles on launch.

 

[Ghazi]

working on it.

There is a god!

 

[xxracerxx]

Not sure I really believe a rumor from a wordpress blog I've never heard of until now.

You have to look at who it is coming from.

 

[wsoxfan1214]

Heh. Same people who bragged about the 360's party chat and online stabilitynare now brushing this off as if it's nothing.

Love my 360's party chat feature. Why would they change it?

 

[Gemüsepizza]

Well, this guy got the undeserved blog hits he was looking for.

You mean the one he got from the OP for copying the whole article?

Edit: Ok he fixed it lol.

 

[Mugatu]

Damn if true.

I never put much stock in those saying Xbox is screwed because the original people left but I assumed they would have left a strong legacy but I guess the corporate culture overrode any chance of that happening.

 

[Reg]

No more superior online experience?