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Microsoft Studios' creative director has some choice words about always-online

C4Lukins

Junior Member
That tweet is the single most arrogant quote I've heard from any Microsoft rep. You could lose your job for talking down on potential customers.

Either he's completely lost his mind, having a meltdown... Or the Internet is getting trolled.

I think he is having a meltdown. I mean Microsoft sells a ton of products to people and businesses in small towns. This guy is screwed.
 

Shion

Member
I have this cached before he locked it:

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Respawn

Banned
Not irrelevant. I want clarification since Sony was very fuzzy with details in the past.

Looks like I have links, but I will wait for the final product since Sony changes things before console releases.

You really are a piece of work. Diablo 3 offline announced on PS4 wasn't enough. So after announcing no always online to consumers, board members and your 3rd party teams they will now announce at a later date that they lied.
Your tears are already filling my cup trying to spin this negative news on Sony.
 

scitek

Member
As an Xbox user who's Xbox is online every time the thing is switched on, this doesn't bother me. And I'm with the "The average person won't care" train of thought, because honestly, I don't think they will.

Yeah, like the average person doesn't care about SimCity.
 

Eusis

Member
Pirates, morons, and trolls? How about fans of the hobby that have sketchy internet connections?
Nevermind that maybe stuff like this is EXACTLY why we're becoming anti-MS. I was for them at the start of the generation, especially with the hubris Sony developed, but as Sony stepped their game up Microsoft started slipping up more, and if this is how they want to handle their next console then it goes from "I don't really like them but so long as I have other choices who cares" to "I hope Nintendo and Sony curbstomp their next console out of the market."
 

RoboPlato

I'd be in the dick
If the PS4 was always online GAF would be defending the fuck out of it. How about we actually wait until we know a little more about the console before shitting on it?

As much as Sony has won me over this gen I can guarantee that there is no way I would be defending this kind of bullshit.
 

schuelma

Wastes hours checking old Famitsu software data, but that's why we love him.
If the PS4 was always online GAF would be defending the fuck out of it. How about we actually wait until we know a little more about the console before shitting on it?

Yes, gaf is a Sony love-fest.

Were you around from 2006-2008?
 

mrgone

Member
Holy fucking shit I cannot believe it looks like this is happening.

Anyway, regardless of it being bullshit in general etc, I cannot believe his tweet about "why would I want to live there?". I actually live near Blacksburg too, and it's perfectly fine!

It's cool, I don't think think he meant anything by it. Disparaging comments about unknown places are just kind of a mating call for his particular species of douche. The louder and more obnoxious it is, the more potiential mates hear the call. It's just nature in action.
 

Esiquio

Member
Try being deployed on a ship for months with no internet, you asshole. Halo LAN onboard brought a lot of good times and positive morale to my old unit.
 

Paches

Member
If the PS4 was always online GAF would be defending the fuck out of it. How about we actually wait until we know a little more about the console before shitting on it?

But it's not. And I doubt "GAF" would be defending it. All we have to go on right now is information sources give to media outlets. Expect a reaction to that information.
 

trmas

Banned
My company made us take a class on twitter because it is a useful tool, but automatic grounds for being let go if you say something stupid. And it is a BIG company like MS.

Forward thinking...
 

Bovadose

Neo Member
My biggest problem with online only is that in the future when their servers are shut down, then the console and all of it's games will become an expensive paper weight. I suppose there are some ways around that though..

Normally I get every console, but if this is online only, then I'll have to rethink picking it up. This isn't something that I want to help encourage.
 

Kusagari

Member
If the PS4 was always online GAF would be defending the fuck out of it. How about we actually wait until we know a little more about the console before shitting on it?

GAF does love their Sony but come the fuck on.

Sony was shat on when the PS3 launched, they were shat on during the PSN debacle and Vita is shat on every day.
 

Leflus

Member
Adam Orth is hereby crowned king of amazing analogies.

This does give the rumours a bit more credibility though... I'm starting to get worried.

Hold the fuck up. Microsofts creative director has only made flash games before? Lol
He's one of many creative directors.
 

Cheddahz

Banned
I swear people make mountains out of mole hills too often on this forum.

Most of you probably use MULTIPLE other services that require a connection and dont even notice it. This is a non-issue that is getting fanned by pirates, morons and anti-MS trolls.

Other than the reasonable (but edge case) "the network is down".... WHAT else is a concern?

Being able to actually play my games
 

daripad

Member
In my case my Internet connection is shitty and I live with my parents, so I cannot change or improve it. My connection goes down for a few seconds each half an hour, so if Microsoft implemented that I would be playing for a while and then my console would shut down because the connection is down and it would ruin my experience. If they re gonna do this fuck them and I hope no one buys their shitty console here (though if they do that people wouldn't really buy the conse because playing gears and halo online is their main use for te console).
 
If COD is exclusive for that period? You can bet it probably will.

Do you know how much that would cost? What does it sell in the opening week on other systems, 5 or so million?

So, roughly 135,000,000, assuming $27 per copy to the publisher.

You think them paying Activision roughly 150,000,000 or more is going to happen? Really?
 

Darryl

Banned
this still just boggles my mind that they think this'll work. over half of my 20~ year old friends who live away from their parents do not have home internet connections. it's just too expensive around here. teens just use their phone nowadays. what if i want to take it to someones house and play halo? i can't do that anymore?

GAF does love their Sony but come the fuck on.

Sony was shat on when the PS3 launched, they were shat on during the PSN debacle and Vita is shat on every day.

if you judged the Vita by GAFs opinion before launch, it was set to sweep the world and 3DS was a gimmicky bomb. it's only now that it is frequently held with a negative opinion.
 

Domino Theory

Crystal Dynamics
Yeah that's a poor way to be handling the rumor with such an attitude and on Twitter of all places.

Doesn't help that a former MS recruiter favorited his last tweet, too.
 

Mashing

Member
My company made us take a class on twitter because it is a useful tool, but automatic grounds for being let go if you say something stupid. And it is a BIG company like MS.

Forward thinking...

Indeed. There's a reason why MANY companies have social media directors (hell, I work at a community college and we have one) because bad PR spreads incredibly fast these days and is very damaging.
 

Tobor

Member
In my case my Internet connection is shitty and I live with my parents, so I cannot change or improve it. My connection goes down for a few seconds each half an hour, so if Microsoft implemented that I would be playing for a while and then my console would shut down because the connection is down and it would ruin my experience. If they re gonna do this fuck them and I hope no one buys their shitty console here (though if they do that people wouldn't really buy the conse because playing gears and halo online is their main use for te console).

"Why on earth would you live with your parents?"
 
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