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

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xxracerxx

Don't worry, I'll vouch for them.
SenjutsuSage said:
Don't get me wrong, I agree with most of you in this thread. His comments were extremely disrespectful, beyond stupid considering the position he's in, and it definitely crossed into territory where he was insulting potential customers directly.

When you are in a position of responsibility, you should act like it. I don't have a very big problem with always online. Nothing that I have that's capable of online, isn't online all the time. Times are a lot different now. People who find it offensive should do what I would do when I find something offensive and unacceptable: DON'T BUY IT. As for me, I'll be damned if I'm letting something minor like always online or some idiotic twitter comments prevent me from getting the next Xbox. It's a non-issue for me, other people have a different view. That's fine.
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So while playing single player games on the 360 you never get disconnected from Live?
 
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JDSN

Banned
Sorral said:
And viral it goes:
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Once again:
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i-Lo

Member
So uh... guys, I'm quite lost. Too many tweets and reciprocating quotes and gifs. So is XBox 3 looking more like Simcity or not?
 
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Antiwhippy

the holder of the trombone
Penguins&PolarBears said:
I don't know. You tell me. Either claim is equally ridiculous.

Requiring broadband was said to be anti-consumer.
DLC and microtransactions was said to be anti-consumer.
Kinect space requirements was said to be anti-consumer.

I only feel as though requiring people have their Xbox connected to the Internet would make games better and enable more social/community elements in games. Forcing game developers to build games for backwards individuals who haven't figured out they should connect their console to the Internet is hurting the medium not helping it.
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Eh, I'd say forced multiplayer components are hurting the medium more.

Also man can your tone be any more elitist?
 
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Xamdou

Member
I wouldn't mind an online only console. You have to be connected to get achievements, access leader boards, friends list, DLC, play-online multi-player etc which is a given.
 
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kenjisalk

Member
What a colossal dipshit. Odds are the dude will be reprimanded over this or possibly fired (what with the Kotaku coverage).

Where the hell are media trainers when you need 'em?
 
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daveo42

Banned
DrNeroCF said:
Are we arguing that the 720 won't sell, or that requiring always on is despicable anti-consumer behavior?
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In this thread? It more comes down to what seem to be very arrogant comments from a creative director that, based on his own recent comments, were just jokes.

These arrogant comments have lead to the idea that this is the official sentiment of Microsoft that they do not care for anyone who doesn't have always on, high speed internet. This could be considered despicable anti-consumer behavior due to his place and affiliation with Microsoft.

Based on how far these comments go, joke or no, it could affect the 720's sales. Right now, Microsoft needs some sort of positive press about their system. "No news is good news" could work if stuff like this wasn't generating content that seems to be working against what Microsoft is setting up for next-gen.
 
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Eusis

Member
Gooster said:
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Only if he made better analogies, Jaffe.
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"Dang it"? Is he turning into Hank Hill now? :p

Even without the cities comment (though as noted even in cities, maybe ESPECIALLY in some cities, there can be issues) those really were profoundly bad analogies. That's more like a TV refusing to work because it can't sense a cable or antenna connection, despite the fact we might just want to watch movies or play games on it.
 
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dallow_bg

nods at old men
Penguins&PolarBears said:
I don't know. You tell me. Either claim is equally ridiculous.

Requiring broadband was said to be anti-consumer.
DLC and microtransactions was said to be anti-consumer.
Kinect space requirements was said to be anti-consumer.

I only feel as though requiring people have their Xbox connected to the Internet would make games better and enable more social/community elements in games. Forcing game developers to build games for backwards individuals who haven't figured out they should connect their console to the Internet is hurting the medium not helping it.

Mobile gaming is starting to pass by console gaming because their users are always connected to the Internet. Microsoft perhaps needs to help modernize the console industry once again. Sony/Nintendo have never fully understood the importance of the Internet with respect to gaming and have largely been dragged to where they are now by following Xbox Live.
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Oh wow.
 
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grimshawish

Banned
i-Lo said:
So uh... guys, I'm quite lost. Too many tweets and reciprocating quotes and gifs. So is XBox 3 looking more like Simcity or not?
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Probably confirmed now.
So many rumours and now this. Kotaku already had a source confirm it to them just they were unsure because of other devs being in the dark whilst Edge already had it confirmed.

So we are there imo; its for MS to deny.
 
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Longshot

Member
Wow, that guy comes off as a complete dickhole.

"It's not a problem for me therefore it's not an issue for anybody else."

The arrogance, will stick with PC and might pickup a PS4 later on.
 
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kinggroin

Banned
JordanN said:
Durango will at least have third party games.

Wii U is basically a gutted Gamecube that had all its interesting features removed (competitive hardware and third party support).

Wii U looks worse in my eyes.


Edit: Even comparing it to Gamecube is giving it too much credit.
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I don't know if I'd call the GameCube's third party support, an interesting feature. To beach his own I suppose.
 
Vire

Vire

Member
If there wasn't any validity to the always online nonsense, why wouldn't Microsoft come outright and just say it doesn't have it.

It would certainly avoid all of this headache.

Because it does
 
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Replicant

Member
enzo_gt said:
God Forgives, GAF Don't
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Penguins&PolarBears said:
I don't know. You tell me. Either claim is equally ridiculous.

Requiring broadband was said to be anti-consumer.
DLC and microtransactions was said to be anti-consumer.
Kinect space requirements was said to be anti-consumer.

I only feel as though requiring people have their Xbox connected to the Internet would make games better and enable more social/community elements in games. Forcing game developers to build games for backwards individuals who haven't figured out they should connect their console to the Internet is hurting the medium not helping it.

Mobile gaming is starting to pass by console gaming because their users are always connected to the Internet. Microsoft perhaps needs to help modernize the console industry once again. Sony/Nintendo have never fully understood the importance of the Internet with respect to gaming and have largely been dragged to where they are now by following Xbox Live.
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Like how ridiculous your posts tend to be? I don't know how you can come up with this BS? The only reason MS will do this always online is purely for their pocket and not for the benefit of the consumers. If they do, they wouldn't limit the rights that consumers have to their purchased games by only allowing them to play it if they are online.
 
Nocturno999

Nocturno999

Member
He will definitely get his ears pulled for confirming always-online. His analogies and excuses sound almost as bad as "is only 5 dollars a month".
I can play Angry Birds and Infinity Blade offline ffs.
 
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Apath

Member
Mrbob said:
Guess those of us living in Wisconsin aren't good enough to own the next Xbox. I'll just have to buy a PS4 instead. Apology denied.
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Is the internet universally bad in Wisconsin? My girlfriend just moved there and has horrible internet.
 
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