Huh, now it has an always online requirement? Or is that on a game to game basis? Xbone - where every game is an MMO.
That's not what Don is talking about in the op. Magic of the cloud can only work with an online connection.has to check in online every 24 hours or disables your games
That's not what Don is talking about in the op. Magic of the cloud can only work with an online connection.
Sadly we don't. Microsoft decides when to shut off their own servers. If I want to play Crackdown 3 in 20 years time when either MS is out of the console industry, there are no more consoles or the Xbox 5/whatever is out, and the servers are shut down, what do I do?Consumers do. They will move onto to whatever suits them best. As it stands, MS seems to cover most of those bases very well, so people have no need to go elsewhere.
They may not, they may do. This isn't a possibility with the current consoles as they do not require an online connection to work. Therefore we know for certain they will keep working (at least single player components) for as long as the hardware lasts. We don't know this for certain with the next Xbox and that is in no way a good thing.Who says games will suddenly stop working if they move to new tech? If it makes them money, they will keep it going.
And if a particular annual installment of a game doesn't make them the money they expect they could terminate support to push people towards the latest game.Who says games will suddenly stop working if they move to new tech? If it makes them money, they will keep it going.
Talk about an inadvertent slip. Clearly Mattrick hasn't spent much time outside of a city. Or, hell, even in cities, telephone service can be spotty.Microsoft had a decision to make, he said; either create a console planted in the present or look to the future and create a device built on the concept that one day the internet will be as available as electricity or telephone service.
As future proof as xboxlive games, so not very
the cloud is essentially there excuse for the online only requirement
the cloud is essentially there excuse for the online only requirement
Yep, this article was just the tip.Yes, but that's new. As of now we knew about the 24h check in, but MS hasn't been this concrede yet about the cloud thing and how they want developers to create games with the cloud in mind. That would mean always on requirement for games, not only 24h check ins.
In Xbox One, games play you.
no, he clearly says in "the next decade", they will enhance the gameplay with cloud... so prepare!
Your Xbone will be a brick if you're not paying Microsoft a monthly fee.And I'm still wondering about the fact whether XBL silver members will have access to our new gaming messiah.
i think its all glamorising on there part to be perfectly honest , but would be amazing to see if it can actually improve games.
but more to the issue it is a feature that further enforces online only
what is silly to me is that they talk the talk that they wont be able to back up... so in few months, when they dont deliver on these promises, what will happen? Backslash will be bigger than with SimCity.
Yup. As SimCity recently demonstrated. And Diablo III before that.the cloud is essentially there excuse for the online only requirement
Calling for bans of sites is getting annoying.
The solution will be to release a tiny cube server as an add-on for offline users.
can we just ban polygon from this site?
edit for clarification: polygon is just a PR piece for microsoft most of the time. I admit that i didn't read the full article but only because I didn't want to give that site any clicks.
"Gamers want the best experiences possible and they want a future-proof system,"
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His first victim has fallen .
Looks like you are online to me. Hating MS is the cool thing to do around here. Kind of like hating on Justin Bieber.
Future proof yet it's weaker than its competitor.
I don't get this "Sony is not the rival anymore". They would very quickly pay attention if a lot of their user base switched to PS4. They want software sales too.
It's the new "15 year plan instead of 10 year plan!" So we will see this generation last een longer if this is what Ms means of future proofing...
So it's either always online required, or this "cloud" PR speak is all bullshit. Every 24 hour check in would not be able to use "the infinite power of the cloud."