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Microsoft Removes Offline Day One Update From Website
- Thread starter SuicidalSteve
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Face it Tiger..
Banned
The system is already a brick without that update.
Vestal
Gold Member
This is why you need to read the thread and not just a title.
RugbyPlayer
Banned
Whats the big deal? What the difference if you have high speed internet to downloading it on your PC or hooking your XBox up to live to download it? The only advantage would be having the update pre-downloaded for when you pick your console up.
The only true issue would be people who dont have high speed net access and would need to go to a public computer to download it and update it at home. That's a real issue
The only true issue would be people who dont have high speed net access and would need to go to a public computer to download it and update it at home. That's a real issue
shungokusatsu
Member
As history has shown us release after release (sim city, Diablo 3, CoD, etc), there will be a huge spike in traffic and as a result services will either be down entirely or very, very slow. Having the file update on hand ensure you can have it installed immediately instead of waiting on long download times.
RugbyPlayer
Banned
Thats assuming Microsoft doesnt have server stability. which they sure as hell do. XBox live handles just as much traffic on a daily basis as it will at launch of the One. Not to mention the download server for the patch is likely the same between a PC and downloading it on the console directly
therealPeterman
Neo Member
That's what I have to do. I drag my consoles, desktop, and laptop to a local school to download updates and the sort. It sucks, but that's life in the sticks. I do have a 4G connection on my cell but it's a 8GB cap.
You don't work for Microsoft anymore, Adam. I know it's hard to accept but it's over. Time to turn in your professional console warrior badge.
Exactly what I was thinking
My free copy of Undertow says otherwise
RedNumberFive
Banned
kingofthedead45
Member
Its not really one at all. But what's wrong with more options? More over, think about it from a matter of principal, who's going to notice this sort? Hint the people who are gonna be vocal about it. Its not the casual crowd. They don't even know This is going on. But the "hardcore" (god I hate this sort of label but) will, the ones with the pitchforks cause of all the PR nonsense that has already gone on. You know, the kind of people who are going to give you over a million sales in one day. Yet they continue to shoot themselves in the foot with this group of people. Microsoft, just stop.
It has a Youtube app. And at launch even.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
The recently revealed white Xbone that people at MS got looked pretty sweet. They won't sell it to you, but uh... y'know. That's kinda close to good news.
Did anybody who got a console early actually use the downloaded recovery thing on a USB stick instead of downloading the patch? The way the MS rep quoted in the locked thread referred to it, it sounded like whatever they yanked from the website might not have actually enabled everything the day one patch does, but I don't necessarily believe that.
The One and Done
Member
Not a big deal/10
If something went wrong, as you described, how exactly would they start up the system to access the system version information to be able to download the correct file?
Rei no Otaku
Member
It begins.
dazzlerazzle
Banned
In my opinion that's their fault, its been known for months now you are basically buying a $500 brick if not plugged in to the Matrix
Nobody but the customer is at fault when buying the Xbox One and its games such as Ryse and Forza 5. Serves those people right.