Can't write it off before any details are known. Not saying you're wrong, just saying there's too many unknowns at this point.
Microsoft sells Mediaroom, Xbox to be their TV strategy going forward http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft...v-journey.aspx Quote: The following is a post from Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President of Marketing, Strategy and Business for the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. Today, Microsoft and Ericsson announced a definitive agreement for Ericsson to acquire Mediaroom, the number one IPTV platform deployed by TV operators around the world. This acquisition is mutually beneficial and strategically aligned for both parties. Ericsson will continue to invest in the growth and success of Mediaroom to the benefit of customers, employees, and the industry. It allows Microsoft to commit 100 percent of its focus on consumer TV strategy with Xbox. We are proud of the world-class engineering and business achievements within Mediaroom. They have a rich history of driving innovation in IPTV. As early pioneers, they built the infrastructure to stream video on limited bandwidth, and today they enable multiscreen entertainment experiences for pay TV subscribers. Mediaroom has contributed to the evolution of TV and powers 22 million set-top boxes today in 11 million subscriber households. With the sale of Mediaroom, Microsoft is dedicating all TV resources to Xbox in a continued mission to make it the premium entertainment service that delivers all the games and entertainment consumers want –whether on a console, phone, PC or tablet. And with 76 million Xbox 360 consoles around the world with 46 million Xbox LIVE members, it is a mission that gets us out of bed in the morning. It is not a mission that we can achieve alone. We want to partner with the industry to deliver the next wave of innovation in games and consumer entertainment. We will partner with content creators, studios, labels, networks, content aggregators, operators and distributors to make this happen. We believe the future of home entertainment is one where TV becomes more simple, tailored and intelligent. We believe the best is yet to come for this industry. Our vision and energy for the future of entertainment is more focused than ever. Stay tuned.
I don't have a problem at all with this. I've used my Xbox 360 the same way, can't imagine this being any different.
FYI, SimCity does not use the servers for anything more than cloud-saving and "syncing" I assume regional areas: http://kotaku.com/5990165/my-simcity-city-thrived-offline-for-19-minutes If the XBOX 720 does require always on internet, it is soley for DRM and banning used games. The machine itself is way too powerful to just be a streaming client.
That's alright, we know it won't matter for some people. But look at the response on the link that was posted in the OP. Thousands of comments and it seems to get hundreds more every minute...and good luck finding any one that is alright with this in those comments. I wonder though.... would anyone be alright with a computer that ALWAYS has to be online? If it isn't connected then you can't turn it on? Just imagine...
Here is a system for all of those that actually have a problem with the internet connection on the new xbox..... Pros No Internet Connection No Multiplayer experience No Online Content No updates No social media No online movies and shows And guess what! you can play all your old school super nintedo games on it. WOW
Yeah, I knew that (though in hindsight, might not have been clear). I was just pointing out that if SimCity worked like EA said it would (and perhaps, how it might have worked at some point in development), you'd see some benefits from this kind of requirement. Even though Durango (I still call it Durango, I don't care) will be powerful, I'm sure you could still supplement it with some server-side processing. Doesm't Siri/Google Now recognition work like that for the most part? Maybe they want to handle some of the complex Kinect processing on servers, leaving the machine to render graphics, compute physics, and all that.
Not sure if this is just a joke but that's not what this is about. We want internet connection, multiplayer, social media, movies and shows. No one said to take that stuff away. But again...how many people would accept a computer that did not even function if you lost your internet connection? Even if it goes off you can't play any of your computer games, can't pull up word to work on something, you can't do anything because your internet dropped. I'm sorry that's just annoying. I can't remember how many times NBA 2k12 has pissed me off because I can't play a single player (My career) mode because their servers weren't working at the time.
Honestly doesn't matter to me whether or not people mind it, and it also wouldn't bother me if they changed it to the standard way without requiring an internet. I can't speak for others, but my Macbook is usually connected to the internet 99% of the time I use it for anything. If my internet was down, I wouldn't use the Xbox anyway.
Basically what it says. When you start up the game, it gets tied to your account. If you buy a game used, it will still be tied to some other account. Hence, you won't be able to play used games on your account. Though they probably won't do that exactly. They'll probably charge $10-$15 to "unlock" it or something (experimented with that this generation).
But who says that the system will not even turn on without connection? Who says that the system will not function? I'm pretty sure that the people who are designing this system have a clue on what they are doing and what they are going to do to make this system reliable. Xbox 360 is already a system that pretty much has to stay connected to the internet in order for everything to function as it should. Updates happen all the time and most of the people out there are looking for a great online experience vs story mode. If your ps3/ps4/xbox360/xbox (w/e) is going to be connected to the internet regardless then why is it an issue? I cannot possibly think that they would make this move unless they had something planned so that it would actually work. I am starting to think that they may even start going towards games on the console that are going to be free to play...... This would be a good thing. Free to play games have to be connected to the internet in order to play and thats the end of story. And yes a computer can function without internet but cmon lets face it, a computer is worthless without it. It serves no purpose. You will need internet for its programs.
The rumor stipulates that in order to play games, etc., you have to be connected to the Internet. IIRC, if it detects no connection for 3 minutes, you get booted out of the game. Maybe you can do some stuff without being connected, but the rumors definitely implies that you'll need to have a connection to really do anything significant on the console I agree this seems foolish, but then again, so was this kind of approach in Diablo 3, SimCity, etc. I still think it is unlikely, but we've seen companies ignore logic/reason with similar practices before.
I'm beginning to think that the only people supporting what Microsoft are doing with the Xbox are morons, and this statement right here is proving it.
Game publishers like EA have been pushing towards banning used games from working. Gamestop has become a billion dollar business selling used games and the publishers hate and want to stop it.
