Total douche...I know people who live out in the sticks somewhere and have no broadband. They go to their relatives house in the city once a month and when they do, they sometimes have to bring their PC or consoles to get updates.
Also yes, if the mobile reception is shit I won't pay money for a mobile phone. Why have one if I can't use it where I'm at?
Especially the when PS4 news is positive after positive and most importantly it is intended as a no-nonsense gaming platform first and foremost, not some change-your-living-room-into-something-else crap.
The only thing that makes me cringe was some article on Kotaku I read a couple of weeks ago, where some Sony bigwig was on record saying "You'll love using your real name as your chat handle with the ps4". Ummm, no, no I wont, thanks.
I think the article did go on to say that you might still be able to just use handles, instead of just your name. But, it was definately a wtf moment.
Considering the popularity of Steam on PCs... I don't see the issue for an "always on" console.
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anyone playing consoles does not have to have the internet in order to use it.
huge difference.
Considering the popularity of Steam on PCs... I don't see the issue for an "always on" console.
Steam isn't always-on though. If your connection drops, it won't kick you out of a single payer game. It also only requires you to periodically log in. So you can launch and play games offline, such as if you're on a laptop.
Steam hasn't entirely escaped controversy though as some boxed games require it. A lot of people hate that.
The thing about this is Steam has escaped most criticism for this though. When Starcraft 2 was coming out and Blizzard stated you had to periodically log in to Battle.net (once every 30 days or something) people freaked. "Omg DRM! What if my internet is down for a year! Omg!" Yet Steam requires this feature and nobody yells about it.
But, like I speculated earlier in the thread, MS probably has this to keep a reign on the developer boxes. If these got into the wrong hands, it probably wouldn't take someone smart very long to circumvent the disc protection or just a copy of the OS / bios that allows you to run unsigned content. That would be a major problem if I just had to flash my MB to play pirated games / modified games on XboxLive. I'm sure they could ban those consoles, but that takes time to find them and that person has already ruined the experience for a lot of people.
I might have to eat my words.
This is Microsoft Studios’ Creative Director Adam Orth lol.
But you can sorta see that MS was trying this out on the current Xbox, for indie games
Indie games are a competely different situation. Indie games require an internet connection as a way to get around not having an ESRB rating.
Kind of funny, but trolling everyone who lives in rural America probably isn't a good business strategy.
Looks like just last year only 60% of Xbox 360s were online. So they are basically telling 40% of their customers to "f*** off."
The ESRB is completely voluntary but your game will never be sold without a rating, or an AO (Adult Only) rating.Wow didn't know what was the case(reason) with Indie games (interesting).. as i was under the impression that the ESRB was technically a "voluntary" process.... (More for retail approval etc.)
Wow didn't know what was the case(reason) with Indie games (interesting).. as i was under the impression that the ESRB was technically a "voluntary" process.... (More for retail approval etc.)
If they live in a rural area without internet, they wouldn't be following him on twitter in the first place. So, he just making fun of people who can't even see they are being made fun of. No harm done.
The ESRB is completely voluntary but your game will never be sold without a rating, or an AO (Adult Only) rating.