Microsoft exec: I don't get the drama around always-on

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'I don't get the drama around always-on. That's the world we live in. Deal with it.'

The creative director of Microsoft Studios has defended always-connected consoles as fresh reports circulate of a constant internet requirement for the next Xbox.

Taking to Twitter, Adam Orth said he didn’t understand the drama around an always on console, and stated that it’s part of “the world we live in”.

He finished his Tweet with the hashtag “Deal with it”.
“Sorry, I don’t get the drama around an “always on” console,” he said.

“Every device now is “always on”. That’s the world we live in. #Dealwithit.”

When appearing to be questioned by BioWare’s senior gameplay designer Manveer Heir on whether the company had learnt anything from the issues suffered by the likes of Diablo III and SimCity, and that people can lose their internet connection, Orth responded with “Electricity goes out too”.

Heir went on to state that not all places had good connections, to which the Microsoft exec retorted: “Why on earth would I live there?”.

Heir has since said however that he is good friends with Orth, and the two often joke around, telling readers “Don’t read too much into our back & forth”.

“No one in this world is as good as you think they are and no one is really as bad as you think. You see a 2D image of people on the internet," he said.

Orth also apologised for any offence caused to the cities referenced in his retort, and said: "Just the normal daily back and forth I have with Manveer. Apologies for offending non-cities. I was trolling him personally."

As the expected reveal of the next Xbox draws near, reports continue to suggest that Microsoft has opted for always-online functionality for its next-gen console.

It has been claimed that the connection is required to use the new Xbox and play games, even in single player. A previous report also claimed that each disc would come with its own activation code, meaning only the initial user can install and play the game, potentially killing off the second had market.

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undisclosedPosted:

Adam Orth sounds like a dick.

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coDyDaTallGuy This is Microsoft wanting everyone to "pay" for an outrageous Online subscription. And if the rumors are true, then they'll be raising the subscription from $60 to $70. Although what does it matter, we'll all get it anyways lol.


I dont believe I'll be getting this with what I'v heard and seen.


Well raising it to $70 is a joke! We already pay enough and i dont think we should pay any more as we pay enough for the console itself.

-EffyPosted:

coDyDaTallGuy This is Microsoft wanting everyone to "pay" for an outrageous Online subscription. And if the rumors are true, then they'll be raising the subscription from $60 to $70. Although what does it matter, we'll all get it anyways lol.


I dont believe I'll be getting this with what I'v heard and seen.

liamcole123Posted:

I personally have started the change to PC so this doesn't really affect me! But I'm worried about the children! PC's are too high tech and easy to **** up for a child to be trusted with (Which is why I love PC gaming) But for families that don't have the most money won't be able to use the new console as they wouldn't be able to afford internet! They are really hurting everybody along with themselves if they do this!

VoyboyPosted:

T0xic8ear
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Taylor-Swift PC will be better then the 720 and ps3 by far


next joke...


You're ignorant to think so. PC has always been better.


It's okay hes not the sharpest tool in the shed


back in the day xbox 360 used to be a lot better than pc but now pcs are better but when the next gen console comes out they will be better than pc for about 2 or more years


What? No, PC's will always be better then consoles in everyday. PC are not held back by issues like Graphics and processors.


That is if you have $800 for a damn graphics card and don't like playing on low resolution, and then another $300 for the processor.


I have a 6-year old mid-level gaming PC that cost me $800 total, it still will outperform the 720 and the PS4 so that shows how truly ignorant you are, go ahead and pay for the 360 and then later the 720 but over the long run , Im not exactly wasting my money with a PC

zredstarv1Posted:

Lets say a big time Game comes out and Microsoft wont's 10 million copies sold at 69.99
20% will not purchase because the console does not support used games.
30% will not purchase for the next 3 years because the systems new.
20% will not purchase because the don't care for the always online internet connection.
The 10 million copies turns into 3 million for the next 3 years = 209,970,000.
For Microsoft to succeed that would have to do the following.
Release the console at a price of 299.99 dollars.
Market games below 49.99.
Package the new Xbox with a 4G network card.

ActPosted:

GowJ
DILSA
Blankeh
Zyme
Taylor-Swift PC will be better then the 720 and ps3 by far


next joke...


You're ignorant to think so. PC has always been better.


It's okay hes not the sharpest tool in the shed


back in the day xbox 360 used to be a lot better than pc but now pcs are better but when the next gen console comes out they will be better than pc for about 2 or more years


That's completely wrong. The Xbox 360 wasn't as powerful as PCs on release. Neither will the next gen consoles. Their hardware is already considered out of date.

coDyDaTallGuyPosted:

This is Microsoft wanting everyone to "pay" for an outrageous Online subscription. And if the rumors are true, then they'll be raising the subscription from $60 to $70. Although what does it matter, we'll all get it anyways lol.

shadow1Posted:

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Thrift-Shop Honestly, I don't know how likely I'd be to buy an online-only console. I feel that single player is a great aspect of games, and this might ruin the point of single player games.


You can still play

Hub I might just stick with the Xbox I've got for a year or two then, as this new xbox sounds like a pile of crap
It might have a better graphics and better performance but having to be connected to the Internet at all times and buy games brand new sucks.
I buy cods and fifa brand new but I don't expect to have to go buy a decent old game like borderlands or gears of war brand new.

Also the only reasons that Microsoft want it online all the time are
A) So they can see what we're doing
B) Stop people doing mods in solo/single player (which are harmless and quite fun sometimes)
C) To get more money as the greedy gits

All they would need to stop people doing mods is a well protected game and over the top server checks (to stop people doing it online if they some how managed to mod the game), they don't need a permanent Internet connection.

I can see many people leaving xbox over this, as I know people who don't have Internet / don't use the Internet, but instead buy games like cod for the campaign. I even know someone who's dashboard is about 3 or 4 years old, proving they don't use the Internet on it.

I am really considering getting the PS4 as it actually sounds far better at the moment.


a) They can probably already see what you are doing, if you are online.
b) Mods on single player will probably still be possible, unless everything is saved to the cloud.
c) How does making a console online all the time make them more money? Apart from the no pre-owned games thing which may not even be real, I can't think of a way it would earn them more.


Im not sure if you are trying to defend the new xbox or not, but this is absolutely the worse idea they can possibly make.

I can see console only gamers moving to ps4 after this while others will step up to make a pc so they will not have to buy anything new. I just hate how he is like "Deal with it." Is he so self minded that he cant realize that not everybody is rich enough to have good connection? Or is he just being another one of those "Its about me" a holes that are doing it for the money.


Yeah I am defending it. It's not a bad idea, they are doing so they can prevent piracy they won't make money from it. And I bet 90% of the people who are saying it's a bad idea are signed into Xbox Live when they are playing anyway so it will be no different.


Because that is for 360, not durango. I bet that the first week, xbox is going to see a major drop in sales when their 720 comes out, many will stay at 360 or go to ps4 or even choose gaming pc.

thomazPosted:

T0xic8ear
DILSA
GowJ
DILSA
Blankeh
Zyme
Taylor-Swift PC will be better then the 720 and ps3 by far


next joke...


You're ignorant to think so. PC has always been better.


It's okay hes not the sharpest tool in the shed


back in the day xbox 360 used to be a lot better than pc but now pcs are better but when the next gen console comes out they will be better than pc for about 2 or more years


What? No, PC's will always be better then consoles in everyday. PC are not held back by issues like Graphics and processors.


That is if you have $800 for a damn graphics card and don't like playing on low resolution, and then another $300 for the processor.


Teh heck?? You could get 4-5 beast graphics cards for 800, and processors cost 200? I don't know what your smoking but please go be stupid somewhere else. Also, PC has always and will always be better than consoles, one simple fact being that consoles ARE PC'S (well not necessarily PC's, but they are computers which use the same parts as PC's.). Their just not bound to the predefined specs that manufacturers have set for them. Do your research before you spout nonsense.


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