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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Source: http://www.develop-online.net/news/43754/Microsoft-exec-I-dont-get-the-drama-around-always-on

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-BlitzKrieg-Posted:

I dont get why MS think its necessary to have an always-on connection. What are they trying to achieve/benefit ?

dmofPosted:

Ankoku Some people i guess have very crappy internet connection. And have a very high disconnect rate. My internet never lets me down, i wont mind this at all.


It's the people that have crap internet that are going to buy the PS4 or move onto a different console. Lots of sales will be lost, not everyone has internet/good internet.

AnkokuPosted:

Some people i guess have very crappy internet connection. And have a very high disconnect rate. My internet never lets me down, i wont mind this at all.

CreativeHDzPosted:

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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

Lol a pc is way better then the next gens lol console fan boys
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


yeah i agree, they used to be better back in 2007, but now pc's are to good and advanced, plus they have alot more storage so it is easier to make them better than consoles tbh, otherwise consoles would have to be bigger.

123STEjPosted:

http://i.imgur.com/rixjoS6.jpg i found this rather funny

WokzePosted:

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


yeah i agree, they used to be better back in 2007, but now pc's are to good and advanced, plus they have alot more storage so it is easier to make them better than consoles tbh, otherwise consoles would have to be bigger.

YinPosted:

I usually always have the internet connection so I'm not personally worried, but I still see this as a problem. Not everyone has that internet connection. Having a console that cost that much should play with or without an internet connection. It doesn't help that Orth is being a jerk about it.

Taker34Posted:

I don't think MS is that stupid. If they really ignore their fans, they will make the same mistakes Sony did in 2005/6. You just can't please the developers and forget about the customers.
I'm really curious to see what Sony and MS will show us at E3.

fever308Posted:

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fever308
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.


K dumb ass they're not doing it for any those reasons. They're doing it to prevent pirating. You can't play pirated games online with the xbox 360. So people play offline. They're trying to that here.


You dont really understand a crack. Chances are, people will still be able to easily play pirated games, but out of millions of people who play, you will be the only to get caught because you stole $60 from them which to them is their whole life savings.

LOL I dont understand cracks? You don't cracks aren't on xbox 360 pirated games. Only pc. Cracks are used so you can run the game without the cd. On a 360 you can't do this. You have to put the iso on a disk, then you have to make sure your xbox is flashed, then you can play
but only offline.

LosersPosted:

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


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