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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KelcyPosted:

MTV
ExoticWolfs I want the 720 and everything, but I probably wont get it because there is soo much bs in it. Well, according to the rumors.


Exactly like $70 for a game! Like go home Microsoft you're drunk


lol... Nobody will but them

MTVPosted:

ExoticWolfs I want the 720 and everything, but I probably wont get it because there is soo much bs in it. Well, according to the rumors.


Exactly like $70 for a game! Like go home Microsoft you're drunk

ExoticWolfsPosted:

I want the 720 and everything, but I probably wont get it because there is soo much bs in it. Well, according to the rumors.

CrastifyPosted:

always on great

-TANK-Posted:

i think i speak for every xbox gamer when i say all microsoft need to do is update the hardware, leave everything else alone. the few rumored features of the 720 such as the need to install all games, and always having to be online is putting me off massively and i never thought i'd say it but the ps4 is actually starting to look more appealing each time any info gets leaked about the 720

DisfiguredPosted:

This is so stupid, what if peoples internets go off or they have just moved homes. Its just inconvenient

ApeModsPosted:

I don't understand what his point is. I need some more information from this guy. #TwitterTime

neboPosted:

Lamb He better be completely kidding! This is the biggest joke, I need my xbox when I go on vacation, or if my internet goes out!


lol yeah don't know why he didn't think of that

661KingPosted:

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darkowl1991 HE has a point my xbox is always connected to the the net and I'm not the only one. Quit your ***** about it, if you don't like it don't get it it's that simple.


Ya, you're totally right. Everyone in America is in the exact same situation you're in. Except that most people in the U.S. have to deal with slow internet connections(616K/s average), internet caps(couple gigs a month), and internet blackouts. Oh ya, what happens after M$ stops supporting the 720 and shuts off its servers? You will have on big paper weight. In a sense, you're not owning the Xbox, you're just paying 300-400 to rent it. Also, you should quit your ******** about people ******** about this stupid feature on the console. If most people want to ***** about it, they have as much the right to do so as you have to criticize them. You demanding(********) them to quit ******** about it makes you a hypocrite.

Xbox will not stop supporting the 720 for the next 15 years, as the xbox 360 will keep being supported for atleast 5 years oafter the 720.
also you told him to stop ***** then said people have a right too. You are a hypocrite asell :D


1st. How do you know M$ will not stop supporting the 720 in 15 years? I still play my NES and N64 and its been, what, 20+ years?

2nd. If you took the time to read, reread, and understand, you would know I'm not demanding that he stop. I'm only suggesting to him, that he should stop because it makes him look like a hypocrite. He, on the other hand, demands the other person to stop.

KardashianPosted:

Lamb He better be completely kidding! This is the biggest joke, I need my xbox when I go on vacation, or if my internet goes out!


Same here, that exec sounds like a selfish rich guy.


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