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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T0xic8earPosted:

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.

gtapro151Posted:

well if xbox is always on connection ill be buying ps4 #dealwithit

phatjoe33Posted:

I own both consoles PS3 and 360,Personally I prefer the 360. I've been on xbox live for seven years and I am a loyal customer, but if this is true Im only getting one of the next gen consoles and it's the ps4. I know it's only pocket change to microsoft but between all the games and equipment The dlc's movie purchases live subscriptions microsoft points ect. I've probably put about 5 to 10 thousand dollar's into this console..... Now that money will be all sony's bye bye microsoft from an ex loyal customer.

nasaPosted:

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.

LostPosted:

It would be smart for them to have each game come with it's own activation code but does seem a bit far to go.

PoonPosted:

This is actually stupid as ****

xSTaTiCBLuExPosted:

I'll tell you why this is a bad idea: all the people who defend this obviously have a brilliant internet connection by the way.
My internet isn't really that bad, I mean it's bad don't get me wrong, but living just a mile down the road I used to get 0.2mbs download and 0.3mbs upload - Now that is bad. Getting 5mbs download and 0.3mbs upload seems like a gift from above but it isstill damn terrible! Living in amodern day family with people that constantly use the internet means I often cannot play online on the current xbox.
having to be connected at all times will not only constantly and unnessecarily hog your bandwidth (thank God I have unlimited), but could make it impossible to play at all. Power cuts can happen, yes, but they don't happen that often to the majority of people where as being on BT Broadband the internet is down at least a few trimes a year often for a week or two for some stupid reason or other.

Think Microsoft, you silly, close minded idiots. Your retorts were all damn stupid and unnacceptable.

KatsumiChanPosted:

Zyme
--Eminem-- Sony would do the same thing if the had a reliable online-gaming network, PSN is too unstable and insecure


yeh I agree


It's not a big deal, he might have said it in the wrong way, but its easier just to have always on then make many things/games for offline use also. The only problem i have, is what if your Internet is out, or power just came back but you don't have internet, or the Internet Company goes down?

DLTPosted:

shadow1
DLT
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.

MatijaNastasic-Posted:

What a **** this guy is


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