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Clever play on words to hide the fact this thing has to be connected to the internet -- just not continuously.Microsoft said:Q: Does Xbox One require an “always on” Internet connection?
A: No, it does not have to be always connected, but Xbox One does require a connection to the Internet. We’re designing Xbox One to be your all-in-one entertainment system that is connected to the cloud and always ready. We are also designing it so you can play games and watch Blu-ray movies and live TV if you lose your connection.
Clever play on words to hide the fact this thing has to be connected to the internet -- just not continuously.
Maybe its a once/5min check, who knows. Its effectively the same as forced online.
Exactly. The fact that you can resell digital purchases is pretty neat, it's a feature not present on Nintendo's or Sony's system and something users of Digital Downloads cried for for years.
Clever play on words to hide the fact this thing has to be connected to the internet -- just not continuously.
Maybe its a once/5min check, who knows. Its effectively the same as forced online.
Kotaku just reported that the check is apparently 24 hours, and I assume after which you can't play...
There are no details on this supposed solution to sell and trade used games online. Even so, you can't play used games without paying Microsoft the full price of the game (not just a fee) so no more bringing games over to a friend's house.I dunno, maybe because they're
The Xbox One isn't looking too good right now.
- Blocking used games, forcing you to pay full price to play them <--- You can also sell and trade your used games online what you conveniently forgot to mention.
- Forcing you to connect to the internet to "activate" your games. <--- You can also de-activate them and trade them in, what you conveniently forgot to mention. It's not Always-Online, it's Online for activating a game and for that only.
- Increased emphasis on Kinect, making a mandatory feature of the system. <--- Doesn't seem like you read my responses. The Kinect is no longer an add-on, it's an integral part of the system, an extension of the controller and comes bundled with the console. Again, it's the equivalent of saying that you're upset you can't play on your Wii without a Sensor Bar, I said it like, 3 times at this point. Your movement is used in both the interface of the console for features like Snap On, zooming and changing tabs as well as in gameplay.
I disagree...?
There are no details on this supposed solution to sell and trade used games online. Even so, you can't play used games without paying Microsoft the full price of the game (not just a fee) so no more bringing games over to a friend's house.
They killed the retail used market for Xbox One games so you won't be able to go to Gamestop to purchase a used game for cheap. Now you have to buy them online through whatever convoluted system Microsoft has set up.
Having to get permission (by activating online) from Microsoft to play a game is ridiculous. What about all those people who never connect their system to the internet or people with spotty connections who will be prevented from playing until their internet comes back online.
And unlike a Wiimote, Kinect doesn't offer any actual gameplay improvements aside from flailing your arms like an idiot. Personally, I think it's a pointless addition and shouldn't be a mandatory part of the console. Not to mention that Kinect isn't exactly the most reliable device for something that's going to be always on.
All these moves are completely consumer unfriendly and unless you own stock in Microsoft, I don't know why anyone would try to justify these moves.
Actually both my white launch wii and my fat launch ps3 are still alive and work just fine and I bough the 3 consoles almost at the same time never had a problem with those 2 but the 360 didn't hold on a week.Because the PS3 didn't suffer from YLOD's and the early Wii's didn't suffer from the lesser-known Blue Disc Slot of Death when their GPU's fried themselves.
C'mon. All early revisions of hardware come with certain flaws.
http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-does-require-internet-connection-cant-play-o-509164109Kotaku: If I’m playing a single player game, do I have to be online at least once per hour or something like that? Or can I go weeks and weeks?
Harrison: I believe it’s 24 hours.
Kotaku: I’d have to connect online once every day.
Harrison: Correct.