Official Xbox One Thread
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You really don't think a lot of people preordered? A lot of people at NeoGAF alone preordered, so I'm guessing numbers were high.
Regardless though, considering preorders mean dick, who cares? A month from now we could learn that [RUMOR!!] turning on your PS4 will make your fridge become a sentient killing machine and [RUMOR!!!] Jesus rose from the dead to endorse the XBJ. This has been the most overeactive launch ever.Comment
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During the video interview, GameTrailers asked Mattrick about the new console’s connectivity requirements. The following is a transcription of his response:Some of the advantages that you get, of having, a box that is designed to use an online state, so, that, uh, to me is the future-proof choice, and I think people, could’ve arguably gone the other way if we didn’t do it and fortunately we have a product for people who aren’t able to get some form of connectivity, it’s called Xbox 360.The interviewer pressed, asking if that was really Microsoft’s message. Mattrick continued:
Well, if you have zero access to the internet, that is an offline device, I mean, seriously, when I read the blogs, and thought about who’s really the most impacted, there was a person who said ‘hey, I’m on a nuclear sub,’ and I don’t even know what it means to be on a nuclear sub but I’ve gotta imagine it’s not easy to get an internet connection.
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You really don't think a lot of people preordered? A lot of people at NeoGAF alone preordered, so I'm guessing numbers were high.
Regardless though, considering preorders mean dick, who cares? A month from now we could learn that [RUMOR!!] turning on your PS4 will make your fridge become a sentient killing machine and [RUMOR!!!] Jesus rose from the dead to endorse the XBJ. This has been the most overeactive launch ever.Comment
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Besides, this is a rallying call, not a "let's prove to someone people love us!" It's a "You made the right decision! These people think so too!" (which seems to be what most gamers yearn for)
Further, and related to Garrett's post: are people really that bothered by the 24 hour check in? I know that MS are being dicks about it, but I can honestly say that the only time I was without the internet for more than 24 hours in the last say, 5 years, was either when I was moving and it hadn't been set up yet, or hurricane Irene (during which I had no power).
I get that there are all sorts of crazy "what if" situations, and that people don't want to have to be on the internet to play single player. I get it. But is it really that big of a deal anymore?Comment
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Hasn't MS policy through and through (even with huge sellers like Minecraft) been that they don't divulge numbers though? Sure those numbers usually get out, but never through MS.
Besides, this is a rallying call, not a "let's prove to someone people love us!" It's a "You made the right decision! These people think so too!" (which seems to be what most gamers yearn for)
Further, and related to Garrett's post: are people really that bothered by the 24 hour check in? I know that MS are being dicks about it, but I can honestly say that the only time I was without the internet for more than 24 hours in the last say, 5 years, was either when I was moving and it hadn't been set up yet, or hurricane Irene (during which I had no power).
I get that there are all sorts of crazy "what if" situations, and that people don't want to have to be on the internet to play single player. I get it. But is it really that big of a deal anymore?Comment
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There's an ISP here that loses internet connectivity at least once a month for days at a time. Hundreds of people, occasionally thousands, lose their internet for up to three or four days, at times a week. This is in a college town. There is nothing these residents can do, because it's the only ISP on that side of town.Comment
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There's an ISP here that loses internet connectivity at least once a month for days at a time. Hundreds of people, occasionally thousands, lose their internet for up to three or four days, at times a week. This is in a college town. There is nothing these residents can do, because it's the only ISP on that side of town.Comment
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Lulz. I see your college education has served you well. He asked if the internet check-in was even a big deal, and I listed an example of a situation where a ton of people who would likely own an Xbone wouldn't be able to use it.Comment
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