limpid Posted March 20, 2013 Administrator Share Posted March 20, 2013 So will it be the next announcement or the one after when MS admit the optical disk will be an optional extra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted March 20, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted March 20, 2013 I'd still place my money firmly on the thing having an optical drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 So will it be the next announcement or the one after when MS admit the optical disk will be an optional extra So a little birdie tells me there's absolutely zero chance of this happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I only recently heard that the 360 will not play arcade/downloaded games offline - is that true? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted April 5, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) So, will the strapline for the new XBox be 'Deal with it!' ? Edited April 5, 2013 by Designer1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted April 5, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) As the kids today say...lol Edited April 5, 2013 by Designer1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 What was the guy thinking. He just kept on diggin', didn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Always online. What a big **** mistake that is going to be (if true). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted April 5, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2013 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Wowzers, only just read up on that "always online" bollocks. **** that with a shitty stick, quite frankly. Time to switch back to Sony, methinks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 5, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2013 It strikes me as someone with power doing very much what HE wants and not necessarily what the customers want. Not always a bad thing. But in this case, doesn't sound too wise. Obviously his reaction to it doesn't help either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted April 5, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2013 I'm not too sure how I feel about the always online thing to be honest. I'm more concerned with the "not playing 2nd hand games" thing that's going on at the minute. So If I have an xbox in my living room and bedroom, I have to buy Fifa for both of them separately? I'm generally always connected to the net anyway and only really do multiplayer gaming so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) This is a stupid idea. Might give this xbox a miss. PS4 all the way. Edited April 5, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I'm not too sure how I feel about the always online thing to be honest. I'm more concerned with the "not playing 2nd hand games" thing that's going on at the minute. So If I have an xbox in my living room and bedroom, I have to buy Fifa for both of them separately? I'm generally always connected to the net anyway and only really do multiplayer gaming so... I'm the same. Most my games i rent from Lovefilm now (i'll but games like Fifa and CoD). Rumours floating about that if you don't have an internet connection you wont even be able to start a game up and if the connection cuts mid game, you have a couple of minutes before gameplay is suspended. Now, i mostly play game online too and my console is connected to the internet every time i turn it on, but if i think back from last year, my internet connection was down about 3 times? for about 2-4 days each time due to maintenance or errors with the line. With this next Xbox that would **** me right over as i wouldn't even be able to play Fifa against the Cpu to kill time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 5, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2013 How much of the success of these new consoles will be dictated by being the first to be released? Or are people either 'PS' people or 'XBox' people at this stage? The reason I ask is because I wonder whether one will rush a release just to be on the shelf and shifting units (and dealing with any fallout from premature release (fnarr fnarr)). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 5, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2013 This is a stupid idea. Might give this xbox a miss. PS4 all the way. Orthy is a tosser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 5, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2013 I'm nearly always online as well so its unlikely to bother me, but that's not really the point. My Internet does drop out on occasion. It just seems weird to need something to play a game that you don't actually need. What I mean is his comparison to electricity is wrong. Your console (or your fridge or your tv or whatever) NEEDS electricity to run. Your console doesn't NEED the internet (unless you're playing online obvs) apart from the fact that they say it does now. It's similar to him saying everyone's microwaves need to be plugged in to be able to play their new XBox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 How much of the success of these new consoles will be dictated by being the first to be released? Or are people either 'PS' people or 'XBox' people at this stage? The reason I ask is because I wonder whether one will rush a release just to be on the shelf and shifting units (and dealing with any fallout from premature release (fnarr fnarr)). I have both Xbox 360 and Ps3. I only use my Xbox now. I just feel the online with Xbox is a much better experience and seeing as i send alot of time online the Xbox done it for me. Microsoft are already **** itself over and i don't think it matters who goes first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 http://i.minus.com/iZ4Xc7uzxvJUA.gif Apologies for laziness, posting from phone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 5, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2013 It's a ridiculous idea and given that my internet is utterly pants it would stop me buying one if I was of a mind to. I doubt I'd be alone in that. And while it's also not the point, someone will no doubt create a hack that fools the XBox into thinking it is online when it isn't. It's quite clearly a piracy precaution by MS but surely they'll see sense. They risk alienating a healthy portion of potential buyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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