What a load of crap. I doubt they would make the system not work offline. There are millions of gamers without internet. _________________________________________________________ HQ Network:
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loads of people dont want social and lots more dont want ongoing costs of subscription to gold live.
it will hurt them i doubt it will be the case, this would kill the xbox, m$ is the king of drm, and draconian eula, it never turns out good.
i cant see one going with always online and one (ps4) not, it would be a deal breaker, the saying is right though, deal with it, my problem is not the online part as my server is up 24/7 my internet is too. my problem is the bullying, the lack of customer option,
they do it everytime, they think they know what the customer needs and requires and the majority says f-off m$ they backtrack and give in if enough people complain. and i never do well with authority.
hopefully it gets hacked right away and hackers spoof the data needed to go online and offline.
this online thing is for one reason only!
to spot the mods/hacks and ban those machines, if you mod the 720 you brick it. it wont start without online and any mods will be found out in 3 minutes, bye bye mods and hacks community, imagine testing hacks if every time you start it you could brick a machine?
imagine if you altered the engine in your car with a modification and it wouldnt start ever again, if it happens the xbox 720 will kill future generations of xbox.
Sony will be rubbing their hands at this DealWithIt-ware rumor.
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:43 pm Post subject:
^^ no surprises really, another way to curtail our rights and screw us to our faces....nothing new in concept anyway!
the ONE thing i actually paid for in regards to a microjunk item was the original xbox, the ONLY thing (in my mind) that M$ ever did right! well, on a consumer level anyway despite their piss-poor marketing and production strategy!
nah, won't touch it with somebody else' dick, never mind my own!
i'm no $ony fan either but at least the games i like tend to get exclusives there..(goddamn competition) shame a LOT of the games NEVER see the 360 or EVER will! (thanks a f*cking bunch GUST/NIS america)
i'm on the borg side....assimilation of objects for use, MY USE!
things took a backward step, it won't kill M$ but it won't do them any favors either!
they still have their foot up the world arse so they aren't going anywhere!
(not reason enough for me to buy into the present, they call it retro for a reason and this goes against that in terms of END USAGE)
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1, $ony = FONY!
2, microsoft = micro$HIT!
3, nintendo = hanna montana's tampon box! (aka: casual gamer/FADDISTS with more money than sense)
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all of the mentioned systems (ps3, 360 and wii) got bastardised into doing what i want, retro emus and the like!
can't see this 720/durango catering to those needs even after the "crew" rip it's internal security out, track records of junked/wrecked consoles...$ony has more than it's fair share of blame there including CREDIT CARD ID THEFT! (academic that they allowed vital customer details to be stolen, i don't buy it for a second they "got hacked" when the "crew" is trying to cfw an ofw ps3 above the 3.55 mark and STILL a no-go there)
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not interested in the present generation unless it's given to me gratis! (oh wait, i got my RGHj 360 for freemans...still sh*t for the games i want of it....not counting the CAVE/PGM/TAITO coin-op releases the ps3 should be getting...ps2 got a nice chunk of the above dev licenses but not the ps3, just the 360! WTF is that about?!)
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its open might be the best little emulator media centre money can buy.
the underdog little man company might win this next round, and i hope they do.
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seriouslycgi1 wrote:
might have to get an ouya
its open might be the best little emulator media centre money can buy.
the underdog little man company might win this next round, and i hope they do.
That OUYA looks pretty cool and for the price could be worth a look.
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MAGs really the only PS3 title or game that I know that requires an internet connection, console based of course.
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Home internet connections are not even all that reliable in America to begin with. So now when Comcast or other goes down you can't even play single player or watch your DVD??? They need Bill Gates back!... I never thought I would have said that... ever _________________________________________________________ 10% VIP Discount (Coupon Code: HQ-VIP-001 ) - Signup for web hosting at www.TweakedHosting.com/clients/aff.php?aff=004 and earn the HQ network of sites recurring income!
Internet only is horse-shit. They may do it, but considering MS trackrecord it will issue key based on a panzy (WW2 France panzy) algorythym, which will be hacked on day 2 or 3 and a XBCesque app will be released. One day they will see tat the word LOSER has been stamped on their forehead for a reason
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