Although it seems inevitable that the gaming market will end up there, what are your opinions on the "rumor" of the next XBOX being always online and the statement from Ubisoft saying that their audience is ready for always online? As a guy who lives in the boondocks whose internet can go out for an hour if a squirrel sneezes to hours during a rainstorm, I find it a rather harsh reality to swallow. At the same time it is hard to imagine the industry evolving in any other way.
Some would suggest that it's a necessary step to keep gaming on the cutting edge, providing more to the game than they previously could before. And then it will be a neverending race to upgrade and provide better services along side better graphics from generation to generation. Content that makes use of the always online is an easier win for developers though because it isn't based on hardware limitations like graphics.
But I think it's more than just about providing better and more for the gamers. Among the rumor of no used game playing on the new XBOX is what I plainly call the worst case scenario of data-mining their is. While it's no secret that companies have tracked your online habits for quite some time now supposedly Microsoft will not only know your gaming and web habits but how many people are in the room anytime the system is on, if they are male or female, among other data. When does "useful services" turn into invasion of privacy?
I may sound paranoid but I think that Microsoft exec who told us to "deal with it" may be speaking for much of the industry as a whole. Using it's power to bully us into accepting how they want to run things. And the saddest part is we all pretty much deal with it because it's about the only way we get to play games.
What are your thoughts? Is it a necessity? Is there some other direction the industry can go? Is privacy that big of an issue?
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Posted 15 April 2013 - 06:36 PM
I guess the guy that said "Deal with it!" doesn't work for Microsoft anymore.
I somewhat draw the line at cameras. I have one on my current computer but don't use it in anyway. I also don't post pictures of myself on the internet. I guess that's up to the individual. I live in the country and have a very slow connection, so I doubt that I would buy an xbox. We do vote with our pocket books whether we want to admit it or not. If no one cares, then it will work for them. If people are upset enough to go to a competitor, they will change their decision in a hurry.
The cloud is a reality and I doubt we will be buying boxed games a few years from now.
I somewhat draw the line at cameras. I have one on my current computer but don't use it in anyway. I also don't post pictures of myself on the internet. I guess that's up to the individual. I live in the country and have a very slow connection, so I doubt that I would buy an xbox. We do vote with our pocket books whether we want to admit it or not. If no one cares, then it will work for them. If people are upset enough to go to a competitor, they will change their decision in a hurry.
The cloud is a reality and I doubt we will be buying boxed games a few years from now.
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Posted 15 April 2013 - 08:46 PM
I will never subscribe to always connected gaming.
If necessary I will hack the game, hell game hacking was my job for over a year, won't take me long to get back up to speed.
Always connected gaming is totally unacceptable, and I for one will do all I can to kill it before it grows too big.
If necessary I will hack the game, hell game hacking was my job for over a year, won't take me long to get back up to speed.
Always connected gaming is totally unacceptable, and I for one will do all I can to kill it before it grows too big.
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