Sad move from Microsoft
Well, it’s official: the Xbox One will not require an internet connection, and the majority of the people who pathetically disregard the paychecks of developers (the people who actually create the games people buy) can now continue to sell back their games for GameStop to make big bucks.
Source: http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/update
“An internet connection will not be required to play offline Xbox One games– After a one-time system set-up with a new Xbox One, you can play any disc based game without ever connecting online again. There is no 24 hour connection requirement and you can take your Xbox One anywhere you want and play your games, just like on Xbox 360.
Trade-in, lend, resell, gift, and rent disc based games just like you do today – There will be no limitations to using and sharing games, it will work just as it does today on Xbox 360.”
I remain confident that the Xbox One would have found its own following, as it never truly was meant to compete for the same audience as the PS4. The Xbox One is not just a gaming console, it’s a full-blown all-in-one entertainment solution.
I hoped that Microsoft would have followed the Apple way and stuck by their words and pricing models, but apparently Microsoft doesn’t care for their developers as much as one would hope for. It’s not as if all those middle-class workers who cannot accept their reality as it is, griping away about the price for even the base model MacBook Pro or iPad, has put a dent in Apple’s sales.
I have a personal annoyance with bandwagoners, and even more so with those who cannot accept it is not in their budget to purchase big-name electronics, yet blame companies for pricing their hard-worked products so unreachably high. I personally wish the most ill upon those who are now jumping back onto the Xbox One ship simply because Microsoft has now promised you can continue to screw over the people who worked for months on end to make the game you’re playing.
Also, this is aggravating:
“Also, similar to today, playing disc based games will require that the disc be in the tray.”
Thanks to the incessant whining of people wanting to pay for content, use it to their full desire, and then return the product, Xbox One will no longer retain the speed of swapping games as was originally intended. Thank you, people of the internet.
Personally, I never jumped ship because the Xbox One catered to a new group of gamers at its reveal, and I respected Microsoft for their choices; now, however, the lack of confidence Microsoft has in their product and details is shameful at best.
I will not jump to the PS4 to spit in Microsoft’s face now, as many did initially upon their reveal of the Xbox One, but I have lost faith in the company to stick by their word. Since the Xbox One’s reveal, there have been countless corrections made indirectly via web updates and Major Nelson’s blog, instead of firm standing on their announcements.
Alas, the Xbox One is still a beauty, both in design and features, nonetheless, and I will not cancel my Day One edition’s reservation, but I am saddened deeply by Microsoft’s inability to exemplify they are a strong corporation.
