Assassin's Creed Creator: Microsoft Didn't Need To Mention Internet

[rodneyy]

yeah but the thing is that we are not in the future at the moment we are in the present.

im sure at some point down the line there will be an all digital future. however if the infastructure is not present at the moment to support that then it does more harm than good to the idea and can set the whole thing back years. at the moment it is in a transitional faze, part one part the other. he says look how many shops are closing yes they are but some are still open. so to try and force everyone to jump forward espically if they are not ready to do so is detremental to the company doing it and puts a bad image into people heads whenever they hear about said advance in the future. you may want to move ahead but if you do it too fast you end up stalling the whole process and leaving yourself looking like a fool.

 

[Haakmed]

This guy is still talking? Thought he new no one cares for his input.

 

[Vivi22]

Translation: The idiot suggested that Microsoft should have falsely advertised their product to get them out before people realised, regardless of whether the customer could use or wanted to use such a system. Yeah that's a smart choice....


.....Moron.

This.

And I find it utterly remarkable how stupid some people in the industry are. Yes, digital is the future. No, that does not mean that always on, or check in every 24 hours DRM is also a part of that future. Anyone who thinks that is legitimately stupid. If they really think the modern conceptions of IP ownership and copyright are going to survive unchanged in a digital future, they're going to find themselves out of a job in ten years and wondering what the hell happened.

 

[geizr]

One can call a steaming turd many different things in an effort to be polite, euphemistic, or to just avoid being crude; however, none of that will detract from the fact that it stinks and is just plain ol' disgusting.

 

[themilo504]

Yes the future will be digital, it will not be always online.

also lying about a controversial issue is not very smart.

 

[neppakyo]

So, him again. How hard is it to talk with a foot in your mouth?

Feel free to call him an idiot to his face https://twitter.com/PatriceDez

 

[lacktheknack]

Wow.

Wooooooow.



You know what? As of today, I am now officially a retro gamer. Have fun, everyone!

 

[Genocidicles]

Just because retail game stores are closing doesn't mean people are taking to digital. They're just ordering retail copies from Amazon or whatever for cheaper than what they'd get at a store.

 

[unstabLized]

Oh my God SHUUUTTT UPPPPPP!!! Christ, everything that comes out of this guy's mouth makes me want to hate him more. So what, Microsoft shouldn't have mentioned the 24 hour check-in but include it anyway just so it could avoid a PR disaster? Okay, good idea. Let's leave details out and lie to the customer to avoid the shitstorm now, only to have them buy the console and handle the shitstorm then. Great planning. Intellect level of a freaking monkey.

 

[Arawn]

I think it's companies that want to go digital faster than the consumers. The obvious reason is a reduction in costs. Instead of printing hundred thousands booklets, casting plastic cases, and making discs they can put that money into directly into their pockets. They don't have to get a product to the shelves the customer just logs in, buys, and then downloads. Awesome, right? Less work for them, thus more money.

 

[Lightknight]

Translation: The idiot suggested that Microsoft should have falsely advertised their product to get them out before people realised, regardless of whether the customer could use or wanted to use such a system. Yeah that's a smart choice....


.....Moron.

Ah, I see the first responder to the thread beat me to it. I can't even imagine what I'd be thinking about Microsoft when I found out about it. I mean, holy hellfire would I never buy a product from them again. I guess the silver lining is that Microsoft was somewhat upfront about the crap they were trying to put in it.

 

[hawkeye52]

Besides, he says, most hardcore gamers will pick up both consoles anyway.

What? I am sorry but most people simply can't afford that regardless of whether you are a hardcore gamer or not. Bloody moron

 

[DSK-]

I wonder how long he has left in his current employment; How long until he gets Orthed?

 

[shirkbot]

A couple of notes:
1) As many have said, MS would have been way worse off if they hadn't said anything because then they'd have all the hate from both having it and from hiding it.
2) We'd probably be a lot more inclined to listen to this "digital future" discussion if the people talking weren't such tools about it, or showed even the slightest bit of understanding for who they're marketing to and the legitimate concerns people have.
3) We'd probably also be more inclined to pay attention if we didn't have perfect examples of everything that is wrong with the system. Case and point: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/125526-Darkspore-Gone-Forever-Due-to-Abandoned-DRM

 

[Lightknight]

I wonder how long he has left in his current employment; How long until he gets Orthed?

From my understanding he has already been let go and is currently suing Ubisoft over the rights to the game Ubisoft purchased. Class act.

A couple of notes:
1) As many have said, MS would have been way worse off if they hadn't said anything because then they'd have all the hate from both having it and from hiding it.
2) We'd probably be a lot more inclined to listen to this "digital future" discussion if the people talking weren't such tools about it, or showed even the slightest bit of understanding for who they're marketing to and the legitimate concerns people have.
3) We'd probably also be more inclined to pay attention if we didn't have perfect examples of everything that is wrong with the system. Case and point: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/125526-Darkspore-Gone-Forever-Due-to-Abandoned-DRM

2. With the ability to play the game while it is being downloaded, a lot of concerns are alleviated. We still need to be able to have MUCH larger HDDs than 500GB, especially if games start creeping up over the 50GB mark in this coming generation. But depending on how well playing while it's still downloading works, we could be talking about gameplay as instant as installing from disk. I wonder how that would work in multiplayer games, surely nearly the whole thing would have to be downloaded... right?

3. This is a real cost to all this necessary online crap. Oh EA, you're the worst of the worst, it's almost laughably bad in that, "what will they do next" kind of three stooges way.

 

[ninjaRiv]

I find it both pathetic and annoying when people like this claim to be some sort of expert in how the future of digital is going to be. Actual experts have called the Xbone stupid so why would we listen to him?

 

[1337mokro]

If I shit on your floor and just put a rug over it and pretended I didn't just shit on the floor. Would you A: Call me out on my bullshit or B: Pretend like I didn't shit on the floor.

This is the stupidest stuff I ever heard, on this side of the internet. Can you imagine the fucking lynch mob and the mass returns when people bought their Xbones and found out they couldn't play games on it when the internet went out? Can you imagine the lawsuits for hiding such a blatant piece of DRM under blankets of lies and PR spin?