Microsoft Exec: Offline Gamers Should Stick With Xbox 360

[kahlzun]

Very well, Microsoft. As I do not play games online, I will not purchase your console. Advertising fail.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

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WHAT?

There is digging your own grave, there is hitting rock bottom.

Then there is THIS.

Are you trying to sell PS4s for Sony? Is this some kind of Spring Time For Hitler scheme?

 

[punipunipyo]

Wow... just when you think M$ can't screw up more... this guy comes along... yep, there goes all your offline players, AND LAN-party goers... did I smell something burning? oh! it's just Don Mattrick about to get fired!~

I donno... right now, I just want to sing that "playstation" song again...

"Tekken7, Metal Gears Solid(5), Resident Evil(REV).. P,L,A,Y,S,T,A,T,I,O,N, ...~~~"

 

[Sixcess]

This is insane.

They've had time to assess the initial reaction to the Xbox One. They must have people studying this kind of thing. By now they should have their PR/marketing/damage control departments rehearsing every possible public statement they make. There's no way these guys should be going in front of a camera and coming out with stuff like this.

The Xbone has to be some kind of "Producers" type scam, where they want it to fail. That's the only possible explanation for this.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Honestly Microsoft, that's the best idea you've had since this whole Xbox1 debacle started. I will in fact just keep my 360 after I've bought a PS4.

 

[Ironside]

So, how many countries did MS tell to fuck off and buy a 360?

Still like to see what german authorities will do to the xbone.

Nevermind other countries - from what I hear from other escapists there are large areas of the US that still use dial up and even in big cities good internet seems to be massively expensive for them. It seems to me that MS is screwing over their biggest market the most.

And i agree that it will be most hilarious to see what Germany does with it (and the rest of the EU for that matter). Afterall they dif ban the sale of the 360 after some court case although i dont think that decision has actually been implemented yet.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Good luck finding someone willing to commit career suicide to replace your President of Interactive Entertainment Business when you find enough common sense to fire this idiot.

That is the problem isn't it?

Anyone with enough brain cells to fire this guy is also going to have enough brain cells to figure out that they won't find anyone qualified enough willing to jump off the career cliff.

So, their choices are to keep this guy, or promote José the janitor.

 

[Andy of Comix Inc]

I'm just kind of flabbergasted at how much it goes against Xbox One's "all-in-one" basis for even existing according to Microsoft that the thing can't play Xbox 360 games. "It does everything you need in your entertainment space! One machine! One place! One input! ("Input one"?) ...oh, except for your Xbox 360. It doesn't do that. Keep that around.

I mean, geez, even if they ducked tape an Xbox 360 to the inside of the Xbox One and pretended the Xbox One was doing it. Charge $700 for a "Super Pro Xbox One Limited Edition" with Xbox 360 compatibility. Something to make you not look like blithering idiots when you recommend your customers do the opposite of what you're supposedly advertising.

 

[neppakyo]

Nevermind other countries - from what I hear from other escapists there are large areas of the US that still use dial up and even in big cities good internet seems to be massively expensive for them. It seems to me that MS is screwing over their biggest market the most.

And i agree that it will be most hilarious to see what Germany does with it (and the rest of the EU for that matter). Afterall they dif ban the sale of the 360 after some court case although i dont think that decision has actually been implemented yet.

True, same issue in Canada too. Large parts are dial up, or spotty cell phone internet, and satellite internet. I'm lucky enough to have a fast stable connection. I pity the poor folks in australia with absolute horrible shitty spotty internet, obviously not a Xbone friendly country.

I really hope the EU does something drastic to MS, faint hope though.

So, their choices are to keep this guy, or promote José the janitor.

At this point, José the janitor would do a better job.

captcha: home, james

 

[DSK-]

"If you're backwards compatible, you're really backwards."

Quite. So if I can play games released in the 90's on Windows 7 then that is really backwards. Really backwards compatible.

OT: It sounds a bit daft, really. I mean after all, in the next few years they will discontinue the 360 anyway, so what he is saying is complete bullshit...UNLESS it turns out the 360 gets more sales than the xbone. Which I doubt will happen -_-

 

[Starik20X6]

At this point I'm pretty sure the tobacco giants have more respect for their customer base than Microsoft's gaming division does for theirs.

Dammit, guys, I'm trying to lose weight! This is too rich for me!

Don't worry, laughing burns a shitload of calories!

 

[Vivid Kazumi]

a ceo said something stupid? OMG SOMEBODY CALL THE LOCAL NEWS STATIONS NAOOOOO!

you'd think people would be used to stupid ceo comments by now...

 

[Stevepinto3]

Microsoft, at this point you need to be able to sell the Xbox One to as many people as possible, so telling a not insignificant number of them "don't buy our new console" is probably not the smartest move.

Then again just being honest and telling them to stick to the 360 is probably better then telling them to buy your new DRMbox even though it would basically be a $500 Tivo.

 

[5mj7R7yf4Dwr3gdZyyu9PeGNwYjlNrjzuh3iTXQG]

What's amazing about this (to me) is that the once-a-day / once-an-hour connectivity is NOT due to a necessity, but specifically as an anti-feature that works to disable the product. If it could be circumvented somehow, the XBone would continue to work fine. And yet all the MS goons seem to believe it is a functional necessity.

In fact, I wonder how long it will be before someone makes a ping-box that simulates phoning home. It sounds like a required accessory for the XBone much like the diorama you stick in front of the camera to fool it into thinking there's only one or two users (to circumvent group charges).

Now that I think of it, the invasiveness of the XBone reminds me a lot of the Riddler's television-enhancing machine (simply called The Box) from Batman Forever.

238U

 

[rob_simple]

The sad thing is the console will still sell relatively well when ignorant dudebros are going to dish out $500 so they can play the next COD and BF4.

Like it or not those so-called dude bros are bringing in piles of money to support your hobby, so perhaps acting like a jackass to them isn't the best course of action.

These dude bros are not supporting our hobby they are ruining it by swallowing every coolaid that the industry puts infront of them.

All the negative sides of the xbone can be attributed to mindless and uninformed consumerism.. you know.. just what those so called "dudebros" do.

Also we should be thankfull for to them for only buying CoD BF and EA sports games?

Sorry to burst your bubble but dudebros are the problem here not the solution.

Sorry to burst your bubble but these guys are supporting your hobby, plenty of development studios make their bankroll off those who are only interested in buying the next COD/BF or Sports games. Wana take a few guesses as to where Destiny, Mirrors Edge, Battlefront 3 and Countless other games incentive publisher money comes from??? Mobile games, and sports games.

Complain all you want about how some guy enjoying his favorite title, that you don't find appealing is running the industry, but its just uninformed bigotry.

These dudebros as you call them are running the industry? sorry but as someone who's worked with developers and has worked with these dudebros I actually see them dump money into an industry that might not survive without them, I've yet to actually come across a dudebro that dost play COD; as well as fanatically support nintendo products, or delve deeper into some of the other aspects associated with the supposed "hard core" gamer.

Also take a little moment to put your critical reading hat on and look a little closer at my OP notice it says nothing of microsoft, or X1.

Soo... Would you kindly take your bigotry and stereotypical disgusting attitude and GTFO.

lol okay, gaming would have totally died out by now were it not for the dudebros shovelling money into whatever games have a soldier on the front cover surrounded by dust and military hardware...what, where am I? Oh I just passed out from laughing.

The video game industry isn't going anywhere, it will always re-incarnate in one form or another; the only thing these dudebro chaps are doing by continuing to make CoD a best-seller is perpetuating the regurgitation of stale ideas in the industry and encouraging publishers to eschew fresh and interesting concepts in favour of either sticking with what has been proven to make money or copying whatever does.

So, would you kindly drop your pretentious attitude and stop being so hostile to other users.

 

[FalloutJack]

Ah, so THIS is who is filling the Toomey role. It MUST be deliberate.

 

[Ironside]

I really hope the EU does something drastic to MS, faint hope though.

I wouldn't say it is that faint of a hope. The EU and Microsoft have had a bit of a tumultuous relationship of late. First the EU forced Microsoft to include a thing that popped up on their OS, which gave links and info about other web browsers, so people could make their own choice on what to use. Then when Microsoft broke that agreement the EU fined them $731 million [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/06/us-eu-microsoft-idUSBRE92500520130306]. And then Germany ruled in favour of Motorola in a court case, which meant all Xbox 360 and Windows 7 products were banned from sale in that country. [http://uk.gamespot.com/news/xbox-360-banned-in-germany-says-judge-6374678] (although that decision was apparently delayed by an American judge). I don't know if the EU as a whole would enact sanctions, but I wouldn't count Germany out from doing something about it.

 

[-Dragmire-]

Come on MS PR, " If you can't say anything smart or at least non-caustic, don't say anything at all".

Please, take this to heart.

 

[wulfgar_red]

who let Zune team make next Xbox?

 

[Vault Citizen]

I have a great Internet connection, in fact I am pretty confident that I could support an always on console, but that's not the point. I don't want to buy a console in which I need to check in because I don't like the thought of being managed like that.