Microsoft "Has Alienated" the U.S. Military With Xbox One

[Baresark]

But... according to MS, it's a completely online world!

Haha, this little drama is turning into a comedy in a pretty quick manner. Stay classy, MS.

 

[Irridium]

It's the same with hospitals that get systems and games through charities like Child's Play. Connecting a console to the internet is the lowest possible priority in a hospital, so if kids were given the new Xbones, they wouldn't be able to play them.

Because it's an always online world and everything must be connected and fuck anyone who can't/doesn't want to be connected!

 

[josemlopes]

Damn, somebody should do the math on just how many sales Microsoft is losing.

Over 50% against the 360, assuming every player who ever connected a 360 to the internet buys a Xbone.

And according to cracked.com only half of those users who are connected are Xbox Gold Members so you can only imagine how many of that 50% want to be connected all the time. It basically says that the number of "dude-bros" that use xbox for CoD multiplayer is could only like 25% of all xbox owners at the most

Also, I find it funny how there are still people saying that only the people who keep up with video game news will know about the XB1's flaws. This article came from the The Navy Times and they called it "a sin against all sevice members"

I dont think the "dude-bros" are into the Xbone or into the always online thing, the people that are into that are the gadget guys, those that like to have everything connected into one thing with their Ipads and their TV, etc...

Basicly just look at the guys that made the presentation, those guys are their public target and are the guys that are cool with those demands seeing it as part of the future

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

Well if they want to play offline they can still use the Xbox 360.

Or the PS3. Or the Wii U. Or the PS4.

It doesn't really matter though. The architecture that Xbone is using is bound to be crackable. You install the game on an HDD and you authenticate it online. Just like a PC. And if the game can work for 23 hours, someone will find a way to make it work offline at all times. The Xbone is a hacking disaster just waiting to happen.

 

[Doom972]

So it seems that this console is aimed at Xbox fanboys, dudebros, fratboys, and kids. I'm guessing that the games would reflect that as well. If that's true, nothing of value will be lost for the rest of us.

 

[oldtaku]

We Halo 5 think Halo 5 we have Halo 5 some compelling Halo 5 reasons Halo 5 for you to Halo 5 buy one Halo 5 anyhow against Halo 5 all your better Halo 5 judgement Halo 5.

Sercvicemen! Did we mention Halo 5?

 

[Devil's Due]

I'm sure once a day, the submarines can surface and use satelite uplink to let the world know of their location... I mean phone home. Where's the problem?

Uh... ever heard of a term called OpSec? It's military for Operational Security, meaning no shit gets sent without permission from your C/O. Military personnel aren't even allowed to say when they're deploying anymore on Facebook or such because it's against OpSec, so family members aren't allowed to know exactly what day they'll leave till around 1-2 days before hand. You really think they're going to allow suddenly free, unfiltered internet access on one of the most secretive vessels in the entire world? Believe me, the Navy is nuts in keeping their subs hush hush, so to allow the Xbone which captures video and microphones their data to be allowed free access to upload and send data is what the services like to call a "No-Go."

As for the thread: People may not believe it, but having this in The Navy Times is serious blow to Microsoft. The Army, Navy and Air Force all have their own different paper (Air Force Times, Army Times, Navy Times) and almost every service member reads their affiliated one inside out every week it arrives since 1) it's free, 2) it's cleared by all commands to be allowed in bases, 3) passes the time when stuck at work (don't tell the SNCO's that though, they'll help "motive" you to do other things if they find out you're bored), and finally 4) it's relevant. Almost everyone in the Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard have probably read the article by now then, dealing a *massive* blow and pissing off 3 different service branches with this alone. If the Army and Air Force versions ran this too, the entire military will have read it. And believe me, like I said, the younger members who are the most likely to buy the consoles are the ones who buy the papers more than the older brass. Every week. And they read it dearly.

 

[ritchards]

I'm sure once a day, the submarines can surface and use satelite uplink to let the world know of their location... I mean phone home. Where's the problem?

I'm having one of those "not sure if sarcasm" moments...

I was hoping the "let the world know of their location" part was enough to give away the falmpalm in the statement.

 

[PoolCleaningRobot]

I'm sure once a day, the submarines can surface and use satelite uplink to let the world know of their location... I mean phone home. Where's the problem?

I'm having one of those "not sure if sarcasm" moments...

I was hoping the "let the world know of their location" part was enough to give away the falmpalm in the statement.

I was mostly confused because your post had no introduction to indicate your opinion :/

I dont think the "dude-bros" are into the Xbone or into the always online thing, the people that are into that are the gadget guys, those that like to have everything connected into one thing with their Ipads and their TV, etc...

Basicly just look at the guys that made the presentation, those guys are their public target and are the guys that are cool with those demands seeing it as part of the future

As someone who connects their laptop to their tv, then remote controls it from their smart phone, I can't see the xbox 1 really appealing to a gadget guy like me. If I wanted such a device for my tv, I would get one of those $50 android sticks that plug into HDMI or a streaming media link to connect my phone to my tv directly or just use a tablet while watching tv (its basically the same as the picture-in-picture). So if it does appeal to gadget guys, it only appeals to wealthy ones who'll drop $500 to watch cable tv with their hands

 

[josemlopes]

So if it does appeal to gadget guys, it only appeals to wealthy ones who'll drop $500 to watch cable tv with their hands

Ah, yes. Forgot to add that part but they are really after the Americans (based on the console features) with money (based on the requirements like space for the Kinect and good internet to keep it working).

They basicly made a console for themselfs and other CEOs

 

[ritchards]

You know what... Sony should take advantage of this and say "discounts on PS4 for people in the service!" Or even free for some...? (Free to submarines for example?)

 

[Spiridion]

Not to worry, Microsoft is doing it's best to alienate everyone other than fanboys, rich people with more money then sense, microsoft employees and clueless parent/grand parents wanting to ingratiate themselves to little timmy/tammy

I'm pretty sure they're alienating some Microsoft employees as well. My IT friend knows a programmer at Microsoft and he's apparently livid to the point of considering quitting. Obviously this is a single person, not representational of any sort of whole... but I really wouldn't be surprised if there were quite a few Microsoft employees shaking their heads (at the very least) right now, they're just not the ones doing any of the talking. Just goes to show how truly out-of-touch they are right now.

 

[FalloutJack]

Some military personnel are less than happy with the Xbox One.

I would think that ALL of them were, at least insofar as the military gamer crowd goes. Can we get them to impose martial law on Microsoft, annex the company, and force out an X-Box that doesn't suck?

 

[CardinalPiggles]

I'm sure they'll love trying to use the Kinect in their tiny closet sized rooms too.

"Why're you moving your bunk into the corridor?"

"Oh, I just need to scroll through Netflix listings with my Kinect, because I can't be bothered to press the buttons on my controller, it's such a hassle."

You know what... Sony should take advantage of this and say "discounts on PS4 for people in the service!" Or even free for some...? (Free to submarines for example?)

"Deep price cuts for submarines"?

I'll see myself out.

 

[Gormech]

We Halo 5 think Halo 5 we have Halo 5 some compelling Halo 5 reasons Halo 5 for you to Halo 5 buy one Halo 5 anyhow against Halo 5 all your better Halo 5 judgement Halo 5.

Sercvicemen! Did we mention Halo 5?

Theoretical Statement to Microsoft:

Where you're going. No halo can save you.

*quick cutaway to comical version of hell and back to MC-rep's face*

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Damn, somebody should do the math on just how many sales Microsoft is losing.

Over 50% against the 360, assuming every player who ever connected a 360 to the internet buys a Xbone.

It's actually worse. Imagine that Microsoft has only 100 customers using the X360, only 25 of those have the Internet connection the Xbone requires.

 

[Signa]

The solution to the sub problem is easy. Bug your commander until he allows you to surface the sub at least once a day so you can get a satellite uplink to the internet. Don't worry about revealing your position to the enemy, they will understand and let you off the hook because they will have to do it too for their crew.

 

[rob_simple]

Call me petty, but I really hope this helps to sink the Xbone in their flagship country, the US of A.

As I understand it, you chaps are very proud of your military, so hearing that 'Microsoft hates Soldiers' will no doubt do wonders for their post-E3 downward spiral.

 

[Kiya]

Also, I find it funny how there are still people saying that only the people who keep up with video game news will know about the XB1's flaws. This article came from the The Navy Times and they called it "a sin against all sevice members"

I had to use a bus yesterday because our local tram line decided to close the track to work on it a few stops away from our destination. A few seats in front of us two middle aged women with kids spent the entire journey discussing saving up for a console for Xmas for their kids and how they were getting a PS4 on recommendation from various technical minded family and friends who had given them advice - they knew all about the Xbox one restrictions and were fairly appalled by it.

Anyone who thinks this hasn't entered public consciousness yet is deluding themselves.

 

[rob_simple]

The solution to the sub problem is easy. Bug your commander until he allows you to surface the sub at least once a day so you can get a satellite uplink to the internet. Don't worry about revealing your position to the enemy, they will understand and let you off the hook because they will have to do it too for their crew.

Maybe, instead of flying the traditional white flag to signal a truce, they could put up one with a little Xbone logo on it. Then while the internet is up, they could play CoD with enemy submarines; like that boxing day football match they had in no man's land during WWI.