There's a more pressing and real Always On scenario which isn't exclusive to next generation consoles but is here right now!
After 8 years of Defiance and 3 years of Defiance 2050, both titles are being sunsetted on April 29, 2021.
gamigo confirmed that it has acquired major assets from Trion Worlds, known for online and console MMO games such as Rift, Defiance, Trove and ArcheAge.
"Making sure to accommodate the 4K resolution is both a benefit and a hurdle with game development," says Defiance dev.
I seen an article in gameinformer that MS will be releasing an Xbox One F. $899 with 8% increase over Xbox One X. First time I seen or heard anything about it. Is it true or was it a joke?
If X could do 60fps compared to Pro 30fps may be it would matter more. Otherwise both can do well over 1080P which is more than enough. Games is what matters most.
Or it's a mmo , even if an hybrid one , you fools .
This is stupid.
Is the bigger issue about the online always thing not the fact that games are also rumored to be installed completely to the Next Xbox thus requiring some kind of extra fee if you were to give the same game to a friend?
This could be very easily rectified if they just make it that it requires one of the discs of the game in the console at all times. The always online thing is a tiny extra arse fucking when compared to having to pay for the basic online fee subscription anyway like with the current 7 year console out. If you were always happy to pay for that, the always online thing should not be a big deal to you.
Better to show the early attempts from Capcom's arcade classics which slipped in always on DRM for $9 single player PSN/XBL titles. How people got pissed off at them as this was realized as connection issues happened to individuals.
And the bastards are likely still doing it. Just not saying they are - but we'll find out the hard way.
Deal with it people!