Submission + - The vision for Xbox One and the character of a company.
cfsops writes: Here’s an interesting article on Windows IT Pro about the Xbox One along with comments by Don Mattrick. From the article:
“Case in point: When asked about Xbox One’s controversial and Draconian “always on” Internet connection requirement, Don Mattrick, the president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft, this week recommended that those gamers stick with the aging Xbox 360.
“The Xbox One is the future-proof choice,” he said. “We have a product for people who aren’t able to get some form of [Internet] connectivity. It’s called Xbox 360 If you have zero access to the Internet, [the Xbox 360] is an offline device. Seriously, [when I saw the complaints about Xbox One] and thought about who was really most impacted [by the always-on requirement], it was a person who said, 'Hey, I’m on a nuclear sub' I can empathize, if I was on a nuclear sub, I’d be disappointed [too].”"
“Case in point: When asked about Xbox One’s controversial and Draconian “always on” Internet connection requirement, Don Mattrick, the president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft, this week recommended that those gamers stick with the aging Xbox 360.
“The Xbox One is the future-proof choice,” he said. “We have a product for people who aren’t able to get some form of [Internet] connectivity. It’s called Xbox 360 If you have zero access to the Internet, [the Xbox 360] is an offline device. Seriously, [when I saw the complaints about Xbox One] and thought about who was really most impacted [by the always-on requirement], it was a person who said, 'Hey, I’m on a nuclear sub' I can empathize, if I was on a nuclear sub, I’d be disappointed [too].”"