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We're talking video games here buddy.
//So in that case should we create a new branch of games that require the Internet? We haven't for pinball machines or other games that require electricity - we just call them "games". But yeah, I get ya, I was just saying that you do have the option of "getting entertainment" unplugged.
2. Again, games can and should have these options. But thats just what they should be, options. You want to have all that shit, go ahead, but why on earth can't it be an option to play without all that stuff? Video games have been fun for ages without all of that, just as they've been fun with all of it. Its the fact that this shit is required thats fucked.
//I too think it should be optional since we're not on that level of technological advancement to enforce "Online-Non-Stop" but at the same time I understand the concept and the benefits of being Online at all times - I think it opens a lot of doors, it's not all negatives. There's a lot of cool stuff you can do server-side y'know.
3. Well I can see where he's coming from too, but I don't agree with it. If I want to play a game offline, if I'm visiting my grandparents who never bothered to get internet and bring my console with me, I should be able to play the damn thing.
//One of those days you won't have to worry about - you'll just pull out your cell and tether a connection to your console and... oh, wait, we're already there.
We can disregard Sim City, I'll agree with you there, but the point still stands, this should not be a requirement, there is no reason Microsoft shouldn't continue doing what its doing with the 360, online and offline both options, to take away one of those would not be an improvement at all.
//If they include some fun stuff for those who are Online, I think I'd like to see where this takes us but yes, it should be optional.