So, I"m reading that Xbox will require us to be connected all the time, to not be able to share games or even borrow a friend's game and assorted other constraints like not being able to play old games (not sure if that's true). I've read that if the HD breaks it can't be fixed, the box can't be messed with...and , having been stung by MS's crappy hardware with the original Xbox (3 of them stopped reading discs and had to be tossed) and the 360, another 2 bad optical readers. I've experienced XBOX's HORRIBLE customer service when trying to deal with Xbox Live issues. Including a friend whose account was suspended because they asked a question on the required blog (who supports a product in that manner) more than someone believed they should. After the support people didn't answer the original question, they asked again and for that they had their account suspended. I literally have never heard of a worse support model than Xbox Live. (I'm probably going to suffer some sort of similar consequence for this post that no one will read, b/c that's the kind of customer service I've seen).
I've been a faithful customer of MS for...ever. I've got tons of their products and we've got tons of games (and about 5 unusable Xboxs to show for it), but their arrogance and lack of support for Xbox and the new mandates.
It's funny I heard some talking head at MS talking about how their "always" connected mandate was like streaming Netflix versus getting discs at Blockbuster. It seemed appropriate that they used that b/c it proves they don't get it. My blu-ray player streams content from all kinds of places like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon, but guess what? I don't have to have it connected a SONY server to play a BluRay or a DVD. I surely shouldn't have to be connected to play a game I paid $60+ for.
Sorry MS, I won't be buying another Xbox Product. Sony's gonna get my business on the next console.
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