PS5 And Xbox Scarlett To Be ‘Always Connected Online’ According To NHL 20 Dev. If true, this could mean always online for PC.

[Mendax]

https://www.psu.com/news/ps5-xbox-scarlett-always-online-nhl-20-dev/
Bad news. This is anti-consumer and dangerous.

[linis]

It's not something I'm interested in, no reason for me to get a console that's going to limit my access to games that I won't be able to enjoy, on my own time, without these hinderances.
I mean I own Hitman 2, which requires an internet connection (one of the few single player games I own that does) and I don't play it nearly enough, because of the times I've been interrupted by a disconnection from their servers.

I've loved some of the exclusives on consoles in the past, most recently Breath of the Wild on the Switch, but none of those consoles were as restrictive on my gaming as this kind of stuff.

[Samwise]

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MancSoulja eredeti hozzászólása:

Same here, always online console is a selling point to me. Being able to buy a disc and have that disc added to my account digitally like the original concept for XB1 would be sweet.

i mean cmon dude its 2019 everyone has internet access 24/7 you know during xbox 360 it could be said that online only was a waste

Imagine wanting to play singleplayer game, but can't because your internet is down. Imagine playing singleplayer game, just about to save when your internet goes down for few min, and your game ends there.

[a profile]

The industry has been trying to push hardware streaming for the better part of a decade.

Consoles typically have to lose money selling the unit in order to profit off of exclusivity and licensing deals on in-house publishers.

It probably costs less to rent a server-farm and stream most of the calculations to a more moderately-priced platform and then charge full price to cover the projected server rental in advance.

That's without considering data analytics, which don't require always-online but are much easier to integrate and secure if online is available. They'll also supposedly be more accurate, reliable, capture more data, etc. I don't think any of that is true, but it sounds good in a boardroom.

[Mendax]

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MancSoulja eredeti hozzászólása:

Same here, always online console is a selling point to me. Being able to buy a disc and have that disc added to my account digitally like the original concept for XB1 would be sweet.

i mean cmon dude its 2019 everyone has internet access 24/7 you know during xbox 360 it could be said that online only was a waste

It's not about my internet, it's about they removing the games from you library for no reason and their servers not working.

[MancSoulja]

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Idk a good name eredeti hozzászólása:

i mean cmon dude its 2019 everyone has internet access 24/7 you know during xbox 360 it could be said that online only was a waste

It's not about my internet, it's about they removing the games from you library for no reason and their servers not working.

Yet you're here on Steam?

[Mendax]

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Mendax eredeti hozzászólása:

It's not about my internet, it's about they removing the games from you library for no reason and their servers not working.

Yet you're here on Steam? :tgrin:

Only a few games are always online. I don't have any of them.

[Ness_and_Sonic]

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i mean cmon dude its 2019 everyone has internet access 24/7 you know during xbox 360 it could be said that online only was a waste

Don't tell me you forgot what stunt Lizard Squad pulled years ago already. It wasn't a pleasant time for many gamers.

[Charged Dreamer]

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MancSoulja eredeti hozzászólása:

Yet you're here on Steam? :tgrin:

Only a few games are always online. I don't have any of them.

same here....also most exclusives tend to be offline too (unless you want to update the latest version which is also 100% optional). I barely connect Wifi to my PS4. Haven't updated it since like November 2018 (v5.55)