I was basically saying it has become such a bandwagon thing.
This does nothing to detract from the intent behind the outrage.
I have NOTHING against what they're doing, because it will happen eventually anyways.
Wait, what? That is awful logic. Do you apply this to other things as well, or just for DRM? "Oh, well the NSA was going to spy on us eventually so I don't hold it against the US government."
Come on DG, you know better than that.
Microsoft is smart about doing things first and planning ahead.
You're going to have to name some specific things here. Microsoft is a software company, and I can't think of anything innovative they've ever done.
However, I have nothing against the DRM or the "always online" thing.
Which is what I want you to elaborate on. I couldn't care less about this:
However, I still post anti-X1 gifs because they're funny. That's bandwagoning. I feel like there are thousands of people that are bashing the X1 even though once it's out and it's running and you see all the benefits, they probably wouldn't even care about these "negative" features. They just want to hate on it like everyone else.
Bandwagoning happens, but it has absolutely nothing to do with the legitimacy of the complaints. I feel like you're using that as an example of why the DRM isn't as bad as everyone is making it out to be (i.e. why they're "overreacting"), but it couldn't possibly be any less related to that concern. That would be like saying breast cancer isn't as bad as everyone is saying simply because everyone and their mother has a pink ribbon somewhere in their house/on their car.
Sure, there are people that don't have access to good internet constantly that have a right to complain, but like Dom said, it's NOT FOR THEM. There's no rule saying it has to be marketed to everyone.
But apparently there is a rule that says these people shouldn't express their contempt for that policy? They have every right to complain about a product that was marketed to them as gamers that they will not be able to use.
They want people that can thrive in an always online community to buy the system. There are TONS of people complaining about this that probably are always connected to their gaming system anyways. That's just stupid.
Because it's the principle of the matter, not whether or not it directly effects them. I'm pi
ssed about the DRM policies even though I have a pretty constant internet connection because I don't want to see any other company thinking it's a good idea to follow suit. I feel like this argument (which seems pretty well summed up by "It doesn't affect me so I don't care," as Krazy pointed out) is rather immature and selfish.
Oh, and about how I said "it will happen eventually anyways" I am referring to how it is highly likely gaming will be fully digital, or at least extremely focused on digital gaming by next generation (if it exists). I feel like Microsoft is preparing themselves for that so they can say they were on board with the always online first. If demand rises for more bandwidth, supply will increase. Internet is spreading more and more all the time. Eventually, it is safe to assume that everywhere (for the most part) will have decent access to it.
And? Either I'm failing to see your point or you don't have one.
The fact that most people have a constant internet connection does not give Microsoft the go-ahead for enforcing always-online DRM. I don't see how you could possibly think it's okay for them to place restrictions on how you use a product that you bought independently of them. As I'm sure you're aware, you don't have the ethical or moral right to do something simply because you have the means to. And that's why this outrage is completely justified: Microsoft are attempting something that the gaming community is not okay with and sees as an ethical violation of principles that have been in place for decades.
I'm also curious as to why you didn't mention the Kinect being always on and always listening. Is that the way of the future as well? Are we going to laud Microsoft in the near future for being on the cutting edge of assisting government surveillance of the population?
I am honestly shocked that you have these opinions, DG. I'm not sure if you hold them for the sake of being edgy or what, but I do know that if others think like you we gamers are going to be in a very shi
tty place in the not-too-distant future.
EDIT: I'm also curious to hear about what you think of the fact that most of the XBOne's television features won't be available to many people in the US and pretty much everyone outside the US. Are those people overreacting that a console they buy at an inflated price won't perform a large chunk of the things that the US consumers can enjoy? Are they not right to complain about that?