Do you have access to internet on a regular basis?

Yes, but it goes down for short periods quite frequently.

It's not a simple question though, is it?

Whether I do or not is not the point, however 24 hours is not enough. I want to own my shit, I don't want my stuff to be tied to a server forever. I can pull out my SNES 20 years on, play games the way they were meant to be played, you can never do that with always-online, they will close them down like they did the original Xbox servers (with people still playing online games!).

It's not a simple question though, is it?

Whether I do or not is not the point, however 24 hours is not enough. I want to own my shit, I don't want my stuff to be tied to a server forever. I can pull out my SNES 20 years on, play games the way they were meant to be played, you can never do that with always-online, they will close them down like they did the original Xbox servers (with people still playing online games!).

SaltyMeatballs

It depends yesterday I lost my internet 5 times because my ISP was performing maintenance.

But I tend to lose power and cable alot more now like once a week or more my cable and/or power goes out for some reason even when it doesn't rain I think it could be that they are updating all the wires somewhere near my house or somebody hits a pole.

It's not a simple question though, is it?

Whether I do or not is not the point, however 24 hours is not enough. I want to own my shit, I don't want my stuff to be tied to a server forever. I can pull out my SNES 20 years on, play games the way they were meant to be played, you can never do that with always-online, they will close them down like they did the original Xbox servers (with people still playing online games!).

SaltyMeatballs

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It's not a simple question though, is it?

Whether I do or not is not the point, however 24 hours is not enough. I want to own my shit, I don't want my stuff to be tied to a server forever. I can pull out my SNES 20 years on, play games the way they were meant to be played, you can never do that with always-online, they will close them down like they did the original Xbox servers (with people still playing online games!).

Brean24

Yes, and every time I turn on my 360 or PS3 it automatically connects. What a world, and yes, I deal with it!

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It's not a simple question though, is it?

Whether I do or not is not the point, however 24 hours is not enough. I want to own my shit, I don't want my stuff to be tied to a server forever. I can pull out my SNES 20 years on, play games the way they were meant to be played, you can never do that with always-online, they will close them down like they did the original Xbox servers (with people still playing online games!).

SaltyMeatballs

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[QUOTE="Brean24"] The thing is though the people still playing on Xbox 1 servers literally numbered in the hundreds and that's a generous estimate. Microsoft is a business. There simply was not enough demand, and by demand I mean actual players not the few obnoxious people who complained to justify paying for and maintaining ancient servers. And Xbox One will not be always-online anyway so your point is moot.Brean24

OH good! Nice to see my UPS express shipping message has been delivered in time!

" Xbox ONE sucks! Deal with it!"

[QUOTE="Brean24"][QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"] XBL multiplayer is a fvcking paid service, it was bullshit, I don't care if people were only playing Halo 2. Xbone is always on.

SaltyMeatballs

That information is classified. 

[QUOTE="Brean24"][QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"] XBL multiplayer is a fvcking paid service, it was bullshit, I don't care if people were only playing Halo 2. Xbone is always on.SaltyMeatballs

I would think that the people that don't have internet would have a hard time coming online and voting that on your poll.

WTF does that matter?  

That's like asking me if I have money in the bank that amounts to how much the x1 would cost.  It's absolutely a non factor to wheather I want to support or buy into what MS has just because "I have it". 

FAIL

[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"][QUOTE="Brean24"] You should care. Nobody was paying to play Halo 2. The fact that you mad over games you probably don't even play anymore because it's freaking 2013 for Christ sake is baffling. Do you not understand that NOBODY played Xbox 1 except for a few dozen people. Oh no! You lost access to something you don't even care about. How will you ever go on? Do you not see the ridiculousness? And there is a difference between online activation and a constant internet connection.Brean24

edit: and yes I have internet most all the time... most.. but like another user said.  The internet does NOT have access to me.. tired of this "big Brother" "check in with daddy every 24 hours" BS going on.  

The irony of posting this on a website cannot be overstated.charizard1605

Just cause I have internet access every day doesn't mean I want my system to be always online.

Have never used such thing called Internet.

yes, doesn't mean game  on console should lock me out if some happen to it...  Every winter/spring we get blasted by the after winds of hurricanes that will simply knock out cable/internet in the city for at least a day. longest one was over 5 days. all i do during that time is catch up on SP games.

There's something ironic about this thread and what we're on looking at this thread but I can't put my finger on it.

Since I got access to a much better wireless router, it's up 98% of the time. Only downtime is on Cogeco's end (or in-between), which is rare.

yes

Yes

Actually it's running a bit slow today but it is nearly lunchtime on a Saturday, so the pipes will be a bit busy. Can't remember the last time my connection went down either. It has gone off for a short while but it must be a couple of years now.

This is a strange question to ask on an Internet forum dedicated to gaming, but yes, I have a very stable Intenet connection. The only downtime I recently experienced was last year when the storm took down some cables, took a few weeks to be fixed.

Yes, I do. But I don't want my devices to rely on it.

What happens in 15 years when I want to play One games but can't because MS dropped support 5 years ago. Meanwhile.. like the other guy said. I can STILL play my SNES (and I care very much about it.. its **** awesome!) and my N64.. or my ps2.. or my ps3.. or my xbox 360... but not the One...

Infinite_Access

This is a strange question to ask on an Internet forum dedicated to gaming...

Rocker6

Yes, I do. But I don't want my devices to rely on it.

Cyberdot

Yes. Having regular access isn't the issue. MS deciding when to "turn off" all the games I've bought IS an issue.

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Yes, I do. But I don't want my devices to rely on it.

Senor_Kami

The Internet connection is not reliable enough to have devices designed to stay connected to it, unfortunately.

Many people around the world are experiencing disconnections and unstable connections, me included, so no, I do not want my devices to rely on my Internet connection. Let me have the option, turn it on or off. Not mandatory.

i have 2 houses, in my staying house i have internet connection in daily basis,but in my vacations house i dont, i know this is a thread to defend the always online thing and i find it very bad, if there are people defending these crappy moves then whatever this industry is going downhills.. 

i want to be able to take my console in my 2nd house and play in my vacations so yeah, xbox one isnt the kind of console i would buy ,also this thing is unmovable,it will be so heavy and big i will need a bulldoser to take it to my other home :P

Let me guess... "let's defend the x1 trhead" let's let M$ do w/e they want and people will just accept it. What's next? we need a good credit card tied to our accounts to play a game e_e ?