Xbox tweets hint at 'always on' future
Don't want a gaming console that requires a persistent Internet connection? "Deal with it," says Microsoft Studio's creative director.
"Always on" Internet connections haven't proved to be too popular when it comes to gaming lately -- yes, we're looking at you, Diablo III and SimCity.
But what about a gaming console that needs an Internet connection just to play games? Well, according Adam Orth, the creative director of Microsoft Studios, it's no big deal, and people should just deal with it. In fact, he'd like every device to be always on.
In what he later termed a "fun lunch break", Orth took to Twitter to express his shock at people who take umbrage with the idea of an always-on console.
While Orth later apologized, saying it had been a bit of banter with friends, it did raise awareness that there are more than a few people who are very unhappy with the possibility of an always-on future version of the Xbox. Orth has also now switched his Twitter account settings to private.
Read more of "Xbox's Adam Orth doesn't get 'always on' concerns" at CNET Australia.