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[DZ_b_EZ]

Op is full of shit. It hasn't been confirmed that it's always-online.

 

[too much eslim]

Receipts on hogwarts being always online.

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[daveonezero]

Its bad on areas, where the internet goes out, because of natural world issues like tornado, heavy rain, snow emergencies, the internet pole going down, and other issues.
You can have internet outages for weeks, and you cant play your games, because they need internet.
Its a shitty situation.

This is why I stopped buying digital Switch games.

Like I can charge that thing with some solar and a generator. But if it doesn’t have internet it will stop playing Digital games after a week or something.

 

[Roger Rabbit]

This is why I stopped buying digital Switch games.

Like I can charge that thing with some solar and a generator. But if it doesn’t have internet it will stop playing Digital games after a week or something.

I don't think that's true if it's the primary console. It is true of the NES, SNES etc games that you get with NSO.

 

[daveonezero]

I don't think that's true if it's the primary console. It is true of the NES, SNES etc games that you get with NSO.

Really? I recall reading it needed to "check in" periodically. And I had mine in airplane mode for a few weeks and it didn't let me launch some games. I will try it again as I am taking a break from games right now.

 

[M16]

People need to accept that the era of offline is dying, and never coming back.

 

[ManaByte]

People need to accept that the era of offline is dying, and never coming back.

But what happens when the nukes drop and we're all living in a Mad Max apocalypse? How will you play your Loli visual novels without internet!?!?!?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

People need to accept that the era of offline is dying, and never coming back.

Basically.

It's like the drive for digital downloads. In 2013 when PS4/Xbox One were launching, tons of people were bitching about downloads. Discs are better for 20 different reasons. Fast forward and digital sales are around 70% of sales. And that even includes some countries that skew more to discs due to infrastructure. Which means in places with good internet connections, the skew is probably 80% digital.

And you can only do digital downloads if you are online.

Mandatory online is one of those things where (like above), if companies wait it out long enough the issue will solve itself as gamers naturally gravitate to it. Just sit back.

No different than the trend away from physical media. You havent seen anyone complain about it in years. Gamers accepted it as normal.

 

[clem84]

Is there a way to have a completely offline experience, with the possibility to bring your character online to compete against others, and still have it secure? This was PD's main reason for having online only. Forza 7 had a once a week verification in place and it worked as far as I know?

 

[Hypereides]

That's a shame, OP. You should come to expect that to be the common standard going forward. Stay on the wagon and enjoy the ride or get off if it's not your thing.

 

[Mabdia]

It has been like this for a decade, I do not think there is a turning back. Either we as a collective make a stand or things will keep degrading or going worse. trust me I though there was no way it would get lower but then now we have NFTs ...

To be honest I really love gaming. But I really hate new game tradings. Sadly the more the tech advance the more looks like the games get less fun. And things like MT, DLCs and now the Always online makes the games even less fun. I don't have problem with internet. I can have my consoles connected 24h without a problem. But the reason behind that to me is a really big problem.

That's why I'm buying old games, old consoles and having fun with it. Nowadays to me gaming is dying. I might be exaggerating... but that is how I perceive the market nowadays.

 

[Guilty_AI]

People need to accept that the era of offline is dying, and never coming back.

None of the single player games i played recently require constant internet connection tho. For SP non-f2p games, only ones who do this are a few major publishers who don't know what the fuck they're doing, and i'm more than glad to not give them a single cent.

Honestly there are a lot of horrible trends going on in the major industry, along loads of corps whose only understanding of games comes from unhinged twitter denizens and the numbers on their reports. I'd very much welcome a crash about right now.

 

[Ammogeddon]

Absolutely, you should be able to play them without an internet connection, period.

Obviously patches require a download but that should be down to the owner as to whether or not they want to get it.

 

[MMaRsu]

That's a shame, OP. You should come to expect that to be the common standard going forward. Stay on the wagon and enjoy the ride or get off if it's not your thing.

Dafuq is this corporate bullshit

 

[IDKFA]

I agree. Unfortunately, the future of gaming will mean the only way we'll be able to access games us via a subscription and streaming combo. This means soon, all games will require an internet connection to play.

I'm so confident of this sub/stream only future that I'd bet my dick on it.

 

[DevilHunterX0]

Ever.

 

[AJUMP23]

I agree with the OP.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

There is no defending always online for single player games and anyone who tries is just wrong

 

[Konnor]

People need to accept that the era of offline is dying, and never coming back.

I will never accept that crap

 

[Hypereides]

Dafuq is this corporate bullshit

Call it whatever you want.

Read what M M16 and StreetsofBeige wrote. I don't like it either, but you're trying to fend off a tide with a toothpick. Convince the majority of gamers to think differently then we'll talk.

 

[ksdixon]

An issue I am really annoyed about right now...

Why did Sony go through the whole pantomime of 2013, only to end up here with always online single player campaigns?

I do wish Sony had stayed true to their identity, had listened to their customers instead of chasing trends and competitors down the wrong roads in search of fools gold.....

Now they are after all the buzzwords...cloud, always online, GAAS, MTX, services, subscriptions etc etc...

The company is changing for the worse and it all lines up with Jim Ryan ascending to CEO. I just wish he would fuck off out of gaming and take his retirement package.

Time for someone who understands the PS fanbase to run the business.

Kevin Butler for Vice President of Course Correction