GP Editor, Marshall Henderson writes, "When I heard about Diablo III's need for a persistent connection, I was annoyed. I mean, this wasn't undiscovered territory, as Ubisoft had been pulling shenanigans like this for a while, but this was the first time it affected anything I actually wanted to play anyway.
Most PC gamers responded similarly: Lots of profanity, claiming the games were developed by Satan, and swearing to the skies and the seas that nothing in the world could persuade me to buy this game. For non-PC gamers, though, there was a somewhat different response. Instead of outrage, it seemed to be more in the, 'What's it matter?' family."
In recent years, Ubisoft has canceled several games, one of them being a project code-named Renaissance.
The FTC has officially dropped its case against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
I think they're convinced now that MS won't (and can't) withhold releases from conpeting platforms. MS on the street corner now like, "Who wants a taste?!"
I've seen videos and talk a online speculating MS long game. Some think that MS multiplat move is use to appease the FTC so they can buy more and is somehow a move that could get Sony to open up their platform. In other words them going third party and letting their games go everywhere. MS possible scheme and ulterior motives, speculated by Jeff Grubb is that putting Xbox store on PS via regulation Which would hurt PS buissness very badly because that 30% cut would be even less or not a cut at all. MS buys more because they're "playing nice" by opening up its platform to Epic store and steam which would force Apple and Sony to open up their ecosystem to other stores like MS.
If that's the case that'll mean as I said before, PS fans buying Cod on PS via MS store would give 100% maybe even 90% of the money being pocketed by MS while Sony's store front wanes when it comes to third party because guess what? MS is buying more third party and preying off the extreme ignorance of the FTC. Manipulation of the FTC and MS overtaking the PS store and customers
My thing is this. I know it's a opinion and speculation but why does Sony have to open up its store or force them to go multiplat? If they still believe in selling their freakin console then let them do it. If they want to provide the best games and the best content for its fans then let them do it!? Why because the competition is trash at selling games and consoles for 14 years now Sony has to change? MS using the ignorance of the FTC to overtake gaming as we know it?
Again it's just talk and opinion but man this seems very, very possible imo.
Seemed like a lost cause anyway. Microsoft gambled and it paid off big time. That's what you call a big boss move. Sony played a huge part in the success of that acquisition.
In a very intriguing and interesting move, 16 Ubisoft titles can now be purchased on the Xbox PC Store. Of course, this is a first as Ubisoft PC titles have never been purchasable on the Xbox PC Store previously.
Get over it!! actually it's no big deal in this day and age.
0. Never take advice from a non PC Gamer!
1. If your a PC Gamer with a $1000 PC and you do not have the Internet well my friend your priorities are in the wrong place. Get The Internet by any means necessary.
2. Only cry about Online connection DRM if the game is solely a SP experience which now a days 99% of all QUALITY PC titles (dam them console ports) have a well made MP part to them.
3. I can't see too many people playing Diablo 3 without taking part in the wonderful MP experience it has to offer.
4. Your a PC Gamer which means your $1000 rig is online and downloading something 24/7/365 anyway.
5. For laptop PC Gamers, unless you live on Mars, scratch that cause Mars has Internet too, unless you live on Neptune then Cellular Broadband or WiFi is available.
6. My personal favorite to stop the madness....we all know a Crack will be available. I haven't seen a DRM yet that wasn't bypassed.
So take it from a real PC gamer this is really no big deal to most of us unless a drunk driver hits a pole but then you have no electricity anyway and that SLi of CFx set-up is gonna suck your UPS dry in in 2 minutes unless your second parallel connection piggy backs Wirelessly off of a companies hardened T1 line and use an Optima battery like me....you can cut my electricity and cut my Internet but I'm still gaming online for about 8 hours (or until said companies IT guy figures it out).
That's real PC Gamer shite right there! Enjoy!
I don't think most game are like this. Mostly Ubisoft games I think.
To the people crying about always online for Diablo III opt out of the beta k thx
There is still no reason to not give players options to make Single-player ONLY options (when it comes to Diablo III)
And Ubisoft... one could barf a little in their mouth speaking that name.
How lovely the my internet is always stable, never goes down so your overacting over nothing narrow minded viewpoint.
Well geniuses not everyone else in the world has constant internet connection on every device, why don't you idiots save the attitude till 10-20 yrs from now when internet access is cheap blazingly, fast and always rock solid.
Not every lives in a surburb or metropolitan area, or has the spare finances to pay monthly cable bill, plus they paid their $60 if they want to play in offline mode why would it bother you so much.
If your going to get it regardless fine, but don't be an ass to people who this does present a problem to.
90-99% of my diablo 1&2 time was offline, never saw the thrill of joining some random idiots game just to walk into a portal surrounded by mobs several lvls above what i can kill. Or to get attacked and die because the host wants to pvp, when i want to kill mobs.