I had a whole insanity go down when I tried to fix Skyrim without an internet connection on my PS3 (I didn't have access to high speed internet until months later).
The entire time I dealt with Sony, I kept thinking, "They don't care they're not getting everyone they can get; they only care about their image." I was a rural customer, not a city customer, not a college-based customer, not a rich customer. But they won't be up-front with this, they advertise like anyone can use their product. Even their disclaimers are misleading.
I don't know whether to be shocked or outraged that xBox is taking it a step further. It's like Gates is walking around his home asking himself, "What could I get the xBox to do for me?" and never crossing his mind is the idea that not everyone lives in his type of home, or even his type of neighborhood.
I won't be buying an xBox. I'll more than likely stay away from PS4, since I can't use my PS3 discs on it. Knowing them, they'll probably force a user to pay for a digital copy of a game they already got, unless there's a way the PS4 can confirm a hard copy is actually owned.
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