"Microsoft aims to eliminate game patches with next-gen Xbox Live"

[TopWargamer]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2061155/microsoft-aims-to-eliminate-game-patches-with-next-gen-xbox-live.html#tk.fb_pc

 

 

 

Bruno works as Lead Program Manager on Xbox Live, and he’s quick to point out that you can disconnect your Xbox One console from the network if you want to—Microsoft was quick to allow for that after the public outcry that followed their E3 anouncement that the Xbox One was designed to be online all the time—but some next-gen games will be handicapped if you don’t allow them to connect to Microsoft’s Xbox Live servers.

 

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Forza 5 and Titanfall are the two most obvious examples—Forza downloads AI profiles for your opponents that are based on other players’ driving habits, while Titanfall taps the extra computational horsepower available on the Xbox Live servers to fill multiplayer games with AI-controlled enemies. But that’s just the beginning—Xbox Live allows developers to create dedicated servers, make changes or push updates to the portions of their game that is hosted online without bothering the player.

 

“Investing in dedicated servers is expensive, and can draw resources away from development,” said Bruno. “We’re focused on helping you [developers] make better online experiences because we want to be the best place to play multiplayer.”

 

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If you like a particular multiplayer map and the developers change it, for example, you can’t just play the old version you love with like-minded players, or stay offline and play with AI opponents—you’ll have to log into the Xbox Live servers and play the new version. Worse, since you no longer have to remain connected to Xbox Live there’s no guarantee that every player will do so, and developers are unlikely to build games that take full advantage of a network of high-powered servers that some of their players can’t—or won’t—access.

 

 

I'm sorry, but developers really constantly on game patching after a game has come out, even the good developers do, and that's completely ok for them to do so. If that wasn't there, then a lot of good games would have been ruined by now. So sure while "next-gen" Xbox One games will update...a little bit by the sounds of it...it sounds like Microsoft wants to get rid of game patches entirely. 

 

So to you, Microsoft, I say this:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztVMib1T4T4

[TheRuke]

[tS_kStin]

......... No patches=non supported games! If it was possible I think that it would already been done.

[Blackterror25]

*insert game* taps the extra computational horsepower available on the *insert game dev* servers

 

Does this sentence seem familiar?

Do you remember what happend?

[miyabwah]

r u fkn srs m8

[YeroJero]

GOOD. FUGIN. LUCK.

[DudeWazap]

So if a game somehow has some type of bug they will just ignore it and move on?

 

I find this to be a little bit impossible because it is really hard to release a PERFECT game.

[James_AJ]

why not make patching/updating on the background like PS4? #Epicfail #MS #xBONED

[Tmh85]

Every game has its issues especially when it first comes out, eliminating patches just in my mind makes consoles and console games DOA

[Cryptonite]

-snip-

This makes no sense, seriously they wanted an ALWAYS ONLINE experience but are trying to get rid of online support? 

[marty_1986]

LOL, all games have bugs, its always been the case. Typical arrogance of Microsoft!

[Youbetternot]

[Yoinkerman]

I think what they're trying to say is that they're mimicking how steam handles game updates, games just update.  As well as being able to hotfix dedicated servers.

 

As for people not connecting not getting the latest updates?   WELL DUH.

[Kamil]

Did none of you read the quote, or am I just understanding "Developers will be able to update the servers without needing to make the player download a patch" differently than everybody else?