Need for Speed Will Require an Online Connection

[artgamer72]

It will just be another way for EA to shove ads and DLC's down our throats. Their NFS games are a joke. The physics stink. The maps are incredibly small. The camera options really limited.

[asu666]

If I can't play the game offline, then my interest falls off a cliff.

[ps3veron]

Prerequisites even before we see any gameplay? Sheesh!

[joet6683]

Aren't most of you always connected? I set mine up, and they stay connected always. I feel I'm missing something if I have my console on and not connected to the internet, same with a PC. Numbers would indicate the majority of gamers do the same:


http://phoneia.com/90-of-the-u-s-ps4...d-to-internet/


http://www.gamespot.com/articles/80-.../1100-6407537/


http://www.destructoid.com/higher-pe...s-170797.phtml


If it makes it a more lively world or easier to make changes to it or whatnot for the single player session, I don't see the problem.

[luijo]

Quote: Originally Posted by joet6683

Aren't most of you always connected? I set mine up, and they stay connected always. I feel I'm missing something if I have my console on and not connected to the internet, same with a PC. Numbers would indicate the majority of gamers do the same: http://phoneia.com/90-of-the-u-s-ps4...d-to-internet/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/80-.../1100-6407537/ http://www.destructoid.com/higher-pe...s-170797.phtml If it makes it a more lively world or easier to make changes to it or whatnot for the single player session, I don't see the problem.

Yes, but what happens when you are downloading an update and can't connect to the game ? or if the servers are down, because of maintenance or any problem ? Or if 2 years from now they decide to shut down the servers ?

This is a bad idea in general.

[jpollack34]

You'll be lucky if they keep the servers up for 2 years. They'll shut them down as soon as costs of keeping the servers up are deemed "not worth it anymore." At which time your game will be rendered completely useless.

[jpollack34]

EA's new business model they are trying to push is basically a disguised monthly subscription model. Charging essentially $5 a month. The way they are pushing it though is via the upfront game cost with an embedded online requirement. Turn off the servers after 1 year thereby forcing consumers to get the next iteration of the game, thereby ensuring that in the next cycle they continue to get their fees.

[Steven78]

You dont even really own the game then. More like a long term rental whenever they feel like cutting it off.