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12th Jun 2013

Video: Xbox executive says people with no internet should stick with 360

One of the biggest criticisms to surround the new Xbox One is the fact that you’ll need an always-on internet connection to play it. Well one Xbox executive was recently recorded saying people with no internet should just stick with the Xbox 360.

Oisin Collins

One of the biggest criticisms to surround the new Xbox One is the fact that you’ll need an always-on internet connection to play it. Well one Xbox executive was recently recorded saying people with no internet should just stick with the Xbox 360.

It might have been a slip of the tongue, but many will see this blunder by Xbox executive Don Mattrick as the last nail in the coffin for the new next-gen console from the guys at Microsoft.

The interviewer had asked Don about the fact that some people just do not have access to internet and this was his response…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxkEe_l7S3g

The clip has gone viral because it sounds like Microsoft doesn’t care about gamers who don’t have internet access and they’re only interested in people that do. But we’re sure that’s not the case, right?

Here’s what it says on YouTube: “This is a previously unaired interview from today that was aired by mistake when one of Spike TV’s correspondents was having microphone trouble. They quickly aired this instead while he fixed his mic, and pulled it ASAP.”

Awkward…

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The Xbox One will be released in November with prices starting at €499.

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