Microsoft creative director SHAT ON people upset about ‘ALWAYS-ON’ Xbox rumors.

You have to give it to Microsoft’s creative director. Not only does the dick sore pretty much confirm the rumor that the new Xbox is going to require always-on Internet to boot the game, but the dude shits on everyone who is concerned about this feature.

Joystiq:

Adam Orth, creative director at Microsoft’s video game division, doesn’t “get the drama around having an ‘always on’ console.” Orth took to Twitter yesterday to publicly dismiss criticisms of always-online consoles, likely in response to Kotaku sources recently saying the next-generation Xbox will require an online connection to play games.

While Orth has since protected his account, his tweets were screencapped on Reddit andNeoGAF. Orth, who’s been with Microsoft for 15 months having previously worked at LucasArts and PopCap, kicked off heated discussion by tweeting, “Sorry, I don’t get the drama around having an ‘always on’ console. Every device now is ‘always on.’ That’s the world we live in. #dealwithit” Orth went on to say he wants every device to be ‘always on.’

Orth’s comment caught the attention of BioWare’s Manveer Heir, who tweeted back, “Did you learn nothing from Diablo III or SimCity? You know some people’s internet goes out right? Deal with it is a shitty reason.”

Orth responded, “Electricity goes out too.” He later reiterated his ‘deal with it’ comment.

While Orth made it clear he was expressing his personal opinion, his comments drew a sizable backlash from online communities; his conversation with Heir made it to Reddit’s front page. It all follows continued speculation the as-yet-unannounced next Xbox, believed to be codenamed Durango, will feature an always-online Internet connection as a barrier to second-hand games. In contrast, Sony Worldwide Studios chief Shuhei Yoshida said the PS4, expected this year, doesn’t need to be always online.