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Twitter comments at link:
http://www.product-reviews.net/2013/11/10/cod-ghosts-xbox-one-offline-not-possible-without-live/
Update in case you're confused why this thread is growing so fast:
PXG wrote this:
And CBOAT answered with this:
Suggesting that PXG was there abouts with his comment.
Then we had this comment:
To which Albert replied:
And now Penello is looking into it but he's gone missing in action until he can get more clarification.
Major Nelson also tweeted something similar but it was removed for a while. When it returned he'd added 'this' on the end of the sentence. Some speculated that he might have fainted and hit the return with his forehead but that's purely speculation at this point.
UPDATE 2 (The important one!)
Update 3 (Are you ready for this?)
While this ban is a temporary one, the user in question has confirmed though that he cannot play Call of Duty Ghosts offline, as according to him the game requires an internet connection to play. Just to note an important point in all of this, the user Moonlightswami has already installed the Xbox One Day 1 patch which is thought to remove all previous DRM restrictions that Microsoft initially had in place.
He is providing an ongoing log via his Twitter account and adds that he cannot even access the system settings due to the ban. It goes without saying though that if he has already installed the Day One update, then he should be able to play through the COD Ghosts campaign, regardless of a temporary Xbox Live ban correct?
Twitter comments at link:
http://www.product-reviews.net/2013/11/10/cod-ghosts-xbox-one-offline-not-possible-without-live/
Update in case you're confused why this thread is growing so fast:
PXG wrote this:
Imagine if online authentication was deactivated at the OS level, but was still possible from game to game.
And CBOAT answered with this:
imagn.
Suggesting that PXG was there abouts with his comment.
Then we had this comment:
The fact that Albert and Major are "looking into it" just confirms to me DRM is alive and well (depending on pubs). Or XBL bans block offline and online play. Either way thats fucking horrible.
To which Albert replied:
It's neither. I just want to confirm before I post anything, it's that simple.
And now Penello is looking into it but he's gone missing in action until he can get more clarification.
Major Nelson also tweeted something similar but it was removed for a while. When it returned he'd added 'this' on the end of the sentence. Some speculated that he might have fainted and hit the return with his forehead but that's purely speculation at this point.
UPDATE 2 (The important one!)
FYI it's 11pm on a Sunday, so people aren't exactly quick to respond to work email. I wanted to check in before I shut-down for the evening. This is what I believe is going on:
We still have two more weeks before launch - the console is in a pre-release state. We are doing regular updates - I personally took one a few minutes before he posted. His build is now old. This is why we were saying we didn't want people on early - it's not done yet.
This behavior is only because we are in pre-release. When we launch, console will work exactly as you expect today on 360.
For sure this has nothing to do with requiring a connection. There is no "DRM removal" in the Day One update because none of the consoles were ever built with that stuff in it.
This also has nothing to do with COD. The Day One update just brings the SW up to date with the latest versions vs. what's on the box. But there is no 24 check in, that's for sure.
Update 3 (Are you ready for this?)