wraggster
June 13th, 2013, 00:51
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/06/xboxmarieantoinnette-1371025839_620x340.jpgDid you think the Xbox 360 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/10/xbox-360-redesign/) was being kept around just for the budget market? It turns out Microsoft's got another sort of customer in mind for the revamped last-gen hardware: the crews of nuclear submarines. Xbox chief Don Mattrick (http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/22/don-mattrick-backwards-compatibility/), in response to the backlash over the Xbox One requiring an internet connection, said that "fortunately, we have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of connectivity, it's called Xbox 360." As an example, he referred to a crew member on a nuclear submarine, who would be better off with the 360, as it's an "offline device." The full quotes are after the break, along with the video -- oh, and Sony's message to submarine crews too.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/12/don-mattrick-xbox-360-offline/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/12/don-mattrick-xbox-360-offline/