I feel better now. I know what you're probably thinking, "free from what?". Everyone, I have literally stopped updating my consoles. Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have owned my consoles for long enough. I've paid too much money into them and I want to feel like they are mine. I paid $600 for my PS3. Even though I get free online play and some nice features from Sony, I feel like they still have some control over what I do on my console. Same with Microsoft and Nintendo. I paid $400 for my Xbox 360 Elite and $200 for my Wii. 
 
I appreciate what updates they give me, but I feel a lot better. I feel like I went back to what gaming used to be. PC being the dominate online platform and consoles being the better platform for the single player experience. Every piece of equipment I own has it's own unique talent. There's no more competition. If I want to play something online, I will get the game for PC. If I want to play something by myself, I will get it for the consoles.  
 
I urge everyone to do the same. Take your consoles off the internet. Do it for a week, 2 weeks, or a month. You will see what I'm talking about.

No thanks. 
 
I quite like the new dashboard update, which wouldn't be possible without the magic of the internet.

I haven't updated my consoles in about 12 months, I hate online. 
 
It's lovely.

No thanks. Also some games won't work unless you get the latest update, so good luck with that.

" No thanks. Also some games won't work unless you get the latest update, so good luck with that. "

Say what? Is it 1995 again?
 
Seriously dude as much as it sucks, it's a fact of life. Pretty soon everything will have online connectivity and there really won't be any way to stop it. Just imagine what future toasters will be like!

" @LiquidPrince said:

" No thanks. Also some games won't work unless you get the latest update, so good luck with that. "

Aren't updates printed on the disc? "

" Say what? Is it 1995 again?  Seriously dude as much as it sucks, it's a fact of life. Pretty soon everything will have online connectivity and there really won't be any way to stop it. Just imagine what future toasters will be like! "

" @LiquidPrince said:

" No thanks. Also some games won't work unless you get the latest update, so good luck with that. "

Aren't updates printed on the disc? "

" Say what? Is it 1995 again?  Seriously dude as much as it sucks, it's a fact of life. Pretty soon everything will have online connectivity and there really won't be any way to stop it. Just imagine what future toasters will be like! "

I wouldn't notice a difference. I barely even play console games anymore.

Fight the power man!
 
Unfortunately console are far better online than off. My friends and I like talking shit/having a laugh on party chat. And when we're not on at the same time, we're trying to beat each other on the various game's leaderboards. Those leaderboard races have kept us playing some games way longer than we would have.

" Say what? Is it 1995 again?  Seriously dude as much as it sucks, it's a fact of life. Pretty soon everything will have online connectivity and there really won't be any way to stop it. Just imagine what future toasters will be like! "

i like playing online, so no thanks

having your 360 disconnected from the internet is pretty nice. no more ads.

" I feel better now. I know what you're probably thinking, "free from what?". Everyone, I have literally stopped updating my consoles. Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have owned my consoles for long enough. I've paid too much money into them and I want to feel like they are mine. I paid $600 for my PS3. Even though I get free online play and some nice features from Sony, I feel like they still have some control over what I do on my console. Same with Microsoft and Nintendo. I paid $400 for my Xbox 360 Elite and $200 for my Wii.  I appreciate what updates they give me, but I feel a lot better. I feel like I went back to what gaming used to be. PC being the dominate online platform and consoles being the better platform for the single player experience. Every piece of equipment I own has it's own unique talent. There's no more competition. If I want to play something online, I will get the game for PC. If I want to play something by myself, I will get it for the consoles.   I urge everyone to do the same. Take your consoles off the internet. Do it for a week, 2 weeks, or a month. You will see what I'm talking about. "

" @wolf_blitzer85 said:

" Say what? Is it 1995 again?  Seriously dude as much as it sucks, it's a fact of life. Pretty soon everything will have online connectivity and there really won't be any way to stop it. Just imagine what future toasters will be like! "

As long as I have a way to keep it off the internet then I will.  "

Why would you not want free internet from Sony? I cannot comprehend.

What was the original problem you had with the consoles being connected to the internet, you aren't very clear in your original post apart from saying the companies own your console when it's online enabled which doesn't really make much sense to me.

I remember having my Internet pulled for a weekend. I ended up doing puzzles (an apple jigsaw puzzle, Big Ben jigsaw puzzle, etc.), something I used to do when I was younger, and when I had no Internet to spend my time with. I even read that stack of magazines I have. So no.

" Fight the power man!  Unfortunately console are far better online than off. My friends and I like talking shit/having a laugh on party chat. And when we're not on at the same time, we're trying to beat each other on the various game's leaderboards. Those leaderboard races have kept us playing some games way longer than we would have. "

" No thanks. Also some games won't work unless you get the latest update, so good luck with that. "

Kinda sounds like one step away from locking down the doors and windows and never going back outside again.

" Why would you not want free internet from Sony? I cannot comprehend. "

Meh, i never play online on my consoles. :p

" @dbz1995 said:

" Why would you not want free internet from Sony? I cannot comprehend. "

Obviously you don't maaaan! You need to fight this fascist capitalist pig company Called Sony man! You need to free yourself from their grip on your soul!!  "

That was one of the stupidest things I have ever read. I cannot even begin to comprehend the stupidity my brain just adsorbed. Please, next time you're going to shit on my brain, forewarn me.

" What was the original problem you had with the consoles being connected to the internet, you aren't very clear in your original post apart from saying the companies own your console when it's online enabled which doesn't really make much sense to me. "

" I feel better now. I know what you're probably thinking, "free from what?". Everyone, I have literally stopped updating my consoles. Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have owned my consoles for long enough. I've paid too much money into them and I want to feel like they are mine. I paid $600 for my PS3. Even though I get free online play and some nice features from Sony, I feel like they still have some control over what I do on my console. Same with Microsoft and Nintendo. I paid $400 for my Xbox 360 Elite and $200 for my Wii.  I appreciate what updates they give me, but I feel a lot better. I feel like I went back to what gaming used to be. PC being the dominate online platform and consoles being the better platform for the single player experience. Every piece of equipment I own has it's own unique talent. There's no more competition. If I want to play something online, I will get the game for PC. If I want to play something by myself, I will get it for the consoles.   I urge everyone to do the same. Take your consoles off the internet. Do it for a week, 2 weeks, or a month. You will see what I'm talking about. "

Are you retarded or something? Why would you hate free updates that make your existing products better? 
 
Wah! New features! 
 
What's the point of owning consoles if they're not online? Like another dude said, is it 1995?

Why in the world are you against updates?

No.  
That's kinda dumb.

I want my XBLA games!

i don't see what you are talking about. i enjoy playing online a lot. after i eat this chicken i am going to be playing modern warfare 2.

Hey, internet message board! I disconnected my consoles from the internets! I don't like the internet! So I wdnt to this forum to tell you!

Also, the whole "I don't want them telling me what to do with my console" is nearly always the cry of the pirate.

This whole thread is retarded and I'm sorry for myself for having opened it. @Sil3n7

Nope

So the guys that are calling me a dumb ass for doing this, you would rather I have all my consoles online and constantly playing them instead of just my PC. You know what? It's all cool. I just don't care anymore for my consoles being online. It's pointless to me. The games that I would play online I would just rather play on my PC. And if I say I don't want to update my console, then most likely I don't care about the updated features. I don't use them. And just because everyone else is using their consoles online doesn't mean I have to do it. 
 
I know someone will lead this into a joke (and I hope it's funny as hell), but if everyone else jumps off a bridge doesn't mean I have to.

" Say what? Is it 1995 again?  Seriously dude as much as it sucks, it's a fact of life. Pretty soon everything will have online connectivity and there really won't be any way to stop it. Just imagine what future toasters will be like! "

I guess the new fad now is if you don't have your consoles online then you're a dumb ass.

Ruh?  Yeah the whole waiting 5-10 minutes while it updates is a killer.  Seriously though, what I am going to do with no online for my consoles?  Half the stuff I play is online.  
Read a book? Fuck that.

C'mon everyone. Come outside and exercise with me instead of sitting in that recliner, controller in hand, yelling at little kids in that mic, and eating massive amounts of cheetos.

You're right!
 
*throws router out the window*
 
The government isn't going to steal my information, man. 
 
I've been a slave to "that man" long enough!

To paraphrase Jensonb Owning a 360 without live is like not owning a 360 at all.

I can agree with the PS3 updates, they're frackin' huge most of the times :I

what is going on in this thread?

" @wolf_blitzer85 said:

" Say what? Is it 1995 again?  Seriously dude as much as it sucks, it's a fact of life. Pretty soon everything will have online connectivity and there really won't be any way to stop it. Just imagine what future toasters will be like! "

Automatic "Makin' toast!" twitter messages?  Seriously though, not updating your console seems pointless to me. I agree that online games are better on a PC, but I also think single player ones are better on the PC too :) "

LOLWUT

your a loon.

Dude, take your PC offline then you can relive the classics!  No more shitty websites and annoying forums.  No more viruses and hackers to worry about!