One of the more upsetting things about the Xbox One was the need for 24 hour access to the internet. For those members of the military who are deployed overseas...

Microsoft: Sucks to be you

Not to fear, says Xbox exec Don Mattrick, president of the Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment division. The company has a solution for those in the military: Just use the old Xbox 360 instead.

“Fortunately we have a product for people who aren’t able to get some form of connectivity, it’s called Xbox 360. If you have zero access to the Internet, that is an offline device,” Mattrick told Game Trailer at E3 in an interview posted online.

He says he feels your pain, though.

“When I read the blogs and thought about who’s really the most impacted, there was a person who said, “Hey, I’m on a nuclear sub.’ I don’t even know what it means to be on a nuclear sub, but I’ve got to imagine that it’s not easy to get an Internet connection. Hey, I can empathize. If I was on a sub, I’d be disappointed.”

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What do you guys think about this? Personally as a service member myself, its a slap to the face of all our men and women serving our country and putting their lives on the line. Things like gaming and such help to take soldiers/sailors/airmen/marine's minds off things like being away from home and combat. And while they could always get a PS4, last time I checked Halo and friends weren't available on Playstation. Also, that last little quip where he tries to say he "feels our pain" is even more insulting in my eyes. But I'd like to get others' perspectives on this.