"...I'm talking about my Xbox 360, and I solved it, I need to buy a TWO HUNDRED ******* DOLLAR HARD DRIVE! SO I CAN PAY TO GO ONLINE TO PLAY WITH ******** TWELVE YEAR-OLDS! So I'm prolly going to return my 360 and do something more useful with my money, like throwing it off a bridge"
-- gamer LordD2, posting on Electronic Arts' support forums for "Burnout Paradise"
Xbox 360 Core or Arcade unit owners who picked up "Burnout Paradise" last week found a surprise waiting for them upon connecting to Xbox Live, if they weren't careful enough to scope the back of the box ahead of time.
You know that streaming, seamless, revolutionary open-world gameplay that's one of "Burnout Paradise"'s biggest bullet points?
Access denied; without a hard drive, "Burnout Paradise's" online play is crippled. Players without the extra hardware can compare high scores, but they can't share the roads of Paradise City for online Freeburn play.
Technically, this is mentioned on the box. But, is a note on the back of the box enough? We've reached out to both Microsoft and Electronic Arts for some additional commentary. When we hear back, we'll let you know.
But first we've got some stuff to show you, facts to consider before anyone else starts pointing fingers and who the "Burnout" bad guy is.
These days, if a publisher's not actively working on something Wii related, stockholders are asking why. With Wii's momentum showing no signs of slowing, would a company actually cancel an in-development Wii title?