Yeah, an indie developer could just shove a box in a closet somewhere and call it a day but Microsoft and Sony don't let you do that (or didn't, at least).

Whereas if they actually have to have a colocated server somewhere running this thing, the baseline overhead for keeping the server up and running would be much more significant. If this was set up as a properly run AWS or Google Compute instance, then if it was only being used by a few players than the actual usage bill would come out to a rounding error. I think the videogame industry's relatively slow uptake on cloud technology is going to hurt games, especially from the last generation. I suspect that is still true today but it matters a lot less since Microsoft has rolled out Azure servers specifically for use on Xbox Live.

FACE: FOREHEAD Forehead Depth 50 Forehead Height 55 Forehead Width 45. Click to shrink.I don't have specifics, but Microsoft was rather strict in regards to what external servers were allowed to be connected to Xbox Live, which added significant overhead (in regards to the hardware used, datacenters where servers could be hosted, and so on). FACE: CROWN Skull Top Width 50 Skull Top Height 50 Skull Back Depth 50 Skull Back Width 41 Neck Back Depth 50 Neck Back Width 46.

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