Originally Posted by Harrison:
It seems console and PC game designers take for granted that everyone is automatically connected to the internet and can download large files to update and patch their software. But they are a lot of people without internet at all, and many still on dialup. I know of a few I work with still on 56k (and I can't convince them to upgrade to broadband for a similar price!).
A friend of mine doesn't have a connection, but when he lately bought Sacred 2, it contained the latest firmware update for the console, which is quite helpful.