Sorry, I don’t get the drama around having an ‘always on’ console. Every device is now ‘always on.’ That’s the world we live in. #dealwithit

…said Microsoft creative director (ex-PopCap senior designer and LucasArts creative lead) Adam Orth on Twitter yesterday.

…his personal views do not reflect the customer centric approach we take to our products or how we would communicate directly with our loyal consumers.

…said Microsoft.

File Microsoft’s failure to deny or confirm the next Xbox will be always-on under ‘we do not comment on rumour and speculation’. File Orth’s comments under ’loudmouth’. File the enormous stink they raised on the internet under ‘big problem that won’t go away soon’.