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Microsoft Reverses DRM Policies - Xbox One News!
12 years ago
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Microsoft's Dan Mattrick today announced that they have heard your "feedback" and decided that what they were trying to push obviously wasn't what the community at large wanted. As such, they have changed their daily check-in, offline gaming, and used game policies. Here's the official word from Xbox News site:
*An internet connection will not be required to play offline Xbox One games – After a one-time system set-up with a new Xbox One, you can play any disc based game without ever connecting online again. There is no 24 hour connection requirement and you can take your Xbox One anywhere you want and play your games, just like on Xbox 360.
*Trade-in, lend, resell, gift, and rent disc based games just like you do today – There will be no limitations to using and sharing games, it will work just as it does today on Xbox 360.
*In addition to buying a disc from a retailer, you can also download games from Xbox Live on day of release. If you choose to download your games, you will be able to play them offline just like you do today. Xbox One games will be playable on any Xbox One console -- there will be no regional restrictions.
Unfortunately, these policy changes do come with a loss of previously announced features of Xbox One:
*These changes will impact some of the scenarios we previously announced for Xbox One. The sharing of games will work as it does today, you will simply share the disc. Downloaded titles cannot be shared or resold. Also, similar to today, playing disc based games will require that the disc be in the tray.
But, overall, it seems that these bonus features were not enough to warrant tossing out used game and offline gameplay, so they have to go.
So there you have it! Let the next-gen console discussion really commence.
News Update on GF: http://www.gamingfurever.com/news/a.....s-drm-policies
*An internet connection will not be required to play offline Xbox One games – After a one-time system set-up with a new Xbox One, you can play any disc based game without ever connecting online again. There is no 24 hour connection requirement and you can take your Xbox One anywhere you want and play your games, just like on Xbox 360.
*Trade-in, lend, resell, gift, and rent disc based games just like you do today – There will be no limitations to using and sharing games, it will work just as it does today on Xbox 360.
*In addition to buying a disc from a retailer, you can also download games from Xbox Live on day of release. If you choose to download your games, you will be able to play them offline just like you do today. Xbox One games will be playable on any Xbox One console -- there will be no regional restrictions.
Unfortunately, these policy changes do come with a loss of previously announced features of Xbox One:
*These changes will impact some of the scenarios we previously announced for Xbox One. The sharing of games will work as it does today, you will simply share the disc. Downloaded titles cannot be shared or resold. Also, similar to today, playing disc based games will require that the disc be in the tray.
But, overall, it seems that these bonus features were not enough to warrant tossing out used game and offline gameplay, so they have to go.
So there you have it! Let the next-gen console discussion really commence.
News Update on GF: http://www.gamingfurever.com/news/a.....s-drm-policies
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i'm not falling for it....
stupid microsoft have already
lost my custom now.
THE DAMAGE IS DONE MICROSOFT! lol
XD
there's lots of creepy people here!
I, for one, have some hope for Microsoft.
Lemmy give you an example. Microsoft has actually gotten -more- flack for the Xbox One stuff then EA did for SimCity. To me that's a little ridiculous...mostly cause Microsoft was willing to change what was going on. EA, instead, just switched CEO's and continued on their merry way, doing the same shit. I don't honestly think it's all that fair that people are still complaining even after they have offered to fix things.
It's true what they say, one can never satisfy the consumer, even if you give them exactly what they want.