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Not a huge shock. Huge backtrack though. Eliminating DRM - at least they finally have their used game policy set, so that should please a lot of people. |
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And yes, I agree it was a huge backtrack - but they under estimated how much people like used games & like selling their games. |
Sorry, the traffic was/is heavy on that site so the page wasn't loading. Someone on Reddit did a screen grab so I posted it. Here's the actual article.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/mi...-dr/1100-4673/ Microsoft to Pull Complete Reversal on Xbox One DRM Policies by Patrick Klepek on <time datetime="2013-06-19" pubdate="pubdate" itemprop="datePublished">June 19, 2013</time> Sources indicate Microsoft is going to move away from what's caused the company so much headache. UPDATED: Microsoft has confirmed these policy changes are happening. The tug-of-war between Microsoft and Sony just got more interesting. Multiple sources inform me Microsoft will announce what amounts to a complete reversal on its DRM policies for Xbox One today. What does this mean?
Based on what I’m being told, that’s definitely true. I've reached out to Microsoft for comment. Microsoft has taken an enormous amount of heat regarding DRM policies with its new console. Sony became consumer heroes at E3, announcing PlayStation 4 would not treat used games differently, and the status quo would reign. Of course, Xbox One is still $499 and PlayStation 4 is still $399. But today moves the needle. |
It's an Xbox 180!
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http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/update Last week at E3, the excitement, creativity and future of our industry was on display for a global audience. For us, the future comes in the form of Xbox One, a system designed to be the best place to play games this year and for many years to come. As is our heritage with Xbox, we designed a system that could take full advantage of advances in technology in order to deliver a breakthrough in game play and entertainment. We imagined a new set of benefits such as easier roaming, family sharing, and new ways to try and buy games. We believe in the benefits of a connected, digital future. Since unveiling our plans for Xbox One, my team and I have heard directly from many of you, read your comments and listened to your feedback. I would like to take the opportunity today to thank you for your assistance in helping us to reshape the future of Xbox One. You told us how much you loved the flexibility you have today with games delivered on disc. The ability to lend, share, and resell these games at your discretion is of incredible importance to you. Also important to you is the freedom to play offline, for any length of time, anywhere in the world. So, today I am announcing the following changes to Xbox One and how you can play, share, lend, and resell your games exactly as you do today on Xbox 360. Here is what that means:
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. We appreciate your passion, support and willingness to challenge the assumptions of digital licensing and connectivity. While we believe that the majority of people will play games online and access the cloud for both games and entertainment, we will give consumers the choice of both physical and digital content. We have listened and we have heard loud and clear from your feedback that you want the best of both worlds. Thank you again for your candid feedback. Our team remains committed to listening, taking feedback and delivering a great product for you later this year |
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MS has now gotten rid of the one thing that bug me, which was the every 24 hour check - but it almost sounds like they've gotten rid of the "family sharing" which was a huge selling point for me. I don't know that it's gone for certain, but something in one of the above articles made it sound like it was gone. |
Realistically is there any way they sell a kinect free version this year?
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Kinect required. Live required for streaming already paid services. One thing they didn't mention in that article though is whether you can still install games to the HDD so the drive doesn't have to spin constantly during games. |
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