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TSOLfan:
--- Quote from: Blumpkin on June 19, 2013, 03:51:20 PM ---There are initial reports that MS is flipping on the DRM and used game policy...
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It's official:
http://majornelson.com/2013/06/19/your-feedback-matters-update-on-xbox-one/?utm_source=MBC
Though, an interesting concept that was a result of the DRM check-ins was the ability to define a group of 10 "friends/family" that could access your game library, though, only one person could be playing any one specific game at a time (so a friend could be playing my license of Forza, and I could be playing my license of Killer Instinct, all at the same time, though, we both couldn't play my license of Forza at the same time). Basically, a built in way to "borrow/lend" digital copies.
I kind of thought that was cool, as I had planned on picking up an XO, as were a few friends, and we could each pick up the games that interest each of us the most, and simply ensure we were in each other's pool of 10 "family" members (almost reminds me of T-Mobile's old Fav-5 plan), and we'd have one big pool of games. Actually, that was the plan (one person was going to pick up Forza, another Dead Rising 3, and I was going to pick up Crimson Dragon, and of course, Killer Instinct).
I wonder if that now goes away.
wiggy:
WOW! :o
Good for them.
TSOLfan:
--- Quote from: wiggy on June 19, 2013, 04:07:20 PM ---WOW! :o
Good for them.
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I'm probably in the minority here, but I'm not a fan of the switch, because of this:
--- Quote ---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.
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So, my game sharing example in my post above (being able to define a friends/family group of 10 and having an online pool of games to pull from), that my friends and I were excited about and looking forward to now goes away. Downloadable copies can no longer be shared, and disc based games (where in the DRM model, they were simply a means to getting the installation files and for all intensive purposes were downloadable copies), now require the disc, just like the 360 and PS3 (and PS4 I assume). Granted, we could technically still share games by mailing a disc it seems, though, again, I was willing to trade the DRM for the convenience, especially since we are scattered across the country. I mean, if my friend that's a 27 hour drive away just wanted to play some Crimson Dragon for a few hours, he could, and wouldn't have to wait for me to mail him my disc, and for him to mail it back when he was done borrowing it, and for me, the same, if I wanted to play some Forza.
Lame.
Again, I can understand why some people might be excited about this (those that flip their games, and don't have a reliable Internet connection), though, for my circle of friends, where we typically hold on to our games, and we all have broadband connections, the new DRM model offered up some cool game sharing possibilities (open access to your digital game library to your circle of friends) that are now lost.
And again, lame.
Arseen:
Win for gamers. :D
Still hesitant to buy BXO, they still might come up with something to screw us over. :-\
segamer:
DRM policies were a damning blow to anyone that collects games. Right now, if you buy a disc based game, you have equity in that game. With DRM, it's inevitable that one day, Microsoft would close down the servers used to activate Xbox One games, making games worthless.
An example of this is Phantasy Star Online for the original Xbox. The game played offline fine but required an Xbox Live account to use. Now that servers are closed for the original Xbox, there's no way to play the game even though it has an offline mode. It's worthless. This is only a good thing. I intended to buy both Xbox One and PS4. However, I'm still putting 95% of my support behind Sony as they did the right thing to begin with.