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How many units do you think the Xbox One would've sold if it kept it's DRM policies?

Less than 1m 31 27.93%
 
Between 1m-1.5m 10 9.01%
 
Between 1.5m-2m 17 15.32%
 
Between 2m-2.5m 16 14.41%
 
Between 2.5m-3m 11 9.91%
 
Between 3m-3.5m 6 5.41%
 
Between 3.5m-4m 9 8.11%
 
Between 4m-4.5m 0 0%
 
More than 4.5m 11 9.91%
 
Total:111
Kasz216 on 28 May 2014

About exactly as many as it has.

 



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S.Peelman on 28 May 2014

A bit less. I'd say a little over 3m would be it. People raged over it of good reason, but not nearly everyone would have kept their word.



Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 28 May 2014

2.95 million



                  

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Augen on 28 May 2014

I would say 2 million as of right now given how I could see thousands of baffled consumers over the holidays creating a lot of bad press. Many core fans would hold off expecting a policy reversal in 2014, think Kinect issue but many times larger.



whatever on 28 May 2014

Probably less than 2 million.



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burninmylight on 28 May 2014
Augen said:
I would say 2 million as of right now given how I could see thousands of baffled consumers over the holidays creating a lot of bad press. Many core fans would hold off expecting a policy reversal in 2014, think Kinect issue but many times larger.


This. The media would be eating off of the negative press for months.



Zappykins on 31 May 2014

It would be like steam. People would complain and get all in a huff, then realize they like not fumbling for disk every time they want to play a different game.

I think they would be selling more games though. I see so many complaints about people wanting to stay all digital but they aren't happy with it's $15 or so more than buying physical.

But they should have made an 'off-line' mode for people that can't or don't have Internet connection.



 

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Frogger on 31 May 2014
vivster said:
Quite a few. Probably not much less than it has now. Maybe 4 million?


This. 99% of the people who have and will buy the XBO will never even know what DRM is.



AZWification on 31 May 2014

It would have sold even more than it has so far, because the DRM was a huge selling point!



                
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alrightiwill on 31 May 2014
burninmylight said:
Augen said:
I would say 2 million as of right now given how I could see thousands of baffled consumers over the holidays creating a lot of bad press. Many core fans would hold off expecting a policy reversal in 2014, think Kinect issue but many times larger.


This. The media would be eating off of the negative press for months.


I agree with this. The backlash from the press would have been so extreme to destroy any credibility it had. Even people that wouldn't follow gaming news about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hUUsqhetX4 I remember when PS4 was shown on this show. If i'm correct the XBO was still holding onto it's DRM policies. But even when a crowd of 30-40 years olds in a TV audience applaud that a console has the ability to share it's games, you're not going to escape that sort of press.

XBO would have been dead in the water. Thank god they changed and there will be competition this gen.