XBOX ONE requires a fee to play used games. And if the game is new the fee is $60!

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Capulous said:

Heavenly_King said:

Capulous said:

Heavenly_King said:

DirtyP2002 said:
It is the same way Steam works. I never heard anyone complain about that.
Actually it is more user friendly, because you can sell the game for a fee. Steam does not offer this option at all.

dafuq?  if you buy a PC retail game, you install it, and you register your activation key with your account so you can re-download it again if you wish; but if you give the disk to a friend; as long as he has the actual disk on his disk- tray he cant play the game without having to pay a thing.   The disk is not attached to your account, the activation code that comes with the disk, is.

Are you sure? Aren't Blizzard games tied to your account and allow only one user? Diablo III and Starcraft 2?

I was talking about how Steam handles retail copies.  I really dont know about Blizzard because I have not played a game from them in years

Aren't steam games tied to your account? You also mention retail and disk; steam is direct download only isn't it?

If you buy a retail game that is not made by blizzard, it comes with an activation key which can be used in Steam.  The key is registered to your account, and a digital copy of the game is available to you if you wish to download the game.   BUT the retail copy can always be played on other PC, as long as the disk is inserted on the disk tray.  That way, you dont require activation/nor internet connection to play the game.  As long as the disk is legit you wont have any problem.

In other words, what gets registered in your account with Steam is the activation key, and not the disk as in the case of the Xbox One.

EDIT: Steam acts as an online store for PC games, and also as a way of simplying your gaming comodities by offering digital copies with all retail games, so that you dont need to swap disks every time you want to play something.