| kowenicki said: It won't change how I have been gaming for the last 8 years. Not one bit. |
This. It won't change anything for me.
I bought one Xbox 360 game via the second-hand market only because at the time it wasn't available via Games on Demand. The only person I might exchange games with was my nephew. While I like disc-based games for their immediacy this generation, I learned to appreciate the games that were available online more. Having had hardware problems, specifically with the DVD drive, I could have kept gaming without it had I just had an a digital copy of the game. Functionally, DRM really doesn't change with Xbox One. In fact, capabilities are added, namely in the ability for up to 10 family members to access my content.
As far as an online connection goes, I didn't have a problem with that. Granted, I hope they change that policy or provide an alternative so one can game completely offline, but my Xbox 360 was always connected to the Internet when it was powered on. I can't imagine why, and I generally don't think it is, a big deal for many people, because most people that own an Xbox 360 have it connected to the Internet. So the fact that it will phone home every 24 hours, really isn't a big deal to me.
I had Kinect with Xbox 360 and I'll obviously have Kinect with Xbox One. I had no problem with enabling or disabiling the ability for Kinect to upload data. With the Fun Labs, I enabled it so Microsoft could get proper feedback, and then I disabled it. I did it with the Xbox 360, and based on what Microsoft has said, I can do it with the Xbox One. I'm one of those people, who during the Kinect beta, wanted the ability to turn on my console when I say "Xbox ON." Personally, I would love that when I enter a room, and the console isn't on, that it instantly recognizes me, but that isn't what Microsoft is doing. It's listening for two words, "Xbox On" and that's it. So, the console being always on, and Kinect listening when it's in a low power state, doesn't bother me. It's functionality I've wanted from Day One. I'm also not bothered by the fact that Kinect is required for Xbox One. It doesn't take away functionality of the console, it adds to it, so why not require it?
Nothing about the Xbox One to me prohibits a buy. Certainly there are somethings I would rather they be different, but they are what they are. I'll make do.
