Xbox One’s DRM Explained

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DarthVolod said:

disolitude said:

DarthVolod said:

As I have said before, I don't understand the point of the discs if they are basically "not needed."

If you want digital only that is fine ... it's not my thing but have at it. What advantage does a disc offer asided from wasted gas money driving to a retail store?

Next gen games may be like 10-20 GB in size if not more... Some people with internet caps may have issues with this hence they can get the disk to bypass the downloading part. Disk is just a distribution method.

Its also there to make sure retailers don't stup selling the Xbox One. They want a cut of game sales too...

I can see your point, but doesn't the Xbox One let you play games as you download them, or is that just the ps4? So it really doesn't matter how long a download takes especially if the console allows you to download stuff in a low power mode or something so it can keep downloading uninterrupted from start to finish.

I don't know what the average caps are for Internet data usage, but unless you are downloading like 5-10 games a month I don't see that being too much of an issue.

The retail part makes sense for retailers, but I don't see how the consumer benefits.

Yeah they said Xbox one can play while you download. Average internet cap for people using the big internet providers in Canada is 100 GB per month. If you download 2-3 games you may be pushing 30-40 GB already. Add netflix, youtube and other stuff and you got trouble...

I think Microsoft is trying to balance consumers and corporations here. You can't have a consumer focused device and ignore the likes of Gamestop and Walmart. You will get your ass handed to you at retail. In 10 years the likes of Gamestop will have major issues selling games much like Blockbuster had trouble renting games and movies few years ago, but this has to be done gradually. 

I don't think Microsoft will shed a single tear to cut Gamestop out of the loop in 10 years with the Xbox One 2 :)