Cloud and DRM

[sega4life]

happydolphin said:

sega4life said:

Ajescent said:
So this is basically what psn and XBL were already doing?
If that's the case, why not just continue it?

Like stated above, it's what STEAM is doing.

I made an account on day one  Sept 2003 on STEAM.

Every game I bought Disc or digital is still in my collection. Now I only buy Digital PC games from STEAM during their sales.

 

XB1's original strategy was good, and everyone fucked it up because their ignorance.

We had it so I could share my games with 10 people. In a house with multiple people playing the same games, it's a + and saves a shit load on money.

I could go ANYWHERE and play my games.

DEVs would make games cheaper because they knew that you could not sell your game so instead of trying to get as much from you up front, they could sell it for less.  They even had a way to sell your games through developers sites like Ubisoft, EA, etc, making so they get the cut in profit not places like Gamestop and Best Buy.

Think, every game you buy from now on would be in your library no matter what system is released down the road.

 

as for the cloud aspect, it's not going anywhere, MS will still use it.

Question: couldn't Microsoft continue this strategy for their digital versions? (since you can't resell digital games yet)

Yes and I would also like to add that this was not just Microsoft's idea.

99% of the publishers out there want DRM in one form or the other.

This is why our games cost more money, they know once they sell a new copy, that's it, no more profit, but look at Gamestop, they still make money of PS2 games.

MS gave in and said fine, lets wait, in a year or so the Devs/publishers are going to push and we will implement the policy we began with, Sony as well, it will happen.

Now I will add that this does save jobs for the people at gamestops and Gamefly rental places.  But lets be real, Gamestop pays the low of the low and gives no fucks about their employees.