yes, the xbox one didnt even release yet and here i am talking about the console that will come after it, but hey this will make my prediction all that more impressive when it comes true.
so ill just say it right away. the 4th generation of xbox home consoles will have policies restricting used games and DRM policies as well. again they will try to eleminate the idea of owning a game and make it into buying a license. i dont know how exactly, i dont know the details of course. but trust me, restrictions will be there.
why am i saying this? because the company at its core believes in this, this is their goal and this is what they believe the gaming industry should be like, controlled. for example here is what a microsoft employee wrote on a blog about the entire DRM u-turn that happened yesterday.
"I stand by the belief that Playstation 4 is Xbox 360 part 2, while Xbox One is trying to revolutionize entertainment consumption. For people who don’t want these amazing additions, like Don said we have a console for that and it’s called Xbox 360."
stuff like streaming video games to your friend, or streaming the game to your console so you can help him out or even try it out for as long as you want, or seemless sharing videos with just pressing one button or streaming video games right from the get go isnt revolutionary, it isnt something impressive and it isnt something amazing, but sharing a game trail with your friend is!
Microsofts vision for the industry isnt something that i would call amazing, it isnt something that would benefit me or you. why does the future have to be ALL digital? why does it have to be CONTROLLED by microsoft? why does it mean i am given restricitions instead of choices? why is the future the cloud? the endless power of the cloud? is that the answer? apperantly so, guess who controlls that power though?
