Rumour: Microsoft Will Announce Xbox One Self-Publishing At Build

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theprof00 said:

Osc89 said:

Or they could have just added the features to digital downloads and let the consumer decide. Or an opt in / opt out choice in the settings where you can choose whether or not to register a disc. They could have had their revolution, just while keeping their policies backwards compatible.

This is the main point that is really really interesting. Why did they scrap the whole thing? Some have said its proof that sharing never worked, and others have said that the feature never existed in the first place, or was distorted PR spin. Others, like myself, say that this is proof that MS only changed because of Gamestop. 10 games being shared is literally worse than used games and piracy, and would've fucked gamestop so hard.

Again, it was also the only thing that made me want an xb1...literally too good to be true.

I agree, I really can't see how Gamestop would have approved this plan. Then again, how could MS build so much around such a plan without making sure it is backed and approved by every significant party? Sadly, I'm not sure it will be possible to find a logical solution. MS almost certainly couldn't have had a properly thought out plan otherwise they wouldn't have had every XB1 event be a PR disaster.