Microsoft reminding gamers that they have done a “180″

[Figgycal]

daredevil.shark said:

Figgycal said:

daredevil.shark said:

Naum said:
And nothing prevents them from doing a 180 again after a few years...

This will happen. After they have a good install base for Xbox One they will slowly start to implement DRM again. They will launch full scale DRM if the "lighter" DRM gets successful

Honestly, all they would need to do is introduce a new Digital only version of the Xbox One (with no disk-tray) and they can have all the DRM they want.

This is every console makers and game developers ultimate dream. But it wont be successful. It wont be successful unless people accepts digital only games.

 

Plus internet speed isnt good enough all around the world. In near future we will be getting 50-80+ gb games. For digital only they have two options. They are.
a) Download the whole game.
b) Stream the whole game.

That future is a long way to go. Unless internet speed dramatically increases all over the world or at least in US, Europe and some parts of Asia digital only consoles wont get any momentum.

I'm pretty sure that's what Microsoft was going for with the Xbox One, or at least a half-assed attempt at it with ridiculous limitations.