Chinese Xbox One Games Contain A One-Time Activation Code, Cannot Be Resold

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Chinese Xbox One Games Contain A One-Time Activation Code, Cannot Be Resold

By Nicholas De RosaPublished: 17 September 2014 7:10 AM UTC

Posted in: Xbox News

Tags: china, Machinae Supremacy, region lock, used games, Xbox One

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Xbox One’s software in China will contain a single-use activation code, therefore preventing its games from being resold, according to photos posted on the ali213 gaming forums.

Chinese Xbox One systems will also be region-locked, according to that same post. This comes as a surprise, as Microsoft was set on reversing its original Xbox One resale policies after its original E3 2013 reveal. The policies applied in China are strikingly similar to those presented at E3 2013 (region lock, no second-hand sales), with the exception of the system always having to be online.

There have been no official statements by Microsoft in regards to why they have implemented these policies for Xbox One’s release. It may have to do with the fact that Xbox One is the first gaming and entertainment console approved for sale in China since June 2000, when the country’s minister of culture issued a ban on the sale of video game consoles.

Upon its September 23 release, Xbox One will be priced at 3699 chinese yuan, which converts to roughly 600 US dollars. Software will cost between 15 and 40 US dollars.

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Wait if you're going to need to activate all games to be able to play them that means the system will have to be connected to the internet pretty much all the time, or at least any time you're getting a new game. Unlucky anyone who doesn't have ready access to the net.

I guess you take your console to the retailer and activate the game there.  However, people with money to buy Xboxes in china do have internet connection. It is still pretty evil of MS to do that.