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Xbox 180: Microsoft Fully Reverses Xbox One's DRM Policies | WIRED

Xbox One dumps Kinect requirement, no sensor required to play (nbcnews.com)

Xbox One's online check-ins, used game restrictions, and forced Kinect functionality were a public relations nightmare. Microsoft eliminated these requirements months before launch, but all Xbox One consoles on setup need an initial online update to function to remove the policies.

Would you have still bought the console even with these restrictions in place, why or why not?



Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)

PS5: 115 million (was 105 million) Xbox Series S/X: 48 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

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