Between this and having to go online to activate the thing in the first place (probably not an issue with COD so much, but I'm assuming there are still some "Madden gamers" who live out in the sticks with bad/no online) it seems a good way to piss away their "sure fire" domination of the US market.

Interesting stuff. I'm looking forward to hearing about this used game solution. I really can't believe Microsoft would screw GameStop, so perhaps they have some kind of partnership thing planned?

The first part doesn't sound good at all, though, especially considering online game prices are often more expensive than buying a physical copy. Perhaps there is a way to "trade" your game to a friend and then they could "trade" it back? Would probably be a fee involved, though, which would be ratty.

Too many unknowns. Please give us more XO details, Microsoft.

Right? It's not an activation fee, you're just buying the damn game. 

This 8th generation barely started and is already well on its way to turning into a big train wreck.

There has to be something. Would they really want to piss them off?

Well played MS.....you just made it so easy. You better have the most perfect E3 you've ever had in your life. 

The problem being that Sony might doing something similar and are keeping quiet about this as well.

Maybe it is kind of an EA - nintendo relation? lol XD

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-21-sony-tells-eurogamer-playstation-4-will-not-block-used-games

Can't be 100% sure though, I guess.

I honestly can't believe this, I thought it was some kind of joke / troll thread.

Maybe they'll let Gamestop manage that online trade-in market they mentioned.