i dont know about you but i picked up loads of xbox live titles at 50% off or less in the last few years.

I feel pretty stupid for not seeing that basic connection. I think I even said something about codes working like that much earlier today.

Man I guess its time to go to bed :s

Heck with that in mind you could even text the code and they could text one back to you.

Tagging for later

I 1000% believe that while they have adopted Steam DRM they will NOT adopt Steam pricing. Look at the prices of XBL full games. They are usually more than a new and or used copy. I am fully prepared for a huge console crash this gen.

I wonder how will the masses (not only "core" gamers) respond to the idea of not used games...most of the sales of a console with that feature will depend on that response...if the masses hate the idea then that console will have many problems...

If my girlfriend wants to play a  game on my xbox with her account does she have to pay?

If I want to borrow a game from a friend without them being in the room will I have to pay?

If my internet connection goes down for more than 24 hours will I be able to play?

That's what's bullshit. These are the reasons people stayed away from PC gaming.

If Sony do the same thing I'll buy a WiiU.

DRM can suck my balls and these companies won't get a fucking cent out of me.

Just because digital distribution is the future (at least for the majority of the market) doesn't mean that this is the only way to get there. Limiting games to one account and requiring to get online after a certain amount of time (or while you play a single player game) are hardly inherent aspects of it. After all, DRM-free games do exist on PC, and so does the evidence that DRMs in general have never stopped pirates from doing their thing.

The advantages of digital distribution are not directly related to the idea of banning physical used games anyway, so I don't see how they justify it. I don't agree with the premise that used games are a problem that needs to be solved, but if that were the case, offering incentives for users to go digital would be the appropriate response, not taking away options from them.

Ultimately, people will decide which policies are acceptable and which aren't. Companies need customers, not the other way around... As long as there's a large number of people dissatisfied with the offered choices, the door will be open for others to take advantage of it. And I for one will never support this kind of policies that go against the basic consumer choices that we've always had, even if it means sticking to "retro" games from now on. Fortunately for me though, I'm a fan of that "outdated" publisher known as Nintendo...

Microsoft just shot itself right in the face. Did you hear that BOOM? Yeah, gun shot to face. I mean, do you REALIZE how many dudebros buy used from gamestop? When news hits these COD,Madden gamers that they can no longer buy used, it's game over because they out number us 10-1.

If MS doesn't have a way out of this via OS updates? lol...it's over.

When Gamestop was talking about the XBO before the reveal they were pretty high on it. Which means they were probally already privy to the used games plan, because that is what they would be interested. So it my guess that Microsoft is offering them something in return to diminished used game sales.

My guess is they are increasing the retailer's share of the revenue of games and the console. It current rests at about $10 and $2 respectivley. But unfortantly that would mean a higher MSRP for both games and consoles. Because I'm sure Gamestop will offer the XBO games for cheaper, but also give the gamer less for their trade ins. (Probally will be worth less then those AOL discs.)

I'm never going to support a console that does not allow for used games, or even that charge a "fee" like the Xbox One, no matter how much people try to justify it, or say it's the way it's "supposed to be." BS.. If this is the way it's suppose to be, then I'm out.