interesting especially considering Sony is still able to sell PS2s and portables in those markets and they continue to grow everyday.  your suppossed to expand the market not limit it.

I'm glad so many media outlets, gaming and mainstream, are taking Microsoft to task over the DRM issue.

But the Xbox One policy doesn't share the good aspects of PC gaming. PC games can be given away by developers. PC games can be sold without DRM. There are alternative retailers, allowing the consumer to choose where he or she buys from. And because there is choice, there is competition, and because there is competition, there is competitive pricing.

THat part was brilliant as all the defenders always try to throw PC gaming into it. and the above statement proves why thats BS

I agree 100% with the quote and I can afford to buy any game/system and own all the current systems.  The policy is very anti-consumer.  Show me any other consumer good that has a policy like the Xbox One does for used games.  The last time I checked, my car dealer didn't have to send GM a check when I trade in my car or even be notified except for warranty transfers.

This is very true. What Microsoft is doing is no different then any other company that makes high end products designed for first world countries. They shouldn't be attacked for going for a specific target audience. Their target audience is a). People who have plenty of money and b). People who think they have plenty of money (these are the type of people that buy nice products on credit usually).

It sucks for these "underprivileged gamers" because they essentially aren't allowed to enjoy that product (or they have to go through a lot of trouble to enjoy it) but they have plenty of other options. If we went by the logic of "If I someone else isn't able to enjoy something, then I shouldn't be able to either." then we wouldn't be able to enjoy anything technology or service based because someone else is out there that can't enjoy it.

Wow.

Judging from the comments, the guy/polygon or whatever was in bed w/ MS.

Those sales are in emerging economies which are utterly different to the one in question - the developed Western world which will be given the choice of buying their brand new console. That is the one where the most profit is to be gained, the others are mere rootings in possible markets that will evolve into wealthier ones.

I don't think anyone has ever gone into E3 with such negativity attached to them before, not even the WiiU.

That's great. With news like those in more mainstream and gaming sites, hopefully this awful and anti-customer DRM system publishers and console makers want to throw down into our throats will not work.