| Wright said: -> Dropping the 24 hours check. -> Not making the users pay for Gold to play online.
The used games would still be a turn-off to a lot of people, but they could overcome it (Microsoft, I mean) eventually. I'm asking too much, but hey. |
I don't think the 24 hour check is a problem.
If you're already connected to the Internet, it isn't going to be an issue. The console will be updating the program Guide if you use it, and it'll be looking for updates to both the system and games. So if all of that takes place at the same time, awesome.
Two two issues I see are for people who don't have Internet connections on their console, and for the every hour situation if you're on someone else's console.
I think they can solve that issue simply by requiring the disc to be in the drive.
With PSN+ on the PS4 now required for online multiplayer gaming, there is no reason for Microsoft to drop the fee. What they need to do is make Xbox Live Gold subs a per console subscription, not a per user one. They're essentially doing this, but they're tying it to one account. I think I understand the logic behind that, and that is essentially to ensure that your Gold sub is portable to a console that might not have someone with an Xbox Live Gold sub.
Not to mention, infrastructure is expensive, you have to pay for it.
Microsoft's trade-in policy isn't really any different than Sony's, except for the fact that Microsoft has clearly said that it is up to individual publishers as to what they'll do. I don't think publishers will deviate from the current norm. I'll be interested to hear more of what Sony and Microsoft will do for non-retail game purchases and DLC. Both have said you'll be able to trade-in "retail" disc-based games, but neither have said how downloaded games will be handled.
What Microsoft needs to do is provide a better solution for when gaming on a secondary console, when you're completely offline, and to provide a solution for renting and lending, both of which could be easily solved and would one-up Sony.
