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007BondAgent on 19 June 2013

Good to see that Microsoft realizes how wrong they were



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tiffac on 19 June 2013

Does this mean If I import the X1 I can now play it anywhere in the world :D

Or does that initial setup a problem for me? :/



Pemalite on 19 June 2013
deskpro2k3 said:
Microsoft have said their policies can change at any time, and they can't confirm this is permanent


If it wasn't permanant, then they are digging themselves a massive grave.
Think about the backlash they got about everything before the console has launched.
The backlash they would get after people have bought the console would be incredibly massive.

I think they will keep with this current policy untill it's competitors change theirs or the next generation launches.




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Adinnieken on 19 June 2013
the2real4mafol said:
Adinnieken said:
the2real4mafol said:
Good for them, but i'm no longer interested. The damage is already done.


You were never interested.

I'm sorry but i just can't trust them. Back when DRM was just mere rumours, i didn't wanted it to ever happen and yet they had to say something that should of never been considered. Good for them that we through our constant uproar stopped it from happening. I just hope no company ever cocks up like that again.  

Both the PS3 and the Xbox 360 use DRM right now! 

You were never going to buy an Xbox One.  Regardless of the rumors.  That's complete BS!



ethomaz on 19 June 2013

This is a new version made in GAF for that amazing gif... I loved it.



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Stinky on 19 June 2013

Oh dear, it appears that the digital sharing is gone too? I thought that was pretty neat. The pity is the most vocal opposition towards the xbox would never buy one anyway.



greenmedic88 on 19 June 2013
thismeintiel said:
enditall727 said:
iceland said:
Xbox can never win all I see now is "If they can take it out they can put it back in!!!" and "too little too late". I have a feeling most of these people were never interested to begin with.


This happened with PlayStation

 

When Sony said PS4 had no restrictions, people were still claiming that PS4 had those restrictions and that Sony was lieing lol

It is a little worrying that the DRM is obviously built into the system, so much so that the Xbox One requires a FW update to actually override the DRM.  I guess one could say that all MS has to do is override the FW update to have all their DRM policies back in place.  I doubt they would do that, though, as that would be an even bigger step towards suicide.

MS won't do that. 

While there will always be that core group for any product that's in the company's pocket, there are plenty of consumers who would sell their XB1 and buy a PS4 regardless of the cost involved in switching platforms.

Plus, there'd be a huge rush as people tried to sell their used games while they were still worth anything. And if MS tried to be clever and announce the change in policy after it went into effect to prevent the massive glut of used XB1 games (which would put a huge dent in new game sales of any current games in circulation), there would probably be a class action lawsuit on top of all the consumers dumping their Microsoft products. 

It's one thing for a company to flip policy in response to consumer outrage. It's another thing altogether to then flop after consumers have bought your product and say "psyche!"



mii-gamer on 19 June 2013

woke up to good news. Now I will eventually buy a One.



thismeintiel on 19 June 2013
Pemalite said:
deskpro2k3 said:
Microsoft have said their policies can change at any time, and they can't confirm this is permanent


If it wasn't permanant, then they are digging themselves a massive grave.
Think about the backlash they got about everything before the console has launched.
The backlash they would get after people have bought the console would be incredibly massive.

I think they will keep with this current policy untill it's competitors change theirs or the next generation launches.

I would imagine it is permanent.  Though, some things don't add up.  Like why does there have to be a Day 1 patch for it?  Why not just ship the console with the patch?  Or take out the parts of the OS code that is used for DRM?  I mean, it's not like we're mere weeks away from launch.  They still have 5 months til launch.  It just seems kinda fishy.



 

jayson1 on 19 June 2013

Wow I was wrong. Did not think Microsoft would or could change there policies. Well it's good for xbox fans but I never trusted Microsoft to buy a console from them anyway. Sony playstation brand is all I need for gaming.