Microsoft to Pull Complete Reversal on Xbox One DRM Policies..

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sully1311 on 19 June 2013

ITS CONFIRMED!!!

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VGKing on 19 June 2013

NiKKoM said:
its partly real!

http://news.xbox.com/2013/05/qa

Q: Does Xbox One require an “always on” Internet connection?
A: No, it does not have to be always connected, but Xbox One does require a connection to the Internet. We’re designing Xbox One to be your all-in-one entertainment system that is connected to the cloud and always ready. We are also designing it so you can play games and watch Blu-ray movies and live TV if you lose your connection.

That's what it said before. The console never required an always on connection.
I don't see a mention of the 24-hour check-in though. Was that removed?

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JerCotter7 on 19 June 2013

It's true? Damn.

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disolitude on 19 June 2013

VGKing said:

disolitude said:

Munkeh111 said:

disolitude said:
This is so fake lol...

Yeah, it's not like they didn't expect these reactions, they got them all at their reveal event, there is no way that they are going to reverse this

It just doesn't align with Microsofts overall strategy to reverse this...like at all. Apple and Android will rape them sideways few years from now if they don't go all digital.

Huh? Xbox One was never going all digital. Retailers play a huge part in promoting these products and Sony/MS never planned on cutting them out in the near future.

I've commented on posts like this so many times...sigh.

It is all digital with Xbox one. Retail stores are allowed sell digital properties. I can go to Best Buy and buy a Lady Gaga album on a itunes card. I can buy Left 4 Dead for PC which activates on Steam. Disk is just a distribution device for the digital copy of the game.

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ethomaz on 19 June 2013

They are changing some policies but I don't which yet...

The 24 checkin was removed from QA.

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BenVTrigger on 19 June 2013

sully1311 said:

BenVTrigger said:
You guys hoping they dont change are out of your minds.
Ive seen the numbers. If MS dont change strategy immediately the "console race" for next gen is already over. It appears MS may have seen them and come to the same conclusion.

IF this is true.

Wow, really Ben? That bad of MS or just really good numbers for Sony

Its been a one sided destruction.

MS couldnt ignore the numbers. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING.

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Victory.

Victory is the word.

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ethomaz on 19 June 2013

The Xbone official QA blog...

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Munkeh111 on 19 June 2013

disolitude said:

Munkeh111 said:

I think they can compete fine by giving people the option to go all digital, but I am odd, I like their strategy as it gives the advantage of digital and allows me to keep a nice collection. I buy PC games physically then enter the codes on steam

Yeah I want digital as well.

In terms of this, frankly I think hardcore gamers are overestimating how much influence they have to think that a little forum moaning and bad press will push microsoft to change their overall strategy.

They may tweak some of the aspects of how Xbox One works, this is a given...but removing DRM isn't happening.

I totally agree, I think M$ is actually going to help look after physical sales when all the publishers want digital. Their sharing solutions also seem a little bit ahead, but I will wait and see how they are actually put into action.