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Forums - Microsoft - Has Microsoft pulled a U-Turn with DRM policies?

If you're reading this, chances are, you now know One can play used games without a fee, and play games online. However digital content can't be shared anymore.

What about rental movies? Apparently one of the issues behind the one originally was that it would charge you a fee based off how many people are watching the movie, since Kinect now always sees you. I haven't heard Microsoft address this issue. Now I'll admit, many people here know more about the subject then me, this is why I'm asking about it.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/xbox-one-worst-console-reveal-sega-saturn-0?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_65066

I just read this article on screwattack, and the second last paragraph states the following:

            "Unfortunately its not even just games that are getting the proverbial shafting with the Xbox One. Now thanks to the new and improved Kinect (which is mandatory) your new Xbox One will recognize how many people are currently in the vicinity of your console. Apart from the obvious privacy issues that this thing has seemingly whipped up, this also creates a huge problem for watching movies. How you may ask? Because now if your Xbox One recognizes that there is a set number of people watching the movie being played it will charge you with yet ANOTHER fee. It’s similar in the way that university clubs and organizations are charged for showing a movie on campus. They pay for the right to show the movie to a large group of people. But why oh why is this necessary for a home console like the Xbox One??? What happens to large families who simply want to spend time together to watch a family movie? Will they be charged for doing something that every family does from time to time? Its just another way for Microsoft to get money and its simply sad if all these rumors end up being realized."

Has this been fixed? or is this still a looming issue, alone with Kinect being mandatory, and unable to turn off while the system is on?

 



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