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[Akira]

Sometimes Twitter can be beautiful...

 

[Mr. Poolman]

"...for we shall win through, no matter the cost!"

 

[Reallink]

I personally think this has less to do with public outcry and more to do with someone finally running the numbers on "Family Sharing" and realizing its potential to be FAR more damaging than freely allowing used/rental. My guess is Family Sharing was a knee jerk reaction to minimize all the negative PR and no one really sat down and thought it through. Once they saw people setting up sharing threads and shit I think it hit them, what the fuck did we do?

 

[Seda]

This is good for everybody, no way to spin that. However, obviously this shouldn't have been an issue in the first place.

I will actually consider eventually getting an Xbox One now. Not at launch however, and not until there are a few worthwhile exclusive games I want to play. That may never happen, who knows.

 

[Ultimatum]

Downloaded titles cannot be shared or resold. Also, similar to today, playing disc based games will require that the disc be in the tray.

Oh for fuck sakes. Give me back DRM, the one thing I wanted out of next gen was to not have to swap disks all the time.

 

[ffdgh]

Well color me impressed...

 

[Wozzly]

The one feature I liked about Xbox One was installing the game to the HDD and being able to play without the disc. With the DRM gone doubt this will be an option.

 

[5amshift]

Glad to hear this. At least Sony doesn't get defaulted this entire upcoming console generation now though they'll probably still win it.

Still win next gen? What?

 

[EmCeeGramr]

 

[iceman1304]

Congrats guys, instead of moving gaming forward, we just brought it 2 steps back.

 

[coldfoot]

Tonight's weather forecast in Seattle: Rain (Seriously, look it up)

 

[Verachi]

It's crazy to see what an arrow to the wallet does. Good to see MS finally giving us good news though.

 

[bidguy]

I was looking forward to game sharing and playing retail games without the disc.

Not happy with this news.

dont know what to feel either.

was looking forward to some of these features.

 

[Nafai1123]

This has been the greatest start of a generation ever....and it's only a week after E3.

 

[Young Magus]

Even though I'm not interested in the xbox one, I gotta give my respect and credit where its due. Good call MS.

Good job GAF, we all made history. Without our voices and concerns, we would have sit by a watched loyal customers get screwed. Goes to show that anything can happen.

 

[Pein]

the hate was too great, now I'll buy it day one.

 

[cyberheater]

What an amazing day. I'll never forget it. It has been one hell of a ride.

I'm glad MS realised its console was going to tank with that DRM bull and turned it around.

 

[SwiftDeath]

 

[GoofsterStud]

Still great news! I'll be owning an Xbox One at some point in the future if this policy doesn't change.

Preorders must of really sucked because Microsoft looks like it's on the defensive now.

 

[operon]

Pity about the family game sharing, was nice esp with my brothers a 5 hour drive away. and I've been busy practising with using the kinect to launch fable 3 for never having to swap discs

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

As someone who doesn't trade in games, I was really looking forward to family sharing. They just marketed this thing all wrong. Start off with "you will be able to share your games with friends" instead of having "no used games" be your damn leak.

Also, "family sharing" was a terrible f-ing name for this thing.

 

[Tymerend]

This is not terribly surprising. The surprising part was MS hanging onto the DRM stuff so hard for as long as it actually did.

I won't be getting one, I don't enjoy Kinect and the PS4 is still a hundred bucks cheaper, but I am rather glad they did this. It'll be competitive, and competition in the market is only a good thing.

 

[inky]

This fucking sucks!

No more sharing

You didn't even know how this worked. No reason they couldn't have kept it with digital purchases so that is on Microsoft, not us.

No more installing and not needing the disc

Buy digital. Problem solved.

No more instant game switching

Read above.

Thank a lot internet rage, you suck.

Nope, people were on the right side of this. Sorry.

 

[allan-bh]

Nice surprise.

 

[AGoodODST]

Didn't see that coming. Good news for consumers!

Now how about back peddeling that price a little bit.

 

[DJwest]

So when is EA's announcement on their all new season pass system?

 

[marrec]

This is fantastic news!

Now we need to know who was responsible for the decision to implement this in the first place.

 

[btrboyev]

Oh for fuck sakes. Give me back DRM, the one thing I wanted out of next gen was to not have to swap disks all the time.

That just screams lazy.

 

[Eric C]

GOOD they got rid of that stupid 24 hour check.

Now just let everyone unplug the Kinect if they want it unplugged, and drop the price by $100

 

[StudioTan]

wait what? Really? fuck...

How are they going to do instant game switching when you need a disc in the tray now?

 

[maquiladora]

Now just please please please get rid of that mandatory kinect bullshit : make it optional, sell the console for 399.

 

[Vidpixel]

Jeez, next-gen (for Microsoft and Sony) hasn't even started yet and it's already gotten completely crazy.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

This video now seems even SILLIER.

 

[Muffdraul]

Damn, I was really looking forward to a next generation that actually felt like "the Next Generation."

Ah, well. There's always the next next generation...

 

[SYNTAX182]

Ha ha so good. Good job guys!

 

[Ifrit]

Amazing news, might consider getting an xbone after all, I'm so happy I don't have to miss on the exclusives which looked great

Still preferring the PS3 due to price, now MS offer a cheaper console without kinect and feel the fear of your rival.

Man, next gen is already crazy and it hasn't even begun

 

[aeolist]

Oh for fuck sakes. Give me back DRM, the one thing I wanted out of next gen was to not have to swap disks all the time.

you always had the option of going all-digital

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

#bringbackDRM

they took out all the good shit T_T

 

[SRTtoZ]

So how long until the Kinect free version for $399?

Its inevitable. Their future plans for the XB1 went right out the window so most likely will their dream of everyone using Kinect. I'm guessing there will be a version at launch or shortly after launch without Kinect for $399 and ill be first in line to grab one.

 

[Future PhaZe]

Oh my God this is so amazing. Thank you, I didn't want to miss out on Forza and Sunset Overdrive. So amazing gamers won.

PS4 is still my prime console now, $100 cheaper, more diverse lineup, more powerful, and they were with gamers from the start (on top of being unable to trust MS now), but Microsoft has now earned the right to be in my house again at some point this gen and I can't wait to play the games I would have missed up until that point

.

 

[CriterionDog]

Do you guys think this will cause Microsoft to delay the console until 2014?

 

[Feep]

Man, when's the last time a bunch of consumer voices were able to bring about this kind of change? SOPA/PIPA, I guess, but I think someone similar was passed a year later anyway to much less fanfare.

 

[Garraboa]

Nope. Sorry, MS, you've lost my trust forever.

 

[ShyGuy0504]

Oh wow. This is amazing. This is how it should've been from the start.

 

[lantus]

Lmao it actually happened. So much for all of that posturing Microsoft.

 

[Permanently A]

Are you a developer?

 

[ekim]

Hahaha... People on twitter now raging on disc swapping and dropped sharing.

 

[AllGamer]

Great news. Now make Kinect optional!

 

[notoriousKTR]

Don Mattrick must have received this morning's post-E3/last weeks preorder sale figures..."We done fucked up."

 

[Klocker]

These changes will impact some of the scenarios we previously announced for Xbox One. The sharing of games will work as it does today, you will simply share the disc. Downloaded titles cannot be shared or resold. Also, similar to today, playing disc based games will require that the disc be in the tray.

bullshit is bullshit... damnit..