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[BobTheFork]

yeah, THAT's why they defended is just a week ago. Bullshit

 

[Platinum_D]

what happens if microsoft does a one eighty 2 times? lol i smell BS

 

[Ephemeris]

I don't believe you, you need more people.

 

[Zaventem]

BS

Amazing first post. And if they were listening why did they even implement this bullshit!

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Finally, Whitten could not give any reassurance that Microsoft will not change its policies in the future.
“There are our policies and we are really excited about them. By adding them we have shown that we are definitly listening,” he said.

annnnd there it is.

 

[CharmingCharlie]

Finally, Whitten could not give any reassurance that Microsoft will not change its policies in the future.

There you have it people, Microsofts plan B. If they can't shove it down your throat NOW then they will bide their time, get you to "invest" in your Xbone and then a year or two from now BANG always online back yada yada yada.

 

[Caayn]

Is this common knowledge? I must have missed that news. That's a pretty big deal for me.

Jup it's region free after you download the new announced day one patch. Microsoft says this in their own news release. "Xbox One games will be playable on any Xbox One console -- there will be no regional restrictions. "

 

[nhlducks35]

Finally, Whitten could not give any reassurance that Microsoft will not change its policies in the future.

 

[Freshmaker]

So they never actually told their complete story before reversing their policies?

They never seemed to actually have firm policies in the first place. Kinda hard to shape a narrative around that.

 

[GeoramA]

How stupid do they think we are? :lol

And yeah, DRM is still coming. For all of us.

 

[Nekofrog]

Does it still have mandatory Kinect?

Don't want it.

 

[SolarPowered]

It has been weeks that people were asking some clear details about these features but you stayed unvlear or just doged the questions. Just like you did with Angry Joe.

Dude cuts Joe off, grabs the microphone and even wags his finger.

wow

 

[Rolodzeo]

Yeah, sure.

Spoiler

Worst damage control ever

 

[Loudninja]

Did they really have to say this?

Wouldn't it be easier just to apologize?

 

[Chaeotic]

So they waited for the car to plummet of the side of the cliff BEFORE they decided to maybe try avoid that railing?

What a fucking mess. On the bright side, Microsoft PR are kept busy in a job, huh?

 

[Garjon]

The “complete story” included a number of features which, thanks to today’s reversal, have been thrown out the window – sharing your games library with up to nine other household members; taking your full games library to a friend’s house just by logging in on their machine; and the ability to play without a disc. These conveniences weren’t enough to keep gamers on side, it seems, so Microsoft has returned to a more conservative model.

Who said this, Mattrick or Polygon? Because it is condescending as fuck. 'These features weren't good enough for the peasants.'

 

[jjasper]

So essentially they thought they could show some games and everyone would forget their bullshit policies. Then when they didn't and they started getting preorder numbers in they changed course. Makes sense.

 

[Sulik2]

Seems like Microsoft was betting on Sony following their lead. When they didn't they got caught and had to backpeddle. The inevitable was only delayed for another 5 years. I will miss not having to keep the discs in the console, but the family sharing was never made clear to let us know whether it was worth the DRM madness.

 

[Xbudz]

 

[ascii42]

The console is not always on, but they can have always online games.

Hopefully not

Well, some games are naturally going to require you to be online, like MMOs, as well as games that use the cloud. But it's a positive that it'll be just some games, and not all.

 

[trmas]

So much for the "goodwill" MS. Like a cheap used car salesman - wouldn't trust a thing they say

 

[Oyashrio-Sama]

MS, Just admit you were wrong... Holy shit I can not believe this spin.

 

[googleplex]

horse shit.

 

[Ding-Ding]

XBOX ONE EIGHTY.

Guess they didn't like getting crushed in the preorders.

Just a thought but if the "XBOX ONE EIGHTY" does another about turn, and puts DRM back on the table. Does that make it the Xbox 360?

So confused right now

 

[Holy Order Sol]

I don't believe for one second the outrage did anything.
Shit's just a story arc to make people feel like they can accomplish things by voicing their opinion when they really can't.

 

[marc^o^]

So they can reverse the reversal at any time...

Only reason why they changed their mind is fear. IF they get successful and dominant, if the fear of downfall disappears, we now know what they will do. These policies will come back as soon as they get a grip on the market.

 

[maquiladora]

What a mess.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Who said this, Mattrick or Polygon? Because it is condescending as fuck. 'These features weren't good enough for the peasants.'

It's not a quote, it's editorialization by the author.

 

[Spoo]

Um...

This is a fucking Trojan horse. Can't confirm that they won't change their policies later? Jesus.

 

[hackdog]

So many words and so little said.

 

[spirity]

No. You hoped gamers would see the games at E3 and lose their shit and rush out and pre-order xbox one's en masse.

But instead, everyone turned around and told you to fuck off, and pre-order numbers reflected that.

 

[Osiris]

They are gonna just keep on keeping on with the own goals aren't they?

Reversed policy still open to reversal... they couldn't even dress that one up.

Back to ignoring whatever MS is bringing to the table, they were so close too, dang.

 

[thefit]

It has been weeks that people were asking some clear details about these features but you stayed unvlear or just doged the questions. Just like you did with Angry Joe.

Man I bet he is even more steamed knowing this is in the internets ether for infinity lol.

 

[Oyashrio-Sama]

Who said this, Mattrick or Polygon? Because it is condescending as fuck. 'These features weren't good enough for the peasants.'

Mattrick is the guy that told you to buy a 360 if you don't have internet.

 

[Diagol]

Finally, Whitten could not give any reassurance that Microsoft will not change its policies in the future.

What the fuck.

Yeah I'm definitely not risking this BS again. If I do get an Xbone, it'll be in quite a few years just in case they don't reverse the reversal.

 

[Hex]

Finally, Whitten could not give any reassurance that Microsoft will not change its policies in the future

"But we guarantee it will not happen until our pre-order and sales numbers are up, you have our most sincere word. We promise."

 

[fin]

Seriously? This really sucks. I was looking forward to sharing my library with my family and friends, and them sharing with me. I was willing to live with the DRM to share my digital games with friends. MS should just remove the disc drive from the fucking machine.

 

[Cryolemon]

Well, some games are naturally going to require you to be online, like MMOs, as well as games that use the cloud. But it's a positive that it'll be just some games, and not all.

I'll be interested to see which games go actually do use the cloud.

 

[ffdgh]

Riiiight

 

[Freshmaker]

I don't believe for one second the outrage did anything.
Shit's just a story arc to make people feel like they can accomplish things by voicing their opinion when they really can't.

What a strange conclusion.

 

[IMGF]

I'm just picturing all of the backpedaling they're doing over at MS with this announcement and I can't help but hear Yakety Sax playing in the background.

 

[Slayven]

Then why Merrick and Nelson been spraying shit for the better part of a month?

 

[Ollie Pooch]

They still can't guarantee they won't reverse the reversal. That quote is thread-worthy. This company. This is nothing more than a way to quell the venomous PR, and not an indication of even their long-term goals.

Surely they could leave the sharing stuff on for DD content.

Can they give a straight answer on FUCKING ANYTHING? What a mess. You'd be an idiot to touch this thing.

 

[Bedlam]

As for the sharing: MS could just require people to stay connected while using shared libraries. Same as with the cloud functionality.

 

[PrivateWHudson]

Why not leave the forward thinking policies on dd's? If they expected me to bring my library to a friend's house just by logging on, then they aren't too worried about bandwidth caps.

 

[Jack_AG]

Wow... what a load of BS.

 

[StuBurns]

Fucking hell, I thought things were looking up.

MS, your PR is a fucking shit show, fix it now.

 

[ironcreed]

Glad they made the changes, but this is horse shit.

 

[dragonelite]

Eh?

EULA has that.

 

[Carl]

It's nice to know they're still pushing ahead with the "all our execs must sound like fucking idiots" policy