They'd still need to do the game install tho. Sounds like a pain tbh.
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Major Nelson: Can play used games on different Xbox w/o fee but in your profile only
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They'd still need to do the game install tho. Sounds like a pain tbh.
This is a home console. 3 decades of media/game ownership rules are being rewritten.
That's because I think it's really about Kinect data mining and the future of advertisements with Kinect.
They talked a shit ton about TV, but you didn't hear anything about the commericals. That's the most important part.
Knux-Future
Banned
Hey...Gaf Gaming Journalists...
how bout you guys ask Sony about this? To clarify things now that the XO is revealed.
but honestly...I don't care anymore...I'll just buy a Wii U this year and wait/hope these fools fall on their faces hard.
how bout you guys ask Sony about this? To clarify things now that the XO is revealed.
but honestly...I don't care anymore...I'll just buy a Wii U this year and wait/hope these fools fall on their faces hard.
heliosRAzi
Banned
IT can see my voice?!
Bleedorang3
Banned
They specifically said profiles on the same console will have access to all the same games.
soulassssns
Banned
You like posting this, don't you? And it's not jumping to conclusions when there's information being provided to you. Damage Controllllllllllllll
The Living Tribunal
Member
Get rid of this shit MS.
Jigolo
Member
oh brother. I don;t buy used games but not being able to take a game over to my friends house is pretty shitty
Wickerbasket
Member
Because PC isn't a closed platform? I can get plenty of DRM free games on PC if I choose to.
Of all the things you'd want to emulate from PC, I don't know why you'd want them to pick anti consumer practices such as DRM.
If we're talking about Steam directly, they're not really similar at all. You only need to be connected to Steam the first time you launch a game or to download a game, then you can use it offline forever if you want. I also don't need to pay additional fees to access the online component of games on Steam.
If Xbox wants to have PC style DRM, then they better have PC game style prices.
dreamer3kx
Member
Who puts their profile on friends consoles, I sure dont, unless its different on the xbox.
https://twitter.com/Espio1/status/336998311452098562
So like I said before.
You can let your friends play your game on their Xbox but you need to be signed in or the person will have to pay the fee.
So like I said before.
You can let your friends play your game on their Xbox but you need to be signed in or the person will have to pay the fee.
Gentleman Jack
Member
Let's ask CD Projekt RED.
Vane_MagicCity
Banned
I forsee people getting banned for account sharing.
criesofthepast
Member
round and round we gooooooooooo
RedNumberFive
Banned
Let us not forget that we'll be paying a monthly fee for this digital version of a "Hot Carl".
You'll be able to do that. You won't be able to lend it to him, but while you're there playing with your friend, it'll work fine, no fee.
Chaplain
Member
Third console curse confirmed!
I don't understand. Is this major nelsons idea when he says used games can be used on a console? There will not be one retailer that will sell a used xbox one game.
No idea what you mean by damage control. Has it been firmly established and confirmed that the Ps4 is not charging any fees to play used games? Seems to me Sony is has not given answer on this.
Knux-Future
Banned
All I care about is rentals at this point.
That would actually be a cool way to solve that problem, but no. So far it does what the 360 does with digital content. You tie a game to a gamertag profile and a piece of hardware. Anyone on that hardware can play the game. If you download the game on another console the gamertag that purchased the game will need to be online.
Do you have any idea how many times this has been answered?
mocolostrocolos
Member
It's still bullshit.
Version 3.0
Member
Playing a game at a friend's house is not "lending". Lending means you give them the game to play for a while, not that you go visit them.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Oh man. James Mielke is going to have an aneurysm if that happens, if his twitter feed is any indication.
Just a random thought.
EDIT: I think this explains his fanboyism.
https://mobile.twitter.com/jamesmielke/status/336001033287389185
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Elucidate on the positive aspects for consumers, please.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
It's the same use case friend.
Wickerbasket
Member
No thank you.
Not necessarily. They could have a way to transfer licenses as part of selling your disc that probably wouldn't work as a free transaction between friends.
maquiladora
Member
RIP loaning games to friends to play.
LoftyTheMetroid
Member
This is somewhat tangentially related, something I've always wondered:
With Steam's Offline Mode, what's to stop someone from making an "ultimate account" with tons of games, and then sharing that account with all of his friends (or, hell, an organized online community) who can then play those games indefinitely in Offline Mode?
Obviously, you'd miss out on multiplayer experiences like Dota 2, but beyond that...?
With Steam's Offline Mode, what's to stop someone from making an "ultimate account" with tons of games, and then sharing that account with all of his friends (or, hell, an organized online community) who can then play those games indefinitely in Offline Mode?
Obviously, you'd miss out on multiplayer experiences like Dota 2, but beyond that...?
it should be more like "RIP fuckers that want to enforce this!"
AppleSmack
Banned
Of course, how else would you expect they do it? If they are blocking used games, this is how it is done. You aren't going to make them run on only one piece of hardware, but one account.
Officerrob
Banned
Major Nelson got destroyed in the comment section of this blog and hasn't posted on Twitter since, should be interesting what he says next
Unlimited offline mode + cheap as fuck
famfrit
Member
100% true. I will go with PC4 or PSU.
Wickerbasket
Member
Everything Xbox Live offers, but for free? Offline play without need for internet connection?
I'm not sure what answers you're looking for.
MS is basically taking away all the advantages consoles had over PC gaming, and giving none of the advantages of PC gaming in return.
AllBusinessJr
Member
He ought to be destroyed. They probably won't listen, but the only way we can fight this anti-consumer policy is to voice our displeasure and to vote with our dollar.
This.
link1201
Member
If I have to buy more than one game for my household....then I am out.
Many rumors suggested family accounts for the same price as standard accounts now. I wonder if that is one of the things that will help to deal with this issue.
digoutyoursoul
Member
Saw that, got a bit personal too