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[Amir0x]

If true, anyone going to just pickup a XBONE?

I will be, but will be waiting a year, most likely two so I can be sure they don't try to pull a fast one and re-implement them

 

[SolidSnakex]

Weren't you just defending these exact policies in that other thread?

 

[EmCeeGramr]

So much for Sony's advantage.




What happened on Fallon?

Fallon mentioned that the PS4 would support used games and no internet checks while the Xbox wouldn't.

 

[chubigans]

Well well well... how the mighty have Titanfallen.

bwahaha

 

[Kerub]

"SaltyB", lol

 

[McLovin]

If true now they have a chance.

 

[IHaveCandy]

What's the status on this? Any word from MS? Any source that works?

 

[nib95]

So much for Sony's advantage.

$100 cheaper, better performance, better specs, PS+, smaller and slimmer device and no forced Kinect? Obviously games are a matter of personal taste.

 

[reddmyst]

Dang, I wonder if it's the same source' as famousmortimer's or they're using him as the source...lol.

 

[borghe]

So much for Sony's advantage.

holy shit. You mean they're including faster RAM, more compute units and dropping the price by $100 also!!!!

WTFISTHISHIT....

 

[prag16]

No more always online requirement
The console no longer has to check in every 24 hours
All game discs will work on Xbox One as they do on Xbox 360
Authentication is no longer necessary
An Internet connection is only required when initially setting up the console
All downloaded games will function the same when online or offline
No additional restrictions on trading games or loaning discs
Region locks have been dropped

No way they do ALL of those things. I would have believed it if it was a subset of those items.

All of them? No.

 

[Dragon]

How does this make any sense.

It makes sense in a weird way. They should be commended for reversing it but the actual decision that was made to do it in the first place is kind of mindfucking.

 

[RPGamer92]

Also, will they backpedal on used game fee as well or just DRM?

 

[Cat Party]

Klepek is saying this now? Not gonna get more credibility than that.

 

[Fresh Face]

I hope writes a giant article about why this decision was horrible.

hahaha

 

[calder]

So much for Sony's advantage.

I have always thought price was the main advantage Sony has, simply because I'm not sure how important used sales etc are to the early adopters. And because at a certain point most of the people buying a console would be totally unaware of stuff like always online or tying a disc to a single account and so on.

But yeah, did something happen on Fallon?

 

[SmokedMeat]

Still sticking with PS4 at launch, but if this is real I'll buy an Xbone at some point for sure.

 

[diamount]

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Wtf is this shit? Phil you said you guys were staying the course. What about Titanfall man?

 

[sensi97]

If true it's proof that consumers can stand up for their rights and win if they apply enough pressure and are resilient enough.

 

[AuthenticM]

hahahahahahaha

 

[ignatiusthan]

But then... what about the cloud? Will games no longer be built around it?

Yeah. I thought always online was supposed to be a "feature" and not DRM...

 

[statham]

Tunavi pls.

.

 

[NeoUltima]

Damnit. You guys killed Giantbomb. Here I was about to watch a Quick Look and poof the site dies.

 

[graywolf323]

given they were defending it this earlier this week I find this incredibly unlikely

I will be, but will be waiting a year, most likely two so I can be sure they don't try to pull a fast one and re-implement them

same, but also will wait for a price drop

 

[Glix]

Hooray for consumers!!!! Amazing!

 

[Korezo]

What an answerr!!!

 

[xaosslug]

but I thought Microsoft is playing the long game with Xbox One.

LOL

 

[Metaroo]

I can't even imagine the amount of backpeddling that Microsoft has to do now in terms of their image with the public. I guess this is a step in the right direction though.

 

[demosthenes]

Not believing this for a second until it comes directly from Microsoft.

Not giving any site free clicks for this either.

 

[Ricky_R]

Apparently MS didn't watch Titanfall after all.

 

[Plywood]

They can't even stick to their guns.

 

[Amir0x]

holy shit. You mean they're including faster RAM, more compute units and dropping the price by $100 also!!!!

WTFISTHISHIT....

Really? Does PS4 have Kinect 2.0? Thought so. Argument over! >

 

[Hilti92]

Why so much hate for Kinect on GAF? Other than the potential of it spying on you, I think it is a decent feature. Especially since it has Skype integrated.

 

[Mr.Wreckless]

holy shit. You mean they're including faster RAM, more compute units and dropping the price by $100 also!!!!

WTFISTHISHIT....

PS4 has the compute units, XB1 has the games. I wonder which will win out.

 

[Slayer-33]

Dat damn

 

[Ashler]

Guess what guys... WE WIN!

Still getting the PS4 but glad whoever choses the xbone doesn't get the short end of the stick.

 

[Barakov]

Believe it when I see it. But if they drop the policies and the mandatory Kinect, then I'm on board.

 

[BRocknRolla]

Holy shit...

I mean, to say nothing of how this effects people's perspectives on the Xbone, think about the other other implications.

-What about deals made with pubs? (Were there deals?)
-What does this mean for marketing?
-What does this mean for games that have been advertised using the "cloud?" (Still maintain online requirements?)

Very crazy.

Edit: AAAAANNNNDDD... Giantbomb has crashed.

 

[Mushroomer25]

I wonder what is going to happen to games that use cloud computing.

Are they going to have a "Cloud required" icon on them. Are devs not required to make non Cloud versions? Will it be both and they will have "Better with the cloud" tags on them?

There's no way Microsoft has fully thought through this move yet. It's a knee-jerk reaction spurred by investors who threatened to abandon ship at the risk of the next XBox flopping.

Right now, there's at least one developer screaming "FUCK", and thinking about how the hell this game is now going to work.

 

[Jobbs]

Don't do it MS. Most of the people will just redirect their hate to Kinect.

I really do hate kinect, though. It's not a redirect.

That said, the DRM thing precluded me from EVER buying an xbone. I still currently prefer PS4, but if no one has the DRM, then I may at some point buy the xbone.

 

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

wtf...is this for real ? this must be the biggest u turn in the history of tech. must change name to xbox 180 now.
Good news for gamers if true. they should drop the price and kinect too.

 

[chadskin]

But...but...TITANFALL?!?!?

 

[jokkir]

I wonder if the sharing game family thing will still be in place because of this

 

[Ephemeris]

Seriously. I want to believe

 

[sixteen-bit]

Yeah, if this is really true, good stuff consumers for setting a precedent.
That DRM shit won't be tolerated.

 

[Fresh Face]

Tunavi pls.

This.

 

[Various Artists]

A little too late if you ask me.

Not really. XBone has only been announced for amonth.

All they need to do is make an announcement and say

"YOU SPOKE WE LISTENED"

Makes them look like good guys in the end.

Full disclosure. Im getting a PS4 but now will consider an XBone down the road if true.

 

[Stimpack]

They're still the same bullshit company that started this whole mess, and they'll continue to be.

 

[sangreal]

I just dont see how they can make the rest of the features work without the drm