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[ultron87]

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

Well there never was a used game fee.

 

[pompidu]

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

lol wow.

 

[ferr]

the power of the cloud is so infinite it doesn't even need always-on internet

 

[StudioTan]

I'm guessing the "Unlimited power of the cloud" was mostly bullshit then?

You know they wouldn't be removing the ability to use the internet, right? Obviously games that utilized the cloud could still do so when connected to the internet. Even with the DRM you could be offline for 23 hours and 59 seconds out of the day.

 

[newshinycd]

Hahahaha. So this will be the biggest backtrack since Windows 8, yes?

If so, I want to nominate a new nickname for the Xbox One that another Gaffer came up with: Xbox 180.

 

[Cerebral Assassin]

It's too late MS, you can't put the Wizard back behind the curtain.

 

[I H8 Memes]

If they do this then I can only imagine how frantic the offices of the Xbox division have been over the last few days. I'm imagining panic and random screaming here.

 

[Moofers]

Hey I can't get Giant Bomb to load. I want to see what the source is here.

 

[Zwei]

An Internet connection is only required when initially setting up the console

That's still some bullshit, man. :[

 

[Marleyman]

Dude, just shut up and enjoy this good news with us.

No

 

[Minigo]

Suddenly is like productivity in millions of offices around the world was taken down to cero...

 

[Forsaken82]

It would be the biggest u-turn the industry has ever seen, if true.

I would respect Microsoft for doing it. It would be humiliating, they'd be seen as a follower and not as an industry leader, but its the only thing I can see them doing that would allow them to escape the black hole of negative PR they are currently trapped in.

I believe the term you want is Humbling, not humiliating. They were humiliated at E3.

 

[Dead Prince]

IF true then i want to see how they handle the damage they've done already. they probably will pretend it never existed i bet.

 

[Gemüsepizza]

horrible DRM

$100 more expensive than PS4

PS4 is 50% more powerful

Still not really interested. For a console with this power and without any games which totally blow me away, it would have to be significantly less than $400 before I even consider it as a second console.

 

[funkystudent]

EA must be pissed.

They have MS titanfall some exclusive Fifa shit because of the promise of DRM. If they backtrack they will be sending some angry emails.

 

[Nokterian]

Will wait for official news. But if true,drop the damn kinect mandotory from it also and 100 euro's less then i will buy it.

 

[GulAtiCa]

If true, anyone going to just pickup a XBONE?

Not at launch, but perhaps down the road. If this is true, I'll go from never buying it, to being on my radar when it has enough games.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

Jimmy Fallon said sony was the only console that supports used games, and don't require online yesterday, the crowd cheered. Xbox one will be on JF again but it will be EA, Microsoft can't clear things up on JF, Jimmy forced them to change their minds because of national TV.

 

[bud23]

Amazing if true but it´s hard to believe if you ask me.

 

[EightBitNate]

Microsoft, you are too funny.

 

[iammeiam]

This is going to eff up family sharing and all games available at any time from the Cloud, isn't it?

Hm.

 

[Viruz]

• 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
  [*]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

Well that looks good. I guess we can also hope they drop the price to $400?

mmmh....
What about kinect?

 

[def sim]

Well, wouldn't it be more like "what if a dude who's been circling my block in his car for a few years decides to finally hit me... like he's planned to for years?"

Haha you're right.

Not buying the Xbox is one solution.

 

[Bungie's]

i want to believe

 

[Xavius8]

xbox 180 confirmed

 

[Amneisac]

Still won't buy one at launch, but I will definitely consider one eventually if this is true.

 

[Azzurri]

I see you read the misc.

 

[Headhunter]

Stop DDos Giantbomb

 

[CambriaRising]

Even if they do follow through, which they probably won't, I still do not trust them enough to throw down 500 bucks and still have kinect attached.

 

[Feorax]

Well done MS, if this is true, you've converted me to "never buying" to "probably buying after first price drop".

I wonder how entrenched this stuff is into the design and spec of the Xbox One? Could this mean a delay of launch while they get this sorted?

 

[Marty Chinn]

It's not like lack of DRM was the only thing Sony had going for them.

No, but it really was the big difference maker.

 

[1.21Gigawatts]

If true, anyone going to just pickup a XBONE?

Nah. Ps4 still wins because of 399, no Kinect, stronger hardware and better 1st party.
But I would consider an Xbox for later.

 

[BruiserBear]

It's trade off



Im expecting something with it...possibly a 2014 launch instead

lol. No

This is a simple software change.

 

[Axispowers]

Hmm I'll preorder on amazon just in case

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Breaking news: EA to announce their own console at Gamescon

 

[mysteriousmage09]

lol bullshit.

 

[brotherbean]

I think this was the fastest rumor thread->IT'S FUCKING TRUE turnaround I've ever seen.

I mean until MS makes the announcement, it's still rumor, but with GB on board I think we can say it's a safe bet at this point.

 

[Fresh Face]

Slow DOOOOWWWN guys lol

PM'd crazy buttocks on a train btw. Anyone know if he ever responds?

 

[Orayn]

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

They'll probably have to be pared down and reworked around the new model.

 

[SnakeLinkSonic]

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. I'm sure that the library will bump up over time, but this makes them look even worse (assuming it's true). Those are policies we never should have had to deal with in the first place. No use in telling me 'loljk' now when you told me last week you were gonna take all my toys and pee on them.

 

[loganclaws]

PC gamer here, console GAF, even if MS drops their DRM policies, the XBone still has weaker hardware and is more expensive than the PS4. Why choose to buy it??

 

[Hex]

WE FUCKING DID IT!

You did nothing.
Sony beating them down, the Military getting public attention and retailers getting on their case as well as pitiful pre-order showings did this.

 

[Karak]

This + digital sharing...oh my.

PC gamer here, console GAF, even if MS drops their DRM policies, the XBone still has weaker hardware and is more expensive than the PS4. Why choose to buy it??

Because...games.

 

[5amshift]

Big news if true..

 

[Gorillaz]

EA must be pissed.

They have MS titanfall some exclusive Fifa shit because of the promise of DRM. If they backtrack they will be sending some angry emails.

EA on deathwatch?

 

[FluxWaveZ]

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.

Right? It's fucking insane.

...Unless it was their plan all along.

 

[Spierek]

This would've been too good. Still, with the $100 price difference and no always-on Kinect, my wallet is on the Sony side.

 

[iMax]

It's not like lack of DRM was the only thing Sony had going for them.

It basically was... It was literally the highlight of their press conference.

 

[pr0cs]

If it's true this is pretty historic. I can't recall another giant monolithic company like Microsoft making such an about face change on a product in such a short amount of time.

 

[CaptainTiptop]

So much for Sony's advantage.




What happened on Fallon?

Still a cheaper and better console.