I don't think this is so bad.
You really think publishers would've been okay with it? Especially in the way we were expecting?
I'm wonder if they, along with the drm noise, are jointly responsible.
I don't think this is so bad.
You really think publishers would've been okay with it? Especially in the way we were expecting?
It was just too early. People weren't ready for it. Maybe next gen.
I don't think this is so bad.
You really think publishers would've been okay with it? Especially in the way we were expecting?
:'( Damn.
So will all game still be available through download? I would really like to have titles bound to the account somehow. For convenience and such.
This never, ever existed.
It was a kneejerk reaction to the backlash by Microsoft without proper planning, that made absolutely no economic sense to them or the publishers once they actually sat down and started working out the details.
The family sharing plan was, and will always be a ridiculous myth that MS execs couldn't even explain properly.
They were completely vague and noncommital about Family Share.
It was only the "best new feature" because you imagined it to be this free games magicland where you got to play AAA titles as soon as they were released for free. There is not a chance in hell that publishers would have ever stood for that sort of thing, and if actually implemented Game Sharing would have been pretty restricted.
What about the cloud now? If I dont have to be online at all then are my games gonna suffer?
The shit part is that the old way would have allowed you to buy games on clearance at retail (or buy CEs or whatever with physical goodies) and still have a digital copy--have actual sales and stuff on 'digital' games that didn't have to be on the official Xbox store. But now not so much.
That's an interesting point, maybe publishers won't allow this and that, I guess we'll see, Sony basically has this already, you can have one account activated on two PS3s at any time (and not activated on as many as you want). Maybe they'll have removed that.I'd have loved to listen to some of those inevitable Publishers phone calls to Microsoft. I bet they went a little similar to what you wrote.
"Pathetic, it's just a big fuck you to publishers. You had to give people something, but no, fuck off, you begged for DRM, then you gave 9 copies away."
no need for the disk after the game was linked to your account was actually pretty cool and now they are both gone.
Welcome to the future of sharing guys!
weren't ready to share all their games instantly? Everyone uses Netflix and Hulu now. Everything is digital.
Now we have to wait 10 years for it? Think about how long that is. Think about where you were technologically in 2003. I'll bet everyone here had a dumb phone.
Oh my fucking God we have to insert the disc! Ahhhhhhhhhhh.Welcome to the future of sharing guys!
Look at the backlash. Look at Sony's crazy amount of applause at e3 when they noticed they're not doing it. Look at Sony using it on mainstream tv on Jimmy Fallon. People weren't ready.
This is such bullshit. The sharing and lending feature wasn't even available at launch, by their own small print. Add to that, we have no idea what restrictions would have been placed, and whichever dolt made this has cleverly forgot to include the fact that the people sharing have to download the game first to be able to play it. Given the expected sizes of next gen games, that doesn't sound too fun.
Yeah. This sucks.I really wish MS would have done both methods. You have the traditional with what you have now, but if you wanted to, you could register and deregister a disc and in the process would gain access to family share, not needing to swap discs and so forth. That would remain in effect until you deregistered the disc.
That was never going to happen.We'll probably miss out on Steam-style sales now, too.
We'll probably miss out on Steam-style sales now, too.
weren't ready to share all their games instantly? Everyone uses Netflix and Hulu now. Everything is digital.
Now we have to wait 10 years for it? Think about how long that is. Think about where you were technologically in 2003. I'll bet everyone here had a dumb phone.
Empathy is no longer a thing, clearly.I'm kinda of sick of hearing people who don't have internet from people clearly connected to people on the internet.
Now I can't install all my games, and play them without the disc.
Now I can't access all my games from whatever Bone I'm logged into.
Now I can't digitally share my library with my friends, and they can't share theirs.