Cancel that mandatory Kinect connectivity and I'm in.
This.
Cancel that mandatory Kinect connectivity and I'm in.
All this means is that every fanboy and journalists and asshole who tried to argue in favor of these policies looks doubly foolish because they wasted that time defending something now everyone admits was a mistake including Microsoft and for what? Did they get paid for those days of pathetic defense? I hope they did.
I agree with you entirely. The fact that MS was thinking in this direction is a huge negative against them to me, it says they have no problem fucking us. So I will never have them as my first console like I did last gen, they did lose that privilege. But a price drop or two later and after I see there's no chance they'll put the DRM back on? Sure.
xbox 180 confirmed
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.
Now ditch Kinect and shut up and take my money
Oh god, GAF is going to go down again isn't it?
So Jimmy Fallon caused this to happen?
How exactly were they supposed to keep this advantage if a decision like this happens? It arose out of them keeping things the same as they had been while their competitor made idiotic decisions and gifted them good publicity.So much for Sony's advantage.
I'm interested in Titanfall, but I havent seen it. Has anyone else seen it?
how will titanfall take advantage of the cloud if it's not always online?
like how giantbomb was pretty much sure that the ps4 was going to be just like the xbox?
Holy shit. But how are they going to collect the marketing data of 100% of their customers?
There is none. It is "SOURCES SAY".
It's bull, for free clicks.
Microsoft to Pull Complete Reversal on Xbox One DRM Policies
by Patrick Klepek on June 19, 2013
Sources indicate Microsoft is going to move away from what's caused the company so much headache.
The tug-of-war between Microsoft and Sony just got more interesting. Multiple sources inform me Microsoft will announce what amounts to a complete reversal on its DRM policies for Xbox One today.
What does this mean?
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
It is unclear what caused this huge change in policy right after E3, a week where Microsoft executives spent days explaining, justifying, and talking about its policies to the press. I suspect Microsofts official announcement will say something to the effect of we've been closely listening to consumer feedback.
Based on what Im being told, thats definitely true.
I've reached out to Microsoft for comment.
PS4 has the compute units, XB1 has the games. I wonder which will win out.
how will titanfall take advantage of the cloud if it's not always online?
Oh god, GAF is going to go down again isn't it?
Amen. I completely agree. Sony is the one who came out and straight up said they're the platform for gamers. It's part of their whole philosophy. Microsoft is only backtracking because they saw a massive storm that was about to annihilate them.Even if this is true, MS would have to do a lot more for me to regain my confidence in them. This would basically be like having a girlfriend break up with you and break all your games and shit, only to come crawling back later apologetically and replacing your shit. It's like, thanks for replacing my shit, but I ain't gonna be with you if you're crazy enough to do that shit in the first place.
This would be ridiculous, even more embarrassing than the policies themselves.
What a fucking joke MS has become. They are so out of touch.
I hope this is true, GiantBomb could take a huge hit in credibility if its false.
Yes, a real turnaround. http://www.nowgamer.com/news/1967583/xbox_one_were_not_going_to_change_anything_in_response_to_sony_conference.htmlIt seems like we have a console war on our hands! Good, good.
fixed.If true then famousmortimer saved gaming.
I'm hoping this isn't the case, if only because I want to see the impact on the industry with wildly differing platform ideologies between the PS4 and Xbox One.
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.
Didn't the audience cheer when Sony talked about used games with Jimmy Fallon? That may have influenced their perspective as this issue being wider than just blockheaded gamers.