I fear that MS and Sony are together in this matter. It's a very silly move to do this con your own.
Can't wait til Sony reveals their policy. Gonna be so much backtracking here, its gonna make your head spin.
Folks, it's time you get with the times. All software except for games moved down this path many years ago. The physical "I own the software" time is over. It's only time when music stops making CD's and movies stop producing DVD's and go all 'cloud'.
Will cost come down with games in this new world? I think so. No more are the publishers stuck with agreements with retail to sell downloadable games at the same price as retail. Steam can offer sales because retail abandoned PC games. Steam just filled a hole. MS and Sony must see this and act accordingly or there will not be another generation.
We designed Xbox One so game publishers can enable you to trade in your games
Just to be specific, combining what we have on that page regarding the family thing:
1. You can indicate up to 10 accounts to be family members and thus access your library on your Xbone and any other Xbone.
2. If you or said family member access the account on a Xbone that is not your main one, it will check every 1 hour if you are online or not instead of 24 hours.
3. Family members can't play the same game at the same time when using multiple Xbones.
So, yes, you could share with a buddy, but he would have online checks every 1 hour on his console and you two can't play the same game at the same time.
Eating popcorn,watching how the meltdown is going. So far,so good.
Will this shit even be legal in the EU?
Jaffe's already coming up with strategies:
How often does your "girl" have the internet go out for 24 hours?
We 100% know Sony isn't doing always online, which is a far larger dealbreaker for me than the used game issue.
Will this shit even be legal in the EU?
And when Sony do it? Wiiu?
I am guessing they will all have to share the same billing information.
Honestly, sounds pretty good and some features are an improvement, like accessing your entire library logging into a friend or any "family members" playing your games. I wonder how they'll limit it to family members.
I fear that MS and Sony are together in this matter. It's a very silly move to do this con your own.
Her internet consistently goes down for 24 hours at a time? That sucks for more than just wanting to game.
Pirates happened. The only reason DRM exists.
Speaking for the whole of South Africa, with rampant internet cable theft and some of the most expensive mobile bandwidth, this fucking suuuuuuuuuuucks donkey BALLS.
So if I go to a friend's house I need to wait several hours to download a 5-15 GB game instead of just bringing my game with me? Is this correct?
I'm just gonna download my games. Problem solved.