The complete story included a number of features which, thanks to todays reversal, have been thrown out the window sharing your games library with up to nine other household members; taking your full games library to a friends house just by logging in on their machine; and the ability to play without a disc. These conveniences werent enough to keep gamers on side, it seems, so Microsoft has returned to a more conservative model.
No company will ever promise their policies will never change. That's ridiculous. A sane Sony PR person would say the same thing. If that's the worst thing people are taking away from this article, I'd say MS PR is doing considerably better this week than last :lol
I still don't understand why some of these features have to be cut because they got ride of the DRM and 24h check-in. Scenario-
Bob has a collection of digital bought games. He can play all of them offline if he wants. But he can also go to his friend John's house and play them. All he has to do is make sure his console is connected to the internet (since both consoles have a semi-on state the console doesn't have to be fully on). He goes to his friends house, also connected, logs in and accesses his library, seeing that he's accessing his library on another console the system locks his library on his console at home, even if it goes offline at this point he won't be able to play on it again. The only requirement for playing on a second console is you must be connected to the internet at all times. He plays his games, and heads home. When he gets home turns his console back on, accesses his library and the system stops the second console from accessing them. Easy-peasy.
How it went down was like this.
Microsoft showed up and said "Who wants it in their ass!"
*a few hands were raised out of trust most turned and put their backs to the wall*
Sony showed up and said "Who wants blowjobs!"
*the line wrapped all the way around the internet*
Nintendo showed up and said "Who wants to be friends and hang out!"
*some folks not looking to get serious smiled and frollicked their way*
Microsoft then got jealous and noticed that those currently tied up in a relationship with them were crying and in pain from their idea and many were waddling away bleeding to the more fulfilling Sony lovedown happening around the corner.
Microsoft then apologizes and says "Its okay baby...I was only experimenting. We'll go back to doing it the old way like before." to which many of their old relationships nervously acknowledged and went back into their arms. Comforted...but still nervous as to whether or not Microsoft may try to sneak it in their ass again despite their past discomfort in hopes they may eventually get used to it and learn to love it.
Nintendo continued to play with blocks with their friends.
What's the point of doing this if there is no guarantee for the consumer that they want revert back to the previous policy?
I'll be cautiously optimistic.
This is a classic PR blunder. Mis-message your core features and confuse your base. LEAD with BAD NEWS. Hide or completely ignore your good news. Misconstrue the screaming random fanboys (that apparently don't even buy games) for your base. Clarify the good part of the features very quietly, and then without waiting nearly long enough for that to percolate - backtrack and piss off another half of your market.
Why did we sit through bullshit PR speak at E3, instead of a live DEMO of the sharing features. I can play my friend's game, who lives across the country - for free? Sign me up. Surely SOMEONE storyboarded that shit when they started prepping for the E3 show?
So they can reverse the reversal at any time...
I had a similar analogy brewing in my mind, but you put it better than I could.I do what I can. Feel free to throw that quote around whenever. Its the most accurate analogy I could come up with for this whole fiasco.
And I suppose you're more representative of MS' core base than the "screaming random fanboys?" Talk about hubris. Some people care more about consumer rights and the ability to play offline than jumping through hoops to scam the friend feature. Are you sore because you'll have to continue paying for your games?
Are they being serious right now? Why the hell would you say this when people already don't trust you....JesusFinally, Whitten could not give any reassurance that Microsoft will not change its policies in the future.
Finally, Whitten could not give any reassurance that Microsoft will not change its policies in the future.
It has been weeks that people were asking some clear details about these features but you stayed unvlear or just doged the questions. Just like you did with Angry Joe.
No company will ever promise their policies will never change. That's ridiculous. A sane Sony PR person would say the same thing. If that's the worst thing people are taking away from this article, I'd say MS PR is doing considerably better this week than last :lol
What?
Do you think it's cool that Microsoft thinks their software would be enough to distract from a pure shitshow in every other permanent aspect and philosophy of the system?
That's what I find insulting. The number of media members acting like its all cool when Microsoft would have never reversed if it wasn't for Sony going against them is strange.
Forgive, but don't forget for a second what their plan was and the remnants remaining of their controlled experience (Kinect).
Shiny lights shouldn't distract from what is a concentrated effort by Microsoft to encroach on the rights and utility derived from the physical games we own.
They can since it's just a patch/online update for them, it seems.Wouldn't just bringing back all the DRM after having an established fanbase be major false advertising?
Microsoft clarifies that the planned day-one Xbox One update, which Whitten told me, will "complete some of the software that wont be there," is actually not a result of today's DRM policy change. Rather, it was always planned and will simply be required for playing off-line, among other things. Not a patch, they say. But, yes, your new Xbox console would have to connect online once in order to do the things Microsoft described today. And then you can keep it offline and play games without re-connecting to the Internet forever.
How it went down was like this.
Microsoft showed up and said "Who wants it in their ass!"
*a few hands were raised out of trust most turned and put their backs to the wall*
Sony showed up and said "Who wants blowjobs!"
*the line wrapped all the way around the internet*
Nintendo showed up and said "Who wants to be friends and hang out!"
*some folks not looking to get serious smiled and frollicked their way*
Microsoft then got jealous and noticed that those currently tied up in a relationship with them were crying and in pain from their idea and many were waddling away bleeding to the more fulfilling Sony lovedown happening around the corner.
Microsoft then apologizes and says "Its okay baby...I was only experimenting. We'll go back to doing it the old way like before." to which many of their old relationships nervously acknowledged and went back into their arms. Comforted...but still nervous as to whether or not Microsoft may try to sneak it in their ass again despite their past discomfort in hopes they may eventually get used to it and learn to love it.
Nintendo continued to play with blocks with their friends.
Better not motherfucker.
I really, really don't see that happening. I mean, look, consumer pushback was so great that they changed the policy less than a month after announcing the console. So there's already this precedent of 'we do not want this', the outrage and PR would be unthinkably bad if they were to switch to a DRM-based system mid-gen. Of all the potential ways Microsoft could screw up with the One, I think the used game/check-in is officially fixed.
Hope they do. I want the Xbox One I was meant to have. Not this one that whiners have now influenced.
I wished they kept it too. Just to see the system fail and you wasted your money.
Ruh ohFinally, Whitten could not give any reassurance that Microsoft will not change its policies in the future.
I came looking for THIS quote, and leave satisfied it!I don't believe you, you need more people.
You'd think MS fans would be happy about their company possibly improving their fortunates, yet they're pissed, some even lashing out at MS.. strange days
They can always implement it later on. Structural backbone has been made. They have plan (and probably already established given the launch is within 4-5 months) to implement it and mean to implement it.
After they get the firm grasp on the market you can't deny that there is a chance they'll launch it. Gamers by then who significantly invested on the platform have nowhere else to go but suck on it. That's what I'm afraid of.
Also for switch the 24 hour check back on is easier than you might think. MS will hold games as their hostage. Imagine you already have bunch of friends who are playing some multi player game and bam. MS introduced this.
What you gonna do, jump the ship? Nope. you'll suck on it.
Wouldn't just bringing back all the DRM after having an established fanbase be major false advertising?
Don should be replaced imo
the CEO failed here and should have it's consequences
Finally, Whitten could not give any reassurance that Microsoft will not change its policies in the future.
BULLSHIT!
Oh ok so basically they're going to wait until a lot of people buy the xbone then change all the DRM policies back.
Sounds like something they'd do.