Why would I deny that? It's a great example. It can happen. But it's not exactly common.
Also, the irony of the DivX comparison is that people accept EXACTLY THAT with streaming video movie rentals now. Food for thought.
Why would I deny that? It's a great example. It can happen. But it's not exactly common.Easy to dodge that rethort by calling Atari "not a major player". See how this game is played?
It's Microsoft, they will keep throwing money at it no matter what.
If they really want to save their investment in the XboxOne they should just stop charging for Live. It would offset the cost difference of PS4 and stop charging people for basically nothing, which is what you get for any of these online "services". Oh but they give you free games! No, they give you games you already bought months ago or didn't buy because you really didn't want it.
Time to wake up people, in a country where money rules the only way to vote against corporate BS is NOT TO GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY.
Why would I deny that? It's a great example. It can happen. But it's not exactly common.
Also, the irony of the DivX comparison is that people accept EXACTLY THAT with streaming video movie rentals now. Food for thought.
Shareholders will determine if the Xbone is a failure, and if they do and kill the product like Microsoft did with the Kiln. The the losers will be everyone who now has a 500 dollar brick sitting at home since the DRM servers will get shut down.
I'd comfortably bet a large sum of money that this will not happen with X1.
It's currently looking like the X1 will be in second place at launch, but it's a software-driven device so MS can fix everything except the less powerful GPU later on.
They recovered from taking a $1 billion dollar charge for the RRoD disaster, they can always spend another billion to re-negotiate their terms with publishers to drop some DRM featues, or to toss a bunch of goodies at consumers to get them to buy.
Bundles with 3 free first-party games, or a $150 price cut? They can do either or both if they have to.
Loosen the DRM death-grip? Publishers say MS came up with it on their own and surprised the publishers with the authenticate-to-resell scheme. So this apparently was not something forced by the publishers, and could change.
MS has a long history in development of falling on their face with Bob, Clippy, ME, Vista, 8, ... but then picking themselves back up again.
I'm not buying an X1 at launch, but I see zero chance of MS giving up the living room even if the X1 fails as badly as Surface RT or is as hated as Win8 and Vista.
Vista was not MS's fault. The completely rewrote the driver model and hardware makers failed to write drivers on this new model, but they recovered.
Microsoft to backtrack on Xbox One games DRM and "always online"
http://www.whathifi.com/news/microsoft-to-back-track-on-xbox-one-games-drm-and-always-online
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/microsoft-to-pull-complete-reversal-on-xbox-one-dr/1100-4673/
Looks like it's happening! WE WIN.
Microsoft to backtrack on Xbox One games DRM and "always online"
http://www.whathifi.com/news/microsoft-to-back-track-on-xbox-one-games-drm-and-always-online
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/microsoft-to-pull-complete-reversal-on-xbox-one-dr/1100-4673/
Looks like it's happening! WE WIN.
Microsoft to backtrack on Xbox One games DRM and "always online"
http://www.whathifi.com/news/microsoft-to-back-track-on-xbox-one-games-drm-and-always-online
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/microsoft-to-pull-complete-reversal-on-xbox-one-dr/1100-4673/
Looks like it's happening! WE WIN.
I haven't read those yet...but wouldn't any significant structure change mean that the XBONE would be pushed back several months at least?
I would think it's too late to change hardware specifications....but software is just a firmware update. But I just don't see how they could change something major like that and still keep a release on schedule.
Microsoft to backtrack on Xbox One games DRM and "always online"
http://www.whathifi.com/news/microsoft-to-back-track-on-xbox-one-games-drm-and-always-online
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/microsoft-to-pull-complete-reversal-on-xbox-one-dr/1100-4673/
Looks like it's happening! WE WIN.
This per Kotaku:
Citing multiple sources, GiantBomb says Microsoft has decided to remove a laundry list of Xbox One restrictions that customers considered negative:
- 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
- Authentication is no longer necessary
- 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
Why would I deny that? It's a great example. It can happen. But it's not exactly common.
Also, the irony of the DivX comparison is that people accept EXACTLY THAT with streaming video movie rentals now. Food for thought.
Wrong.
People accept that when they pay $8/mo for a service, that when they no longer pay for that service they are no longer able to use it.
What people do not accept is paying $20 per disc at a store which then ceases to function even though their player and the disc are still perfectly fine, and the only reason it doesn't work is because someone in an office 2000 miles away decided they no longer wanted people to watch that movie.
Boom!Last week at E3, the excitement, creativity and future of our industry was on display for a global audience.
For us, the future comes in the form of Xbox One, a system designed to be the best place to play games this year and for many years to come. As is our heritage with Xbox, we designed a system that could take full advantage of advances in technology in order to deliver a breakthrough in game play and entertainment. We imagined a new set of benefits such as easier roaming, family sharing, and new ways to try and buy games. We believe in the benefits of a connected, digital future.
Since unveiling our plans for Xbox One, my team and I have heard directly from many of you, read your comments and listened to your feedback. I would like to take the opportunity today to thank you for your assistance in helping us to reshape the future of Xbox One.
You told us how much you loved the flexibility you have today with games delivered on disc. The ability to lend, share, and resell these games at your discretion is of incredible importance to you. Also important to you is the freedom to play offline, for any length of time, anywhere in the world.
So, today I am announcing the following changes to Xbox One and how you can play, share, lend, and resell your games exactly as you do today on Xbox 360. Here is what that means:
An internet connection will not be required to play offline Xbox One games – After a one-time system set-up with a new Xbox One, you can play any disc based game without ever connecting online again. There is no 24 hour connection requirement and you can take your Xbox One anywhere you want and play your games, just like on Xbox 360.
Trade-in, lend, resell, gift, and rent disc based games just like you do today – There will be no limitations to using and sharing games, it will work just as it does today on Xbox 360.
In addition to buying a disc from a retailer, you can also download games from Xbox Live on day of release. If you choose to download your games, you will be able to play them offline just like you do today. Xbox One games will be playable on any Xbox One console -- there will be no regional restrictions.
These changes will impact some of the scenarios we previously announced for Xbox One. The sharing of games will work as it does today, you will simply share the disc. Downloaded titles cannot be shared or resold. Also, similar to today, playing disc based games will require that the disc be in the tray.
We appreciate your passion, support and willingness to challenge the assumptions of digital licensing and connectivity. While we believe that the majority of people will play games online and access the cloud for both games and entertainment, we will give consumers the choice of both physical and digital content. We have listened and we have heard loud and clear from your feedback that you want the best of both worlds.
Thank you again for your candid feedback. Our team remains committed to listening, taking feedback and delivering a great product for you later this year.
So much for Major Nelson giving Joe a hard time when Joe said it would be simple to disable the 24 hour check in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RtSGFryKwo&t=11m33s