In an interview with IGN, Microsoft’s Xbox One chief product officer Marc Whitten has contended that it wasn’t necessarily that DRM was bad, but rather the company’s messaging. He also insisted that they need to talk more about the console and its features, not less, as many gamers would like them to. Read More »
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer has contended in an interview with Kotaku that “physical media” is a thing of the past, because we live in a digital world – and Xbox One is the console that enables all the new possibilities associated with the digital age. Read More »
Legendary games developer Warren Spector has shared his thoughts on the used games debacle, aligning himself with gamers, noting that the reason why people buy used games is because the new ones are too expensive. He also said that the used games market is the conduit through which newcomers join the medium who otherwise wouldn’t look twice because of the ... Read More »
One of the reasons Microsoft thinks that it’s Xbox One always-online feature is good is because gamers, most of them, are always playing games online. Read More »
There’s something that we never really notice about us humans, and it’s that we’re extremely patient. No, it’s true, we are! We are patient with governments who, for decades and sometimes even centuries, abuse human rights, steal from their people and rule with iron fists. Just look around the world and you’ll see what I’m talking about. We often times ... Read More »
Microsoft, in a myriad of posts today, tried its best to explain Xbox One’s DRM features, and how it will affect you, the gamer. The posts include explanations for how long the Xbox One can play games offline before shutting down (24hrs), a scheme to allow users to share their games amongst family members – and most importantly, the Xbox ... Read More »
Microsoft’s Xbox Live director of programming Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hyrb jumped in the comments section of a post on his blog to address Xbox One’s DRM issue, after someone brought to his attention the #PS4NoDRM and #PS4UsedGames campaigns that’s exploded on twitter in recent days. Hyrb said that they are “fully aware” of the situation and are currently working on a few ... Read More »
What’s trending in the games industry presently is the war between the consumers and publishers, and the idea of used games being blocked from working in its traditional way on upcoming consoles. Read More »
You’ve mostly heard my opinion on Xbox One, so now it’s time to hear what you guys think about the console and, if you had a chance, how you’d change it. Read More »
It’s baffling that even after Microsoft has revealed the Xbox One that we’re here listening to rumors about the software giant’s strategy for used games and the console’s apparent always-online status. But that’s where we are, sadly, and the latest talk, courtesy Polygon, is that Xbox One will require a constant internet connection to “authenticate” games to make sure it’s ... Read More »
[UPDATE] Following the publication of this story, GameStop shares continued to fall. At press time, the retailer’s stock value is down 13.36 percent to $31.19. Original Story: Since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One and it was confirmed that the new console would implement some form of used-game blocking technology, GameStop stock has dropped by 7%, a disastrous occurrence for the ... Read More »
Physical used games on Xbox One will be a thing of the past. There are many problems with such a model, as it seems gamers won’t be able to simply borrow games from their friends and vice versa. But even if you wanted to buy a used game from Microsoft’s cloud-storage system, ifyou live in the UK, you’ll have pay ... Read More »
Microsoft’s ‘cloud-based’ pre-owed games system will allow both third-party publishers and Microsoft to get a percentage from the sale of used games, a report on reputable UK Industry site MCV has revealed. Read More »
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