Tag Archives: xbox one drm

They’ve messed up really bad, haven’t they? Read More »

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 »

Atari founder Nolan Bushnell has reckoned that the main reason Microsoft wanted to implement Xbox One DRM was to prevent piracy, however the Redmond, Washington company “totally screwed it up”. Read More »

Amazon has revealed that 2,500 people were preordering PS4 and Xbox One units per minute last week, a new record for the mega online retailer. Read More »

They lied to us on numerous occasions. They said Xbox One needed to be always-online in order to function properly. They also wanted to screw us over, blocking gamers from being able to loan or gift their games to friends, insulted us by saying if we couldn’t access internet that we should stick to Xbox 360 and, with vague language, used ... Read More »

Ever outspoken and annoying to many, Cliff Bleszinski, a retired games developer has given his two cents to the conversation post-Xbox 180, contending that “internet whiners” didn’t force Microsoft’s hands, instead it was Sony that caused the software company to abandon its Xbox One DRM plans. Read More »

While the rumors were heavy about the Xbox One being built with anti-consumer DRM policies that would make publishers the likes of EA happy, EA announced that it was abandoning the online pass because it wasn’t profitable, fans said they didn’t like it, and because it was simply a bad business decision. It had nothing to do with Xbox One’s ... Read More »

It was the biggest reversal of policy we’ve seen since the inception of the games industry, a company basically trashing out the door the concept on which its console was built because of consumer backlash. Microsoft surprised the gaming masses by doing what it did last night, but has the damage already been done? Read More »

Today has been a big win for gamers, and I can’t emphasize BIG enough. After an earth-shaking rebuttal from gamers and PS4 preorders outpacing Xbox One 8-to-1 in some locations, Microsoft has universally changed its Xbox One DRM policies to something gamers will accept. Read More »

Microsoft, after a backlash the likes of which the games industry hasn’t seen, has abandoned its Xbox One used games policy for something much more consumer friendly. The console’s used games policy now works like that of PS3 and Xbox 360, no internet connection will be required to play games, and the console won’t even be region locked.  A complete ... Read More »

Reports on twitter are claiming that GameStop is no longer taking preorders for Xbox One, giving credence to a recent rumor that claimed employees of the ubiquitous games retailer were highlighting PS4 instead of Xbox One, as the latter console’s used games policy threatens the very foundation of its business. Read More »

Recently Microsoft’s Phil Spencer said if you couldn’t get internet access, you’d have to stick with Xbox 360, now the company is saying if you don’t have internet access, Xbox One just isn’t the machine for you. Read More »

Microsoft’s Xbox One strategy is “deeply flawed”, Interactive entertainment research firm DFC has alleged, adding that the company’s entire entertainment division hangs in the balance because of it. Read More »

The Draconian DRM policies that’s turned Microsoft’s Xbox One console into a nightmare to steer clear from for many, will not be seen on PS4. But what if publishers decide to create policies for their games that are in line with Xbox One’s restrictions, what would Sony do? Well according to PlayStation exec Scott Rohde, senior VP of World Wide ... Read More »

Microsoft’s Xbox One games won’t go up or down in price, instead the games will be sold for the price of new current-generation titles: $59.99. Read More »