Tag Archives: xbox one used games

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 »

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 »

In announcing its epic u-turn today about Xbox One DRM policies, Don Mattrick, in his long apologist letter to gamers, also mentioned that the upcoming console would be region-free. 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 »

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 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »