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Microsoft: Xbox One DRM has a "lot of advantages"

Source: VideoGamer

There are a "lot of advantages of having your content assigned to you digitally" and the Xbox One has been designed with the used market in mind from the beginning, Microsoft Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer has told Edge magazine.

Asked for his position on the used game market, Spencer said: "I think the whole idea of a secondary market is important and it'll be important in the next generation, and we've designed with that in mind from the beginning."

He added that DRM can be very beneficial: "We think there are a lot of advantages of having your content assigned to you digitally – we did that on 360 with cloud-saved games – and we want to do that with content".

"We understand there are implications... just know that we recognise the importance of that market and we've designed with it in mind from the beginning."

He said further details would be shared at a later point.

Microsoft is yet to give a definitive answer on how Xbox One will treat used games.

 

[VanWinkle]

"There are a lot of advantages! Here they are:

TBA"

 

[DeadNames]

At this very moment, a little indian child who can't afford internet and a soldier deployed overseas shed one lone tear.

 

[PhatSaqs]

Nothing new to see here.

 

[H_Prestige]

"...for us"

 

[Bedlam]

Name ONE!

 

[Joel Was Right]

There is basically nothing in that article.

 

[Teppic]

Advantages for who?

 

[JazzmanZ]

The Xbox has one advantage to drm

 

[Barakov]

No there isn't, Microsoft.

 

[zeopower6]

They are really just digging that hole deeper...

 

[JaseMath]

Advantages TBA

 

[jtb]

really? I was convinced they were going to tell us what a terrible idea it was and how they're willingly and gleefully fucking over the consumer.

[insert mock outrage here]

 

[tfur]

Talking point take away:

we've designed with that in mind from the beginning

 

[bndadm]

I remember when being silent for Microsoft was hurting them.

Then they talked...kind of...and it made it worse.

Go back to being quiet until you can actually describe something. Please.

 

[Maztorre]

Holy fucking shit why even make this statement and neither name the advantages nor say anything besides "LOL TBA!"

 

[neither]

that #CLOUD power tho

 

[JetBlackPanda]

 

[Radec]

advantages to us.

-Microsoft

 

[Wishmaster92]

Advantages you say.

 

[akidnamededdy]

"If you think of any, let us know. We can only put off actually answering these questions for so long."

 

[wenis]

At this very moment, a little indian child who can't afford internet and a soldier deployed overseas shed one lone tear.

and a lot of folks in the dead of the midwest... or desert sections of california or anywhere else in the continental united states that could theoretically not obtain service from a local cable provider because their service has never and probably will never develop towards them.

 

[Revven]

Just vague statements out the ass, just what we needed to hear!

 

[Rogue_Ledr]

DRM advantages?

Does Cancer have advantages too?

 

[Soler]

Was expecting a list or at least a brief statement about what their plan is
Was this PR stint necessary?

 

[Kafel]

from a week ago

 

[Speedy Blue Dude]

I really appreciate that Microsoft is doing this.


I'm so happy that when I buy my Xbox One at launch, alongside with Forza Motorsports 5, I can just put the disc in, and always have it with me on my harddrive, no longer needing the disc.


And then I can take my copy to my Friends House and play Forza Motorsports 5 together splitscreen, without me needing to bring my game! All digital and all perfect!


Microsoft is doing good with the Xbox One so far, hype!

 

[Feorax]

Is this the first time Microsoft has officially confirmed there will be DRM on the system?

I mean, we all know it's going to be there, but you know what I mean.

 

[Midnight Phoenix]

And why DRM and Xbox always ONe is good?

 

[hymanator]

You can install retail games without the need to verify the disc every time. That's about the only advantage I can think of.

 

[Glorified G]

DRM advantages?

Does Cancer have advantages too?

Some people can look sexy bald

 

[GolazoDan]

"Cloud saves are pretty good so let's put EVERYTHING in a BIG CLOUD."

 

[Village]

oh my.

 

[batman2million]

I don't think I ever used the cloud to save my games...

 

[Rolodzeo]

Yeah, gog has my content digitally assigned to me. Still no DRM.

Xbox, go home.

 

[Fruitster]

Indeed. For Microsoft i'm sure there are a lot of advantages. For the consumer, nothing but agro.

 

[Interfectum]

There are a ton of advantages! We might even say some at E3... maybe.

 

[Fox Mulder]

How the hell do you make a comment like this and still fail to say anything?

I do like the advantages it gives my wallet, since I'm not buying one.

 

[Diablo Rosso]

He added that DRM can be very beneficial: "We think there are a lot of advantages of having your content assigned to you digitally – we did that on 360 with cloud-saved games – and we want to do that with content".

Bingo.

 

[Gammacide]

advantages to us.

-Microsoft

.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

I don't think I ever used the cloud to save my games...

why would you when you can dump it onto a jump drive and take it anywhere. you don't have to worry about internet.

 

[PhatSaqs]

DRM advantages?

Does Cancer have advantages too?

That's awesome...

 

[Cidd]

Oh MS, why do you keep digging?

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

"There are a lot of advantages! Here they are:

TBA"

LOL! There are a lot of advantages.....*feels the gaze of Ballmer*....that I am unable to talk about at the moment.

 

[Rolf NB]

Is it marginally less terrible than SecuRom 1.0?

 

[andycapps]

MS: "We're enabling you to access your content digitally anywhere.."

Journalist: "How exactly will that work?"

MS: "Oh look at that bird outside!"

Journalist: "I don't see anything.. So you mentioned advantages, what are these advantages?"

MS: "Well, you can access your games anywhere you want to."

Journalist: "We could already do that by putting the disc in any console and starting the game."

MS: "This is better, because.. reasons."

 

[AstroZombie]

"...for us"

lol

 

[RedNumberFive]

I've yet to hear one convincing argument where DRM is beneficial. Good luck crafting that narrative Microsoft!

 

[TheOGB]

As a guy who frequently uses clouds saves for 360 games,

Fuck that.

 

[sheamus]

Name ONE!

now that would be a good first post