They think its too late because of the MS/EA deal. Theres no set proof (as far as Im aware) that their EA deal spawned from their DRM policies, though...so it doesnt hurt to try.
Hmm.. guys
http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/24/43...uire-regular-authentication-checks-used-games
XBOX ONE WONT HAVE A USED GAMES FEE
Read the date thats 3 days ago.
You WILL have to authenticate the games, you WONT pay a fee.
p.s. Im suspecting that GAMESTOP has something to do with this. Since their stock went down after the Xbox one announcement. They must have offered a truck load of money so MS would kill the feature.
Whatever the case, the fee is gone, the witch is dead, yay!
Sorry if that felt anticlimatic but ...
Who the heck do you think is going to pay the fee? You will with lesser trade in value.
PLUS, the system still prevents trading between friends and family without having to purchase multiple copies.
You WILL have to authenticate the games, you WONT pay a fee.
The difference here is that Microsoft has already stated their position and-
They are not blocking used games. You can go into a retailer like gamestop or game and trade your used games for credit and but a used game just like always
As far as I know there isn't a deal with EA. Only thing I know of is the rumor that Respawn's new shooter published by EA through their soon to be defunct partners program is Xbox exclusive.
Hmm.. guys
http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/24/43...uire-regular-authentication-checks-used-games
XBOX ONE WONT HAVE A USED GAMES FEE
Read the date thats 3 days ago.
You WILL have to authenticate the games, you WONT pay a fee.
p.s. Im suspecting that GAMESTOP has something to do with this. Since their stock went down after the Xbox one announcement. They must have offered a truck load of money so MS would kill the feature.
Whatever the case, the fee is gone, the witch is dead, yay!
Sorry if that felt anticlimatic but ...
They are not blocking used games. We can go into a retailer like gamestop or game and trade our used games for credit and but a used game just like always
with no fee to us
That's because the retailers will pay that used game fee and pass it on to consumers in the form of a higher price tag. Unless, of course, you're dealing with an unapproved retailer in which case you'll have to pay full price on Xbox Live.
. That $35 thing was a mistake. People are over reacting without knowing the actual details. And even with what we know, It's the same as it was. We can trade in games like beforeYou are reading it wrong. The games will still have a fee but MS is dictating it and the used game shop will pay it (like in saying every used game needs to cost 35$ with a fee of every purchase to MS to allow for the purchase) MS should have no hands in the used game sales at all.
Yup.
. That $35 thing was a mistake. People are over reacting without knowing the actual details. And even with what we know, It's the same as it was. We can trade in games like before
Hmm.. guys
http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/24/43...uire-regular-authentication-checks-used-games
XBOX ONE WONT HAVE A USED GAMES FEE
Read the date thats 3 days ago.
You WILL have to authenticate the games, you WONT pay a fee.
p.s. Im suspecting that GAMESTOP has something to do with this. Since their stock went down after the Xbox one announcement. They must have offered a truck load of money so MS would kill the feature.
Whatever the case, the fee is gone, the witch is dead, yay!
Sorry if that felt anticlimatic but ...
So I don't need to connect my XBO to the internet every day any more? Cool, crisis over. Can't wait for E3.Have been back peddling since.
. I run my own business I understand economics. I also understand the publishers need to make a couple bucks on used games. A month ago we were worried they won't allow used at all, they strike a deal to give publishers a dollar or two from a used sale and people are freaking out.You do realize it doesn't matter whether we or Gamestop are the ones transferring money to Microsofts accounts?
If Gamestop has to pay X dollars for every used game sale, that cost would be moved to the customers.
#Economics101
. That $35 thing was a mistake. People are over reacting without knowing the actual details. And even with what we know, It's the same as it was. We can trade in games like before
This doesn't change the 24 hour Internet check so MS can decide whether to let you keep playing your games or not.Hmm.. guys
http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/24/43...uire-regular-authentication-checks-used-games
XBOX ONE WONT HAVE A USED GAMES FEE
Read the date thats 3 days ago.
You WILL have to authenticate the games, you WONT pay a fee.
p.s. Im suspecting that GAMESTOP has something to do with this. Since their stock went down after the Xbox one announcement. They must have offered a truck load of money so MS would kill the feature.
Whatever the case, the fee is gone, the witch is dead, yay!
Sorry if that felt anticlimatic but ...
So I don't need to connect my XBO to the internet every day any more? Cool, crisis over. Can't wait for E3.
This doesn't change the 24 hour Internet check so MS can decide whether to let you keep playing your games or not.
It's not Sony/Microsoft... it's the publishers pushing for it behind the scenes.
OKay! Let's do this! Who to tweet?
Phil Spencer @XboxP3
https://twitter.com/XboxP3
Doesn't need presentations. The guy him self.
Larry Hryb aka. Major Nelson
https://twitter.com/majornelson
Working on the Xbox team since 2003, do what PR give to him forth and back
Stephen Toulouse @Stepto
https://twitter.com/Stepto
Former Xbox LIVE Director of Enforcement
Graeme Boyd @AceyBongos
https://twitter.com/AceyBongos
Social Marketing Manager, Xbox EMEA.
Aaron Greenberg @aarongreenberg
https://twitter.com/aarongreenberg
Chief of Staff for Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft
And tweet them, spam with the same message, copy more of two of them on the same tweet.
I don't see Microsoft backtracking on DRM now, at least with SONY there is still hope.
I do wish you luck.
I don't see Microsoft backtracking on DRM now, at least with SONY there is still hope.
I do wish you luck.
how else do you expect to be able to play without having to deal with discs in the machine and not have people sharing the same disc to play in 100 differrnt machines under one purchase price?
Want? Some days I just can't. I went the entire year without internet in my flat last year because the freeholder was being a dick. No way around it. I'm between flats a lot, and I have no idea if the internet will be good, or if I can even get wifi signal in such old properties. Right now my PS3 and hifi can't get a wifi signal because of these stupid thick walls. I don't want all my gaming experience to be even slightly dependant on the internet, and it's as simple as that for me.Can I ask why you would not want to connect to the internet for more than a day?
This doesn't change the 24 hour Internet check so MS can decide whether to let you keep playing your games or not.
This doesn't change the 24 hour Internet check so MS can decide whether to let you keep playing your games or not.
Hey I was just about to post this. You'd think it would be in the best interests of everyone tweeting Sony to also tweet Microsoft, but when push comes to shove in this situation you see that it's really nothing to do with civil liberties and everything to do with Console Warz.a campaign is not going to happen as people want the Xbox to fail.
how else do you expect to be able to play without having to deal with discs in the machine and not have people sharing the same disc to play in 100 differrnt machines under one purchase price?
damn. That sucks. Sorry to hear thatWant? Some days I just can't. I went the entire year without internet in my flat last year because the freeholder was being a dick. No way around it. I'm between flats a lot, and I have no idea if the internet will be good, or if I can even get wifi signal in such old properties. Right now my PS3 and hifi can't get a wifi signal because of these stupid thick walls. I don't want all my gaming experience to be even slightly dependant on the internet, and it's as simple as that for me.
But it's not the check-in that's the biggest problem, it's Microsoft implying that the "cloud" will improve the gaming experience. Well, if I can't access their servers, I'm getting an inferior experience.
. That $35 thing was a mistake. People are over reacting without knowing the actual details. And even with what we know, It's the same as it was. We can trade in games like before
Hey I was just about to post this. You'd think it would be in the best interests of everyone tweeting Sony to also tweet Microsoft, but when push comes to shove in this situation you see that it's really nothing to do with civil liberties and everything to do with Console Warz.
You seem to miss an important word in all your posts: choice.
Nothing should be mandatory or forced to reach a certain standard. It´s nice if people are given A CHOICE to play games without swapping discs around without forced installs. It´s nice when people are given a CHOICE to use all this cloud nonsense without a forced online connectivity every 24 hours.
That needs to be true, the 24 hour thing should only be if you don't want to change discs with internet down.This is just a rumor. In the case of no internet connection the Xbox One will function just like the 360. To play a game off the hard-drive you will need to have the disc in the drive to authenticate it.
EDIT: What i typed is a rumor, not what you typed.
So I don't need to connect my XBO to the internet every day any more? Cool, crisis over. Can't wait for E3.