As new reports are surfacing that used games will actually not require a fee. After the negative reaction that was generated from Microsoft’s reveal of anti-consumer features on their new console, the PR teams are now in full damage control mode. One result of this, as Polygon reports, is that the Xbox One may be able to play used games after all; albeit with online authentication.
As their sources explained it, the console would install the used game and authenticate it online, then revoke the privileges of the previous owner. While it’s certainly better than paying full price, it’s still an absurd hassle to go through just to let your friend play one of your games. What Polygon’s sources are figuring however, is that the issue is still being fiercely debated within Microsoft itself.
In other areas of damage control, Microsoft has also been touting their Xbox One cloud system to require an always-on connection for calculating physics and lighting, similar to SimCity. Do I buy it? Nope. The smell of bullshit isn’t difficult to notice.
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The response was there when it was only rumors. They had to announce that shit to make sure people would hate the very idea?
They’re just too damn vague and too many people giving different answers to the same questions. They were not properly prepared for this reveal.
But even I, someone not even in the know, could tell that this move would be bad. I could see it all over the internet. Why would they do it?
I still think they’re doing the right thing, and if they did some proper dd on xbl it would be a good idea to go down the no reselling route. But since they’re not, they better stop bothering.