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  6 great features you're losing with the Xbox One's DRM changes

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    mafyooz

    I never know whether to laugh or cry when it's made out that having to have a disc in a [...]

    I never know whether to laugh or cry when it's made out that having to have a disc in a machine is such a big hassle. If people really can't see their way clear to getting off their arses for 2 minutes to swap a disc, then we are truly fucked as a species...
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    robotrigger Straight to the defense of the corporate masters...
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    JamesRadar

    so microsoft fixes something but then makes all these restrictions to what, spite the customers? so maybe this article is [...]

    so microsoft fixes something but then makes all these restrictions to what, spite the customers? so maybe this article is spun way too negatively? i dont even have 10 family members
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  Tiny Brains gameplay demo

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  Everything we know about Xbox One post-E3

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    Eightboll812

    I hope people realize that if you sell direct to a person, and don't go through an approved reseller, that [...]

    I hope people realize that if you sell direct to a person, and don't go through an approved reseller, that someone will have to pay that fee. I hope people also realize that permission on transferring titles is up to the publisher (meaning they could also block used titles too if they wanted). I hope that people also realize that there are restrictions on letting people borrow your game, since it has to be loaded through XBL, not handing a disk to someone. I hope that people also realize that this means you have to have an XBL subscription just to borrow a single player game from a buddy, while at least this is still free for PS users. I hope people realize that even all of the above, MS has stated could change at any time, so even the parts that seem ok can be taken away at any time. Summary, any action you take with a game you bought other than play, you pass along an electronic request to MS for permission. MS grants or denies based on CURRENT policy. And this is supposed to make people feel like they have a lot of flexibility with something the LAW says they have a RIGHT as a consumer to distribute FREELY? Connect the dots people: - Publishers complain about used game sales - MS creates feature to block used game sales - MS states "we aren't blocking yet" - Publishers stated "we aren't either" we just want a *little* fee - MS states, "but we can change this at any time" hehehehe Makes a rational person wonder why they went to all the trouble to implement a DRM system they aren't going to use and "have no immediate plans" to use. Or that their partners make similar statements about. Strange. Could have saved a lot of effort, especially when anyone with a brain could have told them it would be unpopular. It's also breaking the part of the law on copyright that's supposed to protect consumers. I'm sure they are doing it in a very clever way that skirts things though.
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    HailWarMachine

    I hope that the people who believe that they will be charged a fee for used games actually educate themselves [...]

    I hope that the people who believe that they will be charged a fee for used games actually educate themselves on facts rather than the words of a bunch of Sony fanboys. The fee is not charged to the customer, it is charged to places like gamstop, gamefly, etc.
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    ParagonT Links?
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  RadarPlays - Dragon's Dogma

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    wadesmit One of the best Radar Plays yet! The accents and voices were a lot of fun.
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    ljrivarola Henry stole the show
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    winner2 Henry that was glorious, truly glorious
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  Takedown: Red Sabre brings back old-school shooting

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  Take the battle to sea in World of Warships

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  Radar Reacts: Xbox One drops online, used game restrictions

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    MD-Stranger

    ....Is.....Is this real? This honestly seems like a late April fools joke, I never imagined Microsoft would actually get rid [...]

    ....Is.....Is this real? This honestly seems like a late April fools joke, I never imagined Microsoft would actually get rid of this nonsense.... Still getting PC, need one that doesn't run on 15 year old cooking oil
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    Balaska

    MS have stated that you can still dowmload a digital copy once you have bought the disc version. I imagine [...]

    MS have stated that you can still dowmload a digital copy once you have bought the disc version. I imagine this will lock that copy. I am concerned about buying a preowned copy and finding it i locked....
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    avantguardian

    yay! people can finally shut up and focus on the awesomeness that's coming later this year! already have both preordered, [...]

    yay! people can finally shut up and focus on the awesomeness that's coming later this year! already have both preordered, but this is welcome news, nonetheless. i give them props, it takes balls to admit when you're 'wrong'. listening to your customers is smart business practice, regardless of people's (like myself) appreciation for sticking to one's guns. kinda weird, but this has actually diminished my interest in my ps4, just a tad, as i don't really know what games i would even want to play on it at launch. the jury's out on any new ips, and any multiplayer games will be for x1/pc until sony can prove they have improved their online infrastructure. forza will absolutely destroy drive club, and until sony shows it can equal or surpass the xbox's third party quality, it's x1/pc all the way. what appeared to be a possible paradigm shift has instead filled me with a weird sense of deja vu. will the ps4 become an 'exclusives only' box like my ps3? i guess we'll see.
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  Remember Me's score is worth remembering

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    antiAntag0nist

    The soundtrack in Remember Me has been really enjoyable so far. I think Deriviere did a great job pairing the [...]

    The soundtrack in Remember Me has been really enjoyable so far. I think Deriviere did a great job pairing the music with the overall setting/look of the game; it meshes together really well.
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  State of Decay Livestream @3pm PDT

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    punkamisto I´m sold. Just waiting for the PC version.
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    Sy87

    It's a sweet game. Kinda suck it came out during E3 got maybe a little overshadowed but still successful. Can't [...]

    It's a sweet game. Kinda suck it came out during E3 got maybe a little overshadowed but still successful. Can't wait for Class4.
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  Nintendo wins Wii and Wii Fit patent infringement suit

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    shawksta

    Imagine if Nintendo lost and they were told to remove everything related to Wii fit, INCLUDING Wii Fit Trainer in [...]

    Imagine if Nintendo lost and they were told to remove everything related to Wii fit, INCLUDING Wii Fit Trainer in smash bros? XD
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    Eightboll812

    It wouldn't come to that. Patent trolls are only after money. If they win, they settle on royalties. They don't [...]

    It wouldn't come to that. Patent trolls are only after money. If they win, they settle on royalties. They don't want to completely shut down sales, they just want a free ride. I'm not real familiar with IA Labs, but they sound like a classic patent troll. They bought the patent from someone else because they thought they could go after Nintendo with it. IA Labs didn't invent the patent they were suing over. If you aren't familiar with these types of "companies" they really are the lowest form of life, perhaps only a notch above Sundusky. And sadly they are everywhere suing every company.
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    shawksta I know, thats why i said "Imagine" Even if they did lose, it wouldnt happen
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