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

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    Jaylisjayp

    What a way to force a story to stay topical with today's news. No journalistic standards these days. In any [...]

    What a way to force a story to stay topical with today's news. No journalistic standards these days. In any event... - The first five things on this list are things the vast majority of gamers obviously couldnt give a crap about.Nobody was asking for these "benefits." - Stop trying to push PC methods on console gamers. I dont care how great steam is. I still wsnt discs and Illorganize them however I want. - How in the world would this cause prices to stay higher longer? Do you have any grasp of how quickly games drop in price these days? Theyre like $40 the same week theyre released and down to $25 within the month. Plus it keeps developers and publishers somewhat honest because really crappy games (Colonial Marines) drop in price even faster. Reporting anything to the contrary as "fact" is a pretty big joke. Even Wii U games used are cheap more many of them. The discs will further that trend well into the next gen.
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    robinkurosaki

    now what i have to say is this, where is the full article of what Microsoft have said? as what [...]

    now what i have to say is this, where is the full article of what Microsoft have said? as what i can see there is nothing of microsoft actually saying they are ditching these features, just an article that you have made with your take on how it will be. personally i think MS have just one a lot of plaudits, people power won for once in this world. which is a good sign for the world in general. It shows they do listen and hopefully will continue to do so. they have definitely put a spanner in the works now, i dont feel its so much as 'ps4 no question' now. There is now a very real choice, admittedly i was and still am not sure what to go for i.e ps4, xb1, or gaming rig. but atleast it now seems more of a level playing field. now just think if microsoft decided to implement full back compat. id be all over it, there would be no decision to be made
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    SpadesSlick

    I still hope they find a way to implement these features, I would hate to see such interesting potential that [...]

    I still hope they find a way to implement these features, I would hate to see such interesting potential that Microsoft's digital side had be discarded because people bitched about used games.
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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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    g1rldraco7

    Good job playing, you got me wanting to play it, I'll be getting the Dark Arisen version though, so thank [...]

    Good job playing, you got me wanting to play it, I'll be getting the Dark Arisen version though, so thank you :)
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    PlainLikeVanilla

    This was great just because of Henry doing impersonations. You don't need to put a game under it just have [...]

    This was great just because of Henry doing impersonations. You don't need to put a game under it just have Henry.
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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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  Xbox One drops online, used game restrictions

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    ChaoticGenius ALTHOUGH I will probably buy it now, but until the price goes down to like $250 or less
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    ChaoticGenius

    Well I for one will still be buying a ps4. It is cheaper, and has better hardware specs, and I [...]

    Well I for one will still be buying a ps4. It is cheaper, and has better hardware specs, and I honestly just don't trust xbox anymore.
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    McEd Dang now its more difficult to choose which console, kinect is still creepy
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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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    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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    GamesradarsCamelToe --the wiiU uses the EXACT SAME sensor as the wii did --thats just fucking sad(especially after seeing the kinect2's tech)
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