Petition wants Microsoft to bring back Xbox One's DRM
"This was to be the future of entertainment. A new wave of gaming where you could buy games digitally, then trade, share or sell those digital licenses. Essentially, it was Steam for Xbox. But consumers were uninformed, and railed against it, and it was taken away because Sony took advantage of consumers uncertainty.
We want this back. It can't be all or nothing, there must be a compromise."
This petition follows Microsoft's reversal of their original DRM policies for the Xbox One. Controversially, the Xbox One originally needed to connect to the internet every 24 hours to verify that multiple users weren't accessing the one copy of a game; games that would have been permanently linked to your account, stored on your console or in the cloud, and shareable with up to 10 other people.
Following Sony's announcement that the PS4 wouldn't have always-online or game sharing restrictions at E3, and a public outcry from "uninformed" members of the public, Microsoft reversed these policies. This means that the console essentially operates the same as the Xbox 360, where games are not linked to your account and still require the physical disc to play.
Currently the petition has around 6,000 supporters out of a needed 7,500.
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invalidslinkyPosted:
661KingNikolaiLoverG935 Yes please. I signed this petition. Digitally owning games, with the plus of up to 10 people being in the family group to share those games with? All my yes. I was one of those informed of the pros of DRM and was mortified that they took it away because of a bunch of whiny children who want to buy pre-owned or rent games. I buy all my games new, because I buy them when they come out. Why would I wait to rent or get it used? It takes away the joy of a first experience, as hundreds of thousands have done the same before you.
Wait, I thought you were against renting or loaning out (used) games. You first mention how great it would be to share that game with up to 10 people, then you say how bad renting and buying used games are? Also, no one is making people buy used games. If you want to buy a game new, than buy it. Some people, on the other hand, don't have the option to buy every single game new. If anything, its M$ being a child. Why would they take away such a great feature when it can easily be implemented on digital purchases?
http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/license
Read that. There was used games before. No fee. You could give your friend your disk. No fee.
KatsumiPosted:
bigchukka Ill sign a petition against the petition.
Now that's a petition i would sign
661KingPosted:
NikolaiLoverG935 Yes please. I signed this petition. Digitally owning games, with the plus of up to 10 people being in the family group to share those games with? All my yes. I was one of those informed of the pros of DRM and was mortified that they took it away because of a bunch of whiny children who want to buy pre-owned or rent games. I buy all my games new, because I buy them when they come out. Why would I wait to rent or get it used? It takes away the joy of a first experience, as hundreds of thousands have done the same before you.
Wait, I thought you were against renting or loaning out (used) games. You first mention how great it would be to share that game with up to 10 people, then you say how bad renting and buying used games are? Also, no one is making people buy used games. If you want to buy a game new, than buy it. Some people, on the other hand, don't have the option to buy every single game new. If anything, its M$ being a child. Why would they take away such a great feature when it can easily be implemented on digital purchases?
SpintasticPosted:
BF3xHALOSpintasticBF3xHALO Why do people want drm it's stupid
DRM will lower the game prices and more discounts to buying it because there is no used games + you can play the game off your cloud storage
So u are saying a new game is going to be cheaper than a used one I don't know how that makes since and what about the other half of the world like our military they don't have Internet in Afghanistan don't bring back drm
There won't be any used games all the Xbox one games will be cheaper to buy since there are NO used games
invalidslinkyPosted:
For all of you idiots. This is what we are missing out on.
http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/license
http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/license
Music-MattPosted:
The only thing I wanted reworking was the used games policy because I rely heavily on gamefly for getting my games. Everything else I would be fine with having back.
KatsumiPosted:
M60BF3xHALOSpintasticBF3xHALO Why do people want drm it's stupid
DRM will lower the game prices and more discounts to buying it because there is no used games + you can play the game off your cloud storage
So u are saying a new game is going to be cheaper than a used one I don't know how that makes since and what about the other half of the world like our military they don't have Internet in Afghanistan don't bring back drm
Then what mattrick said. Buy a 360
If Xbox brings back the DRM the 'other half of the world' can convert so sony and buy a PS4 if they want a next generation console.
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