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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2014Posted:
bigchukka Anyone that signs this has issues.
It's not living in the past wanting no DRM.
The Negatives out weigh the positives.
You want loads of restrictions so you can have a digital library "not moving of the couch"
I'm pretty sure I don't have 'issues', I am willing to accept the future. "If you do not accept the future you will be left behind" -Sean Parker
XeX_RelaxPosted:
iBullet It kills local game stores, requires an internet connection to actually play ( some people don't have the money or time or location for it ) and really is not beneficial.
Then buy Ps3
bigchukkaPosted:
Anyone that signs this has issues.
It's not living in the past wanting no DRM.
The Negatives out weigh the positives.
You want loads of restrictions so you can have a digital library "not moving of the couch"
It's not living in the past wanting no DRM.
The Negatives out weigh the positives.
You want loads of restrictions so you can have a digital library "not moving of the couch"
RuinsPosted:
Microsoft is not going to listen to 7,500 people when there is over 1 million people who want the DRM to stay the way it is at the moment. Microsoft will not go back
iiExaMplezZzPosted:
I wont be signing that petition! If I want to use something with Steam-like DRM, Ill just use Steam!
OneThousandPosted:
http://www.change.org/petitions/microsoft-give-us-back-the-xbox-one-we-were-promised-at-e3-2
322Posted:
iBullet It kills local game stores, requires an internet connection to actually play ( some people don't have the money or time or location for it ) and really is not beneficial.
honestly, game stores are going to go bankrupt soon regardless of whether or not this happens, unless they make an online store where you buy codes. Why should we let stores like that hold back gaming. This is the future of gaming whether you like it or not. If you don't have the internet for w/e reason then too bad buy a 360/ps3 and stop holding the rest of us back. If you can't afford internet then what are you doing buying a console anyway?
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