Xbox One: Microsoft “didn’t push on its benefits enough”, says dev
An anonymous, alleged Xbox One developer and Microsoft employee took to Reddit to host an AMA on the new console.
“Personally I was a little surprised at the timeframe which we decided on the DRM reversal. I thought we didn’t push on its benefits enough,” the supposed developer said.
“The petition shows there are lots of people who want these benefits as much as I do and clearly our execs care or Marc Whitten wouldn’t have referred to it in his IGN interview.”
As for what those benefits were, the dev apparently confirmed that the no-disc game sharing feature was for full games – not short trials, as rumoured.
“Its purpose was to eliminate the need to ever have to physically hand someone a game that you bought to share with them,” they said.
The dev also has come interesting little snippets to share about the console in general. One thing he or she revealed is that the OS’s Snap feature – allowing you to switch back and forth between applications – only works with some app.
“Snapping is only available to certain apps such as IE, Skype, the game DVR upload tool, etc. Game titles cannot be snapped,” they said.
The dev said the Xbox One’s fans are “almost inaudible”, and that the new Kinect sensor costs almost as much as the console to manufacture.
“The goal with having a Kinect ship with every Xbox is to guarantee to game developers if they implement Kinect features into their games, everyone who has an Xbox will be able to experience it,” they said.
“I often see people dismiss the Kinect instantly because they haven’t seen it work like I have. It is an integral part of the Xbox One experience. The number of features on the Xbox One that uses the Kinect is almost too many to count. I can’t imagine using the console without it.”
The site’s moderators believe they have confirmed the poster’s identity, and the dev is notably careful to avoid outing their identity, but the information cannot, of course, be verified.
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AlbericiPosted:
they made it look like a crap entertainment center they want money from everyone and put less thinking into gaming im mad.
xxHASTERSKSxxPosted:
id say buy the system then burn it and put it on youtube and tell m$ what you think of there system
DawPosted:
OnxExoticWolfs-Wub I can't wait to see the sales side by side.
Yea, that will be very interesting to see who wins. It will be very close I think.
Yep, there going to be really close!
Why does that matter ? If you like the console buy it.
-NuclearPosted:
Bringing back DRM without the 24 hour connection yet still allowing game sharing through disks would be the Console Dream. Then the Xbox one would be up a generation since the PS4 is like an upgraded Xbox 360 and really nothing new.
Bring back the good parts of DRM, keep current policies. Microsoft would be godly again.
Bring back the good parts of DRM, keep current policies. Microsoft would be godly again.
JTxSyChOPosted:
Make a systen update 2 versions people who want drm and people who dont this way both people get what they want but drm users lose cd sharing and people who dont want it looses all the benefits
YurPosted:
ExoticWolfs-Wub I can't wait to see the sales side by side.
Yea, that will be very interesting to see who wins. It will be very close I think.
Yep, there going to be really close!
imbarnettPosted:
AustraliansFindMyiPhonePeer Microsoft should do a big poll and see how many people really want DRM for the awesome features because i think they could change it back if they can see a lot of people wanting they just really need to explain it a whole lot better
I agree with you. They need to explain the pros and cons and what gamer's get as an advantage.
Wouldn't it be to hard? People who want to vote may not be able to, just not a great way i think.
Maybe instead of money-whoring the dashboard with ads that nobody cares about, they could put polls there until the release, asking us "yes" or "no" on different features. But they wouldn't do that, their greed will be their downfall.
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