Microsoft says it is listening to negative feedback about Xbox One DRM
In a comment on his blog, Larry Hryb, director of programming for Xbox Live, said Microsoft is "fully aware of what's going on." Hryb's response was in regard to a comment that said "the entire world is watching Twitter explode" and that "the campaign for no DRM is in full swing." The comment cited a campaign started by gaming website NeoGAF on Sunday that requested Twitter users use a variety of hashtags to inform Sony and Microsoft of negative user stances on DRM issues such as a persistent Internet requirement that has yet to be clarified.
"I am also working on a few things to address it," Hryb wrote in response to the user. "I can't say much more right now. But we are listening."
Microsoft has been fuzzy about what exact requirements users will face with the Xbox One in regards to an Internet connection and how the console will handle the purchase and sale of games. In a statement on an official website, the company has said the console "does not have to be always connected, but Xbox One does require a connection to the Internet." Comments from Microsoft executives when the console was announced indicated the device would need to periodically access the Internet as a kind of verification service.
Phil Harrison, a corporate vice president of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business, told Kotaku the requirement may be as often as once per day, though Microsoft representatives later said that was a "potential scenario" and no specific time period requirement has been announced yet.
The backlash to Microsoft's DRM plans comes just two months after EA faced similar responses following the launch of "SimCity," which was plagued by server issues that left owners unable to connect to the Internet-required game. EA's chief executive resigned just two weeks after the game launched.
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OasisPosted:
_eye_Ero I love always online! No ****** jtags
The majority or jtags arn't online anyway ****
That's why he's happy fool -_-
_eye_Posted:
Ero I love always online! No ****** jtags
The majority or jtags arn't online anyway ****
HDITeRRoRiZeIPosted:
SorceryWagering They're listening, but are they acting on it?
Exactly, it's not too late to change things because it shouldn't take too much effort to reprogram the console to remove the always online 'feature'.
It`s a lot bigger than you think, they have to remap the console verification, signing in process and more. Hard to explain, but its longer than a few hours long job.
SorceryPosted:
Wagering They're listening, but are they acting on it?
Exactly, it's not too late to change things because it shouldn't take too much effort to reprogram the console to remove the always online 'feature'.
HDITeRRoRiZeIPosted:
As we here the EA Chief Executive resigned, i`m sure that was because of server side issues alone which caused the complaining and outraw by the fans, not the fact that it persistently always-online required. In my opinion people are shouting too loud and making too much of a fuss, they have stated it is not always-online and the verication wont exactly drain your internet to the point were it struggles to verify your consoles and discs.
When the new Xbox releases i`m sure no one will care about the verification internet requirement as most people automatically sign in without thinking about it on the Xbox 360. The only difference being is that the verification will use a more trusted source via internet than on a 1 time stored system such as the one stored in the Xbox 360.
When the new Xbox releases i`m sure no one will care about the verification internet requirement as most people automatically sign in without thinking about it on the Xbox 360. The only difference being is that the verification will use a more trusted source via internet than on a 1 time stored system such as the one stored in the Xbox 360.
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