How game licensing works on the Xbox One (yes, it supports used games)
All games will be available new in both disc or digital form, and will need to be installed on your Xbox One while logged in. From there, you'll be registered for the game on the cloud, so you'll be able to play it wherever you're logged into an Xbox One, even if you happen to be at a friend's house.
You will have the option to resell that game back to a retailer, but that retailer will have to sign up with Microsoft to allow you to do so. Microsoft won't charge fees to do that, but it does say that "third party publishers may opt in or out of supporting game resale and may set up business terms or transfer fees with retailers." You can give the game away, but only once and only to someone who's been on your friends list for that required 30 days.
Microsoft also says that the ability to loan or rent games "won't be available at launch, but we are exploring the possibilities with our partners." All of the information about game licensing on the new console can be seen on the official Xbox One site.
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/06/how-game-licensing-works-on-the-xbox-one/
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MedionPosted:
Brock_Lesnar a game just for 30days so i never have to buy a used game by gamestop again ahhhh everytime now 60 bucks for a game i stay with my xbox 360 F_U MS
30 days? Can you read? If you want to give FRIENDS the game, they must be on your FRIENDS LIST for over 30 days, they'll keep the game permanently, not for 30 days.
Trading a game to a retailer is different, it requires the publishers of the games permission. And once traded in, the other user get's it permanently.
MedionPosted:
xSTaTiCBLuEx So you can go round a friends house and play it (good new) but you can't play it on anyone but your own account...**** off Microsoft. PS4 Please!
Wrong, on the full article on news.xbox.com, it says that you can share your library with your family. They can play any game on your library except the one you're on.
generalhunterPosted:
Sony Patent Application US20130007892
Looks like there DRM will be in the form of an RFID tracking chip.
IT's gonna be the same on PS4
Looks like there DRM will be in the form of an RFID tracking chip.
IT's gonna be the same on PS4
xSTaTiCBLuExPosted:
So you can go round a friends house and play it (good new) but you can't play it on anyone but your own account...**** off Microsoft. PS4 Please!
generalhunterPosted:
Jibbers microsoft is completly stupid im swtiching to ps4 im officaly done
Being silent doesn't make them different companies like EA could say we won't publish games on the PS4 unless they add the same feature
BaldPosted:
So basically now you can only license transfer one time with that account for it or not?
I'm confused on it
I'm confused on it
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