Xbox One loses 'family game sharing' following DRM policy revision
One of Microsoft's more popular announcements for Xbox One's digital policy was the ability for a player to designate 10 'family' members' accounts, all of whom would then have full access to that players' games library.
This feature would have been governed by the console's tight control over game license ownership via strict DRM policies.
But with the relaxing of the console's DRM control, the firm has also withdrawn plans for the game sharing feature, among other benefits.
Microsoft's president of interactive entertainment business Don Mattrick explained in a statement, "The sharing of games will work as it does today, you will simply share the disc. Downloaded titles cannot be shared or resold."
Marc Whitten, VP of Xbox Live clarified to Kotaku, "There's a few things we won't be able to deliver as a result of [the DRM policy changes].
"One of the things we were very excited about was 'wherever we go my games are always with me.' Now, of course your physical games won't show up that way. The games you bought digitally will. You'll have to bring your discs with you to have your games with you," he confirmed.
"Similarly, the sharing library [is something] we won't be able to deliver at launch," said Whitten.
Microsoft today officially ditched Xbox One's previously proposed and hugely controversial used game DRM policies and the need for the console to log in online once every 24 hours today, following widespread community outrage.
"As a result of feedback from the Xbox community, we have changed certain policies for Xbox One," said the firm today. Hit that link for full details.
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TaigaAisakaPosted:
NinjaWizardConsole-Support Well i've never used the family settings on my xbox 360 there all switched off i think they inter-fear to much
Neither did I. I know people that did use family settings and they liked it.
Didn't family settings make it so you would have to have a password to send friend requests and messages?
slapshot101Posted:
I think the addition of the loss of restrictions is way better then the few features of the online console.
PlusnetPosted:
Console-Support Well i've never used the family settings on my xbox 360 there all switched off i think they inter-fear to much
Neither did I. I know people that did use family settings and they liked it.
SeanR917Posted:
Well i've never used the family settings on my xbox 360 there all switched off i think they inter-fear to much
milkshakemanPosted:
Monster-MunchStylismwok this is stupid, one of the best features, now gone, might go for ps4 :c
And go to a PS4, that doesn't have this feature either.. er yeah
slapshot101Posted:
Origamo I not really bothered by the game sharing thing.
Yeah, it wasn't really that exiciting of a feature, it's really weird after they took away the always online feature, I realized what they were saying and they were many possibilities with it.
AdamuPosted:
Stylismwok this is stupid, one of the best features, now gone, might go for ps4 :c
It was a cool feature, sure.
But seriously one big floor this had is that you could not play games together with your friends, which I found to just make this feature pointless as I enjoy to play games with my friends.
I rather have the DRM revision over this feature any day.
I agree there bro.
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