Petition wants Microsoft to bring back Xbox One's DRM

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A petition on Change.org wants Microsoft to bring back the original DRM policies for the Xbox One, saying to "give us back the Xbox One we were promised at E3". The petition cites how the original policies would have made the Xbox One's game store and library like "Steam for Xbox", but "consumers were uninformed" which eventually lead to the DRM policies being reversed.

"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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Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/petitions-wants-microsoft-to-bring-back-xbox-ones-drm

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IdiosyncraticPosted:

they are still not informed ...the xbox drm doesn't work completely like they think, it is a demo version of the game you bought with a time limit for everyone you share it with...

OdinPosted:

The petition needs 7500 supporters just to be considered, Microsoft is definitely not reversing it's DRM decision earlier this year..

TTG_HaVoC-UnDeaDPosted:

I Just paid off my reserve for the xbox one and some places stopped pre-orders on the playstation. If this happens i'm not getting it.

AlbericiPosted:

Energized
SAGE God I hope this does not go threw.


through*


...Besides a simple misspell what do you think about this topic or did you want 1 more news post down lol.

DeviantModzPosted:

This will make the XBOX ONE better for everyone that has internet connection. They should make the check in once every two weeks .

fifahackzPosted:

I hope they bring DRM back we lost a lot of great features when they announced they took away DRM. Any way if your on this website you can get online on your Xbox so you shouldn't care anyway but Microsoft could release an offline version of the Xbox one.

OozingWithSwagPosted:

SAGE God I hope this does not go threw.


through*

TaigaAisakaPosted:

It's like people can't make up their minds with stuff anymore .-. Pick one or the either it's not that hard. People complained about wanting the DRM changed now they want it changed back, it makes no sense.

AlbericiPosted:

God I hope this does not go threw.

xSlinKsZPosted:

SkullMaster47 Are you kidding me? First they wanted change, now they want all the bullcrap back? No way.


Thats what i'm saying.