Family Sharing could return to Xbox One, says Microsoft's Whitten
"We need to do more work to talk about what we're doing because I think that we did something different than maybe how people are perceiving it." For one thing, he said, Family Sharing isn't necessarily gone for good. "If [Family Sharing] is something that people are really excited about and want, we're going to make sure that we find the right way to bring it back." It would require additional engineering to enable Family Sharing after always-online was dropped, so the feature was removed from the Xbox One launch window.
Whitten said Microsoft "learned a lot of lessons" over the course of the Xbox One's reveal, and the company will be "engaging more with the community" going forward. "I think it's the number one thing I'd want to do if I went back, was have the conversation more open and more complete."
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/15/microsofts-whitten-laments-poor-xbox-one-communication-family/
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RuinsPosted:
LuckyOtter It would be a nice addition but 10 sounds like a lot of people. The most people I have ever let borrow a game is three. So if they do bring it back I could see them going down to five.
5 is a reasonable number
RuinsPosted:
Oasis This is why people prefer ms. More often than not they listen and do their best to improve, obviously in the interest of profit.
yh MS will do anything for profit even if it includes listening to the community
OasisPosted:
This is why people prefer ms. More often than not they listen and do their best to improve, obviously in the interest of profit.
RuinsPosted:
seen as they dropped the always being online thing i want them to bring family sharing back.
LuckyOtterPosted:
It would be a nice addition but 10 sounds like a lot of people. The most people I have ever let borrow a game is three. So if they do bring it back I could see them going down to five.
HKMPosted:
I thought this was a great idea. 24 hour online wasn't good but i would suffer through that for these great features.
IlIuminatiPosted:
Aggie It was actually a good deal. They should bring it back.
I agree they should bring it back.
RuinsPosted:
SAGE It cost to much and was a stupid idea in the first place.
i only thought the 24hr online thing was crap
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