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Microsoft revises Xbox One DRM & connectivity policies

After almost a month of constant negative feedback from the gaming community, Microsoft finally caves in and makes some changes in the Xbox One’s Digital Rights Management (DRM) policy and internet connectivity requirements.

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Here are the major changes to the Xbox One:

  • An internet connection will not be required to play offline Xbox One games – After a one-time system set-up with a new Xbox One, you can play any disc based game without ever connecting online again. There is no 24 hour connection requirement and you can take your Xbox One anywhere you want and play your games, just like on Xbox 360.
  • Trade-in, lend, resell, gift, and rent disc based games just like you do today – There will be no limitations to using and sharing games, it will work just as it does today on Xbox 360.

In addition:

  • Downloaded games from Xbox Live can be played offline.
  • Xbox One games will be playable on any Xbox One console. There will be no regional restrictions.
  • The sharing of games will work as it does today, you will simply share the disc.
  • Downloaded titles cannot be shared or resold.
  • Playing disc based games will require that the disc be in the tray.

What do you guys think? Are these enough to make you reconsider the Xbox One? Share your thoughts below.

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This article was written by Louie Diangson, Managing Editor of YugaTech. You can follow him at @John_Louie.

22 Responses

  1. Avatar for rk rk says:

    customer: miss, pabili nga ng XBOX One….

    saleslady: alin… yung bago o yung luma…

    :)

  2. Avatar for Name: Name: says:

    inutil kang xbox ka!! mukang natakot na baka walang kitain ang console ng ms

  3. Avatar for Lexty Lexty says:

    well said!

    It shows a lack of vision, planning and leadership to reveal the policy, double-down on it, say how great it is, then change it. That’s all. – Colin Moriarty

  4. Avatar for raul barrios raul barrios says:

    Good move for Microsoft.

  5. Avatar for Oni Oni says:

    HAHAHA ang baba kc ng pre orders compared s ps4 n out of stock n ata

  6. Avatar for marlon marlon says:

    Microsoft does a 360 on the Xbox One!

  7. Avatar for bababoom bababoom says:

    It’s now being dubbed all over the internet as the XBOX 180….hehehe

  8. Avatar for Danny Danny says:

    they we’re even using fake demo units when E3 was being held….seriously in doubt of Xbox One cause of that

  9. Avatar for VOFOL VOFOL says:

    Eh pano naman po yung mandatory na dapat i-connect mo sya sa net at leasr every 24 hours?
    Binago na din ba nila yun?

  10. Avatar for Lexty Lexty says:

    HAHAHA! just like Xbox360! then just get an Xbox360! parang yung advise nila before… sorry pero malabo talaga yung focus ng Xbox One this generation… Palitan na din kaya nila Specs ng Xbox One?

  11. Avatar for otis otis says:

    The damage has been done! Won’t be getting an XBone.

  12. Avatar for IOS7 IOS7 says:

    May Kalaban na din ang PS4 bcoz of its revised requirements

  13. Avatar for Noir Noir says:

    Yes it changed BUT I still find it hard to purchase XBOX due to the fact that it will still need streaming to produce better graphics(lower specs than PS4)

    also

    What makes you think that they wont back track on this once they got their desired market share? Even Sony did it

  14. Avatar for Digest Digest says:

    Its like MS is saying “hugas kamay” lol

    No thanks.

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