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[Mr.House]

They're not even shooting themselves in the feet anymore.

[AresKeith]

Mr.House wrote...

They're not even shooting themselves in the feet anymore.

It's at the knee now

[HiddenInWar]

Wait for it: MS pulls every restriction and makes kinect optional just in time for its release so people will flock over to X1 over PS4.

[OdanUrr]

AresKeith wrote...

http://imgur.com/fWpJY1n

I think Steam has something similar in that respect. Could be wrong though.

[eroeru]

HiddenInWar wrote...

Wait for it: MS pulls every
restriction and makes kinect optional just in time for its release so
people will flock over to X1 over PS4.

^ Why would they flock? Nowadays' Microsoft is one of the most draconian firms ever and its console is a brick with *nothing* over PS, also in this scenario.

Modifié par eroeru, 15 juin 2013 - 04:31 .

[AresKeith]

OdanUrr wrote...

AresKeith wrote...

http://imgur.com/fWpJY1n

I think Steam has something similar in that respect. Could be wrong though.

I don't really do steam, and if that's true I'll probably never do PC

[HiddenInWar]

Xbox One blocks games outside of IP range of a supported country according to twitter support

[OdanUrr]

This is an article form last year:

http://www.rockpaper...ur-steam-games/

I'll try and find something newer.

[Steelcan]

I'm sticking with the 360 as long as humanely possible.... Then, maybe PC.

Modifié par Steelcan, 15 juin 2013 - 04:39 .

[Zjarcal]

OdanUrr wrote...

AresKeith wrote...

http://imgur.com/fWpJY1n

I think Steam has something similar in that respect. Could be wrong though.

Yes, if your steam account is banned you lose access to everything that is directly tied to it.

Several years ago (back in 2006 I think), I bought a used copy of Half Life 2. Said copy came with the steam account info of the previous owner (steam is mandatory to play HL2), which I used to play (resetting the password myself). About two weeks later when I tried to login to the account, I got a msg saying the account had been disabled because it's against the TOS to sell/trade accounts, which meant my Half Life 2 copy (which also included Counter Strike: Source and Half Life 1) was now unplayable. If I had tied any games to that account, I would've lost access to them too.

Granted, this was several years ago as I mentioned, I do not know what their current poicies are. I think you can buy a used copy that is tied to an account but you must request to have that account reset by Valve themselves before you can use it (not sure though, that was the last time I checked), but either way, point is that yes, you can lose access to everyting tied to a steam account if banned.

Modifié par Zjarcal, 15 juin 2013 - 04:56 .

[Salamander Soup]

Haven't read the new link yet. I bet it is hilarious. You can only laugh at this point. This reaction is a win for gaming. We naturally and organically have drawn the line. Remember, too, just how much money Microsoft has invested in this thing. Billions and billions.

Ouch.

[Salamander Soup]

Yep. Game ownership is purely exposed. Pathetic. You get banned, you lose your games. Lolol! Unfreaking believable. It's like Origin, but its your entire console. I can't believe it!

[ShepnTali]

And if anyone is wondering, many troops do enjoy video games in down time. I can only imagine they find it to be a form of stress release, and escape. I atleast hope Microsoft comes up with a workaround for them.


http://www.brightsid...d-military.aspx

[frustratemyself]

HiddenInWar wrote...

Xbox One blocks games outside of IP range of a supported country according to twitter support

Here's our awesome new console, DON'T BUY IT!!!

omfg this is just too funny for microsoft to be saying it seriously. Surely they're gonna turn around and say it was a really late April fools joke.

[someguy1231]

HiddenInWar wrote...

Wait for it: MS pulls every restriction and makes kinect optional just in time for its release so people will flock over to X1 over PS4.

No company would make such drastic changes so soon before release. Aside from the technical and logistical issues, there'd be very little time to inform the public about the changes. You learn that stuff in Marketing 101.

Oh, and yes, I know you were being sarcastic. I'm just being a killjoy.

Modifié par someguy1231, 15 juin 2013 - 06:20 .

[LPPrince]

Oh come on. Microsoft can change things around if Sony stares them down long enough

[LPPrince]

J. Reezy wrote...

LPPrince wrote...

Oh come on. Microsoft can change things around if Sony stares them down long enough

Excellent...

Hope for the best man, hope for the best

[LPPrince]

Anyway, I decided to get an Xbox One.

Reason- Its the only console that with the help of Kinect 2.0 allow my friends to catch me stretching

[TheBlackBaron]

someguy1231 wrote...

HiddenInWar wrote...

Wait for it: MS pulls every restriction and makes kinect optional just in time for its release so people will flock over to X1 over PS4.

No company would make such drastic changes so soon before release. Aside from the technical and logistical issues, there'd be very little time to inform the public about the changes. You learn that stuff in Marketing 101.

Oh, and yes, I know you were being sarcastic. I'm just being a killjoy.

I suspect that due to contracts with publishers the DRM policies cannot be changed until several months after release (and indeed, they may be banking on publishers either not using them or implementing the same DRM themselves on the PS4, such that people decide it's not such a big deal). 

Stuff on Microsoft's own end, though, like pricing and an offline mode? That could be fairly easily done even a few weeks before release and disseminated to the public. Lowering the price to $449 and allowing an offline mode for up to 1-2 weeks would do Microsoft a world of good and defang a lot of the internet complaints, I think. 

[LPPrince]

Yeah well if Microsoft doesn't change their policies at some point in the future, Sony's gonna be slam dunking this console generation.