Microsoft...biggest back track in history
 

Microsoft Is Removing Xbox One DRM

This could be the biggest backtrack in gaming history: Microsoft will reverse course on their DRM policies for Xbox One, dropping their Internet requirements and all restrictions on used games, according to the websites WhatHiFi and GiantBomb........


http://kotaku.com/microsoft-is-remov...-drm-514390310

This and the Windows 8 back track are probably responsible for the latest re-org. Introducing the MS Back-Track division.

im gonna back trace you - you dun goofed

What's up Todd - Long time :)

yeah i have friends that work in the BT division at Microsoft LOL

I'm in Kirkland almost everyday. We should get together for lunch or something.

let me edit this... we can go to Google for lunch and you can check out their facilities

'online petitions don't work'

Most of their customers have already pre-ordered PS4's so it sucks to be them! Too little too late, Microsoft.

It was this video that made it happen I bet...

If people buy it now even with the back track, then they are still idiots...

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aww the 'step 1' overextended bullshit :1orglaugh:1orglaugh

I think they can still stay in the game. They have 51mm users on Xbox

:2 cents:

NSA is having bad 2 weeks.

It's the same for their software too. I remember when Microsoft used to openly declare that they wanted to move fully to a mandatory "software as a service" where you pay a monthly or yearly fee forever instead of actually owning your copy of Windows or Office.

I remember when they introduced something like "smart tags" in IE for a brief time until the backlash made them kill it. Basically by default Microsoft wanted to add a link whenever certain words were mentioned anywhere in the browser and on non-Microsoft websites without permission.

http://betanews.com/2001/06/28/micro...es-smart-tags/

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Now all they have to do is make a model that doesn't ship with kinect so they can sell it at a reasonable price.

Already pre-ordered a PS4, but probably gonna wait a bit after launch to pick a a Xbone.

I was ready to do the same. XBONE was first choice and would pick up a PS4 down the road.

After the announcements, I've gone and pre-ordered my PS4. Had given up all together on the XBONE. But this might have me buying one down the road.

I love that people are calling it the XBONE.

:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup

wow, just over 2 inches. impressive :)

Hmm that kind a sound like ... zango.

It was either backtrack, or get their ass handed to them by Sony.

Sony already had them beat because they just have better exclusives, but Xboxers will be xboxers no matter what.

What is this world coming to...

Brad

This rant regarding Microsoft's integrity is a pretty decent read.

http://www.ign.com/blogs/falcon-x32/...-of-integrity/

It still does NOTING to address the privacy issues.

http://imageshack.us/a/img40/6404/xboxspycon.png

MM or mm may refer to:

1 Numbers and measures
2 Computing
3 Literature
4 Music
5 Video games
6 Companies and organizations
7 Other uses
8 See also

Numbers and measures

2000 (number) in Roman numerals
Million in some financial contexts
Megametre
Millimetre
Mercalli intensity scale
Momme, a unit of textile measurement
Millimolar or mM, a unit of concentration of a solution

This pretty much sums it up:


"Microsoft chose the wrong path, plain and simple, and are now fixing it. Not due to a realization that what they were doing was wrong, but because a competitor forced their hand.

We will have to see how this all plays out in the end, but one thing remains true. Microsoft has embodied the cold, heartless, company persona and it's a true shame to see. They have a great product and these restrictions should never have been there in the first place."

shhh.. or he'll stop buying traffic 'cost per meter'

Straight from the horse's mouth (or ass, if you prefer).

http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/update

Good move by Microsoft. I still play with my Xbox360 almost every day both online and offline and would hate to have to be forced to connect just to play offline games.

As for pre-ordering, no way would I do it. Every story in the world will have tons of inventory so there's no reason to pre order and besides, I would want to wait to see the games beforehand.

The xbox still isn't appealing with the kinect recording your every facial / heart beat / room sounds. That is worse than any other part of this gaming system.


Yes all good and well that you are able to find some *obscure* notation that mm refers to million. When in reality, mm is widely used and recognised as an abbreviation for millimeters :2 cents:

in connection with a measurement of distance

connection with a number like 50mm users.. not a measurement of distance

as is taught in school.

It was never certain that game publishers were going to use the DRM feature. They all claimed to be surprised when MS announced it.

key to what I said was *widely used and recognised* :2 cents:

OK I am sorry I didn't capitalize it ... 51MM

I am also sorry my reference to 51 Million users was so disturbing to you.

I did not know this! :error:error

I'm still going with PS4 because if a simple patch can apparently fix everything then who's to say they won't later down the line reintroduce their bs when people are already really invested in the system?

good god where do you find this bullshit? You can't even post in a video game thread without sounding like a kook..


I love all the knee jerk reactions going on in this thread. "i preordered mine as soon as they announced it!!"

bunch of 12 year olds on this board. They made a bad choice, they rescinded.. yawn.. go back to your fuckin game..

QFT :2 cents:

It's even debatable if it was a bad choice:

Shared games library, the ability to resell or trade digital content, etc.

When it's itunes or Netflix it's called innovation when it's MS shit storm. Maybe had they removed the disc tray altogether and called it the first digital only console ever it would have been better received.

A-vocal-minority-of-idiots-journalists-ruin-innovations-on-the-xbox-one/

Fuck XBOX, I agree with Scott McD, anyone who buys this console is an idiot, what is stopping Microsoft selling 50 million consoles then adding a new patch to bring back DRM? Once they have critical mass, they won't give a shit about losing 10-15% of their audience, when they already made billions selling this piece of shit console.

I'm a 30 year old man, my wife is pre-ordering my PS4 as my Christmas gift this year (if I wait that long!), yes there will be tons of stocks but I don't give a shit, I want to know I am guaranteed to have one, we all know the laws of supply and demand. I won't be taking any risks.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

No DRM, prepare to pay $100+ For Xbox Live memberships!

Yea, and it is directly connected to the clown police.
You better watch out...

http://msgboard.snopes.com/photos/hu...hics/clown.jpg

Saw their reps talk about their products on Jimmy Fallon earlier this week. Was pretty embarrassing for MS to talk about their game and the next day the Sony guys come along and all they need to say is it's cheaper, better and doesn't spy on you.

http://winsupersite.com/xbox/xbox-on...cerns-debunked

http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/privacy

Let's consider the game share again. I don't why everything is ok now that they have back tracked, when they originally wanted to fuck people over so much in the first place ?

That's like a salesman clearly trying to rip you off for a car or something, realises you are gonna go elsewhere, then says ok i will drop the price and make it realistic and sorry about before, i just wanted to see how dumb you would be.

You still wouldn't give the guy your custom. I don't see the difference here. They intended on screwing over their loyal customers.

For me, this back track should make no difference at all...

Majority rule, Give the people what they want, not what they think they want.

People like to own what they buy, not "sort of" own it.

What would have been a better idea, is if there was an option to have the Xbox One on an always online mode so they can keep whatever innovation they are trying push.

Maybe something along the lines of "enable online mode" "disable online mode"

There's still time. :2 cents:

:pimp:pimp

good move on their part..