Xbox One

[Cyros]

Re: Xbox One

You can access the game anytime I believe (since once it's on the cloud on your account you can play it anywhere). The thing is, you can't give it to multiple people. That's the way I'm interpreting it.

So we got a lot of clarification, but there might still be a few wording issues. Fun times.

[greenegt]

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I don't think this system is too bad, considering the fact that disc-based gaming is on its way out. The industry just needs to fix the pricing model.

[Flawless]

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That seems pretty convoluted and a nightmare for retailers and MS customer service.

I wonder if you could add friends to your family list?

[PAPERNUT]

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You can access the game anytime I believe (since once it's on the cloud on your account you can play it anywhere). The thing is, you can't give it to multiple people. That's the way I'm interpreting it.

Unless you lose ownership of it when you give it to them. Then another question, can your friend then share it and so on? My bet, 1 share only with no give backs and nothing further.

[TracerBullet]

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So we got a lot of clarification, but there might still be a few wording issues. Fun times.

I know, right.

At least it's a slightly smaller issue this time.

I don't think this system is too bad, considering the fact that disc-based gaming is on its way out. The industry just needs to fix the pricing model.

If that day ever arrives, I'll be a happy man.

Unless you lose ownership of it when you give it to them. Then another question, can your friend then share it and so on? My bet, 1 share only with no give backs and nothing further.

I doubt the friend can share it because I believe it will still be linked to the original profile. Though they probably could share it between family members at least.

Speaking of which, I don't even have 10 family members playing Xbox, so I wonder if I can just add some random people who do use my Xbox a lot?

[Cyros]

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Here is a Kotaku article linking to various policies about sharing/lendinging content from Amazon, Steam, and Apple:

http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-games-can...ium=Socialflow

[Kashanova]

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You won't see anything that is the point, just like the Verizon customers didn't!

Its not fear mongering, do some research on the patriot act, sopa, PIPA. Online monitoring is being pushed hard and they want people to just be nonchalant about it, "ahhh if they want to watch me eat Cheetos so be it", this is the responses they are looking for. Then your privacy slow disappears, which is directly tied to your constitutional right of privacy. This is border line political so I'll stop here, but my point is that the reason the always on kinect being a big deal is because of this very story above in relation to Verizon.

Gotta agree with you especially after reading this in the washington post

The National Security Agency and the FBI are tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading U.S. Internet companies, extracting audio, video, photographs, e-mails, documents and connection logs that enable analysts to track a person’s movements and contacts over time.

The highly classified program, code-named PRISM, has not been disclosed publicly before. Its establishment in 2007 and six years of exponential growth took place beneath the surface of a roiling debate over the boundaries of surveillance and privacy. Even late last year, when critics of the foreign intelligence statute argued for changes, the only members of Congress who know about PRISM were bound by oaths of office to hold their tongues.

The technology companies, which participate knowingly in PRISM operations, include most of the dominant global players of Silicon Valley. They are listed on a roster that bears their logos in order of entry into the program: “Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, Apple.” PalTalk, although much smaller, has hosted significant traffic during the Arab Spring and in the ongoing Syrian civil war.

[ghettogeeksta]

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Good info about the XboxONE from IT professionals. It may be a little bias because some of these guys work for Microsoft but overall pretty fair assessment for M$ guys. I love this show, I listen to this it almost every week and was surprised when I seen they did an episode on the XboxONE, because they usually only do enterprise tech, very informative though.

http://twit.tv/show/this-week-in-enterprise-tech/43

[DocHolliday]

Just because big brother is checking your Outlook email, and wondering why you sent that drunk email to Sally, doesn't mean they are watching you through Kinect.

Frankly, if you want to fight this issue, deciding between buying an xbone or PS4 is not the most effective way. Go out and actually do something real.

End rant.

[Cyros]

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I don't think this system is too bad, considering the fact that disc-based gaming is on its way out. The industry just needs to fix the pricing model.

I'd like to see publishers/developers budget for games that run the whole spectrum of the price range. Right now we get indie games at $15 and down, and if it's a disc based release from a big publisher it hits for $60. Surely we kind room for games that in between and bring back those B-Tier games we don't really see anymore.

[LambertandHam]

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Smart move by MS. Release the info now and not let it be the story of E3.

Now the first question every major publisher at E3 gets asked is "will you limit used games?". You deflect it to individual publishers and let them take the heat.

[aholbert32]

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They pretty much killed Gamefly when it comes to the Xbox.

[Blzer]

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Hope this is true....

http://www.videogamer.com/xboxone/fo...microsoft.html

Did previous Forza games not run at 60 FPS? Just wondering, or I didn't know if you were concerned for it not running at 60 FPS on new consoles.

[DieHardYankee26]

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I'm looking at this and it doesn't affect me really, but I don't love it. BUT I'LL SAY THIS:

If Microsoft is doing all of this because they're gearing up to re-tool Xbox Live as the new Steam and plan to have sales all throughout the year and just cut out the middle man (brick and mortar stores) then I am all for it and will buy an X1 at launch. A Steam Box is exactly what I want out of my next gen system, and I'd love for my Xbox to give that to me. Sure seems like it with all of the focus on the cloud and online needs.

[Dos_Santos]

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I am a super XBOX fanboy, but that language is hilariously ambiguous and could be interpreted a variety of ways.

I think I am done wasting time on all of this next gen nonsense until the week of release and all the info is definite and crystal.