Xbox One

[LoSoisNiCEx414]

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Im sure MS will have a rent type feature on xbox live, maybe even have an app with gamefly to stream games for ___ $ a month... Maybe down the road

[23]

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Lets stick to the posts and not necessarily on eachother to keep the thread from going into the twilight zone...

[bigfnjoe96]

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Lets stick to the posts and not necessarily on eachother to keep the thread from going into the twilight zone...

Apologies to all. Never meant to offend anyone..

[Sandman42]

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Yeah, but how much are Steam games compared to what MS is gonna shoot for? Steam gets praised up and down every where I hear the name. I don't think MS wants to make that comparison.

Also, its my understanding that you can play offline games with the Steam service. Right?

I don't think people are having problems with the move to DRM and digital media. Its the draconian policies MS is wrapping its "services" around that is what people find troubling.

Steam has an offline mode. How long you can stay offline depends on the game though. It's usually between 2 weeks and a month, which is perfectly fine since that covers any reasonable internet outage in an area.

Valve has also said in the past that if they go out of business all your Steam games would "unlock" and still be playable even if the Steam service isn't available any longer. Not exactly sure how that works, but I know I've heard it from them before.

[bigfnjoe96]

I think someone, Patcher I think suggested they do something like not allow used games until after 2 months which is when its not supposed to affect the industry as much..something to that degree....

Not that that would make it right but it would sure be better than whats being proposed.

We have that now with Movies via services like Netflix & Amazon Video. (30 days before rentals on New Releases)

This would be ideal for the consumer. Maybe this model could be used for Used Games.

Does gamefly use that model also, or can you get a game on release?



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[23]

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I've never used Gamefly so I have no idea, but anything less than what it is now is not ideal. I think that suggestion is just a compromise for both sides in light of whats happening now.

What was worse was that talk about buying a used game then having to pay a fee to play it. That's just ridiculously silly.

[LoSoisNiCEx414]

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I think MS will do something like 8$ for a wk rental possibly, similar to blockbuster back in the day

[kingkilla56]

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Now that MS (possibly Sony) has forced to buy new or dont play, why would they offer rental services?

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You gotta hope those servers are super reliable as Aholbert mentioned earlier or people are going to be livid

[DaveDQ]

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At this point my curiosity is now with how Xbox live subscriptions will change and what fees will rise from it. Surely this cloud stuff isn't free.

[Rules]

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I WAS getting the Xbox One and PS4 but not after seeing that Microsoft requires an internet connection to be able to play YOUR games offline.

So if my internet goes down especially after a major storm, then basically I am unable to play my games also.

Hey Microsoft, get your head out of your rear as this is going to be one of the dumbest moves in the history of gaming!!! If I bought your system then I own it. If I bought the games, then I own it. Rule #1: don't try to control what I can and can't do when I have already purchased it LEGALLY!!!!

Just lost a long customer and if Sony follows up with any dumb moves like this, then I will pass on them both. Right now it is Sony's to lose.

Microsoft is going to try restricting us by attempting to control what we do. Here is the funny part:

They want us to give them money so they can do it!!!

[LingeringRegime]

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I guess they don't remember the great video game crash 30 years ago. I remember being a little snotty nosed kid and being so happy that games dropped to 50 cents a piece in drug stores.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_crash_of_1983

Hope that something similar doesn't happen again.

[VDusen04]

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I guess they don't remember the great video game crash 30 years ago. I remember being a little snotty nosed kid and being so happy that games dropped to 50 cents a piece in drug stores.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_crash_of_1983

Hope that something similar doesn't happen again.

Ha, nice. I totally thought you were just making an off-hand quip about a hypothetical "ol' great video game crash of '83". I had no idea that was real. Thanks for the knowledge.

[BellSKA]

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I'm sorry if this has been answered, but I cannot find a concrete answer.

Will you be able to rent games? I mean from places like Family Video, Blockbuster, and Gamefly? If not, that's insane. I rent games all the time.

I've been thinking about this same issue being a GameFly subscriber. It's such a great service and after doing the math very economical. What if??? Microsoft created a similar service online where you can download content, ie a full game for a minimal rental fee. If you like the game you'll have the option to rent longer or buy at a reduced price. If you decide to not keep it let's say you have a rental time of a few weeks or a month before it's removed or blocked on your console.

Just food for thought.

[Cusefan]

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Being loyal to a console is so stupid, no problem switching over to the PS4 for me.