@thehbk said:
@oldirtybearon said:
I'm curious about something.
How old are the supporters of Xbone's original DRM and how old are the people against it? I can't shake the feeling that DRM/used games are eeeevviiiiiil supporters have never lived without Internet. It's something that has always existed to them. Couple that with the general apathy toward the erosion of consumer rights and I'm thinking there's a pattern here.
I am 27 and remember the times of going to rent a game. I guess now that I am older, recognize that games do go on sale and understand the all digital future, I am a supporter of the old policy. I play PC games and that is why I wanted that feature. To buy a game in store but just install it and forget about the disc just like the PC awesome. But no, people who think they are getting rights taken away from them that they actually don't have. Remember when you buy a game, you buy a license to play it and the idea is that you can't really sell the license to anyone else. Go see how that works in the work industry. PC software has already moved into this realm. Only people are so used to their damn gamestops. Why does no one complain that you can't sell a used copy of Microsoft office? Or that if Activision is done with a license for Unreal Engine, they can't just sell it to some other studio? I loved going to rent Jurassic Park like 5 times at my local video store, but I know thats not what was supposed to happen. So please stop spreading this idea that you own software. You don't.
If you want to live in an ALL DIGITAL FUTURE you can. I downloaded a bunch of shit on my PS3 the other day and it's great.
On your Xbox One? You can download a bunch of sweet games right now. Same for the PS4. You can actually enjoy every release for the system without even going into a store. Dope, right?
The big difference, that all this thread boils down to? You don't have be online to play them. THATS IT. This is not as high minded and conceptual as you seem to think. The fundamental issue is the ability to play your games without being connected to the internet. Boom. Done. That's why people were pissed, that's why steam has an offline mode, that's why digital purchases work even without an internet connection.
There is absolutely zero consumer advantage to Microsofts original plan.
So, no, I don't have the illusion that I own NBA2k14. I own a license to use that software as represented by either a code, or piece of non duplicated physical media. I play that on a platform. These were my options:
A: You can use your license to play that game anytime, anywhere you want provided you have the platform.
B: You can use your license to play that game anytime, anywhere you want provided you have the platform. And an active internet connection.
Is this really that hard?
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