Right now no publisher allows this on Apple's store, Steam's store, etc. Microsoft as far as I know is the first to even allow this option, the ability to trade digital content. That's a good thing no? As for what I want, I want a fully dd system shareable across all the devices I own with the ability to trade. Simple
No one has done this yet, but Microsoft looks to be on that path. So yeah that's exactly what I want.
That's not a bad thing. As of currently I am resorting to tricks, like giving my best friend the password of my GOG account so she can download a game there if she wants to.
I fully trust her and it's not that I am going to get caught -if only they checked the IPs..., because she is from the royal England and I am not- doing that, especially because it is my choice and my account. -talks of ownership-
I don't know if she ever downloaded a single game there or not, I never asked, but I gave her my pass and an alternative like trading digital content with a friend sounds great and it's a novelty.
I'm looking forward to that although I think we may have to wait a bit more for that. But who knows, I'd love to be surprised and have them reveal at e3 how xb1 games could also be played on Windows 8 devices. Realistically though they need to get the xb1 platform established first before going to that next step.
I think keeping all the advantages of the digital distribution and the cloud while loosening their DRM policies and restrictions, with TV services, flipping back and forth between games and other utilities on the fly, Miracast, etc, etc, it has the potential to be one of the best consoles ever.
But if you really want the console to establish and succeed perhaps some changes are necessary.
Right now though I mostly hear of irate people, some users cancelling pre-orders, etc.
The console is less powerful than the PS4, some critical aspects of its design are based upon the DRM policies, games will probably run at a lower resolution than the PS4, it reserves 3GB for the OS, etc etc.
I like the architecture a lot, but with those DRMs in place, the Nintendo WiiU, which wasn't an option for most people, is now apparently an option.
Sure, people have the right to not buy it. I would consider it because I like the idea, the convenience and the convergence, it works for me whereas what their competitor has in mind to me seems dated and of no interest. To each their own as they say, we'll see what people go with. Personally I don't see how this is possible without drm checks though. Without it the system would be badly abused.
I haven't figured out a way to solve the situation, it's all related to DRM, system security etc as I understand it, so they can ensure the best they can that the *owner*
of the games is not playing pirated games offline or some such.
I think some faithful customers and well behaved owners should be given grace periods and such that they could share with other less fortunate people who have the potential to reach that status.
In my case, I had the original Xbox, I bought the Xbox 360 from day 1, and never pirated a single game, paid everything religiously, Microsoft should know I am not going to change my habits after all these years.
If we could share those grace codes between us, a rich, thriving community could blossom from there and grow around them.
Like: "I am going on a cruise and I want to lug my Xbox One. Can please someone share a grace code with me?".
PLAM. "2 months of offline gaming from a grace code".
"I am on a trip to my house in the mountains. Spare me a grace code PLZ". Conceded. :smile:
Those with Xbox Live for years and unblemished track record should be granted those from the very first day we purchase the console.
This is OT, but I can tell you first hand not being an American and having believed the same stereotypes as many had about the USA, that oh my I realized how wrong I was when I moved here. Each state is basically like it's own country, there really is no way to generalize the USA. Or that's a fancy way to me to say that your stereotype is wrong
What makes it a bit funny to me is that having lived in and visited many places, LA has been the most multi cultural place I've ever been in, more so than even Europe or cities like Montreal. It's not unusual to walk the street and hear over a dozen different languages. But I get it, like I said I thought the same thing you did before I lived here.
It sounds like a country made of many countries, so to speak. That's typical European because there are very small countries in Europe with various languages in a relatively small area btw.
If everything go as planned I will travel overseas by the end of the year or so. Then I will have a chance to know the country a little, but just a little at most, sadly.
Cliches and stereotypes aren't good. I don't dislike americans at all, but that's another story.
My point is that common practices in the USA can be considered illegal here for whatever reasons.
The EU court has fined Microsoft twice -afaik- here in Europe for anticompetitive practices, because they bundled their Internet Explorer -IE10 is my favourite browser, and I tried them all, some for more than a year, Opera, Chrome, Firefox- with Windows, which according to them constitutes monopoly. Right or wrong it gives you a different perspective.
Too much typing today again. Good...and that's just my view on everything, because speaking from experience...it's tricky.
Take care of you!
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