Microsoft details Xbox One 24-hour online check, used game policies, and Kinect privacy
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Yeah, that's too much hassle for a game system. I think I'm going to pass on it, unless something changes. I'll wait and see what the complete details on the PS4 are. If it's not any better, then I'll stick with PC games.
If it does it automatically, I would not have a problem with it, but they do seem to be making it more difficult than it needs to be. Also, the rental industry appears to be on the brink of collapse.
I'm sure it will all be automatic and most of us will never even know it's happening. Most of us leave our Xbox connected to the Internet at all times anyways so we can use Xbox live features. Unless you frequently travel with your Xbox I don't see why it would be a big deal. It's easier to leave your system connected to the internet than plug in and unplug the ethernet or connect and disconnect from WiFi all the time.
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PC is my main gaming system and it will stay that way going forward. There is still a place for consoles in my living room though. Several of my favorite games are console exclusives. I want to be able to play games like the last of us. I also like using gamefly for some new releases because I'm not paying full price for new games anymore. Those days are done for me. I'll rent on console or buy on sale on my PC.
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Good fine PC gaming will rule the world!!!
PS if sony leaves their system open on PS4 will it knock off xbox one?
Not necessarily, the potential exists that some titles will be even more locked down than their Xbox One counterparts depending on the options Sony provides them (like their marrying a disc to a console patent).
I think it's fairly likely we're going to have similar methods on both consoles, but I can see E3 coming and going with us still having more questions and answers about used games because I'm sure publishers are probably still debating what they want to do. Rooting for MS to allow a disc in the drive to bypass the online check (for those who're disconnected for one reason or another) but really the games and price points are all that are left to sway me, and the HDMI passthrough stuff has me (and more importantly my wife who doesn't game at all) leaning heavily MS.
I think it's fairly likely we're going to have similar methods on both consoles, but I can see E3 coming and going with us still having more questions and answers about used games because I'm sure publishers are probably still debating what they want to do. Rooting for MS to allow a disc in the drive to bypass the online check (for those who're disconnected for one reason or another) but really the games and price points are all that are left to sway me, and the HDMI passthrough stuff has me (and more importantly my wife who doesn't game at all) leaning heavily MS.
If both the consoles are locked down enough to annoy me significantly, then my console days are over. Or I might buy a Wii U.
