Microsoft Caves, Does Right Thing

[lord_strange]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...ions-abandoned

They appear to have tossed out the 'must authenticate online every 24 hours' and 'can't trade used games' requirements that everyone went ape about (and Sony exploited so handily).

On the one hand, it's good that they've seen sense and switched track. Presumably the cost of doing so (other than the red face it causes) was low as these restrictions were entirely in software anyway. On the other hand, this is probably a classic case of doing the right thing for the wrong reasons; I doubt they've suddenly had a Damascene moment when it comes to consumer rights.

Still, you never know, PC gaming might benefit if they learn something from this. Live in hope and all that.

[soldant]

Already noted.

[biz]

don't see how continuing the 360/ps3 policy can be considered a positive
it'll just be more of the same...
with the cloud at least piracy wouldn't be an excuse to skip/delay PC versions... with most games single-player working offline, that changes

also, I'm curios as to what these "consumer rights" you speak of are
it's not like people are being forced to buy games, let alone $500 toys to play them on...

[Voon]

Don't think people would actually buy this anymore considering the E3 backlash. Sure, they changed a few things here and there. That preposterous big brother thing they have there is going to deter more customers than actually pulling them in. As much as I'm sick of the internet hailing the PS4 as some console jesus just to spite m$, I'm getting sick of m$ trying to 'save' this doomed little console of theirs

[Berzee]

Thought this was about a new game called "Microsoft Caves" for a second.
Got excited.

[lord_strange]

@Soldant. Sure; it was 'on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying "Beware of The Leopard"'

I judged it sufficiently noteworthy to post a new thread rather than browse to p. 24 of the thread on the announcement of the new x-bone. So there.

[Nalano]

@Soldant. Sure; it was 'on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying "Beware of The Leopard"'

While any reference to Douglas Adams is appreciated, you didn't expect news about the xbawx to be mentioned on an active thread about the xbawx?

[Voon]

Thought this was about a new game called "Microsoft Caves" for a second.
Got excited.

I'd play that. A game involving smallish, soft caves would be hella fun

[Drake Sigar]

Well, I'm a little disappointed because watching two consoles with completely different approaches (one was for publishers, the other for consumers), slug it out would have been fascinating to watch. I wonder how their publisher friends feel about this?

In any case, The Xbone 180 is still a hundred bucks more, and is still very confused about its identity.