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Why not? That's exactly what's supposed to happen. Aemon Send a noteboard - 20/06/2013 04:02:30 PM

Company does stupid stuff, consumers speak up, company changes its mind about stupid stuff. There are far too many examples of companies just carrying on anyway, telling the consumers "we know what's best." Microsoft listened and completely reversed its controversial policies. No compromises, just straight out the door. What more could you ask for?

View original postIf anything, I'm shocked it took them this long, and especially at the string of ridiculously stupid remarks various members of their camp have made. "We have a device for that, it's called a 360," and so on.

"This long?" Six months BEFORE release is too long? The console was only announced a month ago! In most big companies it takes at least a month just to schedule a meeting with everyone who needs to approve the feature changes.

View original postI am perfectly happy gaming on my PC. I'd like a console, but I can get by just fine without one as well. I certainly wouldn't touch the Xbox One with a ten foot pole, no matter what they do at this point, simply because they've been so anti-consumer and so stupid for so long that I've lost all respect and interest in them. No, it's a PS4 or nothing for me.

That's fine, but keep in mind that many of the anti-consumer features that Microsoft was trying to implement have been part of the PC market for quite some time. Hard disk installs are required, games (in most cases) can't be loaned, traded, resold, etc.

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Aaaaaaand Microsoft does a 180. No more phone-home, used game restrictions, etc. Aemon - 19/06/2013 10:26:37 PM 1899 Views
No, it's cool...we didn't really mean it. Jeordam - 19/06/2013 10:38:56 PM 1252 Views
The technology is still there... Wibble - 19/06/2013 10:51:53 PM 1070 Views
It's just software, of course it's still there. Aemon - 20/06/2013 02:03:35 AM 1471 Views
They'll sneak it in little by little. j-whitt987 - 20/06/2013 04:21:26 PM 1264 Views
Fair enough. Aemon - 20/06/2013 06:24:33 PM 1399 Views
Not necessarily the DRM issue. j-whitt987 - 21/06/2013 01:34:44 AM 1168 Views
This is a win. Dannymac - 20/06/2013 02:42:47 AM 1116 Views
I'll not reward Microsoft for coming to its senses and covering its ass A Deathwatch Guard - 20/06/2013 10:15:09 AM 1107 Views
Why not? That's exactly what's supposed to happen. Aemon - 20/06/2013 04:02:30 PM 1458 Views
Re: Why not? That's exactly what's supposed to happen. A Deathwatch Guard - 20/06/2013 07:11:15 PM 1117 Views
Re: Why not? That's exactly what's supposed to happen. Fox and Ravens - 20/06/2013 09:10:25 PM 1050 Views
I also hope this happens. MonCul - 20/06/2013 10:55:06 PM 1030 Views
You do realise the PS3 has outsold the 360? *NM* Wibble - 20/06/2013 11:52:59 PM 554 Views
Since when? I highly doubt this since... MonCul - 21/06/2013 06:31:33 PM 1173 Views
The IDC report that accompanies those figures provides more recent (if not official) numbers. Aemon - 21/06/2013 08:55:40 PM 1567 Views
That's a good point, which makes me wonder how the next generation will pan out. MonCul - 21/06/2013 09:26:23 PM 1014 Views
Ok, makes more sense with the body of the message. Dannymac - 20/06/2013 07:00:36 PM 1125 Views
The Xbox One was in the running as a potential console before its policies were announced A Deathwatch Guard - 20/06/2013 07:17:09 PM 1040 Views
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