I just don't get the OP's arguments, much less Microsoft's pre-rollback.
"Hey, the online features are neat because you can download your purchased titles on a friend's Xbone!"
Um - games tend to run upwards of six gigs, nowadays. That's not the kind of traffic I'd stick on any connection being handled by a friend of mine without said friend's explicit permission. That's a heck of a lot of bandwidth for a single download. Considering, I don't see that as a courtesy so much as a disservice. What about the Impulse Download kids? You're fine with Little Timmy blowing your bandwidth cap because he's friends with Little Jimmy, who happens to have Call of Modern Battlefield: Halo Duty 6?
"Who rents games these days?"
Seriously? I do. I very much do. I have close to zero money to spend on console games at the moment and I like to stay abreast of what's going on. Rentals and weekend binges are the only way I've managed to have any sort of appreciation for the more standard and triple-A side of the industry, as of the last two years.
"BRING BACK TEH DEE ARR EMMS, I WANTS MAH FEATURES!"
Your "features" are in no way tied to Microsoft's rights policy. Their initial take on data rights management was nothing but a misguided attempt to try and nip the chipping and game-copying scene in the bud - at the expense of their entire consumer base.
The trick is to look past the rosy promises landed by PR, OP. Of course, Jennifer Larson-Green has been ostensibly hired to tell you that Feature X they've come up with is a good thing, and that you have to agree. If you don't, her job is to rectify that. Stop reading Microsoft-mandated press releases, stop listening to the pundits caterwauling about needy gamers ruining everyone's fun, and broaden your horizons.
"Hey, the online features are neat because you can download your purchased titles on a friend's Xbone!"
Um - games tend to run upwards of six gigs, nowadays. That's not the kind of traffic I'd stick on any connection being handled by a friend of mine without said friend's explicit permission. That's a heck of a lot of bandwidth for a single download. Considering, I don't see that as a courtesy so much as a disservice. What about the Impulse Download kids? You're fine with Little Timmy blowing your bandwidth cap because he's friends with Little Jimmy, who happens to have Call of Modern Battlefield: Halo Duty 6?
"Who rents games these days?"
Seriously? I do. I very much do. I have close to zero money to spend on console games at the moment and I like to stay abreast of what's going on. Rentals and weekend binges are the only way I've managed to have any sort of appreciation for the more standard and triple-A side of the industry, as of the last two years.
"BRING BACK TEH DEE ARR EMMS, I WANTS MAH FEATURES!"
Your "features" are in no way tied to Microsoft's rights policy. Their initial take on data rights management was nothing but a misguided attempt to try and nip the chipping and game-copying scene in the bud - at the expense of their entire consumer base.
The trick is to look past the rosy promises landed by PR, OP. Of course, Jennifer Larson-Green has been ostensibly hired to tell you that Feature X they've come up with is a good thing, and that you have to agree. If you don't, her job is to rectify that. Stop reading Microsoft-mandated press releases, stop listening to the pundits caterwauling about needy gamers ruining everyone's fun, and broaden your horizons.
