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Guru3D.com » News » Xbox 720 Could Require always-on DRM

Xbox 720 Could Require always-on DRM

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 03/21/2013 02:38 PM | source: | 56 comment(s)
Xbox 720 Could Require always-on DRM

Extremetech has an interesting story that leaked screenshots of the Xbox 720 development kit from 2012 reveal Microsoft's next-gen console may not only have always-on DRM but also mandatory game installs. If the final version of the console has these requirements, this will mean that the Xbox 720 wil not run used games. 

We’ve written about the always-on Xbox rumor before, and if you’ve been paying attention to the recent SimCity controversy, you’d know that always-on DRM is rarely met with any kind of positivity from a user standpoint. Always-on DRM is thought to be Microsoft’s answer to curbing used game sales; if the console is always connected, it can verify whether a game is used or not. Ever the vigilant leak mill, VGleaks showed off some Xbox 720 development kit screenshots, and the hardware overview section stated that the console will feature a hard drive with enough storage capacity to hold a large number of games. On top of that, the overview stated that the console will not run games from the optical drive, which would make the optical drive basically an install-slave for games, and nothing more. If the games cannot be run from the optical drive, this is more support for the theory that the Xbox 720 won’t run used games.

Being always-connected and having a mandatory HDD install point to a one-and-done kind of system. Games would be installed from the disc, then activated online. If this system ends up being confirmed, then that means optical discs would most likely just serve as a software backup for the person who installed and activated the game, just in case something happens to the data on the HDD.







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{LOD}PITBULL
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#4559083 Posted on: 03/21/2013 02:54 PM
Which is WHY I am staying with PC Screw all that **** 10x over. PS4 and these guys can suck it!

vbetts
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#4559087 Posted on: 03/21/2013 02:58 PM
Mistake.

Pc had its share of DRM troubles(still some, but not as bad) and now it's stemming to consoles.

Loobyluggs
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#4559088 Posted on: 03/21/2013 02:59 PM
Microsoft just gave this round to Sony on a plate.

Grats on alienating your loyal 360 userbase who, have now left college, found jobs, started a family and wouldn't mind playing games during those 4AM baby feeds.

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#4559096 Posted on: 03/21/2013 03:07 PM
So there is no offline mode at all? Really strange if that would be the case. I'll reserve judgement until it is announced.

If there is no running games off the disc then it implies some form of key being tied to your account, otherwise people will go crazy sharing the discs. Not good at all and more importantly the advantages over the PC are narrowing. Really, MS is making it harder to be likeable.

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#4559101 Posted on: 03/21/2013 03:11 PM
This new protection from used games will simply killed all local resellers stores.

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