People really seemed to care when Microsoft announced Xbox One. This is a start. Will you care when they use this system to block used games as well?
Ill bet if that person disconnects from the internet itll work. The game may very well be reaching out to a server on boot and barfing when it doesnt find it. But no internet will usually bypassuch a step.
Microsofts System, despite popular hysteria did not block used games. In fact it enabled the buying/selling/lending/trading of all, including your digital games. It also enabled a legitimate game sharing system people keep asking for it integrated GameStop and Best Buy computers (more retailers were signing up when it all went to hell) to be directly tied into Xbox Live. No more gift cards, the games or point cards appear directly in your account.
sonys Actually did, by having a single use RFiD chip that burned after reading (on either the server end or physically). They only killed it because Microsofts System was ludicrously better. Thats why they jumped on then slime train in 2013.
Microsofts System was pro game developer. It stopped GameStop from screwing them over. Big titles churn, especially single player ones, through GameStop very quickly. Stolen copies, Beat in one night copies etc etc. and they rely on this income of high profit (their top buyback is $10-15 under wholesale) stock, not a penny of which goes back to the publisher, or more importantly the developer in the form of royalties.
Microsfoft basically established a system whereby transfer of the license was possible for a small fee. Just like you pay to sell on EBay, with lending and stuff following something like the Kindle model. Please note that no one complains about the LACK of such a a system from other publishers, or the impossibility of it on Steam. It only is labeled evil by people who jump to conclusions, and because its Microsoft. EVERY platform publisher etc is moving toward all digital on most titles. Dont you want to system in place that gives you rights?
These fees would be split between the owners of the game and Microsoft taking their 30%.
So instead everyone is locked down, and we probably wont see this system in place for at least another year or two, and probably not feature complete either.
I realize some people may not want this, but its the way were headed anyway, just with far more rights as a consumer, and equally importantly more rights for the developer to keep their heads above water. Such a program can literally mean the difference between keeping the doors open and shifting done on a midrange title.
