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On Xbone, getting banned from XBL maybe revokes(?) access to your games
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"I'm not the guy you know but...."
That is one huge "but." You were not legitimately banned but that other guy was. Why would you have any sympathy for someone who pirated a game?
Hopefully by screaming over voice chat that you fucked my sister and that I'm a faggot.
Imagine that world. (The banning bit, not the faggot or sister shagging bit lol)
Its not FUD in a world where people have already had their accounts nuked and games stolen on 360 this gen. Its just continuation of a dumb policy.
Projectjustice
Banned
You dont own any of your gsmes on Xbone. All you are doing is renting a license to play them.
No. You keep what you have and play offline.
Broder Salsa
Banned
dragonelite
Member
So you can still make use of the servers to download the games on steam when banned?
Because i have only 5~6 games installed on my hdd from my 140 games collection i have no problems with pirating a game i have bought on steam so yeah that's a other story.
I just read on the xbox forums that some guys were banned on their 360 because they had music on them xbox that wasn't legal?
Is this true can you be banned for such a thing, how do they know you don't have it legal on cd lp or even a tapedeck?
I was reading through that banned xbox forum and noticed this;
http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/xbox_support/f/41/t/1404491.aspx
Is this true can you be banned for such a thing, how do they know you don't have it legal on cd lp or even a tapedeck?
I was reading through that banned xbox forum and noticed this;
http://forums.xbox.com/xbox_forums/xbox_support/f/41/t/1404491.aspx
I know that everyone got a little mad when EA's Origin did it so I imagine steam is different.
Deaf Spacker
Memb
Whilst I don't agree with people being banned for playing a game a few days early etc if people are going to be repeatedly abusive or pirate games then they deserve to be banned. They should have thought about that before spending hundreds of pounds on games which they now cannot use.
Being online doesn't give people the right to be cunts.
This is coming from someone who has no intention of buying an Xbox One.
Being online doesn't give people the right to be cunts.
This is coming from someone who has no intention of buying an Xbox One.
You keep what you have. Currently. As in whatever in installed already. Not sure if you still get access to redownload the other games.
If not, I'd pirate them too.
At least read the response. He modified his account and was rightly banned for it. It had nothing to do with music.
At this point I feel like I would be surprised to read a single piece of product design on Xbone that isn't just completely horrible. It is beginning to beggar belief that a group of people designing a product that is supposed to be sold to people would design a product as terrible on every front as this.
I would absolutely love to know what went on in meetings during the Xbone design, and how they managed to screw up so utterly spectacularly. How, when confronted with design choices they managed to pick the worst of every possible option every time. What they were thinking when they did it?
I would absolutely love to know what went on in meetings during the Xbone design, and how they managed to screw up so utterly spectacularly. How, when confronted with design choices they managed to pick the worst of every possible option every time. What they were thinking when they did it?
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
Well, knowing that, I won't be supporting MS anymore. It's something they had been doing in the past that I wasn't aware of, and won't be taking that chance in the future.
Night Hunter
Banned
I'm really undecided if that is a good or a really bad thing. I think it would definitely make XBL a more pleasant place, but not being able to play Singleplayer after getting banned is just fucked up.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Where's the Xbox day 1 patrons who want to defend this because this is TERRIBLE.
Ehh? If you cancel Gold, you still have a Silver account and all your games.
Defend what? Xbox support already admitted they misspoke. They are only trained to deal with Xbox 360 inquiries.
entremet
Member
Totally incorrect.
I don't know what could possibly make you think that MS' policy on this is going to become better, not worse, with the Xbox One.
Meus Renaissance
Member
Not true. False alarm
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
This actually deals with digital games because the same Xbox Support account tweeted the following in regards to disc games:
Hopefully the title gets updated to reflect this
But don't your disc based games register themselves as digital?
Meus Renaissance
Member
True, but the Support Account is suggesting they are treated differently in this regard. "No info" on how disc-based games would be treated if you were banned.
The banning may just be in regards to multiplayer content, or 'Gold' features, but still allowing you to authenticate daily. It would be logical were that to be the case.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I guess it may have to be cleared up but it doesn't sound good right now.
Dead Prince
Banned
fifa will destroy us all next gen.
But it's worth noting that disc games are treated differently than DD games. Disc games can be traded in at stores and rights can be transferred to other users (when these features are made available, that is).
You sure have a lot of faith in Microsoft to never false ban.
Meus Renaissance
Member
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
It's not even close!
If you're banned on Steam, you use alternative servers and it only affects online games anyway. You can play all single player games, no problem. Alternatively, if you could just backup you Steam folder, and if you ever get an "everything" ban (it doesn't exist, but theoretically, just listen) play from that folder offline. Steam does not need an online connect to play games at all. Xbone on the otherhand...
Not really. Just nice to know it isn't true...I think?
Why is it a relief?
Do you care about the Xbone?
Are you suggesting its bad if he cares about xbox one lol? Ffs.
dragonelite
Member
Common sense would say they delete disk based licenses from your account. And so they could be licensed again to a new account.
But question is does microsoft has enough common sense.
False alarm? You should be just as outraged this is happening on 360.
Why is it a relief?
Do you care about the Xbone?
Quit acting like people are dimwits for possibly holding different opinions than you. All this stuff GAF is getting up in arms about? None of it affects me. I like the games MS is offering.
This place is becoming less of a discussion forum and more of a high-fiving convention.
Strickland
Member
Pre-order harder
Uncle Ulty
Banned
This is an example as to why its better to actually own the games you buy. Otherwise you run the risk of losing your property because you dared to anger Microsoft by not strictly following all their rules.
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