statham
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Even with that, this would still be crazy good deal.
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Phil Spencer: You can share your Xbox One games with any 10 people
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bobs...onGaf
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So people are mocking this but it is HUGE. If I could do this with some of the guys from America I have on my friends list from GAF I could potentially play games while they are at work or asleep and vice versa.
Ultimately this means a lot of free games for me. There are a ton of games like Far Cry 3 and Tomb Raider which I have yet to play but could be so good if I could play them from a friends account right now. Might honestly be a system seller.
Ultimately this means a lot of free games for me. There are a ton of games like Far Cry 3 and Tomb Raider which I have yet to play but could be so good if I could play them from a friends account right now. Might honestly be a system seller.
R3TRODYCE
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It really is.
This makes no sense lol.
Can all 10 people play at the same time?
Wouldn't this go against the whole point of implementing an online-DRM console? It's not like I buy a game and pass it around to 10 other people I know....
This is either too good to be true or they aren't telling us the whole story.
Can all 10 people play at the same time?
Wouldn't this go against the whole point of implementing an online-DRM console? It's not like I buy a game and pass it around to 10 other people I know....
This is either too good to be true or they aren't telling us the whole story.
That is exactly the catch. Plus everyone having to be a Gold subscriber, no doubt.
Dont buy an Xbone
This does sound good but I'm not convinced it'll remain as is without some caveats creeping in.
Sony had sharing with PS3 (different approach but similar result in many ways) and eventually cut it down amid reports the service was being abused.
Now here's MS trying to cut of/control used games (which remains a huge mistake and CliffyB has helpfully chimed in to confirm a similar lack of understanding) yet allowing game sharing which could easily cut into new games sales and will be monitored in the same was as Sony did on PS3 to see how many games are being bought vs shared and how it relates to general sales.
Bottom line, I expect them to see way too much sharing vs buying and cut back or hobble the service. I'd like to be wrong and will watch with interest to see how it pans out. The core concept is very good even though it's being swamped under the DRM/used game/limited launch countries stuff.
Sony had sharing with PS3 (different approach but similar result in many ways) and eventually cut it down amid reports the service was being abused.
Now here's MS trying to cut of/control used games (which remains a huge mistake and CliffyB has helpfully chimed in to confirm a similar lack of understanding) yet allowing game sharing which could easily cut into new games sales and will be monitored in the same was as Sony did on PS3 to see how many games are being bought vs shared and how it relates to general sales.
Bottom line, I expect them to see way too much sharing vs buying and cut back or hobble the service. I'd like to be wrong and will watch with interest to see how it pans out. The core concept is very good even though it's being swamped under the DRM/used game/limited launch countries stuff.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
So its exactly like a friend borrowing a copy of a disc right now, just more convenient.
AppleSmack
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But of you have a shared pool of games among your trusted friends who cares? Now they just need to clarify how I would trade in my games and we would actually have a console war.
CambriaRising
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Wouldn't you have to still mail the disc to the person?
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No. That's not what they are saying.
Publishers forced Sony to end their 5 console gamesharing, how are they going to feel about 10?
If this is for real, publishers will definitely be losing quite a few sales as even with a smaller userbase and with only 5 people sharing, pubs were saying they were losing lots of sales on PS3.
Pretty damn cool for Xbone owners.
If this is for real, publishers will definitely be losing quite a few sales as even with a smaller userbase and with only 5 people sharing, pubs were saying they were losing lots of sales on PS3.
Pretty damn cool for Xbone owners.
Plinko
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Even with everyone being a gold subscriber, it is STILL costing the publishers 9 sales whereas used games probably 1 or 2. It's mind-boggling. No way it works this way.
Devilgunman
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Useful if only I could find 10 people who want to own Xbone.
super-heated plasma
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from Bgamer90 in another thread:
Don't need the disk everything is digital.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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What would be the point of all of your friends buying cod or any game then. Everybody put in 6 dollars and we all share. I dont think this right
I feel the same way. It seems like it's too good to be true. This could cut your game costs by a factor of ten with just a little of planning with your "family".
tfur
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Yep. One person, at any given time. Not so hot, and not going to be much fun to share with: "Hey family, lets play this, check this out!".... "Sorry, single serving Xbone." "Input One!"
Next clarification:
Can all 10 be playing your shared games at the same time, if they are not the same game?
Price Dalton
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John Caboose
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The system is ofc not final but my understanding is that I'll always be able to play the games in my collection regardless but anyone in the family trying to play a game from my collection won't be able to use the same game at the same time as me. I'm guessing only one of those ten can play a game simultaneously. But even so the system sound fantastic, there must be some sort of catch... What if we already know that catch? What if the catch is restricted resale etc? Then it's all fine by me. Sharing ftw.
I don't know about that. You used to be able to share and play with 5 people, from a pool of 5 on PS3. Now it's share and play between 2. Microsoft's is share and play between 2 from a pool of 10.
I wouldn't call it unprecedented as such. It's similar to what we've had before with different rules.
The big question I would have about this, given all other policies, is whether pubs can opt out of this on their content.
Yea this is way worse for the publishers than the traditional method LOL
If true, I might actually buy 'One'
HA.
Dreams-Visions
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I want to see it in operation at launch. Sounds GREAT. Well, until Halo 8 comes out and you get it on launch night and share it and all 10 of your friends want to play it, despite you actually only wanting your ACTUAL sibling to play your shared copy. lol.
MikeE21286
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My assumption originally was that it would be 10 sub-accounts from your console, this is definitely better. I do still wonder whether you can ever (and if so, how often can you) change the 10 people you can share with. Also I would assume two people can't play the same game at any time but could your friend play another game that you are sharing while you play a different one?
Miles Quaritch
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I'm I'm understanding it correctly, it sounds like one/two people can play the same game at any one time. The other 8 people can play a game from your shared library.
I'm pretty tired tho, so someone else might want to chime in here.
statham
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same time but maybe not same game.
crazygambit
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Since none of you can play simultaneously, you could do the same with a disk on any other console (except you're not limited to just 10 people). Of course this is a little more convenient since you don't need to actually hand the disk to someone else, which is cool.
Kabuki Waq
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Wait so if I purchase a game me digitally, my friends can download it too? We can share as long as we arent playing it at the same time?
If that is the case im gonna need a bigger hd.
If that is the case im gonna need a bigger hd.
What about more than two people?
can the entire "family" group be playing the same game all at once?
other family members?from Bgamer90 in another thread:
Or am I just reading too much into it? Does that mean You, and two other people? Or is it still one plus another person.
stuminus3
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Um... that same PA article says...
So what they seem to be saying is two people can access the library at any given time, but if one person is already playing the game, nobody else can - though they can play other games in the library.
Maybe it won't tell who's playing your game and thus it's a complete gamble. Or they can just cut into your game, making for a "family" of complete assholes.
Catches likely include being in the same region, and the fact that if it doesn't work out they WILL cut the numbers down by quite a bit. Game sharing was a huge problem on PS3 for awhile and I can't believe they're essentially diving right into that here, but on steroids and officially condoned.
Huh. I hope they aren't confused. Because that does sound too good to be true.from Bgamer90 in another thread:
AppleSmack
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Well disk games can be shared among much more than 10 people. MS basically just allows you to share games now I guess.
Captain Tuttle
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Well to be fair these are digital copies.
MS should have just went all digital and been done with it.
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