SpecDotSign
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Whooooo. Too good!So now it's the Xbox... 360?
Whooooo. Too good!So now it's the Xbox... 360?
Game and subscription codes aren't region locked on Xbox One or Xbox 360.Codes printed for one region, wont work in another.
What the hell is this.
Microsofts eyebrow-raising reversal of its Xbox One DRM policies has been in the works for some time, corporate vice president of Xbox Marc Whitten has said, but Microsoft wanted to tell the complete story before it made such a dramatic public reversal.
Speaking to Polygon, Whitten agreed that public opinion cited by Xbox executive Don Mattrick as the primary motivator for the changes has been strongly against DRM policies ever since they were first hinted at during the Xbox One reveal.
What we wanted to do was tell our complete story, Whitten said of the delay in letting gamers know things had changed.
We knew our complete story was partially told at the Xbox One unveil and partially told at E3. We wanted to put our story out there and show the great games we have coming. We did that and people gave us a ton of feedback.
The complete story included a number of features which, thanks to todays reversal, have been thrown out the window sharing your games library with up to nine other household members; taking your full games library to a friends house just by logging in on their machine; and the ability to play without a disc. These conveniences werent enough to keep gamers on side, it seems, so Microsoft has returned to a more conservative model.
There are some positive changes though, notably that the console will be region-free, but also should you take your disc to a friends house and install it there, they have the option to purchase it after you leave, saving them the hassle of getting their own disc; it will be as if they bought it from Xbox Live.
Its worth remembering that the DRM changes dont make the Xbox One an offline console; games which require cloud processing will need an always-on Internet connection, like any MMO or online multiplayer game.
You have to be connected [for cloud processing to work]. All of the things that require the internet will require the console to connect. We want and expect most people to take advantage of those things, but we also want to give people the choice that they can play offline, Whitten said.
Finally, Whitten could not give any reassurance that Microsoft will not change its policies in the future.
There are our policies and we are really excited about them. By adding them we have shown that we are definitly listening, he said.
No company can give you any assurance that their policies won't change in the future.I wasn't left with much confidence with MS after I read this. Marc Whitten on the DRM removal.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=596936
I lol'd....So now it's the Xbox... 360?
Just woke up and checked my DR3 again - it's working fine now. So either that was a bug/glitch, or they reverted the change (if there was any) in past few hours.
False alarm then, (i guess?)Just woke up and checked my DR3 again - it's working fine now. So either that was a bug/glitch, or they reverted the change (if there was any) in past few hours.
Just woke up and checked my DR3 again - it's working fine now. So either that was a bug/glitch, or they reverted the change (if there was any) in past few hours.
Either a mistake or an ass-storm.
Just woke up and checked my DR3 again - it's working fine now. So either that was a bug/glitch, or they reverted the change (if there was any) in past few hours.
So discs and digital purchases direct from the xbox store are region free, but codes are region locked? Does this fuck over people buying import discs with printed codes for DLC or season passes included in the box?
Hm... I bought several games through the US store - will try them later today but last Friday they all worked fine. (ACIV, DR3 and NFS:Rivals)
Depends on where you import from I would imagine. It's common practice to restrict codes printed for say Russia to Russian-only regions due to market and currency differences.
It's cheaper that way to print them. A code printed for worldwide use is generally more expensive to issue than a code for the same product that's only for say Europe, even if the cost difference is marginal it adds up in volume so it's a reasonable expense to save on. Licensing and distribution fees, woop.
I was talking about the cost of issuing digital key codes that are bundled in games or sold directly in other regions specifically, not what games actually retail for, that's a markup that can be separate from the cost.Not on consoles, if anything games on consoles in Russia cost exactly the same as in EU, even more to create a leeway in case of currency exchange rate fluctuations. Games cost around 58-63EUR. And DLC pack-in codes work with any EU PSN accounts. But it's more of a problem of Sony and their stupid decision to restrict digital content to specific regions/countries.
On Xbox on other hand there is no region restrictions. That's why I was so surprised to see DR3 not working. And only reason I even checked is because I saw this thread and got nervous.
I could always redeem US/HK/TW DLC codes that came with games on my Russian XBL account, I created US account just before Xbox One launch because of cheaper prices/wider selection of Apps and games. Few weeks ago I bought Halo 4 GoTY from HK and could easily redeem everything on US account.
So are you working fine now?And i think the problem code may actually are from repaired console,which may actually region locked(because it can easily sell it cheaper than usual)Not on consoles, if anything games on consoles in Russia cost exactly the same as in EU, even more to create a leeway in case of currency exchange rate fluctuations. Games cost around 58-63EUR. And DLC pack-in codes work with any EU PSN accounts. But it's more of a problem of Sony and their stupid decision to restrict digital content to specific regions/countries.
On Xbox on other hand there is no region restrictions. That's why I was so surprised to see DR3 not working. And only reason I even checked is because I saw this thread and got nervous.
I could always redeem US/HK/TW DLC codes that came with games on my Russian XBL account, I created US account just before Xbox One launch because of cheaper prices/wider selection of Apps and games. Few weeks ago I bought Halo 4 GoTY from HK and could easily redeem everything on US account.
Agreed.Still disconcerting that the system can bug out and lock you out of games.
So its still safe to buy the games for cheap from the US marketplace ?
No, game and subscription codes aren't region locked on Xbox One or Xbox 360.So discs and digital purchases direct from the xbox store are region free, but codes are region locked? Does this fuck over people buying import discs with printed codes for DLC or season passes included in the box?