Microsoft repeals controversial Xbox One DRM policies [Confirmed]

In a late breaking news story, Microsoft today announced due to feedback from the Xbox and gaming community they accept changed "certain policies" regarding their controversial digital-rights direction features of the upcoming Xbox I.

The details are listed on the Xbox news site, which is being hammered left and right, resulting in errors when trying to load.

Co-ordinate to the site Giant Flop, the changes in DRM are the following:

No more always online requirement
The console no longer has to check in every 24 hours
All game discs will work on Xbox One equally they do on Xbox 360
An Internet connexion is only required when initially setting up the console
All downloaded games will office the same when online or offline
No additional restrictions on trading games or loaning discs
Region locks have been dropped

If accurate, this represents a consummate 180 degree reversal on DRM, resulting in a significantly more competitive devices against Sony's PS4, which has none of those restrictions. It also shows how Microsoft is more than willing to listen to user feedback on their device, which is notwithstanding months away and can be changed significantly.

Nosotros recently wrote an editorial defending the contentious policies with most of our audience agreeing that in fact these rules weren't also off-putting.

We'll update this story every bit more information comes in…

Update (Confirmed): Via the Xbox blog, Xbox head Don Mattrick writes:

"An internet connection will not be required to play offline Xbox 1 games – After a one-fourth dimension arrangement prepare-up with a new Xbox 1, y'all can play whatsoever disc based game without ever connecting online once again. There is no 24 hr connection requirement and you can take your Xbox One anywhere you want and play your games, simply like on Xbox 360.

Trade-in, lend, resell, gift, and hire disc based games just similar you practise today – There will be no limitations to using and sharing games, information technology will work just as information technology does today on Xbox 360."

Source: Xbox Wire, Xbox Wire two (official blog post); via Behemothic Bomb; Thanks, Auric J., for the tip

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