Petition wants Microsoft to bring back Xbox One's DRM

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A petition on Change.org wants Microsoft to bring back the original DRM policies for the Xbox One, saying to "give us back the Xbox One we were promised at E3". The petition cites how the original policies would have made the Xbox One's game store and library like "Steam for Xbox", but "consumers were uninformed" which eventually lead to the DRM policies being reversed.

"This was to be the future of entertainment. A new wave of gaming where you could buy games digitally, then trade, share or sell those digital licenses. Essentially, it was Steam for Xbox. But consumers were uninformed, and railed against it, and it was taken away because Sony took advantage of consumers uncertainty.

We want this back. It can't be all or nothing, there must be a compromise."

This petition follows Microsoft's reversal of their original DRM policies for the Xbox One. Controversially, the Xbox One originally needed to connect to the internet every 24 hours to verify that multiple users weren't accessing the one copy of a game; games that would have been permanently linked to your account, stored on your console or in the cloud, and shareable with up to 10 other people.

Following Sony's announcement that the PS4 wouldn't have always-online or game sharing restrictions at E3, and a public outcry from "uninformed" members of the public, Microsoft reversed these policies. This means that the console essentially operates the same as the Xbox 360, where games are not linked to your account and still require the physical disc to play.

Currently the petition has around 6,000 supporters out of a needed 7,500.

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Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/petitions-wants-microsoft-to-bring-back-xbox-ones-drm

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BF3xHALOPosted:

VPS if they do bring back the DRM i will be canceling my pre order


and I agree with this guy

BF3xHALOPosted:

Why do people want drm it's stupid

OasisPosted:

Good to see some people have sense. I doubt they'll reverse their decision but we can hope.

XxBig_D_FreshxXPosted:

I still think Microsoft can implement DRM & keep the same policies they have as of now. Give gamers the option to link a game to their account!!

HOFPosted:

They should have never changed it maybe they should have explained it better so people wouldnt have complained

tportPosted:

I just hope next time Microsoft wants to change something do to people talking about it they will go by petitions like this instead of just going off of what ignorant people rant about on the internet.

DerangedPosted:

I Never do these things ever!! but this shit is coming back best idea ever i was pissed when they took it away...

"Signed and Sent EVERYWHERE to EVERYONE!!!"

rolyat4553Posted:

The petition has just hit its goal. And personally I'm pro reversing these changes. A next gen console isn't supposed to just be the SAME console with slightly different graphics and a new user interface. Hell, if I wanted that, I'd settle with a same-gen console. A next gen console is "next-gen" for a reason, yeah maybe some ideas are a little bit of a stretch, but they want it to be new, and different.

LeapPosted:

--Eminem-- I was just the 7,500 signature! Bring DRM back!


Nice bro lol

AyrPosted:

I'm not going to lie, when I first heard about microsofts original stance on DRM Policies, I didn't really know what to think, but it started to grow on me, I loved the idea of being able to go to my friends house and play my games there.

When Microsoft changed the policies, people went crazy and celebrated about how they fixed the console. Honestly, in my opinion, they kinda broke the console for me. Their isnt new technology in the DRM. This is supposed to be the next gen of gaming, the future of gaming, and a lot of people lashed out when Microsoft tried to bring us into the future. How do you expect gaming to advance if people keep rejecting innovation?

I really wish that Microsoft have an alternative of some sort, or something to give us back what we were originally told we would get, because personally, I thought the Xbox One looked much better than the PS4, and it would have left the PS4 behind as the years would have passed by.

I signed the petition, but unfortunately, I can't see it having too much of an effect on Microsofts policies.