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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UG_UnknownPosted:

Foolish I think that DRM should come at a later time.

I don't think that the gaming community is ready for it yet.


Agreed Too!

UG_UnknownPosted:

G9H why do they want the xbox that was promised at E3? They lost big time?.


They sure did!

IlcamorristaPosted:

why do they want the xbox that was promised at E3? They lost big time?.

FoolishPosted:

I think that DRM should come at a later time.

I don't think that the gaming community is ready for it yet.

IlIuminatiPosted:

darkowl1991
RATF
Danimals microsoft i making horrible decisions. if they keep making them the console will fall


even though with them removing the DRM their revenue has went up LOL so in reality the console is not failing


Yes more sold after they remove the DRM but that would of happen anyway. People just had to see that all the rumours about the xbox one was just that, it might of taking a couple of years but people would of come around.


They did not stress how good DRM was for the system. Thats why.

Scared_of_WaterPosted:

RATF
Danimals microsoft i making horrible decisions. if they keep making them the console will fall


even though with them removing the DRM their revenue has went up LOL so in reality the console is not failing


Yes more sold after they remove the DRM but that would of happen anyway. People just had to see that all the rumours about the xbox one was just that, it might of taking a couple of years but people would of come around.

gmlukensPosted:

MS should not do this, they got terrible rep for it in the first place, why would they do it again?

RuinsPosted:

Danimals microsoft i making horrible decisions. if they keep making them the console will fall


even though with them removing the DRM their revenue has went up LOL so in reality the console is not failing

DanimalsPosted:

microsoft i making horrible decisions. if they keep making them the console will fall

ConvergePosted:

So did they reach the amount or what?