**XBOX ONE** Official Thread

ElliorR said:
Now I'm no XBox one expert, I've only decided recently I am getting one, but there's talk of digital games allowing for instant switching whilst BR versions don't.

Now if, as we know, you HAVE to install the game fully on the HDD isn't that the same as a digital version? If so why wouldn't instant switching work?
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Disc-based games still use the disc for anti-piracy checks, plus I think they will still stream some select stuff.

MS wanted to do away with this and use an online check-in system, which IMO would have been great, but a lot saw it as a negative so they back-tracked.
 
Anyone pre-ordered a day one edition on Amazon? How are we to know we are guaranteed one for launch? I know it says the 22nd on my date of arrival, but have Amazon said anything about the pre-orders for the day one edition consoles?
 
ic1male said:
You have to swap the discs! :p
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So you still have to have the disc in even though it's fully installed? Surely all they need to do is tie a serial code to the game and your account, allowing for the dissociation should you wish to sell on the game, so you don't need to mess about with having the disc in?

Why do they have to go over the top?
 
ElliorR said:
Now I'm no XBox one expert, I've only decided recently I am getting one, but there's talk of digital games allowing for instant switching whilst BR versions don't.

Now if, as we know, you HAVE to install the game fully on the HDD isn't that the same as a digital version? If so why wouldn't instant switching work?
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I think you still need the disc in the drive to launch the game.

Edit - Is it over the top? Don't PC games require this even with serial numbers? They always used to not sure about now as I've not bought a Physical PC game since Starcraft II.
 
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ElliorR said:
So you still have to have the disc in even though it's fully installed? Surely all they need to do is tie a serial code to the game and your account, allowing for the dissociation should you wish to sell on the game, so you don't need to mess about with having the disc in?

Why do they have to go over the top?
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You can thank the moaning minnies all over the Internet for that. The old way would have worked as you wanted.
 
It's a shame as I prefer physical copies over digital considering digital prices probably won't be that favourable. I also like to be able to hold something in my hand.
 
ElliorR said:
So you still have to have the disc in even though it's fully installed? Surely all they need to do is tie a serial code to the game and your account, allowing for the dissociation should you wish to sell on the game, so you don't need to mess about with having the disc in?

Why do they have to go over the top?
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MS announced that and got yet more backlash, even after they included a way to sell your used games. Some people hate progress.
 
ElliorR said:
So you still have to have the disc in even though it's fully installed? Surely all they need to do is tie a serial code to the game and your account, allowing for the dissociation should you wish to sell on the game, so you don't need to mess about with having the disc in?

Why do they have to go over the top?
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Over the top? It's exactly how it is now, and I'm pretty sure it's exactly how it will be on the PS4 if you have disc based games. It's what I'm used to so not something I'll moan about.
 
Weird, I'm sure I read something the other day that said the PS4 plays them out of the box (or certainly after the first update).
 
Davey_Pitch said:
Over the top? It's exactly how it is now, and I'm pretty sure it's exactly how it will be on the PS4 if you have disc based games. It's what I'm used to so not something I'll moan about.
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To me it is but it sounds like it was driven by customers. In this day and age we don't need to have discs in for anti piracy checks but unfortunately we still do. It seems to negate, for those who want the physical discs, one of the many good features the One is touting.

I prefer a physical copy, I like to see them lined up on my book case (they're tangible), but having to have the disc in the drive, when there are ways not to, isn't the way forward to me.

Hey, with all the ****ging off the poor old One has gotten by those pesky PS4 people, if this is the biggest issue I have when I get my one I'll be happy.
 
crunchman said:
It's all to do with licensing costs, Sony has to pay for a license fee for blu-ray playback on every console, to get round that they've made it an activation on a per user basis.

So this way they're only paying for the users that actually want to use the feature.
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Uh thought blu-ray was Sony tech?
 
Nismo said:
I'm on 120MB, but the cost of digital console games is still prohibitive.

Until they come down to a reasonable price which outweighs my requirement to sell them after completion, á la the PC and the mega deals you can get for new digital releases, I'm still going to predominantly be disc based.
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The lack of details makes me preorder discs

If i could get DR3 and BF4 digitally at a good price i would with the add ons included but it looks like you pay more and get less.

The LE of Forza isnt even available digitally so no choice there.

MS need to clear up the Xbox store stuff, I cant even see how much BF4 is online.
 
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