Yeah i think they will drop just like this Gen games started at £50 and i dont recall buying a game for more than £35 in years even the big games like FIFA and COD's just a waiting game. That said i'll still pay more when they launch because i cant wait lol.
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Yeah i think they will drop just like this Gen games started at £50 and i dont recall buying a game for more than £35 in years even the big games like FIFA and COD's just a waiting game. That said i'll still pay more when they launch because i cant wait lol.
I wouldn't be surprised if you were locked into one family and you're only allowed to enter a group with people who have the same address tied to their accounts. I really can't see Microsoft or the publishers allowing you to freely hop between groups of random "friends" theoretically allowing you to play every game without paying a penny.
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Microsoft talking in riddles again.
Edit: Actually, you can download OS updates without have a LIVE account so I guess online authentication will still be there. Maybe you can login to the LIVE account but you can't access any features.
Yeah, that makes sense. I've never been banned so I've never really looked into it. Hopefully that trend will continue!
Nope, nothing yet. I'm very interested in that as well.
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Heh, same here. I just need to sell a kidney to be able to afford the 5 games I want at launch
Naah it will be address independent, not even MS thinks there could be upto 10 XOs in a single address, they are well aware of the bending of the rules regards who is 'family', its quite obvious from the interviews so far. Locking to just one might happening, as always we will see...
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Isn't there currently a 'Family XBL' subscription? That allows 4 people to use the same XBL sub? Not sure if it has to be all on the same xbox at the moment either?
But if I am right, then surely it'll be tied into that? Which means you'll all have to chip into the XBL subscription too?
Something like this random google result: http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/xbox-live-family-subscription-plan-available-starting-in-novembe/
But if I am right, then surely it'll be tied into that? Which means you'll all have to chip into the XBL subscription too?
Something like this random google result: http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/xbox-live-family-subscription-plan-available-starting-in-novembe/
They've allready said you can live in different cities and that "family" just means a group not literally family.
Read the link posted several times, I think it's in that one anyway.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/06/microsoft-defends-the-xbox-ones-licensing-used-game-policies/
The reason you can't sell normall is because its total digital licenses. Which means you need a system to move ownership of said license. So it's a technical problem not a screw us over thing. What we get back is so much more.
I don't see how any of that is different? The original press release says
It also doesn't say they have to be blood related... it does say
It doesn't say you have to be related...
Well, I am guessing they can increase 4 to 10 and the family subscriptions gives:
Well, to be honest, they haven't said much at all about how it is going to work - have they?
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To be fair, if this activation thing is anything like windows, you just ring up, it says "on how many PCs is this software installed", everyone everywhere always knows you hit "1".....
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It doesnt matter that you will be adding 9 of your friends and no family at all.
They've mitigated this because only two of you can play the same game at once. Because of MS mishandling this, its obvious some can't believe its true that they are going to legitimately let you share you games with your friends for nothing whilst still keeping your own right to play them, at the same time as they play using your copy.
They've mitigated this because only two of you can play the same game at once. Because of MS mishandling this, its obvious some can't believe its true that they are going to legitimately let you share you games with your friends for nothing whilst still keeping your own right to play them, at the same time as they play using your copy.
I used to have a family Gold sub, it was four individual gamertags. Only thing was there was a primary account, who could add and distribute MS points to the other gamertags, set preferences etc.
Like a daddy account
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I guarantee it won't be tied into the Family Gold subscription. Why? MS have discontinued it....
http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/8/4080592/microsoft-discontinues-xbox-live-gold-family-pack
I'd say that Microsoft has been pretty transparent in their goals. They are just not detailing at all the nitty gritty.
And this might be on purpose (publishers, gauging gamer reaction etc).
Is this a good thing? Certainly not for me. But I'm a fickle gamer that hungers to find out information and figure out how things will really work.
Indeed, I'd argue anybody dedicating time on a internet forum actively discussing and reading about these machines is similar to me: they'd want that information.
Maybe this is their marketing strategy: So Microsoft have gotten lot of flak for their digital distribution philosophy. It's June 2013.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Half a year before launch. Fickle gamers get angry. Then this becomes dull for a while after a month (see Sim City) or so as no more really big information is release. They go about their lives and carry that resentment. Most have already stated this: "No matter what Microsoft does now, I'm not buying an Xbone" or "Too little too late M$" etc. Obviously it's all emotions now.
Fast forward to the end of September. Anniversary time. Microsoft starts releasing a bunch of gaming centric info on the internet detailing how things might work because they've just worked it out with publishers or something. How the gaming community will respond to this is anybody's guess but this will be the time when people aren't really that ****ed off any more and can actually read stuff that's being reported. Microsoft keeps feeding and answering all the info that gamers want. If people like what they hear, they like what they hear. If not, well, there you go then.
October. Start of the Xbox One advertisement strategy. Gamers got the info already. They've probably made their choice. Microsoft just concentrates on adverts towards the digital media consumers. Your iTune, Kindle and Netflix hungry masses. Advertise games to the gamers. The console to the mass media digital consumers with Kinect 2.0 as leverage and the "new shiny".
And this might be on purpose (publishers, gauging gamer reaction etc).
Is this a good thing? Certainly not for me. But I'm a fickle gamer that hungers to find out information and figure out how things will really work.
Indeed, I'd argue anybody dedicating time on a internet forum actively discussing and reading about these machines is similar to me: they'd want that information.
Maybe this is their marketing strategy: So Microsoft have gotten lot of flak for their digital distribution philosophy. It's June 2013.
June
July
August
September
October
November
Half a year before launch. Fickle gamers get angry. Then this becomes dull for a while after a month (see Sim City) or so as no more really big information is release. They go about their lives and carry that resentment. Most have already stated this: "No matter what Microsoft does now, I'm not buying an Xbone" or "Too little too late M$" etc. Obviously it's all emotions now.
Fast forward to the end of September. Anniversary time. Microsoft starts releasing a bunch of gaming centric info on the internet detailing how things might work because they've just worked it out with publishers or something. How the gaming community will respond to this is anybody's guess but this will be the time when people aren't really that ****ed off any more and can actually read stuff that's being reported. Microsoft keeps feeding and answering all the info that gamers want. If people like what they hear, they like what they hear. If not, well, there you go then.
October. Start of the Xbox One advertisement strategy. Gamers got the info already. They've probably made their choice. Microsoft just concentrates on adverts towards the digital media consumers. Your iTune, Kindle and Netflix hungry masses. Advertise games to the gamers. The console to the mass media digital consumers with Kinect 2.0 as leverage and the "new shiny".