Quote:What this means is that if you take a game to a friend's house and try to play the game on their system using their account, you'll need to pay. If you take it to their house and try to play it on their system using your account, you won't need to pay.

案山子 Wrote:Nintendo can't even level the 360 or PS3 let alone compete this gen. It was only between Microsoft and Sony, and so far Microsoft completely blew it.

Don Mattrick Wrote:If you’re backwards compatible, you’re really backwards

Larry Hryb (Major Nelson) Wrote:We know there is some confusion around used games on Xbox One, and [we] wanted to provide a bit of clarification on exactly what we’ve confirmed today. While there have been many potential scenarios discussed, today we have only confirmed that we designed Xbox One to enable our customers to trade in and resell games at retail. Beyond that, we have not confirmed any specific scenarios. Another piece of clarification around playing games at a friend’s house — should you choose to play your game at your friend’s house, there is no fee to play that game while you are signed in to your profile."

So we are left knowing only one fact: the games you play on Xbox One are tied to your user profile through some sort of license. What happens after that remains lost in the murkiness of PR-speak. There is apparently a fee involved should someone else buy your game at GameStop, but Microsoft is not giving a clear answer on how it will work - or if you, yourself, can somehow transfer that license to someone else... Also it sounds like your friends won't be borrowing your games from you unless you want to share your Xbox Live profile information with them...

Quote:Independent developers wishing to get games on Xbox One's Xbox Live Arcade will still be unable to self-publish, it has been announced.

As it currently stands, indie devs must get a publishing deal with either Microsoft Games Studios or a third-party publisher to get their games on XBLA. The exception to this is titles that opt to release on Xbox Live Indie Games, though this has more financial drawbacks for developers than the more lucrative Arcade section.

Quote:But they can with Sony and Nintendo.

Kirov Wrote:This is Micsosoft's view on backwards compatability

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Microsoft is now saying the Wired article was wrong about a used game fee.

Declaimed Wrote:Indie Devs Can't Self-Publish on Xbox One

SuperNerd Wrote:Supposed used games plan revealed

If this is true, this is just getting... laughable. I feel like all the guys at Microsoft are going to start having dollar signs popping up in their eye sockets in true cartoon fashion. Again, if this is true, this means: money comes to them from the initial new game's purchase, said game is traded-in or sold, said game is then bought again and 90% of that game's profit goes to Microsoft/the publisher, and then you, possibly, will go home and then be required to pay an additional £35 to "own" the game, since it was used. Even if you don't have to pay the £35 if you buy the used game from retail, it is absolutely ridiculous how they are just making sure their hands are dipped into the money no matter what. They will make a profit off you in one way or another.

Scaeva Wrote:I'm seriously considering applying for a job at a local game / toy store just so I can discourage the general public from buying this thing. To me this is shaping up to be one of the the worst thing to happen to gaming in years. If Microsoft gets away with this they (and maybe everyone else) will just start pushing more and more bullpomegranate.