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  I often borrow games off friends and lend my games to friends, so this sounds pretty terrible. It will... : Mr Milquetoast
  • yep, they want used games dead. : evilbabygenius
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  so basically they're trying to kill all used game sales. I think it's just another example of them thinki... : thebigbeefsandwich
  • publishers have been clamoring for stuff like this. It may not be MS's idea. : evilbabygenius
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    Eliminating used games is not a dick move. It's the main thing getting in the way of sales, coupons etc. ... : uncleanmonkey
    • Most cases of middleman-elimination don't result in an effective monopoly. : the archvile
    • Not true for books and movies. : brickmatt
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    They have seen used games as piracy for a while now. For every used game sold it is somebody playing thei... : EternalBlood
    • I piracy the person didn't show a willingness to pay though. Just they were willing to get it for free a... : Lucy Labia
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  Didn't Sony patent something similar? : BornAcorn
  • Ah they did, but just read it was not PS4 related. : BornAcorn
• This sounds like something that can be easily reversed if it bites them in the ass. : EnhancedInterrogator
• Hold on now... If I want to stream from the internet, I need an internet connection?! Damnit MS! : lonza
• So if rental and used game sales die does that mean gamefly goes away? Of which they own shacknews.... : Strid3rtheGreat
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  It sounds like you need to be connected for a one-time activation of any new game to your account. So, wi... : silent prophet
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    Guess I'll have to sign up for home internet service. Complete waste of money imo :( : bipolar
    • I couldn't live with out it. : WadeMcLain
• I'm confused about disc sharing. Are they going to be putting some unique identifier on each disc, or are... : Entity
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  why couldn't they jsut come out and say that months ago and end all the dumb speculation and bad press? : AllYourBase
  • Because they hadn't announced the *existence* of the product yet? : uncleanmonkey
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    because you set a precedent when confirming or denying a rumor before its been announced. what if they : maulla
    • ^^^ it's pretty basic PR, no one responds to rumors for this reason : derelict515
  • Because they don't talk about rumors. It was all a rumor up until 10 AM PST today. : mancide
  • Because MS is historically bad at PR and they are just continuing the trend. : ovrlrd
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  Note the difference of wording between Mattrick and Sony's Shuhei Yoshida: Mattrick: "You don't always... : the archvile
  • I have no idea what you're trying to say here. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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    those two statements say exactly the same thing about the actual functionality. One is just about the pos... : derelict515
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      Also, we'll have to wait for clarification from Sony on whether the PS4 will be able to play offline game : the archvile
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        and none of those scenarios affect you and all of them are the case with Steam today : derelict515
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          It affects me; my PS3 and 360 BayoForza machine are network-quarantiined. Only the PS3 has seen occasion... : the archvile
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            It doesn't affect you. Technically you are completely capable of living with a largely always online syst... : derelict515
            • Okay, now tell that to the soldiers who won't be able to play Call of Duty: Ghosts on an XBox One because... : the archvile
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            Do you actually use tor shit to connect to PSN? : walker270
            • Nope; still don't have a PSN account. The VIta has still been stuck in airplane mode since I got it, onl... : the archvile
  • I think he's referencing the former xbox guy who said "DEAL WITH IT" http://www.destructoid.com/adam-orth... : eyetyrant248
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  Update - Microsoft's Xbox Support has disputed the report that used games would require a fee to activate... : SporkyReeve
  • I gather they're not requiring it, but making it available. That'll be a very weird thing. : HockeyJohnston
  • lol support is the lowest rung at a company and the worst people to ask. : thebigbeefsandwich
• But what if you want to bring a game disc to a friend's house and play there? You'll have to pay a fee—... : Twstr709
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  But what if you want to bring a game disc to a friend's house and play there? You'll have to pay a fee— : FatboyTim
  • Too slow formatting, I guess! :-) : FatboyTim
  • hahaha! so it's just a way to charge retail to every box the disc touches for even 5 minutes? that is so ... : thebigbeefsandwich
• Our overlords at Gamefly are probably kinda worried :( Gamefly, just tell us what corners to stand on... : royalally
• Even if you can "unregister" your game and allow it to be rented/traded/resold/gifted the problem still l... : ovrlrd
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  Kotaku: If I’m playing a single player game, do I have to be online at least once per hour or something... : Twstr709
  • IM OUT! : Strid3rtheGreat
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    How far does this shit go? Can it get any worse for MS at this point? They need to just stop answering qu... : ovrlrd
    • It's funny because their PR plan was already stacked for them to answer as little as possible, and it's c... : the archvile
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    Even with the disc in the drive? : abrasion
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      That might be possible, but it would still need an internet connection when you start playing the game, a... : ovrlrd
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        If this is true, this is pretty much the 'always online' requirement everyone feared. They just opened t... : cetra00
        • They really just opened up a can of worms by allowing you install the game and play it without the disk i... : ovrlrd
  • But it's ok because the Cloud will give you lots of gigahertz. : cetra00
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    oh the horror : Degenerate
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      You ever use rural Internet? : uglysad
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        yes, but not for a few years. I still dont see the problem with getting a connection for a minute at some... : Degenerate
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          Yes, but I guarantee you that there will be people who don't hear any of this and don't have or can't hav... : ovrlrd
          • Steam isn't an online only distribution service. I buy my games at the store and now I have to activate t... : derelict515
    • Sometimes shit happens. I would have missed a month of Mass Effect's first launch because there wasn't a... : breadsticks
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    okay here's the deal: if you can't or won't go online with your console this is not your console. don't ... : EvilDolemite
    • It's really not an issue with can't or won't for many people. It's simply a fact that this is a hostile ... : cetra00
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      Then they should only have only one software distribution method: the internet. Otherwise it's confusi... : ovrlrd
      • yeah that makes sense, because an authentication check is the same as requiring 50gb downloads to play ga... : derelict515
    • It's a anti-piracy DRM. Tons of xbox360 mods out there that never go online : metalremains
    • The PS4 sounds quite similar! : freshyk
  • meh, once a day is fine. : jabuck
  • It sounds more and more like they're making everything up out of their butt still, and they might change ... : thebigbeefsandwich
• A game (reg number) will only be usable on one machine at a time, would be the only way I see them implem... : FesterBlatz