by Henry88 » Sat Jun 08, 2013 8:32 pm
[quote]Last night, Microsoft MSFT +2.06% dumped a pile of information into our laps about some of the more controversial specifics of the Xbox One. We heard confirmation about its practices for always on, used game resale, and game ownership in general. Some of the highlights:
- Your Xbox must check in via the internet once every 24 hours, if not, you won’t be able to play games
- It is up to publishers whether or not you can resell your games or gift them to friends
- Discs have nothing to do with ownership, and are only use for installation purposes. Games are simply licensed now
As I read through this list and the expected internet outrage that followed, I had to wonder what Sony must be making of all this.
There are two options for Sony and the Playstation 4. They can march arm in arm with Microsoft backwards in time with practices that actually make gaming less accessible and fun, or reject all of it and possibly win the next console war before it’s even started.
Sony has been eerily silent about all of these issues to date, at least in any official capacity. Yes, in interviews they’ve given us supposed comforts like “no, the PS4 doesn’t need to be always on,â€