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GoG.com hosts massive “DRM free Summer” sale

It’s the longest (and over here in southern California, it’s going to be one of the hottest) days of the year, so you might as well spend it cooling off indoors with a good videogame: Good Old Games is marking the Summer Solstice with a sale …
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Microsoft gives up on Xbox One used game restrictions, online DRM

Good news for anyone interested in the Xbox One — Microsoft announced today that they are now giving up on the system’s previously announced restrictions on used games and online DRM. Xbox exec Don Mattrick released a statement on the official Xbox One site today announcing …
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Service Members Share Their Xbox One Frustrations

It’s no secret that the Xbox One’s policies concerning used games and DRM have caused quite a stir. However, these seemingly anit-consumer restrictions probably won’t affect the majority of privileged folks who are crying foul just for the sake of complaining. But what about those who …
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Xbox exec: if you don’t like the Xbox One’s DRM, stick with 360

Microsoft confirmed last week that the Xbox One would require players to “check in” to Xbox Live every 24 hours in order to maintain access to their games — even the single player ones. Obviously, gamers haven’t taken the news well, and after being asked about …
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Playstation 4 is region free, Sony exec says DRM, pricing policies are not a response to Xbox One

Just as the PS4 won’t restrict you from buying used games, it also won’t restrict you from buying games from other countries, Sony announced last night. When asked about his company’s new consumer friendly policy, a Sony exec insisted that this is what they’ve been planning …
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Microsoft finally issues statement on used games: it’s up to publishers to determine restrictions or additional fees

After weeks of issuing contradictory statements and telling people to wait for more details regarding the possibility of used game DRM on the Xbox One, Microsoft has finally issued a definitive statement on used games: it’s up to the publishers.
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NYU study finds that used game DRM would lower publisher profits, hurt overall industry

As gamers continue to wonder if they’ll still be able to play used games without restriction on the upcoming next-gen consoles, NYU has published a study that shows that potential used game restrictions would actually hurt the industry, not help it.
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Used game DRM supported by publishers, Sony listening to online backlash

The ability to play and trade used games is quickly becoming the defining issue of the next generation of consoles, and we still don’t have any concrete information about Microsoft or Sony’s plans: Microsoft has changed their story about their stance on used Xbox One games …
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RUMOR: Xbox One to use Kinect for visual DRM, charge extra if too many people are in the room

Ok, so most gamers on the internet are collectively dogpiling Microsoft’s “Xbone” with a lot of hate right now, and as much as I hate the knee-jerk reactions that internet fanboys are prone to (everything deserves a boycott!,) I have to admit, it’s been really hard …
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Microsoft: used game fees, 24 hour online DRM checks “possible scenarios” for Xbox One

Accurate info about Microsoft’s newly announced Xbox One has been hard to come by today, and apparently even Microsoft reps and execs are confused about the new system: following statements from Microsoft’s corporate VP Phil Harrison that seemingly confirmed that the system would require an activation …
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Microsoft VP: You can trade Xbox One games online, additional installs will cost as much as a new game

The bizarre situation of the Xbox One’s policy on used games just seems to get stranger and more confusing as the day wears on. In an interview with Kotaku, Microsoft corporate VP Phil Harrison (who used to work for Sony,) revealed some more details regarding Microsoft’s …
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Xbox One to require mandatory installations on all games, activation fee for used games [UPDATE]

Microsoft’s big Xbox Reveal event isn’t over yet, but some journalists who got an early look at the system before today’s event have jumped the gun and posted new info about the new system before Microsoft could properly reveal it themselves. Tech mag Wired was one …
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