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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
