Microsoft has admitted defeat. After going through a massive storm of criticism for Xbox One and getting beaten down at pre-order battle by PS4, they have finally decided to reverse their toughest rules on the next-gen console.
Microsoft Interactive Entertainment President Don Mattrick announced the news via a post titled “Your Feedback Matters“
“You told us how much you loved the flexibility you have today with games delivered on disc. The ability to lend, share, and resell these games at your discretion is of incredible importance to you. Also important to you is the freedom to play offline, for any length of time, anywhere in the world.” Mattrick stated on the news article. So, listening to all the fans and admitting defeat, Microsoft will remove the 24-hour Internet check requirement and the DRM restrictions from the Xbox One.
Which means that “after a one-time system set-up with a new Xbox One” you won’t be needing any Internet connection ever again to play a game. And you will also have freedom to “trade-in, lend, resell, gift, and rent disc based games just like you do today”. Microsoft also states clear that there will be no regional restrictions.
This makes Xbox One suck a lot less than it was before. But is it enough for you to settle for Microsoft’s next-gen console? Seems like most of the gamers already have made the move because after this big announcement, Xbox One pre-order rates have rocketed to the top place in Amazon, beating down PlayStation 4.
In the mean time, Sony has released a new video to show-off the PS4. You can check that out after the jump.
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Roshan Jerad Perera
