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Microsoft would like to allow digital game loaning in the future for Xbox One titles

article published on 27 March, 2014

Microsoft Xbox head Phil Spencer has confirmed that the company is looking to enhance the Xbox One's digital marketplace with the ability to have gamers loan/gift their digital titles. Speaking during the 2014 GDC event last week, Spencer noted: "We believe in a digital future on our box. On the digital space, and the things that we've talked about, what that opens up...like we understand ... [ read the full article ]

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joebloe12
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_ 		27. March 2014 @ 23:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Weren't these the same idiots that wanted to restrict everything and got their head handed to them on a platter by people placing way more pre-orders for a Sony PS4 because of the restrictions? Yeah, I think they were!

NOW they want to turn around and act like they are gamers friends?

Too little, too late Microsoft! You tried to restrict gamers and now you are playing "Catch up" with the PS4 in sales! You deserve it. Any other company trying to restrict gamers like they did deserves the exact same thing!
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_ 		6. April 2014 @ 11:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by joebloe12:
 Weren't these the same idiots that wanted to restrict everything and got their head handed to them on a platter by people placing way more pre-orders for a Sony PS4 because of the restrictions? Yeah, I think they were!

NOW they want to turn around and act like they are gamers friends?

Too little, too late Microsoft! You tried to restrict gamers and now you are playing "Catch up" with the PS4 in sales! You deserve it. Any other company trying to restrict gamers like they did deserves the exact same thing!

You beat me to it! Besides, they would find a way to make the gamers pay for something like this. $30 for the rights to share this title with friends. Or your friends would have to pay a fee to play your title. Which would be what they wanted to do with used games from the beginning.

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