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So, more details are starting to surface about the game sharing capabilities of the Xbox One. While most of the DRM measures have made nothing but negative press, is there some saving grace to some of the things that Microsoft just hasn't explained all that well?
So, MS acknowledges that up to 10 family members/friends/coworkers/people can share an online collection of games. So, instead of having to buy every game you want to play, you might be able to leech the copy from a friend who bought the game. Also, it seems that MS is saying that as the "purchaser" of the game, you will always be able to play anytime, and your friends will be able to play 1 additional copy at any given time.
So, effectively I see 2 people going in halfsies on each game they really want. So, I buy game #1 for $60 and my friend buys game #2 for $60. We both share the games with each other and we can both play them. So, effectively I got 2 games for a grand total of $60. Add another friend and handle the sharing aspects and your costs per game go down.
So, what do you all think about this? I'd like to keep the conversation on this topic rather than going off on tangents complaining about this, that and something else (if possible).
So, MS acknowledges that up to 10 family members/friends/coworkers/people can share an online collection of games. So, instead of having to buy every game you want to play, you might be able to leech the copy from a friend who bought the game. Also, it seems that MS is saying that as the "purchaser" of the game, you will always be able to play anytime, and your friends will be able to play 1 additional copy at any given time.
So, effectively I see 2 people going in halfsies on each game they really want. So, I buy game #1 for $60 and my friend buys game #2 for $60. We both share the games with each other and we can both play them. So, effectively I got 2 games for a grand total of $60. Add another friend and handle the sharing aspects and your costs per game go down.
So, what do you all think about this? I'd like to keep the conversation on this topic rather than going off on tangents complaining about this, that and something else (if possible).
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