Saturday, 22 June 2013

PropertyRecord.com Psyched That Microsoft Changed Course On Xbox One

Let us let you in on a little secret about how things work here at PropertyRecord.com. In our break room, we have an Xbox 360 and when we have some downtime, the PropertyRecord.com staff is very competitive with each other on it – particularly with Call Of Duty. So, we were looking forward to Microsoft's announcement of the Xbox One next generation gaming console.

But when we heard about some of the limitations on it, we were disgusted – as was much of the gaming community - and had decided not to buy one. This is why we were delighted this morning at PropertyRecord.com to learn that Microsoft has listened to the people and gotten rid of the “features” that angered the gaming community.

The first feature that upset people was the fact that to use the Xbox One, you were going to need an always-on Internet connection. We know at PropertyRecord.com from dealing with our customers that many people in rural areas have spotty Internet. That would have meant that for large parts of the day, they would not have been able to use their expensive game consoles. Now, Microsoft has said that they are redesigning the game so that you don't need the Internet at all to use it.


The second feature that upset people was that Microsoft was going to use technology to make it impossible to share games with your friends, sell the games you bought, or buy used games. Let's face it; not everyone can afford new games. And one of the ways you can discover great games is by trying one title in the series used ,and if you like it, buying new versions of other titles in the series. This is how we discovered Assassin’s Creed.

Beyond that, this feature would have put many mom-and-pop used game businesses out of business. Now Microsoft has said that they will remove the DRM so that you will be able to buy and sell used games and share them with your friends.

This shows that Microsoft, like PropertyRecord.com, listens to its customers. And it's let us know we'll have an Xbox One in our break room later this year.





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