Microsoft has backtracked on how the Xbox One will handle used games and offline play, following weeks of backlash.
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Xbox One’s ‘Future-Proof’ Digital Strategy Isn’t Unique to Xbox One
Is Microsoft’s Xbox One digital strategy as forward-looking as the company claims?
Xbox One at E3: Same Old Games vs. Scary New World
Microsoft’s problem is that Xbox One is built for games-as-services, even though single-player, offline games are very much alive and well.
Xbox One: November Launch, $499 Price Tag
Microsoft ripped the Band-Aid off during its press conference at E3 2013
Microsoft’s Xbox One Used Games Policies Are Clear as Mud
Microsoft’s clarified used games policies have pros and cons — but mostly cons.
Microsoft’s Xbox One Access Requirements Create an Odd Double Standard
You can watch movies offline indefinitely, but games require 24-hour checkups.
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The Xbox One Is All-New — But Familiar, Too
While the Xbox One is all-new from a technology standpoint, it also feels like a continuance of the ideas that Microsoft has been adding to the Xbox 360 since 2005.
Xbox One Raises the Burden of Privacy Safeguards: 5 Questions for Microsoft
Xbox One will be Microsoft’s eyes and ears in your home, but that only increases the company’s burden to safeguard our privacy.
With Xbox One, Microsoft Emphasizes TV over Games
With Xbox One, Microsoft’s moving to secure its place as your living room’s de facto media hub — with or without games.