EA: "We had nothing to do with Xbox One's DRM policy"

[winb83]

It doesnt matter what is said or how many times shyt is broken down to u guys...y'all still gonna try to find an angle no matter what..I been watchin the way y'all been operating...all that matters is SONY THEMSELVES ain't forcing that shyt on the customers unlike Microsoft...so what y'all need to do is worry about the reality of what will definitely be in place at launch no matter what rather than the possibility of some random developer putting DRM on their game...in which Sony has tried to clear up as many ways as they can yet ya still try to find angles...get over it...ur system that ur investing in has DRM policies built into the infrastructure...y'all was gonna cop the Xbox no matter what it did...or what policies was put in place..y'all had y'all minds made up..period...so right about now all y'all come off like y'all doin is HOPING Sony is doing something similar and tryna justify y'all purchase...let the PS4 owners deal wit that when/if the time ever comes accordingly...as of right now...y'all wishing and dreaming...cause even if a developer tried to pull that shyt...we can CHOSE not to buy the game and support the developer..something u guys don't have a CHOICE to do...it's all about CHOICES..which y'all have been stripped of...

So people should be forced to research a publisher before buying a game because publisher x pulled some bullshyt and their games aren't resellable while publisher y's games are? What you call choice can quickly turn into confusion when people don't know what they're getting because it isn't standardized. They should flat out not allow it at any level.

 

[spliz]

So people should be forced to research a publisher before buying a game because publisher x pulled some bullshyt and their games aren't resellable while publisher y's games are? What you call choice can quickly turn into confusion when people don't know what they're getting because it isn't standardized. They should flat out not allow it at any level.

Man it's the same shyt like the PC...theres a choice..bottom line..Xbox shouldnt be forcing the shyt down ur throat yet all I been seeing u do is defend it...if u can defend that...people can defend having a choice...what u mean by confusion?...when the publisher releases a game that implements DRM...people are gonna be warned that it has DRM...so they have the CHOICE to buy it from then on...or switch it out for a different game...the beauty of choice...

 

[Spliff]

This is a PR war. Nobody wants to abort this baby but at the same time nobody wants to claim to be the father. EA could tell Microsoft don't put our games in that system at all. They won't because they want the system to exist just not the blame for it. Probably heated Sony didn't put it in at the system level because if it happens on PS4 they'll have to own that.

 

[Rekkapryde]

This is a PR war. Nobody wants to abort this baby but at the same time nobody wants to claim to be the father. EA could tell Microsoft don't put our games in that system at all. They won't because they want the system to exist just not the blame for it. Probably heated Sony didn't put it in at the system level because if it happens on PS4 they'll have to own that.

I think they are using Microsoft as beta testers in a way to see how it would work out. The backlash from the Simcity debacle is still fresh. Problem is with Sony undercutting them on the price, specs, and PR war, that EA's multiplat games will EASILY outsell MS this gen.

As far as the bolded is concerned, I don't think EA is really that mad. The online passes weren't bringing in that much revenue on the second hand market, but DLC was. EA knows this and DLC purchase revenue for them has skyrocketed. That's why they killed the online pass and even hinted at it in interviews. DLC is where the money is for them right now after initial sales.

So with MS bringing their DRM plans to them (not the other way around) and Sony having no plan, they can sit in the cut and see which one works out and not take the backlash. First sales and DLC is their bread and butter.

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

Lol EA not trynna get touched by the PR forest fire MS has created.

Now let's piece bits of info together and discuss some things:



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How Games Licensing Works on Xbox One

Microsoft leaves game resale up to the publisher and this PUBLISHER isn't blocking used game support at this time, if ever. The whole argument that Microsoft was an evil company because it's putting the consumers into the hands of evil money hungry publishers was apparently more fake outrage from fanboys waiting on M$ downfall. Devs/publishers complained about the used game scene digging in their pockets this entire gen. All Microsoft has done is tell them "If you feelin froggy, then leap. " And now look, ain't shyt happen.


The whole "Sony has to do it too" from xbots was in reference to this publisher policy. If EA blocked used games on X1 you better believe PS4 was feelin it too, regardless of no console check-ins.


As it stands now, we can trade in and sell used games at retailers. Craigslist/ebay/street-corner hustles are in the bushes with what we know. Giving away games for free requires a 30-day friendship, after that you'll have to trade/sell to a retailer. We're still waiting for the official word on buying used games. Models for rentals are being "explored."





Hence the 24hr policy so X1 can throw the discs in the bushes. This is a trade off I do not mind. I find more value in not needing to even know where my disc is in order to play, switch, and share my games, than requiring the disc in-tray for the aforementioned and having the ability to play offline >24hrs during a blue moon.

that was a good try... very good.. i was reading and believing for a quick second.. cause yea you're right, they leaving it up to the devs. so we can all blame the devs.. they give them the OPTION


funny tho they don't give us that OPTION.. you HAVE to check in and be online.. that's not up to the devs.

oh and your main point.. that everyone let you forget


MICROSOFT SAID THEY WILL NOOOOOOOOT SUPPORT USED OR RENTED GAMES FROM DAY ONE.... they said it MIGHT come later.. so they have an OPTION.. then when and IF it does, then it'll be left up to the devs

but who's to say they ever let that happen..

they know good and well they could have done this better.. on rolling stone they had a q&a from microsoft.. someone asked the smartest question ever


what happens when you're playing on the cloud and they net goes down.. for 30 second.. half a minute.. half an hour?? you can't even reset your modem or nothing cause then you're off live.. and how you streaming a game, not the ones installed, with no connection??



it's a bunch of nonsense they didn't have to do.. obviously

all this buy my old system.. nikka please... if we want the old shyt.. we can get the new shyt.. it'll be called ps4 and it'll be 100 cheaper and have no problems

 

[Spliff]

that was a good try... very good.. i was reading and believing for a quick second.. cause yea you're right, they leaving it up to the devs. so we can all blame the devs.. they give them the OPTION


funny tho they don't give us that OPTION.. you HAVE to check in and be online.. that's not up to the devs.

oh and your main point.. that everyone let you forget


MICROSOFT SAID THEY WILL NOOOOOOOOT SUPPORT USED OR RENTED GAMES FROM DAY ONE.... they said it MIGHT come later.. so they have an OPTION.. then when and IF it does, then it'll be left up to the devs

but who's to say they ever let that happen..

they know good and well they could have done this better.. on rolling stone they had a q&a from microsoft.. someone asked the smartest question ever


what happens when you're playing on the cloud and they net goes down.. for 30 second.. half a minute.. half an hour?? you can't even reset your modem or nothing cause then you're off live.. and how you streaming a game, not the ones installed, with no connection??



it's a bunch of nonsense they didn't have to do.. obviously

all this buy my old system.. nikka please... if we want the old shyt.. we can get the new shyt.. it'll be called ps4 and it'll be 100 cheaper and have no problems

Ehh I was gonna go hard on this post but at this point I don't even care. I've addressed everything you said this whole week.

Microsoft is having trouble reaching a middle ground between full DD and disc based gaming. Some party is going to be left unhappy when its all said and done.

Fortunately I'm not one of em even with these so called "strict" stipulations

 

[Mic-Nificent]

EA really doesn't understand how the public views them. Nobody believes the shyt they say.

 

[winb83]

EA really doesn't understand how the public views them. Nobody believes the shyt they say.

Oh we value used games but since Microsoft gave us the option to dead them we have to at least consider it. Remember this is Microsoft's fault we didn't ask them to do this. They left us with no choice but to think it over and get back with you.

 

[The Frozen One]

man every time i read a post by @MeachTheMonster i lose brain cells.

The way this guy posts, it's like he is employed by M$. Puts a positive spin to everything that M$ says, while manipulating words, rumours, quotes by other posts, to confirm his own suspicions.

Look man, if you're not employed by M$, then i suggest logging off for a few and take a breather. Cause every thread that involves M$, you argue and get sonned by Liquid or Rekka.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

man every time i read a post by @MeachTheMonster i lose brain cells.

The way this guy posts, it's like he is employed by M$. Puts a positive spin to everything that M$ says, while manipulating words, rumours, quotes by other posts, to confirm his own suspicions.

Look man, if you're not employed by M$, then i suggest logging off for a few and take a breather. Cause every thread that involves M$, you argue and get sonned by Liquid or Rekka.

Take rekkas dikk out your mouth