Confirmed: Xbox One No Longer Requires Online Connection, Supports Used Games

[Loose]

Last week at E3, the excitement, creativity and future of our industry was on display for a global audience.

For us, the future comes in the form of Xbox One, a system designed to be the best place to play games this year and for many years to come. As is our heritage with Xbox, we designed a system that could take full advantage of advances in technology in order to deliver a breakthrough in game play and entertainment. We imagined a new set of benefits such as easier roaming, family sharing, and new ways to try and buy games. We believe in the benefits of a connected, digital future.

Since unveiling our plans for Xbox One, my team and I have heard directly from many of you, read your comments and listened to your feedback. I would like to take the opportunity today to thank you for your assistance in helping us to reshape the future of Xbox One.

You told us how much you loved the flexibility you have today with games delivered on disc. The ability to lend, share, and resell these games at your discretion is of incredible importance to you. Also important to you is the freedom to play offline, for any length of time, anywhere in the world.

So, today I am announcing the following changes to Xbox One and how you can play, share, lend, and resell your games exactly as you do today on Xbox 360. Here is what that means:

An internet connection will not be required to play offline Xbox One games – After a one-time system set-up with a new Xbox One, you can play any disc based game without ever connecting online again. There is no 24 hour connection requirement and you can take your Xbox One anywhere you want and play your games, just like on Xbox 360.

Trade-in, lend, resell, gift, and rent disc based games just like you do today – There will be no limitations to using and sharing games, it will work just as it does today on Xbox 360.

In addition to buying a disc from a retailer, you can also download games from Xbox Live on day of release. If you choose to download your games, you will be able to play them offline just like you do today. Xbox One games will be playable on any Xbox One console -- there will be no regional restrictions.

These changes will impact some of the scenarios we previously announced for Xbox One. The sharing of games will work as it does today, you will simply share the disc. Downloaded titles cannot be shared or resold. Also, similar to today, playing disc based games will require that the disc be in the tray.

We appreciate your passion, support and willingness to challenge the assumptions of digital licensing and connectivity. While we believe that the majority of people will play games online and access the cloud for both games and entertainment, we will give consumers the choice of both physical and digital content. We have listened and we have heard loud and clear from your feedback that you want the best of both worlds.

Thank you again for your candid feedback. Our team remains committed to listening, taking feedback and delivering a great product for you later this year.

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[iceberg_is_on_fire]

They....listened? I'll be damn. XB1 won next gen then.

 

[krackdagawd]

I thought you nikkas were fine with MS's current xboxone policies?

 

[The_Sheff]

MS definitely had the better exclusive lineup, that would sway a lot of people back to XB1.

Glad I have both systems ordered through Amazon.

 

[ExodusNirvana]

That always online shyt was fukking retarded and they needed to change it

 

[Real]

I thought you nikkas were fine with MS's current xboxone policies?

What krack said ....

 

[Liquid]

A day late, but only the delusional did not see this coming. There was no way Microsoft was going to be able to compete with that fukking absurd nonsense they were throwing at gamers.

 

[Spliff]

PS Stans =



What they gonna cry about now?


If we keep all our features with the new lax policy ....

 

[HNIC973]

The restrictions never bothered me anywaybut

 

[krackdagawd]

MS definitely had the better exclusive lineup, that would sway a lot of people back to XB1.

Glad I have both systems ordered through Amazon.

My ps4 launch is paid for on amazon

I'm not getting a xboxone till later on they got me into buying 3 xboxes this gen with that red rings shyt I don't trust them.

 

[Black Ball]

What other choice did they really have?

They don't want to give away all of the marketshare they built with the 360. A new CEO must be calling the shots behind the scenes now.

 

[Malta]

Are they doing a reversal on the $100 gap? Because that's really the only thing that matters.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

This is bullshyt. They better still have a way for me to play without discs and remotely share games.

bytch ass gamers and there complaints are holding the industry back

Automobile? fukk I need a automobile for? You mean there gonna sale me something that doesn't work unless I go back to them everyday to buy gass. fukk that, ima just keep my horse

 

[chemicalsword]

listening to the consumer as apposed to saying "deal with it" is always a wise business decision....

 

[The Phoenix]

I'm a little surprised that they are doing this with all that BS they were talking. It looks like they were just trying to save face. The people have spoken. I think people will still go for the PS4 first with that price difference, but this will help to stop the bleeding for MS.