The big thing that I think people are missing with having to be connected every 24 hours as well as them basically licensing the game to you and you don't actually own it, is that Microsoft can basically control the life of the system. With the original Xbox they stopped hosting games on their servers to play multiplayer a few years after the 360 came out. Now, that I think is completely okay to do as you can still go back and play the single player aspect of the games. But with them requiring you to be online to access their servers to play even the single player games, that should send up a big red flag to fans. For a hardcore gamer that likes to go back and play some of their old systems, this is a big issue. As a consumer, it should be an even bigger issue. It sets a ridiculous precedent that companies are gonna try to start to get away with this type of stuff. Think of this, you buy a game for 60.00, it's on your machine to play, then after say, 8 years, we no longer support this game on our servers. You cannot access the game that you bought, not just the multiplayer but even the single player. Now, I know that a lot of people will say, "well once they stop supporting the Xbox One in 8 years time, there will be another console out to buy". If you wanted to go back and play those other games that were on the Xbox One, what do you think you'll have to do? Your more than likely gonna have to re-buy them as classics. Again, it's not just the issue of the used games and always being online. I think it's an ethical issue that fans and consumers are telling Microsoft that they shouldn't be allowed to get away with this type of business practice. It basically puts Microsoft in a position for them to already have their hands around a consumer's throat to force them to upgrade, whenever they want to.
On top of all of that. Microsoft said last night that they won't comment, when they were asked if you would be able to sell the Xbox One second hand if you wanted to. It's night and day difference between the two companies. There is absolutely no reason why Microsoft needs to do this other than them wanting more profit and to control what you can buy for their systems. They are trying to **** with the gaming industry, one that has been exactly the same way for home consoles for 30+ years and an industry that has generated enough money/profit to bring games up to where they are now.
Complete ****ing greed.
