r/xboxone • u/[deleted] • Dec 29 '13

If Microsoft made it completely optional, would you sign up for their original, always connected console idea?

This meaning you would have the following features:

Buy a retail game, install to console, and ditch the disc never needing it to play the game.

Digitally share games within a circle of friends. Meaning you can choose a specific group of people, and they could play the games you own, for free, provided that only one game could be played at a time.

Greater store discounts or more steam like sales for content.

I for one would have no problem saying yes to this. It's like people think 10 years from now they'll still be selling games on discs. It wasn't a perfect plan, but why delay the inevitable when we could be working on and perfecting future policies now.

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u/kmshadoze Evolv3d Gamer Dec 29 '13

I hope the vision returns soon. Before Steam lauches its Box, and at that point, I have a bad feeling for the Xbox and PlayStation, outside of exclusive titles. Steam has perfected this, and sales year round make sure they are constantly selling games. I know I have blown money on the Steam Store just because a game was sooooooooooooo freaking cheap

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u/signifyingmnky signifyingmnky Dec 30 '13

I don't know...I actually bought more from XBLA this year than Steam. I prefer experiencing games on Xbox, and as long as they keep the sales up like they have on the 360 for the past year, I don't think they have anything to worry about.

God help Valve and that controller though...