Microsoft Reversing Their Bad Decisions (Some Of Them, Anyway)

**MacAtac** · 06-19-2013

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/...ource=facebook

Too lazy to C&P.

**Yvlla** · 06-19-2013

So they aren't as stubborn as they are stupid. That's good, I guess, though this will seriously fuck over my dream of everyone being on a single platform for multiplayer. Any word on if it will be released in more regions now? Cuz if it's still not coming to Japan right away, I doubt it'll get much Japanese support, and despite most of the games from there being shit they still make some of the best in the industry when they get it right.

**Zelphiel** · 06-19-2013

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Originally Posted by Yvl

this will seriously fuck over my dream of everyone being on a single platform for multiplayer.

that's what I want too. cross platform online would be too good for a company to actually do it.

**Kurbee** · 06-19-2013

This is good for certain reasons, and a shame for others.

Don Chipotle · 06-19-2013

Way to be reactive, Microsoft.

But too bad it's too late for me.

**Lancet Jades** · 06-19-2013

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Originally Posted by Kurbee

This is good for certain reasons, and a shame for others.

For what reasons is it a shame?

**Kurbee** · 06-19-2013

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Originally Posted by Lancet Jades

For what reasons is it a shame?

Family Sharing, after they confirmed that anyone could be in your family, sounded like the greatest thing. Especially considering the fact that I have people that I personally know that have moved to other parts of the country, or even out of country.

**Lancet Jades** · 06-19-2013

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Originally Posted by Kurbee

Family Sharing, after they confirmed that anyone could be in your family, sounded like the greatest thing. Especially considering the fact that I have people that I personally know that have moved to other parts of the country, or even out of country.

I think that ensuring MS doesn't hold the ability to shut off access to all of your games should they ever take the 24 hour validation servers down (temporarily or permanently) is much more important than "sharing games" with other people. For one, it means that the games ("shared" or not) will actually WORK, guaranteed.

**Zelphiel** · 06-19-2013

game sharing is a slippery slope though. leave it to the ingenious cheapskates of the world to figure out a work-around for whatever safeguards they come up with to prevent people from abusing it. I like the idea of being able to share games with 'family' but it seems like there could be a catastrophe on the horizon of that idea.

**Kurbee** · 06-20-2013

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Originally Posted by Zelphiel

game sharing is a slippery slope though. leave it to the ingenious cheapskates of the world to figure out a work-around for whatever safeguards they come up with to prevent people from abusing it. I like the idea of being able to share games with 'family' but it seems like there could be a catastrophe on the horizon of that idea.

That's why it required the check-in. Only one person at a time could play it (and the owner had priority). Without the internet check-in, it literally wouldn't work.

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Pretentious Mod Raistifer's little bitch Yvlla Our Sweet Prince Join Date: Feb 2005 (6332 days) Location: Cy Age: 34 Posts: 17,389 Threads: 1766 Style: Ultima Time spent on board: 7 month 0 week 4 day	So they aren't as stubborn as they are stupid. That's good, I guess, though this will seriously fuck over my dream of everyone being on a single platform for multiplayer. Any word on if it will be released in more regions now? Cuz if it's still not coming to Japan right away, I doubt it'll get much Japanese support, and despite most of the games from there being shit they still make some of the best in the industry when they get it right.

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