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I don’t know whether it has been shared here, but Xbox announced a mechanism tied to their preservation program.
Your Discs. Now Also Digital.
Players have spent decades building their XBOX libraries. Some games were purchased on disc. Some were purchased digitally. Many span multiple generations of hardware. Our goal is to make it easier for those libraries to move forward with players. Today we are introducing a feature that brings...news.xbox.com
This is a positive move, but it also raises questions. I don't do Xbox, but the small print is important:
Reading the rules. Top to bottom,
I would assume that such an entitlement can only be claimed once. There would be plausible regional restrictions. The disc would remain accessible.
- One revokable digital license per game disc
- License eligibility varies and is subject to change
- Disc remains playable
At this point in time I don't see a link to the terms and usage, but Windows Central (and some others reported):
Under Xbox's standard rules, applicable to Xbox One and Xbox Series Digital Games, this applies:
Usage rules for Digital Goods (“Rules”) | Microsoft Support
The license for all games, music, video (movies and TV shows), books, apps, and associated content provided by Microsoft is conditioned upon your compliance with the Terms of Use.support.microsoft.com
Xbox would need to provide more clarity. They do change their own rules.
Naturally, as this news dropped, many saw the right to resell their license. Claim a digital copy and sell the disc copy.
Regardless, this is a step in the right direction. This may also hint that the next Xbox will not have a disc drive. I am curious whether Sony has similar plans. Steam does this with SteamWorks, but participation in this activation method is limited.
It is also worth mentioning that Xbox's entitlement system will be integral...
With internet connections being what they are now, it's not really an issue. Delete what you don't play often and download when you need to again. Takes me 10 minutes for 50 GB, just go make a coffee and come back while it's downloading...
Depends how much of that is on SSD and how much is on HDD. I tested it, it's actually quicker to re-download than to transfer between different drive types...Blasphemy!!!!
/he says with 3TB (1 + 2TB) on console and 5TB External
Boo hoo...
Btw, still waiting for you to tell us how MS was shot down.
Then you must have a very slow external or super fast internet?
) Kioxia 2TB External USD3.2 SSD drive last year and use it to backup Series S games (or play older games directly).And the transfer speed is much much faster than our 100mb fiber line downloads.
Gigabit. Although I admittedly downgraded to 500 Mbps last year so it's now closer to 18-19 minutes. Still faster than transferring. Point is these speeds are common now, especially in developed countries...Then you must have a very slow external or super fast internet?
We got a (santa gave it to "us" last December....
Always lurking here...
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18-19 minutes for 50GB?
