Xbox One: gamer backlash over 'fee' for pre-owned titles - Telegraph.co.uk

Microsoft has long sought a way of capitalising on the hugely profitable pre-owned games market. With popular titles often retailing for £40 or more when new, gamers with large appetites have sought to cut costs by buying or sharing games that have been played by other users first, often halving the price. Larry Hyrb, Director of Programming at Xbox Live, issued a carefully worded statement on his Major Nelson blog. "We have only confirmed that we designed Xbox One to enable our customers to trade in and resell games at retail. "Beyond that, we have not confirmed any specific scenarios. "Another piece of clarification around playing games at a friend's house – should you choose to play your game at your friend's house, there is no fee to play that game while you are signed in to your profile." This only confirms that games attached to your profile can be played anywhere, but not that your friends can play them on theirs. The move could push Sony to look at its own treatment of pre-owned titles when the PlayStation 4 is released later this year. via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFY5-8UazT0_eIkEgOb9j5t2dUd5Q&url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/Xbox/10075540/Xbox-One-gamer-backlash-over-fee-for-pre-owned-titles.html

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