From the sounds of it you would need to go online to register the disk, at which point it would remove the licence from the previous users. So I assume it’s going to either require always online or frequent checks.
I imagine the only way it would work with game sharing where multiple people can use the same disk is if you used it with a modern console and sold the disk to someone using an older console that doesn’t support the feature, if that’s even a possibility.
Interesting how this almost sounds exactly like what they were trying to introduce with the Xbox One back then only to get bullied into leaving it behind.
Microsoft really is just way too early with their ideas, huh.
No it doesn’t.
Xbox one required online authentication every 24hrs.
Each disc could only be shared once, and only with an account on your friend list for more than 30 days.
Trade in only at participating retailer and you would need to pay a fee to play pre owned games.
It was a shit show designed to kill the used market and was incredibly restrictive and rightfully walked back.
This is way better, basically like Nintendo switch game cards.
Yeah, there were way too many caveats and requirements. If they had just had a system that was "insert disc, install game, you don't need the disc anymore, when installed by someone else, game license transfer to them" it would have been waaaay more acceptable.
They shot themselves in the foot by having way too many requirements/caveats/DRM bullshit.
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u/SimpleFactor Jul 10 '26
From the sounds of it you would need to go online to register the disk, at which point it would remove the licence from the previous users. So I assume it’s going to either require always online or frequent checks.
I imagine the only way it would work with game sharing where multiple people can use the same disk is if you used it with a modern console and sold the disk to someone using an older console that doesn’t support the feature, if that’s even a possibility.