Quote Originally Posted by Dohc-WP View Post
people are not looking at this from all angles, Consoles have always been sold at a loss and recouping was done on games (thats why console games usually cost more) with the current console cycle game costs increased substantially (and this generation it will cost even more), and more people started pirating, remember the 360 does not require a modchip, you just need to google on how to flash the dvd drive, Thats one of the reasons why the dreamcast failed, any idiot was able to pirate games on there, Yes this is a fairly strict form of drm but i wouldnt call it more intrusive than steam. also the xbox has wifi so if you need to connect for a minute or whatever to authenticate your console in the 24 hour period and telkom is down you can always use your phone as a wifi hotspot to do that.

i feel this is something small thats being blown out of proportion. The used game policy from ms i dont agree with though
I see where you are coming from, but a major factor in the reduction in profits comes from the fact that this generation has lasted so long. People have been waiting for new consoles and are not really ready to invest a lot in the old ones because the new generation is way overdue. This, coupled with development budgets that rival the most expensive Hollywood movies, and you have a problem. And it is definitely more intrusive than Steam as they only need to check once every two weeks which can be fairly argued as being required to keep games up to date. Once a day seems excessive to me.

Sony has made console pirating very difficult since the PS2, I can't see that it would be very difficult for Microsoft to make it as difficult for pirates on their new console. And even though any idiot can pirate on a 360, not every idiot will. Voiding warranties and the risks associated with processes like re-flashing a device are generally deterrents. Regardless of these issues, it shouldn't be the paying customer's problem to deal with the fallout, pirates will find ways to get around DRM anyway, and those of us that don't pirate are treated like thieves.