{"id":55451,"date":"2013-06-20T12:39:47","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T10:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=55451"},"modified":"2013-06-20T12:59:22","modified_gmt":"2013-06-20T10:59:22","slug":"internet-reacts-to-xbox-one-eighty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/55451-internet-reacts-to-xbox-one-eighty","title":{"rendered":"Internet reacts to Xbox One Eighty"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those who have been preoccupied this morning, Microsoft has backtracked and reversed its DRM policies<\/a> that caused an uproar over the Xbox One – a veritable Xbox One Eighty, as the phrase has now been coined.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s right, the mandatory constant internet connection, used game limitations and region locking have been dropped from the Xbox One, essentially putting it on par with the PS4.<\/p>\n

So, what does the internet have to say about the recent revelations?<\/p>\n

The good<\/h3>\n

Tweeter Adriel Castaneda was happy that he can now buy an Xbox One with less shame.<\/p>\n

\"Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A gif posted by NeoGAF user Kajiba expressing his reaction:<\/p>\n

\"Relieved\"<\/a><\/p>\n

NeoGAF member Nokterian<\/a>\u00a0visualising that the console war has just kicked in to high-gear:<\/p>\n

\"b0e\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Dorkley had an interesting take on Mattrick\u2019s announcement, amending his statement to fit a more informal tone:<\/p>\n

\"Dorkley<\/a><\/p>\n

The bad<\/h3>\n

A new logo is floating around the internet – it has a nice ring to it.<\/p>\n

\"Xbox<\/a>

Xbox One Eighty<\/p><\/div>\n

Twitter user Adam Gough tweeted IGN and expressed some cynicism in Microsoft’s plans:<\/p>\n

\"Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n

Of course, the meme creators were on top of the DRM debacle in an instant:<\/p>\n

\"Angry<\/a> \"Xbox<\/a> \"Xbox<\/a><\/p>\n

The ugly<\/h3>\n

Jim Sterling, reviews editor of Destructoid, and well-known for his over-the-top rants on the Jimquisition, has tackled the Xbox One, revealing his inner evil mastermind as he took Microsoft to task.<\/p>\n

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Have you spotted any other great reactions to the Xbox One Eighty news? Share them in the comments below and on the MyGaming forum.<\/p>\n

More next-gen news:<\/h3>\n

PS4, Xbox One game prices on the table<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

PS4, Xbox One SA pre-order pricing goes live<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sony: the console war is far from won<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Can you spot the Playstation Easter Eggs?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What does the Internet think of Microsoft\u2019s Xbox 180?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":55464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[21,91,10376,243,10065,10375],"class_list":["post-55451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-headline","tag-microsoft","tag-reactions","tag-xbox-2","tag-xbox-one","tag-xbox-one-reactions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}