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As far as I know the Xbox One needs to dial home before you're allowed to run a game. So when the DRM servers are shut down, these devices will become just use
by qplex 7y ago
As far as I know the Xbox One needs to dial home before you're allowed to run a game.
So when the DRM servers are shut down, these devices will become just useless paperweights (if nobody manages to crack them).
- terramex 7y agoXbox One connects to MS server only once, on initial setup and then it can run disc games offline. Not sure about digital downloads.
- reificator 7y agoI don't buy disc games and I was playing games offline during the weird lull in the middle of a vacation.
- rkangel 7y agoIn the video he talks specifically about the following use case: "User goes to Walmart, buys console and game. Drives to cabin with no internet. Sets up console and plays game". Clearly the original design goal didn't require an initial phone home. That may have changed.