Xbox Update to Fix Servers Issues to be Released in the Coming Days - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 09 May 2022 / 1,934 Views
There have been issues with Xbox servers in recent days that have precented some Xbox users from being unable to launch games they own and from purchasing games.
The Xbox Support team via Twitter states they have seen improvements to the issues, however, they are planning to release a new update that will fully fix the issues.
"We’ve seen significant improvement to the issue that has prevented some users from purchasing and launching games," reads the tweet from Xbox Support. "We expect full mitigation in the coming days with the roll out of a new update."
We’ve seen significant improvement to the issue that has prevented some users from purchasing and launching games. We expect full mitigation in the coming days with the roll out of a new update.
— Xbox Support (@XboxSupport) May 9, 2022
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DRM 4 the players!
After all the backlash the x1 reveal got they learned their lessons. They just dont tell gamers they added it untill it blows in their face.
Are you asserting that they've changed their DRM policy? I don't read the article that way at all, I take it as a glitch that's not in alignment with their stated DRM policy, leading to the necessity to fix it.
Changed? No. It always was like that. It was called out even at launch that without internet this console was a brick. It would not even let you initialize it without internet. People claimed it was a one time thing and that was obiously a lie.
The console requires an initial connection to the internet to be registered with Xbox Live, yes. But that's not a change to their DRM policy, as you appeared to suggest. Once registered games can usually be played offline, if the console is registered as your "Home" Xbox. It sounds like there was a glitch that interfered with that, and they're correcting the glitch. If this update returns us to the state where an Xbox, once registered as a "Home" Xbox can run games even when offline, it sounds like it's false to suggest that there's been a change to Microsoft's DRM policy.
What he is saying is that they didn't change their policy they just hide it.
Except it has been changed and these were just server glitches. No need to keep up the faux concern, warriors.
Right, and I'm suggesting that (outside of conspiracy theories) the evidence seems to contradict the allegations. This seems like a glitch, not a policy change.
that much is true.
DRM isn't ideal, totally agreed. I'm not a fan, and have purchased some DRM-free content from GoG in the past. Sadly, the nature of subsidized hardware for game consoles means all three console makers will continue to use DRM. Now Steam (which traditionally doesn't sell much in the way of hardware) has a harder time justifying it. I'll always purchase off of GoG before I would purchase off of Steam, for that reason.
I dont understand, what does GoG do differently to Steam?
All GoG games are sold DRM-free. Whereas Steam uses DRM.
What DRM does Steam use that puts you off using the eco system?
Steam has an offline mode aswell. Also by using Steam, you get access to all its features and game updates. Like access to forums, achievements, socials. Can play and stream on any PC, its also free. Steam also has a much bigger library of games to choose from. I just cannot justify GoG over Steam.
Fair enough, there is lots to recommend Steam for. Most of those things I either don't care about, or are also true of GoG, so I favour GoG when I can. But I totally get why some people prefer to get everything on Steam.
No question that Steam has the advantage of the gigantic catalogue.
But an advantage to GoG is less DRM and other bloatware.
Better reliability is good but honestly, this doesn't fix the horrendous DRM that the consoles have. If you need to be online to play a game you own that isn't multiplayer based, then your policy needs correction. An offline game should be available to play even if you never reconnect that console to the internet for eternity.
Xbox desperately needs to make a drastic change to their DRM policy.
Unfortunately thats not a issue, its a choice.
You can typically play any content on your "Home" Xbox, even in an internet outage, so I'm not sure what the cause of this glitch even is?
You can do so, on your "Home" Xbox. This is not typically an issue, unless you load your account on two or more Xboxes.
I've been able to play digitally-purchased games offline all the way back to the 360, simply by being aware in an internet outage of which one I had declared as my home Xbox. My suspicion is that this issue is for people trying to use content on something other than their home Xbox, or some other kind of unrelated glitch.
I is Xbox DRM any more intrusive than Steam's? I think it might even be less so, overall.
Haven't experienced this myself but this highlights the issue with a DRM solution located on en external server
Fix the issue you don't need to be online to play purchased single player games.
Seems like they are taking a good deal of time. One major reason why I prefer my physical games.
A friend talked about this on whatsapp group, said he can't play a bunch of his games on his Xbox. I belive it's his only Xbox, the "Home xbox".
DRM bullshit is bad MS, get rid of this shit before Sony/Nintendo start copying you!
How can one share digital single player games without DRM?
Ask GoG
All the games available on GOG are available for free on torrent. If there's no DRM then how come companies will verify if the copy is legitimate or not? Also, these developers lost a huge chunk of their revenue in the growing Asian and African market in the 00s due to piracy. Right now piracy is at all time low but without DRM they all are going to lose revenue which in turn will have a butterfly effect on the quantity and diversity of games we'll receive and some developers might go bankrupt which again is not good.
For example, I used to mod and pirate games in 00s, it was easy. With DRM I couldn't do that, so I started buying games.
