Microsoft Changes Course on Xbox One DRM

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Following substantial backlash from would be consumers, as well as a targeted attack from Sony at E3 last week, Microsoft has announced that they are removing many of the controversial DRM requirements for the Xbox One. According to Microsoft’s Wire site, these changes come as a direct result of feedback from the Xbox community. In a post entitled “Your Feedback Matters – Update on Xbox One”, Don Mattrick, Interactive Entertainment Business President at Microsoft, confirmed sweeping changes to Microsoft’s Xbox One DRM policies.

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