Microsoft changes Xbox 360 DRM policy for Live Arcade - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

Astrakan · 05-23-2008, 02:08 AM

Good news for Moonraker, Moogle and others:

Quote:

There will however be a change to DRM policy and a tool released next month that will allow 360 owners to re-license content to a single console—finally fixing the issue that forced gamers playing XBLA games to be connected to Xbox LIVE if their 360 broke down and was replaced.

Source: http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10620&Itemid=2

This link was also posted on MajorNelson.com so it appears to be legit.

KM

Ruined · 05-23-2008, 03:55 AM

Yeah, thank the fucking lord, finally.

Perhaps all of the bitching I've done on XBOX.COM for the past year+ actually was heard

DRM sucks.

Moonraker · 05-23-2008, 03:57 AM

Awesome. Just awesome.

MooglePorn · 05-23-2008, 12:06 PM

It is awesome, and I agree... FINALLY.

I am moving in a couple weeks and won't have Internet for a bit, I hope this happens before then, but it probably won't.

Ruined · 05-23-2008, 03:08 PM

Well, they say it will happen in June.

I will be buying an Elite whenever the next price drop happens, I think. The black color will blend in nicely with my new HT setup.

Moonraker · 05-23-2008, 04:35 PM

I just bought an Elite - make sure on your UPC you see 175W to make sure have the new board.

I can't use the new hard drive yet because I have to mail in a request for the HD transfer kit.

Ruined · 05-23-2008, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moonraker

I just bought an Elite - make sure on your UPC you see 175W to make sure have the new board.

I can't use the new hard drive yet because I have to mail in a request for the HD transfer kit.

I probably will wait until the fall to buy an Elite, when Jasper is released. I already have the 120GB hard drive so its just a matter of plopping it on the new Elite.

billnye97 · 05-23-2008, 08:07 PM

Finally I can play Dig Dug and Doom without being connected to the internet!!! It really is about time. Well at least MS listened to people and they are willing to change it. Now I might actually upgrade to an elite with hdmi.

Astrakan · 06-28-2008, 04:14 PM

It's only a couple of days left of the month... was this launched and I just missed it?

KM

brian · 06-28-2008, 05:15 PM

Will this allow me to play Xvids without being connected to the internet? Anytime my internet connection went down(and thus wasn't connected to Live), it wouldn't let me play Xvids, even off of a local harddrive.

MooglePorn · 06-28-2008, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Astrakan

It's only a couple of days left of the month... was this launched and I just missed it?

KM

Yeah, it was launched a few days ago or so... right AFTER I moved, dammit.

Ruined · 06-29-2008, 01:23 AM

I would have preferred the timetable be 6months instead of 1yr for switching "home base." But this change is good enough IMO.

Astrakan · 06-29-2008, 01:44 AM

Here's a link to the tool:

Xbox.com | System Use - Transferring Content Licenses to a New Console

KM

MooglePorn · 06-30-2008, 08:51 PM

Pretty simple, though going through and downloading everything again was a pain. Somehow I have like 500 licenses even though I only own 50 arcade games and maybe a few add-on packs. Crazy.

Now my girlfriend can play Lumines!

Wait... that's a bad thing.

05-23-2008, 03:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ruined It's Good to Play Together Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NJ, USA	Yeah, thank the fucking lord, finally. Perhaps all of the bitching I've done on XBOX.COM for the past year+ actually was heard DRM sucks. __________________ For every shadow, no matter how deep, is threatened by morning light.

05-23-2008, 03:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
Moonraker A Look Inside... Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY	Awesome. Just awesome. __________________ "Time, won't leave me as I am, but time won't take the boy out of this man." - U2 "In my dream I was drowning my sorrows, But my sorrows, they learned to swim" - U2 A Look Inside ... ARCHIVES \| XBOX Gamertag: MoonrakerC \| PS3 Network: MoonrakerB \| Twitter: MoonrakerB

05-23-2008, 03:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ruined It's Good to Play Together Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NJ, USA	Well, they say it will happen in June. I will be buying an Elite whenever the next price drop happens, I think. The black color will blend in nicely with my new HT setup. __________________ For every shadow, no matter how deep, is threatened by morning light.

05-23-2008, 04:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Moonraker A Look Inside... Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY	I just bought an Elite - make sure on your UPC you see 175W to make sure have the new board. I can't use the new hard drive yet because I have to mail in a request for the HD transfer kit. __________________ "Time, won't leave me as I am, but time won't take the boy out of this man." - U2 "In my dream I was drowning my sorrows, But my sorrows, they learned to swim" - U2 A Look Inside ... ARCHIVES \| XBOX Gamertag: MoonrakerC \| PS3 Network: MoonrakerB \| Twitter: MoonrakerB

05-23-2008, 08:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
billnye97 Actor Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In a van down by the river	Finally I can play Dig Dug and Doom without being connected to the internet!!! It really is about time. Well at least MS listened to people and they are willing to change it. Now I might actually upgrade to an elite with hdmi. __________________ "I don't drink coffee, sir. I don't drink hot liquids of any kind. That's the devil's temperature." ~ Kenneth the Page. 30 Rock

05-23-2008, 12:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
MooglePorn Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA	It is awesome, and I agree... FINALLY. I am moving in a couple weeks and won't have Internet for a bit, I hope this happens before then, but it probably won't.

06-28-2008, 04:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
Astrakan Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Toronto, ON Canada	It's only a couple of days left of the month... was this launched and I just missed it? KM __________________ Blog, blog, bo blog. Banana, fana, fo flog. Me, my, mo mlog. Blog! DVD Profiler - The most features. The largest database. User-created plugins. Simply the best.

06-28-2008, 05:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
brian Digital Jesűs Emeritus Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Will this allow me to play Xvids without being connected to the internet? Anytime my internet connection went down(and thus wasn't connected to Live), it wouldn't let me play Xvids, even off of a local harddrive. __________________ Why? fin.

06-29-2008, 01:23 AM	#12 (permalink)
Ruined It's Good to Play Together Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NJ, USA	I would have preferred the timetable be 6months instead of 1yr for switching "home base." But this change is good enough IMO. __________________ For every shadow, no matter how deep, is threatened by morning light.

06-29-2008, 01:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
Astrakan Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Toronto, ON Canada	Here's a link to the tool: Xbox.com \| System Use - Transferring Content Licenses to a New Console KM __________________ Blog, blog, bo blog. Banana, fana, fo flog. Me, my, mo mlog. Blog! DVD Profiler - The most features. The largest database. User-created plugins. Simply the best.

06-30-2008, 08:51 PM	#14 (permalink)
MooglePorn Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA	Pretty simple, though going through and downloading everything again was a pain. Somehow I have like 500 licenses even though I only own 50 arcade games and maybe a few add-on packs. Crazy. Now my girlfriend can play Lumines! Wait... that's a bad thing.

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