OFFICIAL: Microsoft details used game policy! Update: Kinect Privacy.

Straight from Xbox.com.

• Buy the way you want disc or digital on the same day: Youll be able to buy disc-based games at traditional retailers or online through Xbox Live, on day of release. Discs will continue to be a great way to install your games quickly.
  
  
• Access your entire games library from any Xbox One no discs required: After signing in and installing, you can play any of your games from any Xbox One because a digital copy of your game is stored on your console and in the cloud.  So, for example, while you are logged in at your friends house, you can play your games.
  
  
• Share access to your games with everyone inside your home: Your friends and family, your guests and acquaintances get unlimited access to all of your games.  Anyone can play your games on your console--regardless of whether you are logged in or their relationship to you.
  
  
• Give your family access to your entire games library anytime, anywhere: Xbox One will enable new forms of access for families. Up to ten members of your family can log in and play from your shared games library on any Xbox One. Just like today, a family member can play your copy of Forza Motorsport at a friends house. Only now, they will see not just Forza, but all of your shared games.  You can always play your games, and any one of your family members can be playing from your shared library at a given time.
  
  
• Trade-in and resell your disc-based games: Today, some gamers choose to sell their old disc-based games back for cash and credit. We designed Xbox One so game publishers can enable you to trade in your games at participating retailers.  Microsoft does not charge a platform fee to retailers, publishers, or consumers for enabling transfer of these games. 
  
  
• Give your games to friends: Xbox One is designed so game publishers can enable you to give your disc-based games to your friends. There are no fees charged as part of these transfers. There are two requirements: you can only give them to people who have been on your friends list for at least 30 days and each game can only be given once.

http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/license

Kinect Privacy:

• You are in control of what Kinect can see and hear: By design, you will determine how responsive and personalized your Xbox One is to you and your family during setup. The system will navigate you through key privacy options, like automatic or manual sign in, privacy settings, and clear notifications about how data is used. When Xbox One is on and youre simply having a conversation in your living room, your conversation is not being recorded or uploaded. 
  
  
• You are in control of when Kinect sensing is On, Off or Paused: If you dont want the Kinect sensor on while playing games or enjoying your entertainment, you can pause Kinect. To turn off your Xbox One, just say Xbox Off. When the system is off, its only listening for the single voice command -- Xbox On, and you can even turn that feature off too. Some apps and games may require Kinect functionality to operate, so youll need to turn it back on for these experiences.
  
  
• You are in control of your personal data: You can play games or enjoy applications that use data, such as videos, photos, facial expressions, heart rate and more, but this data will not leave your Xbox One without your explicit permission. Here are a few examples of potential future scenarios:
  • A fitness game could measure heart rate data to provide you with improved feedback on your workout, allow you to track your progress, or even measure calories burned.
  • A card game could allow you to bluff your virtual opponent using your facial expressions.
    
    

• You can use other inputs to control your games, TV and entertainment experiences: While its faster to find what youre looking for using your voice and gesture commands with Kinect, you can use a controller, your remote controls or your smart devices instead. And you can use all of these devices when Kinect is paused.

Well have more information available as we get closer to product availability later this year.

I am actually impressed with the freedom on offer here

what about renting?mrgab

I can deal with all of these but I just cant get over the fact that if my internet goes out for a week or so I wont be able to play my games. 

I can deal with all of these but I just cant get over the fact that if my internet goes out for a week or so I wont be able to play my games. 

TheRealBigRich

Straight from Xbox.com.

• Buy the way you want disc or digital on the same day: Youll be able to buy disc-based games at traditional retailers or online through Xbox Live, on day of release. Discs will continue to be a great way to install your games quickly.
  
  
• Access your entire games library from any Xbox One no discs required: After signing in and installing, you can play any of your games from any Xbox One because a digital copy of your game is stored on your console and in the cloud.  So, for example, while you are logged in at your friends house, you can play your games.
  
  
• Share access to your games with everyone inside your home: Your friends and family, your guests and acquaintances get unlimited access to all of your games.  Anyone can play your games on your console--regardless of whether you are logged in or their relationship to you.
  
  
• Give your family access to your entire games library anytime, anywhere: Xbox One will enable new forms of access for families. Up to ten members of your family can log in and play from your shared games library on any Xbox One. Just like today, a family member can play your copy of Forza Motorsport at a friends house. Only now, they will see not just Forza, but all of your shared games.  You can always play your games, and any one of your family members can be playing from your shared library at a given time.
  
  
• Trade-in and resell your disc-based games: Today, some gamers choose to sell their old disc-based games back for cash and credit. We designed Xbox One so game publishers can enable you to trade in your games at participating retailers.  Microsoft does not charge a platform fee to retailers, publishers, or consumers for enabling transfer of these games. 
  
  
• Give your games to friends: Xbox One is designed so game publishers can enable you to give your disc-based games to your friends. There are no fees charged as part of these transfers. There are two requirements: you can only give them to people who have been on your friends list for at least 30 days and each game can only be given once.

http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/license
alexwatchtower

 

Kinect Privacy:

• You are in control of what Kinect can see and hear: By design, you will determine how responsive and personalized your Xbox One is to you and your family during setup. The system will navigate you through key privacy options, like automatic or manual sign in, privacy settings, and clear notifications about how data is used. When Xbox One is on and youre simply having a conversation in your living room, your conversation is not being recorded or uploaded. 
  
  
• You are in control of when Kinect sensing is On, Off or Paused: If you dont want the Kinect sensor on while playing games or enjoying your entertainment, you can pause Kinect. To turn off your Xbox One, just say Xbox Off. When the system is off, its only listening for the single voice command -- Xbox On, and you can even turn that feature off too. Some apps and games may require Kinect functionality to operate, so youll need to turn it back on for these experiences.
  
  
• You are in control of your personal data: You can play games or enjoy applications that use data, such as videos, photos, facial expressions, heart rate and more, but this data will not leave your Xbox One without your explicit permission. Here are a few examples of potential future scenarios:
  • A fitness game could measure heart rate data to provide you with improved feedback on your workout, allow you to track your progress, or even measure calories burned.
  • A card game could allow you to bluff your virtual opponent using your facial expressions.
    
    

• You can use other inputs to control your games, TV and entertainment experiences: While its faster to find what youre looking for using your voice and gesture commands with Kinect, you can use a controller, your remote controls or your smart devices instead. And you can use all of these devices when Kinect is paused.

Well have more information available as we get closer to product availability later this year.

Straight from Xbox.com.

• Buy the way you want disc or digital on the same day: Youll be able to buy disc-based games at traditional retailers or online through Xbox Live, on day of release. Discs will continue to be a great way to install your games quickly.
  
  
• Access your entire games library from any Xbox One no discs required: After signing in and installing, you can play any of your games from any Xbox One because a digital copy of your game is stored on your console and in the cloud.  So, for example, while you are logged in at your friends house, you can play your games.
  
  
• Share access to your games with everyone inside your home: Your friends and family, your guests and acquaintances get unlimited access to all of your games.  Anyone can play your games on your console--regardless of whether you are logged in or their relationship to you.
  
  
• Give your family access to your entire games library anytime, anywhere: Xbox One will enable new forms of access for families. Up to ten members of your family can log in and play from your shared games library on any Xbox One. Just like today, a family member can play your copy of Forza Motorsport at a friends house. Only now, they will see not just Forza, but all of your shared games.  You can always play your games, and any one of your family members can be playing from your shared library at a given time.
  
  
• Trade-in and resell your disc-based games: Today, some gamers choose to sell their old disc-based games back for cash and credit. We designed Xbox One so game publishers can enable you to trade in your games at participating retailers.  Microsoft does not charge a platform fee to retailers, publishers, or consumers for enabling transfer of these games. 
  
  
• Give your games to friends: Xbox One is designed so game publishers can enable you to give your disc-based games to your friends. There are no fees charged as part of these transfers. There are two requirements: you can only give them to people who have been on your friends list for at least 30 days and each game can only be given once.

http://news.xbox.com/2013/06/license
alexwatchtower

 

Kinect Privacy:

• You are in control of what Kinect can see and hear: By design, you will determine how responsive and personalized your Xbox One is to you and your family during setup. The system will navigate you through key privacy options, like automatic or manual sign in, privacy settings, and clear notifications about how data is used. When Xbox One is on and youre simply having a conversation in your living room, your conversation is not being recorded or uploaded. 
  
  
• You are in control of when Kinect sensing is On, Off or Paused: If you dont want the Kinect sensor on while playing games or enjoying your entertainment, you can pause Kinect. To turn off your Xbox One, just say Xbox Off. When the system is off, its only listening for the single voice command -- Xbox On, and you can even turn that feature off too. Some apps and games may require Kinect functionality to operate, so youll need to turn it back on for these experiences.
  
  
• You are in control of your personal data: You can play games or enjoy applications that use data, such as videos, photos, facial expressions, heart rate and more, but this data will not leave your Xbox One without your explicit permission. Here are a few examples of potential future scenarios:
  • A fitness game could measure heart rate data to provide you with improved feedback on your workout, allow you to track your progress, or even measure calories burned.
  • A card game could allow you to bluff your virtual opponent using your facial expressions.
    
    

• You can use other inputs to control your games, TV and entertainment experiences: While its faster to find what youre looking for using your voice and gesture commands with Kinect, you can use a controller, your remote controls or your smart devices instead. And you can use all of these devices when Kinect is paused.

Well have more information available as we get closer to product availability later this year.

So a physical disc is junk after used twice? One time in my console and one time in my 30 days friend?magicalclick

So they aren't going to be charging a fee to play used games? Or is that just hidden in the bulletin points

Today's announcement is better, but I'm far from convinced.

The used games thing: 30 days on someones friend list to play a game...I can live with that...but you can only lend it once (still a deal breaker for me).

Increase it to 4/5 people, I'll be happier.

But this only reflects my situation...someone else might have more friends or none at all lol...so they might like/ dislike the news respectivly.

24hr online thing: personally I don't see my internet going out too often...only very rarely...So I don't think it will be a big deal as far as I'm concerned.

But for someone else living in the village with a nonsense connection...I can imagine they wouldn't be too pleased.

These are only two points to the puzzle though...more pieces at e3...

My fears have been somewhat alleviated..Good info to know. Let's see which publishers would scr*w themselves by charging for re-selling games/used games.

I wouldnt mind betting the vast majority of publishers will. Its easy money isnt it. Provided its going to the publishers I dont really care. Then again I dont think I have ever purchased a used game.

My fears have been somewhat alleviated..Good info to know. Let's see which publishers would scr*w themselves by charging for re-selling games/used games.

EvilSelf

[QUOTE="EvilSelf"]

My fears have been somewhat alleviated..Good info to know. Let's see which publishers would scr*w themselves by charging for re-selling games/used games.

Solaryellow

[QUOTE="mrgab"]what about renting?Geminon

[QUOTE="Geminon"][QUOTE="mrgab"]what about renting?mrgab

[QUOTE="Solaryellow"][QUOTE="EvilSelf"]

My fears have been somewhat alleviated..Good info to know. Let's see which publishers would scr*w themselves by charging for re-selling games/used games.

The_Last_Ride

it's value vs paying a premium. I bet if we did give them more money it would benefit them more than the common gamer.

Like they would take the bulk of the money & only invest a smaller amount back into the games & company to improve things for us. where's the value/ interest for the common gamer then.

if someone argues oh the company might close down... I say, another new one is always to replace it with something else.

I'm all for developers to have a respectable amount of cash to make great games, but sometimes I feel like it's extortion at times for normal people the ways things are heading

it's value vs paying a premium. I bet if we did give them more money it would benefit them more than the common gamer.

Like they would take the bulk of the money & only invest a smaller amount back into the games & company to improve things for us. where's the value/ interest for the common gamer then.

if someone argues oh the company might close down... I say, another new one is always to replace it with something else.

I'm all for developers to have a respectable amount of cash to make great games, but sometimes I feel like it's extortion at times for normal people the ways things are heading

vpacalypse

just wait for the big publishers to announce that next gen games are going to be 70 dollars.

im telling you right now, Activision is going to atleast TRY it with COD to see if they can still sell. i will not be paying 70 dollars for a game. 60 is bad enough. i will absolutely stop gaming on consoles if that happens.

it's value vs paying a premium. I bet if we did give them more money it would benefit them more than the common gamer.

Like they would take the bulk of the money & only invest a smaller amount back into the games & company to improve things for us. where's the value/ interest for the common gamer then.

if someone argues oh the company might close down... I say, another new one is always to replace it with something else.

I'm all for developers to have a respectable amount of cash to make great games, but sometimes I feel like it's extortion at times for normal people the ways things are heading

vpacalypse

Good news. especially for me. I'm a huge Xbox fan. But was dissapointed of all the things they been announcing lately. 

So this is great news. 

I'm still leaning toward a PS4. but god damn i hate that Controller. (analog sticks still needs to be fixed)