Would you change your mind if I told you that the same DRM is used to prevent the Xbox from being used outside of the countries that MS says we can use it?

For example, would you like it if you go through the hassle of importing it, arguing with ketam that it's a PC and not a toy and thus shouldn't have import duty and tax, and then find that when you start it up and connect it to the internet it just gives an error about how the console is not in one of the 21 countries that Microsoft is launching the Xbox One in and refuse to let you proceed after it checks your IP address? No? Me neither. In fact, it's only this stupid region locking DRM that is my problem with Xb1 because, you know, Malaysia isn't in the list of the 21 countries. And given how we were treated like nobodies when the 360 was released (and even now we're treated as second class Xbox citizens - Malaysia XBL has no gold account and thus no online play) and how Singapore isn't in the Xb1 list either, I hold no hope of ever seeing Malaysia in the list.

Sony was smart to maintain that the PS4 will not have mandatory region locking of any kind and will not have similar DRM during the PS4 announcement. Sure, developers are free to implement it on their own as they please, but lets see how well their game sells when people have backlash and boycott your game just like with Persona 4 Arena.

That said, I'm satisfied that MS has removed all the incredibly stupid DRM, especially the country detection lock. I may consider it if an exclusive that I'm interested in comes out on it (usually Square Dream Team titles like Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon). Sure, the developer of the game may implement it on their own as they please like with PS4, but again, people's power will show them.

This post has been edited by RAMChYLD: Jun 25 2013, 10:28 AM

Well, it's a good thing MS reversed their DRM policy. Or else there will be exactly zero chance of the games coming in at all.