Peter Molyneux on Xbox One DRM Policy: “There’s an Inevitability of Online”

Lionhead founder and industry legend comes out in defense of Microsoft's nixed DRM strategy.

Posted By | On 12th, Aug. 2013

peter molyneux
Lionhead Studios founder and 22 Cans creative Peter Molyneux has come out in defense of Microsoft’s Xbox One DRM strategy.

Speaking to TechRadar, Molyneux stated that, “I know Microsoft, I know they were only doing things because they thought they were long-reaching and long-thinking. But the world we live in now is that we have to realize, especially if you’re a big corporation, if you make one step wrong, the world will leap on you, and unfairly, very unfairly, they will judge you.”

The Xbox One formerly required 24 hour authentication, limited used game sales and sharing, and was region locked. This prompted an enormous outcry from consumers who took to skewering Microsoft for weeks until the latter reversed its policies.

“Whether as consumers we like it or not, just like every form of technology interaction, there’s an inevitability of online. We know that online is so much a part of our existence now that we’re going to be in a world very soon where we have to be online all the time. A mobile device is more and more non functional without a connection to the internet, and why should that be any different for consoles?”

Molyneux was a part of Microsoft when the publisher acquired Lionhead in 2006 and worked there until 2012.


Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out!

Share Your Thoughts Below  (Always follow our comments policy!)



Keep On Reading!

Star Wars: Hunters Launches for PC in Early Access on January 27

Star Wars: Hunters Launches for PC in Early Access on January 27

Zynga's free-to-play hero shooter originally launched for mobile devices and Nintendo Switch earlier this year...

Cyberpunk Live Action Project is Still in the Conceptual Stage

Cyberpunk Live Action Project is Still in the Conceptual Stage

"But we’re also not yet at the stage where we would be shopping around the concept to potential streamers or...

PS2 Has Sold 160 Million Units, Sony Officially Confirms

PS2 Has Sold 160 Million Units, Sony Officially Confirms

Former PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan claimed the same earlier this year, and the figure has now been officially con...

The Witcher 4 Enters Full Production

The Witcher 4 Enters Full Production

Codenamed Project Polaris, the fantasy action RPG was in pre-production for over two years, and is confirmed t...

Towers of Aghasba Early Access Review – Towerfall

Towers of Aghasba Early Access Review – Towerfall

Moonlit Games' striking visuals and intriguing lore belies a frustrating survival sandbox experience with too ...

Cyberpunk 2077 Has Sold 30 Million Units, Phantom Liberty Crosses 8 Million

Cyberpunk 2077 Has Sold 30 Million Units, Phantom Liberty Crosses 8 Million

CD Projekt RED has shared new sales figures for the action RPG and its expansion, both of which have maintaine...