Xbox One: Microsoft defends pre-owned games rules

More will be known about the Xbox One at E3 in Los Angeles next week

Microsoft has clarified its position on selling and buying pre-owned titles for its new Xbox One console.

Confusion arose after it appeared the company would impose a fee for playing pre-owned games, a move that was highly unpopular with gamers.
The company has now said in a statement that games can be traded in, but only at "participating retailers".
Games can be freely passed on to friends, Microsoft added, but only once.
"Xbox One is designed so game publishers can enable you to give your disc-based games to your friends," the statement said.
"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."
The Xbox One will come up against Sony's new console, the PlayStation 4.
Sony is yet to show off the console and has not set out its policy on pre-owned games.
Its worldwide studios president, Shuhei Yoshida, told news site Eurogamer that used games would not be "blocked" on the console, but would not specify whether there would be a fee for using pre-owned titles.
Always online The Xbox One has also come under fire after it emerged it might have to be always online to play games.

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