Xbox One

We know there is some confusion around used games on Xbox One, and [we] wanted to provide a bit of clarification on exactly what we’ve confirmed today. While there have been many potential scenarios discussed, today we have only confirmed that we designed Xbox One to enable our customers to trade in and resell games at retail. Beyond that, we have not confirmed any specific scenarios. Another piece of clarification around playing games at a friend’s house — should you choose to play your game at your friend’s house, there is no fee to play that game while you are signed in to your profile."

So we are left knowing only one fact: the games you play on Xbox One are tied to your user profile through some sort of license. What happens after that remains lost in the murkiness of PR-speak. There is apparently a fee involved should someone else buy your game at GameStop, but Microsoft is not giving a clear answer on how it will work - or if you, yourself, can somehow transfer that license to someone else... Also it sounds like your friends won't be borrowing your games from you unless you want to share your Xbox Live profile information with them...

In other words, there is only confirmation of two things. Once you install a game, it's tied into your profile. And you can play the game anywhere for free as long as you sign in your account in another Xbox One. Everything else is uncertain. This confusion is a PR disaster.