My decision on whether or not I purchase PS4 vs Xbox One is going to be based off of who has DRM built into their console. I don't advocate piracy, I do not pirate games, I buy games legitimately, just like I purchase the rest of goods. However, if I'm going to purchase a PHYSICAL product like a video game disc and be told that I don't in fact own it, then no thank you, I will not be supporting that company.

You see, I buy MANY games, retail copies and digital copies as well. Because I LOVE playing games and especially enjoy finding a rare gem that's overlooked by mainstream media. If either publisher goes with their built in DRM, that will limit of what games I will be able to play in the future on that console. I understand digitial downloads, since I'm not actually purchasing anything PHYSICAL, however, that argument doesn't hold true for actual game discs. EA relaunch of Sim City was utter fiasco and failure due to their DRM, Assassin's Creed stumbled and almost faceplanted due to DRM, and there are MANY examples of similar failures. I pay money for games, and the money I pay for games always finds it's way to the console/publishers/developers pockets one way or another. I may be buying games new or used, it doesn't matter, because if I buy used I end up purchasing DLC more often then not, and the money a person received from me purchasing used copy will be used to buy another new game. At the end of the day, if no one is buying the games new, then there's no one who will buy them used either. If someone is purchasing a used game, that means someone purchased it new and made that decision based on playing it and reselling it, and then using the proceeds towards another new game...I've done that plenty of times myself.

If the console developers want to sell gamers a "license" instead of a physical product, then they should cut the crap and go all digital. I buy about 40% games new, about 20% used, and 30% digital. If all of a sudden I'm told that I don't own my PHYSICAL product, that doesn't bode well for the industry and I will not support them on this. Because the next logical step would be that you don't actually own your console, you just paid a "license" to use it. Then next thing is that you don't own your TV, your car, your house, etc....your just paying a "licensing" fee. People can argue that games are digital, but bulshit, you're buying a PHYSICAL disc and there's distinction. I give or sell a game to someone else, I didn't make a profit from the publishers/developers hard work and I'm no longer able to play the game because the PHYSICAL copy is now in someone else's hands and I'm no longer able to use it. If I purchased a game for $60 and then sold it after a few months for $20, how did I profit off that transaction? And am I still able to use their product? That is the distinction between a PHYSICAL product and "license." With a license, you don't get a PHYSICAL product, just a digital one. Because digital products can be copied and reproduced, you're buying a license so that you're bound that you're not allowed to reproduce it and make copies of a product and give away to people or sell without compensating the developer/publisher because now you have a copy for yourself to use and you're selling copies of the digital product and making money off someone else's hard work.

DRM = me being treated like a thief = me not purchasing the console. If both Sony and Microsoft pull the DRM, I'd rather use PC for gaming.