Reacting to `` feedback from the Xbox community , '' Microsoft is appearing to reverse course and change two key components to policies for its new Xbox One video game console . All disc-based games can be played without ever connecting online , and the 24-hour connection requirement has been dropped , according to an update to a May post concerning questions about the new device , due to be released this fall . Additionally , there will be no limitations to using and sharing games , Don Mattrick , president of the Interactive Entertainment Business division , says in the post . People will be able to share , trade or resell their games in the same way they do for Xbox 360 games . The changes indicate Microsoft is having second thoughts about some of its future plans with the Xbox One . The post read , `` Update on June 19 , 2013 : As a result of feedback from the Xbox community , we have changed certain policies for Xbox One reflected in this blog . Some of this information is no longer accurate . '' The company has been taking a public berating since it announced restrictions to used games and their requirement for an Internet connection . Consumers have been reacting with anger over the policies , but the tipping point may have been when Jimmy Fallon , host of NBC 's `` Late Night , '' pointed out that only the PlayStation 4 could freely play used games , which created more confusion . The flogging became worse when Sony took to the stage at this year 's Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ) trade show and pointedly did not include such restrictions for the new PlayStation 4 . A YouTube video produced by Sony made fun of the used-game restriction by showing how people could share games on the PlayStation 4 -- by just handing them to another person . Fans air concerns about new PlayStation , Xbox . The new Xbox One used-games policy only affects disc-based games . Titles downloaded through Xbox Live can not be shared or resold . Also , disc-based games must have the disc inside the console to play . The changes being made also affect its proposed family sharing policy . Since Microsoft is allowing players to have the flexibility to use games offline , it will not be launching its family sharing plan , which would have allowed up to 10 family members to log in and play games from anywhere . However , Marc Whitten , chief product officer for Xbox , told CNN the company still believes very deeply in its digital vision . `` So much of what we 've built around our digital ecosystem still works , '' Whitten said . `` It 's what we building in how you can use your games . Our online vision and the Xbox One architecture really power the complete new experience in how the Cloud changes everything and we 're massively invested in this . '' He also said the flexibility the company added for physical-disc play will not change for the life of the Xbox One . Whitten said there are no changes surrounding the addition of Kinect with the Xbox One . He said the company believes the motion sensor/controller is critical to building out the next generation experiences gamers are craving . The Xbox One will cost about $ 100 more than Sony 's PlayStation 4 ( $ 499 versus $ 399 ) , but officials at the Redmond , Washington-based company believe their console will be worth the value . `` While we believe that the majority of people will play games online and access the cloud for both games and entertainment , we will give consumers the choice of both physical and digital content , '' Whitten wrote in the blog post . `` We have listened and we have heard loud and clear from your feedback that you want the best of both worlds . '' The top games of E3 2013 .
Microsoft has updated two controversial policies for its Xbox One game console . The company is now allowing users to download games from the Internet and play them offline on their consoles. The changes came after Sony mocked the limitations , which do not exist in the PS4 .