Microsoft Appears Ready to Relent on Xbox DRM

Polygon.com is reporting that at its Xbox announcement next month, Microsoft will have a pleasant surprise for gamers and developers. Up to now there's been a steady drumbeat of insistence that the new Microsoft console will require always-on DRM, but now it looks like there will be the option for always-on, but the console will also support one-time authentication as well as fully DRM-free models. It will be up to the game developers to choose which models to use. We'll have to wait for the official announcement to know if this is true but if so it's a huge boon to game developers, especially small-scale and indies.