why do digital games need an online check in for it to work including free demos.

because everything on the system has DRM. It has to be packaged correctly or it will not run.

Hello Offline G, I am an independent advisor and I will be happy to help you today. My name is Khaji

Digital games, including free demos, require online registration for several reasons:

Game Ownership Verification: When you purchase a digital game, you are purchasing a license to play that game. This license is linked to your online account, and online registration allows the platform (in this case, Xbox) to verify that you have the license to play that game.

Game Updates and Patches: Digital games are often updated regularly to fix bugs, add new content, or adjust game balance. These updates are downloaded automatically when you are online.

Online Features: Many games include online features, such as multiplayer, leaderboards, or the ability to share your progress with friends. These features require an Internet connection to work.

Piracy Prevention: Online registration can help prevent piracy by requiring players to verify their copy of the game with the developer's servers.

As for non-gaming applications, such as media players, they may require online registration for similar reasons: to verify ownership of the application, to download updates, or to access online features.

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thanks for info but microsoft doesnt control what physical object i buy like a dvd player just saying.

it was a 8 year old xbox one that i had this problem on but thanks.

Hello Offline G, my name is Brett. I am an independent advisor, happy to help you today.

Thanks for your reply. I understand your trepidation regarding these online checks but Microsoft feels that they are an integral part of their system security, even for demos. As an offline gamer myself, I understand that it can be frustrating.

Please let us know if you have any further questions.

thank you for the response. so i see for the free games like demos still need the free lisence from the ms store

and still in the same DRM system. but how free game demos can have piracy in it as they are not the full game.

you maybe heard of streaming services that i think they consume piracy because of one subscription to pay and get all the movies and the shows of the producers could lose money because of most of the money goes to the service not the creators.

and game pass is a closer thing but i dont like gamepass anymore.

but i will do a check in before my console goes offline.