Xbox One may still eventually have 'Family Sharing' of digital games

Microsoft gave fans the Xbox One they were asking for, but that meant it had to drop a few new, progressive features. Now, the company’s gaming boss says that his team is still looking at adding some of those capabilities.

Xbox chief Phil Spencer said that the features of the console’s original Family Sharing feature are on the update roadmap for Xbox One. When Microsoft first revealed the Xbox One, the box required players to install every game to the hard drive. Players could then start up each release without a disc. Family Sharing then enabled Xbox One owners to let their friends and family around the world digitally “borrow” their games. Microsoft dropped that feature after fans lashed out against the always-on digital-rights management that would have enabled that sort of technology. Now, in an interview with GamerTag Radio podcast, Spencer revealed that he has his team looking at how to bring back the key aspects of Family Sharing.