Xbox Live owners getting content re-licensed to new Xboxes
The Consumerist is reporting that Microsoft is making good on re-licensing downloadable content for Xbox 360 owners who got replacement machines. Finally.
At issue is the fact that the Xbox Marketplace’s content is tied to each Xbox’s serial number. When you make a purchase the Marketplace checks your serial number and generates a license.
Just for the record, Microsoft re-licenses your replacement Xbox before they ship it back to you as part of their extended warranty agreement. The author of the original article even admits that Major Nelson (the administrator for Microsoft’s official Xbox Live blog) “told me that this should have happened with my unit but did not,” which indicates that it was simply a screw-up on Microsoft’s part, and not a company-wide scandal. It really sucks for that guy, but Microsoft has been keeping up their end of the bargain (for the most part).
I just received my repaired Xbox this afternoon. As it stands now, I can still access all of my downloaded content without any problems (even without a connection to Live).
