i agree with you but there are some things you didn't touch on, the reason why they are doing the whole you can olny give to one friend and you can only give to approved retailers is soo that people dont get the game for free, with the xboxone once you install the disc you no need it so theoretically one person could buy the game and give it to everyone for free if they didnt do this. they arnt trying to skew you over and put a monopoly on the game industry they are just making sure people pay for their games. i agree with all of you that is isnt the most elegant solution but all they are trying to do is make the transition from discs to digital, and make gaming more convent for you without letting people get the game for free(btw squirrely the ranting isnt for you its for the people that read this)