As a result of Microsoft dropping the Xbox One’s online requirements, the system’s sharing functions have been altered.

Xbox Live VP Marc Whitten went over the changes with Kotaku: "There’s a few things we won’t be able to deliver as a result of this change," he said.

When the Xbox One was unveiled, Microsoft stated that up to 10 people could be added to an account as “family”, and one at a time would then be able to play that account’s games from their own console – even if they didn’t own the game and the game’s owner was also playing. This function will no longer be available – when the console launches, at least.

The Xbox One was also going to allow players to log into their account from any Xbox One console and get access to their games. Now only digital purchases will be accessible in this way.

"One of the things we were very excited about was 'wherever we go my games are always with me'," said Whitten. "Now, of course, your physical games won’t show up that way. The content you bought digitally will. But you’ll have to bring your discs with you to have your games with you.