From the word go, that is late 2005, Xbox 360 users have had to deal with the pesky digital rights management (DRM) issues, the problem which only got amplified by the unnervingly high failure rate of the console. Starting today, 360 users can kiss the DRM issues goodbye, thanks to the release of the promised content license transfer tool, aka the DRM tool.

For those not in the know, here’s an explanation of what the license transfer tool actually is:

The license transfer tool on Xbox.com lets you consolidate all of your downloaded content licenses to one console. For example, if you downloaded items from Xbox LIVE® Marketplace on one console, then purchased another console later on and downloaded more content to the new one, your content would be licensed to two consoles. This tool lets you download your older content licenses to your new console.

Microsoft has a whole new section dedicated to the DRM problem on Xbox.com which you are advised to check out before proceeding to the actual process of getting rid of the problem. To make things even easier for you, Major Nelson has recorded a video in which he explains the process step by step.

The fact that you can use the tool only once every twelve months most likely won’t go down well with many a 360 user, but hey, at least we have a solution to the problem now! Tell us what you think in the comments below.

Many thanks to MCycle07 and Steve for submitting!