Goodbye Sony if they actually do that.
Goodbye Sony if they actually do that.
maybe but what if Sony and its arch nemesis MS combine forces and BOTH together with the 720 and the PS4 ban used games? Consumer no choice to revolt other than to not buy ANY console. Not going to happen.Originally Posted by I OU a Beatn
MS has the EXACT interest Sony does here. I think they are probably both developing the technology and then waiting to see if the other is going to do it too.
Last I heard, MS wants to do the same thing.
Eh, I pretty much already buy all my games new. You just about have to to avoid paying the extra $10 for the online pass that companies almost universally are incorporating in their games. If there's a game that I might not be sure about or don't want to pay $60 for, I'll just wait until the price drops or it goes on sale on Amazon or someplace else.
the world only needs one system and a massive game libary and all would be good. just don't charge 50$ a game ha kidding. But a combined system better have wifi built in so I don't have to go out and buy an adapter. Because finding for the old xbox elite ( currently looking ) Is dam hard to do. I'm trying to snag one on ebay for under 40 $ but the little dumb sellers bumb the price pass 45$ when 2 mins are left. gosh I hate ebay sometimes.
Yeah, mine are probably 50/50 from Amazon new or Gamefly used. I'm guessing the price will drop quicker for new titles if this is implemented. It already drops fairly quick now. There will always be the built in crowd that has to have it right away (and some games warrant it), and there are the thrifty dudes like us who wait on most titles til it hits a good price. I.E. I got WWE 13 today for $30. That game isn't even 3 months old.
It's just a patent. Nothing worth panicking over .... yet.
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Nintendo has no interest in doing that so if Microsoft and Sony both try this, it would feed into Nintendo's hands.
Well, even worse, it gets rid of the opportunity of sharing a game with a friend by coming over to their house and playing it on their system. If it's linked to a specific gamertag, it's a pain in the ass to do anything with that.
In the end, the only true way to prevent used game sales is to completely do away with physical media. Until they do that, any other way of getting rid of physical media is asking for another DRM issue like EA had with some of their PC games being unplayable brand new out of the box because of broken DRM software (at least, I think it was EA, I could be wrong on the company).
I honestly don't see how eliminating the secondary market is really going to help their bottom line anyways.
I honestly doubt they would. They don't even have online passes with most of their exclusive games. Sony seems hellbent on it. Virtually every exclusive PS3 game I've bought has some stupid online pass. Plus, with the Vita, unless you do a workaround, you can't even earn trophies with used copies of games, so this news doesn't surprise me a bit. You would think they'd be more focused on the next generation of consoles and actually finding a way to sell the dying Vita as opposed to worrying about used games sales.
Sucks cuz I actually like the Vita compared to the PSP.
Yep. Pretty much the only games I buy brand new on release day are NCAA Football, FIFA, Assassin's Creed, Halo, Tiger Woods, etc, the ones I buy year after year. The rest, I keep them in the back of my mind until I eventually come across them in a store or on Amazon for cheap and decide to buy.
I know, I really like mine. It's what I've always wanted in a handheld. It just sucks because Sony is basically screwing themselves over with ridiculous memory prices($100 for 32GB, LOL) and the huge lack of marketing. It also doesn't help that they have virtually nothing coming out because 3rd party studios are basically ignoring it until it gets a bigger user base. Oh well, as long as they continue to support it somewhat, I'll be happy.
I just don't see the point of focusing on used games when they could help themselves in other areas. I mean, seriously...they REALLY need to get a better marketing team. How many commercials have you seen for Halo 4? Black Ops 2? A TON. How about the new God of War game? How about older big titles like Killzone and Uncharted? Virtually nothing. I've seen very little about the Vita, either, so it kind of makes me wonder what they're thinking.
But, I stand by my original statement. If they actually go ahead and do this for the PS4, I firmly believe it'll bomb and it will be their last console they make. With as large as the used game market is, I just don't believe people are going to be willing to go out and buy a console that doesn't support used games.
Are you kidding?
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Nintendo has done some asinine DRM for their downloadable games, so I could see them going in this direction at some point, if the other two led the way.
I wouldn't. They were the first ones to be rumored to be doing something. I think there's more pressure on them to stop used game sales because of all the pressure from US developers wanting their bottom line to increase. Lot easier for a US developer to put pressure on a US company.
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People who buy used will just wait til they're $20. Most games are cut half in price from release 3-6 months after release as it is now.
Lots of factors to consider and you are only considering "as it is now".
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And, FWIW, sports games don't have that appreciable drop. At least not at brick & mortar stores. Online they'll drop some, but Target still has Madden for almost full price, NCAA for 75%, and I swear I saw NCAA at full price just a couple weeks ago.
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