EA Says "Screw You" To Used Game Owners
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Bioware are developers, not producers.Hashime said:
If valve starts fucking with us, however, it's revolution time.
Great way of putting it. I guess I haven't.Marmooset said:
Just when people start making fun of EA for being unoriginal or all that shit with Dante's Inferno, just made me say "Look, at least they're trying and while it's not going so well, at least they're putting in some effort"
But this...makes me take back what I said.
So that's it?Runding said:
Ofcourse it makes sense for them. Pretty logical decision really. What bothers me is how openly they just roll with this, not many people seem to care. It's a definite lose/lose situation for gamers, if this gets famous it's going to go across with all major publishers and thus most mainstream games resulting in less (even fucking less) ownership of the product for the consumer and a serious hit to the used games market. Imagine if in 10 years time you'll have to think twice about picking up classics because you might have to pay something extra in some strange sheme to make you pay for what you have already bought. Screw that.
I don't think what they are doing is right. It's a big "Fuck You" to people that pick up old sports games, or atleast after a few months which I tend to do. I get it if publishers put extra goodies in new, pre-ordered copies to keep the used games a bit down but actually removing features from the main product? No, sir. I won't buy their games again, even though I tend to buy around 2-3 sports games a year. PES 2011, let's go.
Amen. Perfectly said.scobie said:
You're preaching to the choir dude, 'cause I support used game sales. Hence why I was saying EA can STFU and stop whining.RebellionXXI said:
I agree 100%. Companies that follow the EA business model can go fuck themselves. What they are doing in regard to used games benefits no one aside from themselves and has the potential to be devastating for industry retailers which would cost tens of thousands of people their jobs. Of course, developers that actually matter would probably never think of doing something like this, which is why people will continue to support companies like Capcom and Konami.Brotherofwill said:
In light of this, I'd love to see every piece of shit company using "Project Ten-Dollar" and similar tactics to go belly up.
This doesn't bother me, from a buisness standpoint it's a great idea.
Personally, the only sports game I play is Tiger Woods golf, and since I buy it new, this online incentive doesn't affect me.
I am pretty stingy about which games I buy, so if I buy a game, it's almost always a new copy. I rarely buy used copies, because of Pre-ordering. The only games I buy used, are games that were "surprise" hits, that have gotten rave reviews, or I didn't know about them previous to their release. I do this because I only buy good games, and they can be difficult to find used, and by the time you find a used copy, people have often moved on to the next big release.
Honestly though, if you are that big a fan of a game series, like Madden for example, why wouldn't you buy it new? Sports games come out once every year, odds are, when the new one comes out, almost everyone switches over to the new version. This means that people buy the new one, and keep it for a year. By the time you have relatively easy access to a used copy, the next years version will be released. It doesn't do anyone any good to have a used copy of a sports game, because few people will be playing it.
Personally, the only sports game I play is Tiger Woods golf, and since I buy it new, this online incentive doesn't affect me.
I am pretty stingy about which games I buy, so if I buy a game, it's almost always a new copy. I rarely buy used copies, because of Pre-ordering. The only games I buy used, are games that were "surprise" hits, that have gotten rave reviews, or I didn't know about them previous to their release. I do this because I only buy good games, and they can be difficult to find used, and by the time you find a used copy, people have often moved on to the next big release.
Honestly though, if you are that big a fan of a game series, like Madden for example, why wouldn't you buy it new? Sports games come out once every year, odds are, when the new one comes out, almost everyone switches over to the new version. This means that people buy the new one, and keep it for a year. By the time you have relatively easy access to a used copy, the next years version will be released. It doesn't do anyone any good to have a used copy of a sports game, because few people will be playing it.
Not to dispute your main point, but sports games do have a certain appeal.arc1991 said:
The only sports game I buy is Tiger Woods golf. During the summer, spring, and fall, I go and actually play golf. But, in the winter, on rainy days, or days when I don't have 3 hours to play real golf, a video game is a nice substitute.
I'm not sure what the big deal is. Used games are like $5 cheaper than new games. Why wouldn't you want to pay that to have your money go to the developers that keep making games you love?