EA Says "Screw You" To Used Game Owners
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The thing is that rationalizing it from the company's perspective doesn't make it okay. We get it, it's understandable that EA cares about money. Doesn't change how things are from a consumer's point of view.Catalyst6 said:
"Making money" is not a valid defense of a corporation's actions imo. Whether it causes harm or infringes on the rights of the consumer is the criteria we're looking at here.
We already know that corporations are going to do things to make money, we don't need to have it explained to us that making us pay the corporation money is going to get money for the corporation.
The question is: do they have the RIGHT to make their software single-use/repay activated?
(Overused car analogy) Does a car manufacturer have the right to disable the engine if the VIN gets registered to a new owner, until that new owner pays a fee? Keep in mind that the manufacturer is getting no money from the used sale otherwise.
If their only playing the game once or occasionally, I'd have no problem letting them use my account. If their playing the game constantly, then paying 10$ to do so with their own account would not be a big deal.Stormz said:
EA has the monopoly on NFL games but not a monopoly on football rules or the other sports leagues. In fact this could be a good selling point if 2K sports titles offer "unlimited" online play. This could pull in customers who like sports games but aren't hardcore sports fans because they know they won't be able to play with their friends who won't buy the game if they can't get a cheap used copy.
To appropriate Princess Leia's famous quote "The more EA tightens its grip, the more gamers slip through its fingers."
To appropriate Princess Leia's famous quote "The more EA tightens its grip, the more gamers slip through its fingers."
I do not care, I usually buy the new NCAA Football games new anyways, I don't see what is so wrong with this, they are just trying to make money on the games they actually make.
Personally as someone who pretty much only buys used games and really only cares about the main single player campaigns i just love news like this!!
I don't really care for multiplayer or extra bonus hats in new copies so all the stuff like this is just music to my ears. The more they take away from used copies the more they decrease its second hand value and make it even cheaper for me to buy used games so i for one would like to say
Thanks EA for saving me money!!
Ironically the only people this disadvantages is people who buy it new as now when they do sell it its worth bugger all....
I don't really care for multiplayer or extra bonus hats in new copies so all the stuff like this is just music to my ears. The more they take away from used copies the more they decrease its second hand value and make it even cheaper for me to buy used games so i for one would like to say
Thanks EA for saving me money!!
Ironically the only people this disadvantages is people who buy it new as now when they do sell it its worth bugger all....
This sounds mean, but I'm kind of glad you console gamers have to deal with some crap from the game companies now. Us with our DRM and you with your no used-game multiplayer (which is how the PC is).
This news just doesn't seem that big of a deal to me, that's how PC gaming is anyway. Besides, who's going to buy a used copy of madden? A "new" one comes out every year.
This news just doesn't seem that big of a deal to me, that's how PC gaming is anyway. Besides, who's going to buy a used copy of madden? A "new" one comes out every year.
Although this particular news doesn't bother me in the slightest, in that I despise sports games in general anyway, but I agree that if successful it will move on to other genres. It's pathetic really, a company as massive as EA doing something like this in order to force people to buy their games. It's just like the piracy argument. I don't think it matters one bit if anybody buys a used game, or pirates (though i don't condone it) because those people obviously can't afford to buy the game brand new, therefore they wouldn't be lining the publisher's pocket in the first place. If you ask me it is just another example of corporate greed.
You can't beat Ubisoft. They're technical advice is ignoring the problem (related to DRM) for two days and then emailing you and informing you that because there has been no activity they consider it fixed...
So to answer your original question, as evil as EA can be, Ubisoft goes one up...
So to answer your original question, as evil as EA can be, Ubisoft goes one up...
