While keeping in mind that this is all rumor and knee-jerk reaction to said rumor: I might decline to buy it just on the principle that trying to prohibit legitimate resale of a physical medium is bullshit, but I don't buy used games myself. I'm not going to get into the lost sales question, but my personal take on it is that if I like a game, I want to support the developer by making sure my money gets into their hands, or at least into the hands of the publishing overlords who decide if that developer gets to make another game after this one. If I don't like a game, why am I spending money on it? I've already got a stack of games I didn't have time to play when they were new. If the monthly lineup somehow dries out and there's nothing new and interesting around, I dig into that stack.
Poll: Will you buy the Xbox 720 if the rumors that it blocks used game usage are true?
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The idea just reeks of corporate greed on Microsofts half! Not to mention stupidity! How would they deal with rented games? I bought my 360 in the latter half of 2008 & so all the early games that came out on it (such as Condemned & Bioshock) I had to buy used as unlike in film & music its quite expensive to re-release brand new copies of a game thats been out for years, that's why publishers don't do it!
So what would happen if that scenario happened to someone who bought the next Xbox (I've got the horrible feeling that Microsoft will just call it the 720 as everyone keeps refeering to it as such)?
If this does come to fruition then I won't be getting it! I'll be merrily playing on my Wii U, catching up on all the Wii games I didn't get a chance to play even though they're USED!
So what would happen if that scenario happened to someone who bought the next Xbox (I've got the horrible feeling that Microsoft will just call it the 720 as everyone keeps refeering to it as such)?
If this does come to fruition then I won't be getting it! I'll be merrily playing on my Wii U, catching up on all the Wii games I didn't get a chance to play even though they're USED!
there is no used games market where i live so i buy my games only new and 80$++ a pop. i laugh at people crying about 60$ being too damn high for a game.
As i play mainly J-RPGs i will wait with xbox720 and see what exclusives will be. System i will be buying at launch is PS4.
As i play mainly J-RPGs i will wait with xbox720 and see what exclusives will be. System i will be buying at launch is PS4.
I should preface this by saying I wouldn't buy the new Xbox even if it spit out money and gave blowjobs.
I think the idea of it blocking used games is retarded. I don't see how they could implement it without pissing off lots of people. First off, you know people are still going to buy games used and not be aware of it until they blow money. Secondly, what if a friend wants to bring a game over to play? No dice, he has to bring his WHOLE console? Yeaaah...I don't think so.
I think the idea of it blocking used games is retarded. I don't see how they could implement it without pissing off lots of people. First off, you know people are still going to buy games used and not be aware of it until they blow money. Secondly, what if a friend wants to bring a game over to play? No dice, he has to bring his WHOLE console? Yeaaah...I don't think so.
No, I wouldn't buy it. It'd be like buying a CD player that couldn't play previously owned CD's. Most of the 360 games I own are new, however I've bought a few used ones. I honestly don't see how it could even be an issue. It would be like Ford deactivating all their cars once the original owner decided to sell it. Ikea making all their furniture collapse once someone sold it. Like it or not, once people buy something, they can do what they want with it as long as they're not violating copyright laws. Yes, copying the files off your disc, saving those files so that you can still use them, and then selling the files violates copyright law. Selling your original copy does not violate copyright laws, as you paid for it, it was bought. End of story. Creating a system that makes reselling videogames creates a dangerous precedent, which I recall was proposed last year to make pawnshops illegal to curb people stealing things and then selling them in pawnshops. That comprises an extremely small number of the population. I've seen people disagree with this notion on here, but once you buy something, that object becomes your property. No you can't copy it and resell it while retaining the original copy for your use, but you can sell that same copy if you so choose. By this logic, people couldn't even buy a fucking house. The bank owns the house, the bank gives you the mortgage, and then you pay the bank for it. Hell if the bank bought the house from another bank, they couldn't even sell it to you because it still belongs to the first bank. And it was built using materials bought from a store, but the wood came from trees, so the Earth owns the house! Yeah, it sounds ridiculous, but that's how I see this whole anti-used argument. It's fucking ridiculous. It's a slippery slope, and once you buy a product, that is your product. For fucks sake, it can be argued that taking a DVD over to a friends house is violating public use laws.
But you are a pc gamer, and there is no used pc games at all . Whats the differece?Yureina said:I may not be a console gamer anymore, but... something like that certainly would disturb me quite a bit. Used games are not "evil" or anything. Some games I got used have turned out to be quite awesome, not to mention cheap.
OT: i usually buy new , so it's not a deal breaker . If the next final fantasy is , xbox exclusive then i'll definately buy it , but the chances of that are slim.
But i hop at least of they do that , they invest in proper digital download , something like steam but for consoles . I don't like digital downloading games , but i see why people would be attracted to that . I thing MY days as a gamer are numbered.
i would still get it even if the rumors are true
mostly because i never bought a preowned game ever since a little... incident that happened when i was younger
mostly because i never bought a preowned game ever since a little... incident that happened when i was younger
uh hey guy, all your poll answers are variations of "yes". there's not a "no" amongst them, wtf?
If that happened, I would politely tell microsoft to fuck off.
Also, how would that work anyway? Is it possible to design a disc so that it knows if it's being played in a different machine? What if the next x-box has as high a failure rate as the current one? If the people have to replace it, they won't be able to play their games anymore.
Also, how would that work anyway? Is it possible to design a disc so that it knows if it's being played in a different machine? What if the next x-box has as high a failure rate as the current one? If the people have to replace it, they won't be able to play their games anymore.
More, actually, thanks to a flood in Thailand that fucked the manufacturing park where a significant portion of the world's HDDs were manufactured. Prices have risen 50-100%.bahumat42 said: