Won't they still be selling downloadable games? Some of those clock in well over a geebee.
Yes, memory cards from a decade old system make a much better price comparison than say comparably sized and similarly functioning memory cards available now.
Also, the usage was far different. No one was storing movies, pictures, or entire games on their PS2 cards.
And lastly, I guarantee that someone, somewhere complained about it.
Also, the usage was far different. No one was storing movies, pictures, or entire games on their PS2 cards.
And lastly, I guarantee that someone, somewhere complained about it.
Boo SONY! I guess I'll follow suit and preorder the first edition. Hopefully by the time I need more memory Lexar will swoop in and rescue us from the proprietary demon!
Why don't we just call them 'pay to cheat'? Really if you don't like a game enough to play it to advance, why play it at all?
All we are going to see games that are impossible to advance in just to squeeze our wallets.
Well, I say you can't get micro-transactions from a turnip.
All we are going to see games that are impossible to advance in just to squeeze our wallets.
Well, I say you can't get micro-transactions from a turnip.
I think when that particular day comes, we'll all be wondering why we didn't take a stand at this point, but that's the old historical rub: people have never been able to see beyond next week.
You are not entitled to the right to sell your games...
You actually are/were/should be, the same way you have the right to sell your car, house, books, DVDs, clothes, dryer lint, etc. The first sale doctrine support this, but courts aren't always deferential to precedent so you wind up with things like Vernor v. Autodesk.
I just got a Nintendo 64, a console I skipped because I was PC gaming at the time, and I'm enjoying some classing gaming. I don't know if it's a hatred of Gamestop or an obtuse misunderstanding that this money won't be trickling down past the megapublisher's board and investors, but I certainly hope that gamers aren't in such a headlong rush to give up their consumer rights that my kids won't have the same opportunity to play the future of retro gaming as I do today.
You are not entitled to the right to sell your games...
You actually are/were/should be, the same way you have the right to sell your car, house, books, DVDs, clothes, dryer lint, etc. The first sale doctrine support this, but courts aren't always deferential to precedent so you wind up with things like Vernor v. Autodesk.
I just got a Nintendo 64, a console I skipped because I was PC gaming at the time, and I'm enjoying some classing gaming. I don't know if it's a hatred of Gamestop or an obtuse misunderstanding that this money won't be trickling down past the megapublisher's board and investors, but I certainly hope that gamers aren't in such a headlong rush to give up their consumer rights that my kids won't have the same opportunity to play the future of retro gaming as I do today.
I actually have a subscription to beef jerky from Amazon. Every couple of months, they send me some, but I have a tendency to run out much too fast.
Ugh...I'm on a diet, trying to win a competition at work, oh and be healthier and live longer, too, I guess. I haven't had delicious, tasty fries for nearly a month now, so that first picture is pure torture. Carrot sticks are a poor substitution.
I have a feeling this one is destined for the bargain bin, so I might give it a whirl then. I'm taking banjo classes now, anyway, so it would just sit on my shelf at this point, anyway.
You should really drop the 'logic' from your handle, as you're clearly far too emotional to have a rational conversation about the games market. A robust used market has always been one of the hallmarks of healthy capitalism. Putting downward pressure on demand, which will be the end result of devaluing used goods, will result in fewer new games sold, as most of the money is reinvested in the market.
Perhaps if you think developers need to make more money, then you should lobby distributors and publishers to give them a bigger cut, instead of applauding moves that ultimately are of little benefit to the developer and really a cash grab by greedy publishers to please shareholders.
But people are seldom rational, and often in a headlong rush to lobby against their own self interests, so carry on.
Perhaps if you think developers need to make more money, then you should lobby distributors and publishers to give them a bigger cut, instead of applauding moves that ultimately are of little benefit to the developer and really a cash grab by greedy publishers to please shareholders.
But people are seldom rational, and often in a headlong rush to lobby against their own self interests, so carry on.
As someone who just received a N64 with a smattering a games as a gift, I wholeheartedly agree.
I expect 100% of every book, movie, CD or record I might buy used. Why not games? Are you saying that the games industry is so fragile it can't handle the same type of used sales that other industries have for decades? Most media has to even contend with lending from libraries. It doesn't get any cheaper than free.
Their prices are anything but arbitrary. It's based on supply and demand. No matter how upset you are with the prices they offered, someone out there is keeping them supplied at that price. Why would they pay more, in that case? Gamers always forget, it takes two to tango.
Also, there are many, many more routes for unloading used games that will yield a greater return, but bncegod's point still stands: the money from used games sales is more often than not reinvested in new games. Devaluing used games diminishes that stream of capital, hence reduces the amount of new games sold.
Also, there are many, many more routes for unloading used games that will yield a greater return, but bncegod's point still stands: the money from used games sales is more often than not reinvested in new games. Devaluing used games diminishes that stream of capital, hence reduces the amount of new games sold.
PC games used to be sold used. I bought plenty of them back in college, but then they started locking everything down, the used market crashed and the PC games market in general followed after. It's enjoying something of a revival now because of Steam, but for a long time, it was essentially dead in the water.
Used sales drive new sales in several different ways. A lot of gamers who sell games inject that cash right back into the games market. Gamers who buy used and enjoy the game are more likely to buy sequels at release. Used game sales keep niche game retailers, like Gamestop, in business. Diminishing that, even by a few percent, could drive them out of business.
Now, a lot of short sighted gamers will applaud that, but I think it's better for the market to have a robust niche retailer to compete with the big boxers and online superstores, whether they are your preferred retailer or not.
The games industry should be able to stand up to a robust used market, just as every other industry does and has without feeling the need to nerf the product.
I just received an orange N64 (a console I missed because I was focused on PC games at the time) and I'm thrilled knowing the games (all purchased used for some reason) won't be hobbled in any way.
Used sales drive new sales in several different ways. A lot of gamers who sell games inject that cash right back into the games market. Gamers who buy used and enjoy the game are more likely to buy sequels at release. Used game sales keep niche game retailers, like Gamestop, in business. Diminishing that, even by a few percent, could drive them out of business.
Now, a lot of short sighted gamers will applaud that, but I think it's better for the market to have a robust niche retailer to compete with the big boxers and online superstores, whether they are your preferred retailer or not.
The games industry should be able to stand up to a robust used market, just as every other industry does and has without feeling the need to nerf the product.
I just received an orange N64 (a console I missed because I was focused on PC games at the time) and I'm thrilled knowing the games (all purchased used for some reason) won't be hobbled in any way.
I believe you mean the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act which overturned significant parts of Glass-Steagle.
They're all unforced, self-imposed errors. I'm expecting Hastings, as the face of the company and ultimately the one who gave the green light to these horrible ideas to step down (forced out) soon. I see spending more time with his family in his immediate future.
I don't think timing was an issue. I think people didn't like the idea of having two accounts for what was previously one service. What if your bank wrote you and said they were spinning off your savings from your checking and you'd have to create a whole new account? Or if your grocery store decided to spin off their produce section and keep it in a different building?
People like convenience and when you take that away from them, no matter when you do it, they get testy.
And, really, it's "they would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids!"
People like convenience and when you take that away from them, no matter when you do it, they get testy.
And, really, it's "they would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids!"
You would run into legal action before you were able to Trademark 'Elder,' because Zenimax would sue you.
I realize that, I meant simply those were more likely scenarios where a class action would make sense but seeking arbitration, hell, even waiting on the phone for customer service would not.
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Here's an example of both.
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Here's an example of both.
It's more about unexplained charges or false advertising, which are far more likely class action scenarios.
