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10/17/09
When the PS3 launched, I stopped by every morning to see if they got shipments in. Eventually I could buy one... ONLY if I had also purchased my choice of 7 games. That was in November.
Closer to Christmas I could buy one... ONLY if I purchased my choice of 11 games. 'Choice' my ass... that would mean I had to take home 2 versions of an NBA game. It made me buy most all the launch games at once.
Not to mention that took a $600 system and pushed it over the $1000 mark.
Needless to say, I purchased my PS3 elsewhere. #pspgo
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10/16/09
And the reward for the consumer? The magical device that makes everything cheaper and more profitable for Sony costs more money. Whether that's fucking evil or fucking brilliant, I don't know.
More troubling to me, even though I've purchased at least 30 games on Steam, 350+ songs on my 360 for Rock Band 1/2/ACDC, and numerous PSN and XBLA titles, is that there is absolutely no way to sell those games/songs/etc. when you don't want them anymore (at least that I'm aware of). At least physical media has some sort of inherent, though depreciated, value. Purely digital media has no re-sale value, no tangibility, and often times you can't even use the goddamn stuff if the service or internet connection goes down (Steam, Rock Band DLC, and XBLA games are the worst for this, they essentially cease to function).
This is troubling to me, but there's no stopping the all-digital download train at this point. I just can't get over that there will be no used games in the future, and no way to sell your old games. #pspgo
10/16/09
The only real way around this is to sell the account the games are attatched to, at least in the case of Steam. It's awkward and round about but at least it's something. I think perhaps in a few years as DD grows into it's own and the masses adopt it more that things will improve. It would be great if Steam or another DD service set up a sort of auction house, I'm sure there's some way they and the devs/publishers could turn a profit with it.
often times you can't even use the goddamn stuff if the service or internet connection goes down (Steam, Rock Band DLC, and XBLA games are the worst for this, they essentially cease to function).
Steam isn't bad at all in that regard. All you do is switch to offline mode and hey presto, Steam offline and functional.
As for no used games in the future, I couldn't really care. It does take sales away from devs that deserve them and really, there's a helluva lot of people that don't know how to look after their games. #pspgo
10/16/09
As for no resale value, that seems to be your only real complaint. And as far as I'm concerned, a real gamer keeps their stuff anyway. #pspgo
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10/17/09
Way to contribute, jackass. Try reading the entire post before you start insulting somebody next time. #pspgo
10/17/09
My original 360 RROD'd, and when I sent it in for repairs, they sent a different one back. I followed the instructions that are supposed to make your XBLA content accessible when you're not online, but it doesn't work. I've downloaded probably 200 songs since then, and none of those will work, either, when XBL or the internet goes down.
You're supposed to be able to re-download the license (or whatever) to the new Xbox, but I've tried multiple times (and followed the instructions exactly) and it doesn't work for me. #pspgo
10/17/09
I've tried using Steam in offline mode on those occasions when it has stopped working, but a lot of games have internet functionality built-in as piracy protection, and will not work at all without the connection. #pspgo
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Hey, man, I'm obviously all-in at this point. But I think it's more hoping for change than working for change, and, to be frank, I don't see companies giving away their stranglehold on downloadable content or cutting prices. They have a new business model that helps to prevent piracy, cuts costs, and screws Gamestop. Chances are that's the new norm. #pspgo
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Much better. Check out Wirebrain's post below. lol #pspgo
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And hey, they are the only big-store chain in my area that have really great deals on electronics and a healthy shipment of all the equipment you need!
Now if only they weren't so far away (15 min)… :(
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Better in tech expertise in my opinion though. Better than Best Buy, at least. :P {Being pseudoserious.} #pspgo
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And sweet lord, when they mean Technology Center, they MEAN Technology Center. ^__^ #pspgo
10/16/09
We will talk when it's priced at $100. #pspgo
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I guess not. #pspgo
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Silly Canadian e-commerce. #pspgo
10/16/09
I knew something couldn't be right about the way I was understanding the picture combined with the words...
sigh...
time for bed.*
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10/16/09
Yeah, I get that now.
Epic Kayce fail. #pspgo
10/16/09
What kind of idiotic ad puts the BEFORE price in enormous letters? The traditional format is
NEW PRICE!
After savings
not
OLD PRICE WOW GET EXCITED ABOUT HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS!
Before savings!
But then I didnt see the original post and am only assuming this is the issue. #pspgo
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10/16/09
Yeah, that was the gist of it. I didn't understand how it could be 249.99 on sale when it was always 249.99. The picture and the article confused me until I looked a bit harder at the picture. #pspgo