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10/15/09
I think they're freaking out over nothing, to be honest. Netflix has a much broader appeal, it only makes sense they'd get a special deal (along with Blockbuster, who actually IS a Netflix competitor, unlike gamefly) #legal
10/14/09
They're going to have a problem with that. The other question is whether these are third-party run post offices.
None of the dozen or so post offices I've visited in Tampa have anything like that.
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Wow. My experience was the total opposite of yours. I kinda wish that I had the time/money to go back to them because they treated me so well. But now that I think of it I really only used the service to play games I was interested in months ago so there were always high availability for me.
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If the games get broken in better packaging than the DVDs and still have a higher breaking ratio, that's just no coincidence.
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It's worth mentioning that Netflix and Blockbuster but cover their disks in basically a slim paper envelope over a tyvek sleeve. Both are considered letter size in dimension, but being rigid they are considered non-machinable as letters.
Gamefly's considerably larger, thicker ,and stiffer reinforced envelope is a different beast altogether. They are considered flats due to their thickness (hell, they are even marked as such on the envelope) but are still subject to being run through the flat sorting equipment.
10/14/09
for further reading on the complaint (and really it seems pretty legit) see [arstechnica.com]
10/14/09
I haven't seen these in NJ at all, but according to this postmaster, the USPS won't be around in 10 years anyway. "We're a dinosaur," he said.
And they really are. He also said the majority of mail they get is junk catalogs. The internet killed the pony express. They haven't adapted to the 21st century well it seems.
Why would netflix only slots for mail be against USPS policy? Seems like it would make a sorters job easier. Good to see the case is still pending and hasn't been dropped completely.
10/14/09
I wonder if I can try to cancel my mail service like Kramer tried to do.
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It should be noted that they increase prices based on inflation. Any company can make money if price increases are considered "facts of life" instead of acts of greed.
10/14/09
You can get many bills paperless these days (meaning they just send you an email and you pay it online). So that would be even less mail for you.
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10/15/09
This used to be the biggest late night drunk argument between me and my libertarian friends in college.
10/14/09
At least, easier for me. And really, isn't that what's important?
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10/15/09
On that note, I've only used Netflix for streaming. But, for now, that's not an option for games just yet.
10/15/09
@reishka: my point indeed... #legal
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10/04/09
but again, it would be a nice way to try out a game, and then you could buy it if you wanted, either digital, or pay a little extra and get a boxed version. this could make demos obsolete. I think this is something Mr. Molyneux would agree with me on as a good thing!
10/04/09
I want to play more games for as much money as I can. I'm not the kind of person that likes to line my bookshelf with games, dvds, cds, ect. I feel that's just a form of boasting. To me, the satisfaction comes from the experience not holding the physical medium.
10/04/09
That and its real [On demand]. So much better than actually renting a game from a a rental store and you don't even have to go to the hassle of returning it.
Obviously the idea has major drawbacks.
- The rental price needs to be spot on. Its no good offering a 3 day rental for 1/4 the cost of the actual game.
- I think a lot of publishers will shoot themselves in the foot. Majority of games can be completed in a day and people would actually be put off wanting to go out and buy the full thing.
10/04/09
I'm not really sure if Sony is really expecting this to do great, or even well. I'm sure they are expecting to make a little profit (and that that exorbitant price, I guess it could happen), but I just have to speculate: that this is all just a testbed.
Lay down an all-digital platform now, see how it goes, how the market trends when its not a phone, and then when the PSP2 comes out, they have this great infrastructure ready to go that they actually have some experience with. They could actually be AHEAD of the curve from a non-hardware point of view, instead of spending time and money playing catchup.
Not necessarily saying the original Xbox was a test, as I have absolutely no facts/quotes/sources on that, but I think bringing it up is a good parallel to what I'm talking about here. Xbox comes out, largely considered pretty mediocre outside of being a Halo vehicle (please don't cite some random game; there are other games I enjoyed on it too, that the average person obviously didn't), but it just has this great community experience that I had never really experienced before outside of Phantasy Star Online for the Dreamcast. The Xbox dies, and then the 360 is born from the ashes, centered around what is universally considered the best online experience on a console to date.
Granted, this would be a very expensive test on their part, so perhaps I give them too much credit. But its silly to think that a company that size doesn't have the sense to know that the Go is going to be/has been berated and written off, especially when you factor in their inclusion of Blu-ray, a feature that is becoming more and more obvious that is was a right choice.
Anyways, early morning rambling while my coffee pulls my mind into the real world. Feel free to agree or disagree.
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The Go smells like Sony are trying to wrangle every penny out of it's customers, no resell/trade on a console game is a big turn off for a lot of people.
10/04/09
Which is why the thousand series is still being sold.
10/04/09
Most people refuse to accept this but as far as second hand games go you may as well be pirating the title as far as the developers of the game are concerned. DLC is their only way to make any sort of profit from people who buy games in this way.
10/04/09
Next time, you can copy and paste your little tirade into the correct discussion, eh?
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I still think it's a while off getting a DD console though, Blu-Ray sizes will most likely be the norm next gen and in 5 years I still don't see the net being structuralaly and commercially viable to grab 50GB titles. And I still think people would be put off buying something for £40/$60 that doesn't really exist.
[www.escapistmagazine.com] - recommend this as a good read of DD on consoles.
10/04/09
The pspgo on the other hand is as LordThayer stated, its more likely to be a setup or prototype for psp2. While it may not sell alot at least the the pspgo is being talked about (good or bad) which may either bring in new customers for the pspgo or more likely new customers the psp 3000 that will get a price cut (an assumption)
10/04/09
Next time try contributing instead of being a prick.
10/04/09
Likewise, used game sales still keep money in the industry, and saying that a person buying used might as well just pirate is ignorant. While there is a clear argument that used sales of a release during the launch lifetime does undercut sales, to scapegoat them all is just silly. It's akin to the fashion industry saying it is hurting from Goodwill or refilling your ink cartridges is going to bring down Hewlett-Packard. A used game buyer indirectly supports the purchase of new game sales; a pirate does nothing of the sort.
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