The truth of used games and Xbox One

[King Sun]

have they made a statement since this?

No idea. But ill take yoshida's word over the grunt for now...........

 

[daze23]

Its time you all drop these console toys and graduate to the PC already.

We will help you, stop fighting it. Join us

I'm curious if Valve's gonna have a SteamBox at E3

 

[Big Blue]

everyone here HATED gamestop for that shyt

there's been plenty of threads like this:

http://www.the-coli.com/arcadium/62155-****-gamestop.html#.UZ98JkAuXh4

http://www.the-coli.com/arcadium/77155-spin-reasons-you-hate-gamestop.html#.UZ98U0AuXh4

And what about used games from eBay or go Hastings?

 

[CurrencyChase]

People just like to complain. All the dudes that are upset about the used game scenario, used to bash the idea of buying/selling used games. Now they are all champions for the used game market

Damn breh..you would even defend microsoft if ballmer raped your mother in front of you. you would be like my mom had that microsoft juice in her..lemme get some mahhhhhh..

 

[23Barrettcity]

what i get from this is that publishers and developers finally see some percentage from used game sales. right now, we don't know where sony is headed in terms of their used games scenario. but they just *might* adopt the same strategy. if devs sees a cut from used games on Xbox One, and not on PS4, then the devs go where they can make money.

imo, this is where the next gen is headed. sony will also have a used game stategy. we just have to wait until e3 to find out the plans.

Are you saying you agree with the system because the publishers get some of the profit it's a bullshyt practice all around even if Sony does it . What's next I can't lend a bluray to another friend without paying studio rights ? I can't bring a controller over to someone else's house since its tied to my account , so I pay a fee ? It's to the point where you can't lend games to your friends Sony better not get behind this pratice they'll lose their Asian fan base too

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Damn breh..you would even defend microsoft if ballmer raped your mother in front of you. you would be like my mom had that microsoft juice in her..lemme get some mahhhhhh..

Ps4 will have used game "solutions" as well. It's not about defending one or the other. It's the direction the industry is going. And it's the direction they have to go if they want to continue making games.

 

[daze23]

And what about used games from eBay or go Hastings?

what about them? obviously this is a complicated issue, with many factors. 'rentals' are also caught up in this

 

[Liquid]

shytt, sure ill drop the consoles....when u give me the money to buy a high end PC i will

Instead of spending damn near $600 on a PS4/XBOX...drop that in a PC that you will only have to upgrade incrementally.

Chances are you already have a nice TV...join us breh. You know you want to

 

[winb83]

People just like to complain. All the dudes that are upset about the used game scenario, used to bash the idea of buying/selling used games. Now they are all champions for the used game market

in a marketplace where all games are available digitally the lack of used games is not as bad.

say something like Xenoblade comes out and goes out of print if all games aren't available digitally you basically can no longer acquire that game because second hand sales no longer exist but if Microsoft actually does go all digital at the very least you can still get the game.

the question is 15 years from now when the servers for Xbox One are probably all gone if you wanna go back and play an old game can you? if the console has to go online every day to check your licenses will you be able to play these old games years down the road?

if you get an old SNES game you can just plug it up and play.in a all digital download world the question is how long do they support this console. if in 15 years i wanna go back and play a niche title on an Xbox One is that even gonna be possible?

 

[winb83]

what about them? obviously this is a complicated issue, with many factors. 'rentals' are also caught up in this

i imagine either the publishers will do direct rentals and cut out the middle man or they'll partner with the rental companies and sell you a digital license with an expiration date.

they don't need a Gamefly with this new infrastructure. a publisher can sell you a 10 day license direct download at a discount and the game unlocks for that period then once it passes you're locked out of playing it.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

in a marketplace where all games are available digitally the lack of used games is not as bad.

say something like Xenoblade comes out and goes out of print if all games aren't available digitally you basically can no longer acquire that game because second hand sales no longer exist but if Microsoft actually does go all digital at the very least you can still get the game.

the question is 15 years from now when the servers for Xbox One are probably all gone if you wanna go back and play an old game can you? if the console has to go online every day to check your licenses will you be able to play these old games years down the road?

if you get an old SNES game you can just plug it up and play.in a all digital download world the question is how long do they support this console. if in 15 years i wanna go back and play a niche title on an Xbox One is that even gonna be possible?

All games will be available digitally. That's why they are going through all this. We all know the industry is moving away from physical discs. But Internet speeds and people's feelings about the issue are lagging behind. So Microsoft tried to do both. It's fully digital with an option for retail sales.

Things change. I think it will be longer than 15 years, but in the future your Xbox One may not work. The same can be said for steam games and most other new PC games. If the world ends and the servers die, gaming should be the least of our worries.

Sony is being quiet on the issue but, I doubt if their system will be much different. It's the future of gaming, we should celebrate the benefits instead of resisting innovation.

 

[Fury616]

Its time you all drop these console toys and graduate to the PC already.

We will help you, stop fighting it. Join us

Nah...I already spend enough time working and drawing on my imac. If I started gaming on it I'd never leave the damn chair

 

[teacher]

big question is why would Gamestop do this..

It's not cheap to implement a POS system just because M$ said so. Also, gamestop would be stupid to adopt this since they are only getting 10% of the cut. What's more is why would people trade in their new games when they'll be worth $10-$20 and M$ and publishers can recharge again to the new customer buying the now used game.

Makes no sense for gamestop to adopt this system.

if they don't adopt it they won't be selling used X1 games plain and simple...something is better then nothing...

 

[Rekkapryde]

big question is why would Gamestop do this..

It's not cheap to implement a POS system just because M$ said so. Also, gamestop would be stupid to adopt this since they are only getting 10% of the cut. What's more is why would people trade in their new games when they'll be worth $10-$20 and M$ and publishers can recharge again to the new customer buying the now used game.

Makes no sense for gamestop to adopt this system.

Wait, I thought MS/Publishers get the 10% of the cut, not Gamestop. It's the other way around?

Gamestop gonna be furious if that's the case.

 

[Ayo]

This is stupid. But this is just the start. All software (games included) will be a service soon. It will take 10 years or so. But this is the direction we are headed in.

We won't own shyt soon. It will all be lent to us.

Adobe just killed all of their physical software and it's a monthly fee now. Microsoft is headed in that direction with Office.

The video game industry is next. And if millions of people buy the XBOX One and put up with this bullshyt it will open the doors further.