stan423321 said:
Haruka said:
Slogbait said:
anti-used games protection rumours
If they apply those things, they are preparing for epic losses of money and probably bankruptcy. They'll only go forward with that if they're stupid enough. Imagine how unfair it is for people that can't find the game anymore in retail shops and yet not being able to buy from other people because used games don't work ever more? Imagine that the years passed and Retro Gaming collectors want to play it but they simply can't? Its really concerning since the prices of just released games aren't quite inviting nowadays.
Neither Steam or Origin seem to be in very wrong state right now (although it seems like Valve has legal problems in Germany - and this has potential to save the day). The idea is horrible for us, but it won't make the giants bankrupt. In fact it wouldn't even make their console divisions bankrupt, In "best" scenario, they could promise a software update after 10 years that removes the restriction, or offer some kind of "Rebuyer Pass".
I've discussed this at length before, so I'm actually going to repeat a lot of what I said previously.
Steam and Origin don't deal with physical copies of games. On Steam and Origin, you're paying for constant access for the game. The games will still be there years later and will remain available to anyone with an account for years to come. Xbox and PS3, on the other hand, while they do deal with dlc, they primarily deal with physical copies of games. The problem with physical copies is that there is a limited number of them. With used games, it allows other people to play games that came out so long ago they’re no longer in production. They can get games that they were not able to get until years after the game came out. Unless they do something like the software update or a "Rebuyer Pass" like you suggested, this means only a limited people worldwide will ever get a chance to play a game due to it's limited availability.
This means the only time you’ll be able to buy a used copy will be if something happens to your disc because you'll still have the game itself activated within the console. Hopefully, some other person had gotten their copy, used up the activation code, and discovered, “Oh hey, I actually don’t like this game.” then traded it in or something assuming stores will actually take back a game that can only be played by other people who bought the game and already used their activation code. If anything happens to either (assuming the activation code is only tied to your specific console) your console or (assuming he activation code is only tied to an account you have) your account, you just lost that $60 you paid for the damn game.
And then I feel bad for the poor fool who didn’t know you had to buy the game new to play it on their console, so they go out and find this game made years ago they couldn’t afford at the time, take it home to play it, and NOPE you can’t play this because someone else has played it before! Haha, sorry but you lose!
Also, yes, I know even without activation physical games are still in limited numbers. But you see, the thing is, with past games when you finally got tired of a game you’ve had since it came out, you could put it up for sale or trade it in so someone else out there who didn’t get to play it because either they couldn’t afford it at the time or, heck, they didn’t even exist at the time could experience the game for (presumably) the first time.
This used to be one of the main complaints of PC gaming, and it's still a complaint for general software with limited-use activation codes.
In the end, selling console games with a one time use activation code is a complete rip off for console gamers. You'd be much better off just getting the game on Steam for a lower price and knowing so long as you have your account you can play that game as many times as you want for as long as you want. Too many complications will arise, and your sales will plummet because not everyone can afford a brand new copy and making the games so exclusive are likely to drive away your customers anyways. Of course they won't go bankrupt. The companies are far too big for just console gaming to ruin them. However, it will still have a pretty significant impact on their profits, I can assure you.
. He is the studio dirctor of all studios in france, so he woudn't piss of ubisoft in any way.
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