Class-action lawsuit against EA over DRM

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famousringo said:

ssj12 said:

IllegalPaladin said:

ssj12 said:

 

That wont ever happen, There are more then enough indie and PC developers left. Valve will never stop being a PC developer.

 Sorry, I wasn't very clear there. I ment if this kind of DRM scenario migrates to console gaming where you purchase your disk games at a retail store and it only works on your console and nobody else's.

In fact, wasn't there some rumor like that about the PS3 very early on? That it would burn some kind of code onto the disk the first time it's played and it would only work on that console?

 

 ya there was but it was an unfounded rumor.

Digital distribution is what will kill off rental/used copies of games but there will still be a minor ability to share the game.

Digital distribution will compensate for its DRM-like attributes with convenience, services and savings for the consumer. Why should I care that I can't get a $20 trade-in value at Gamestop if I paid $20 less for the game in the first place?

This SecureROM crap only offers the consumer more costs.

 

 

You actually think people will stop bitching ?

And what makes you think digitally distributed games will be cheaper ?

Seems to me new releases are the same price on Steam as in retail.

So are the retail games you can download on the PSN.

You're not going to pay less for digital games than at retail as long as games still come at retail too or retailer would complain about unfair competition..( and retailers will keep a say as they are the medium to sell the consoles themselves).