| ZenfoldorVGI said: The inherant flaw with DD is your purchase has no equity. Games are finite. Like food or water. You only play them so much, and then you move on. Now, on consoles(besides the PSPGo) you can take your old pile of shit, and flip it. Sell it to the person who wants it. Then you can use that money how you want. Potentially to buy another game, you haven't played yet. People like doing this. It's an extra option. Something that not everyone will take advantage of, but some will. It's what makes console gaming cheaper than PC gaming. It's an entire industry.
Your inevitable envisioned future of DD only gaming isn't inevitable because it furthers gaming, or because it is better than the present in any way whatsoever. It is inevitable, because it makes the gaming companies MORE MONEY, and screwing over gamers never hurts the industry. If you think FFXIII is gimped because of the 360, just wait until Sony starts putting size limits on games they'll approve, because of their DD strategy. |
That not true, I just bought a puzzle game on Steam for $9 that makes most puzzle games on consoles and handhelds look like crap. (I'll review it eventually for the site)
The reason why PC gaming is so "expensive" is because you need to upgrade every few years, but this really isn't a massive flaw because with new hardware comes more useability for everything. With consoles you can upgrade every few years and get an virtually unchanging environment which can cost as much as a simple upgrade for a PC that will make it last another few years.
Plus console games are freaking expensive with no real ability to expand the playtime without having to pay out an arm or leg for additional content..
