| loves2splooge said: Game developers have an extreme sense of entitlement. They feel that they deserve special treatment that just about every other industry doesn't enjoy (you can resell cars, clothing, property, electronics, music cds, DVDs, etc.) Consumers are going to pay what they feel the product is worth. Consumers act out of self-interest, not out of charity for these 'poor' game developers. And that's how it should be in a capitalistic society. Game developers, you want sympathy because you lost your job during this recession? Tough shit, make games that are worth plunking down $60 for. If you don't like it, get out of the entertainment industry (which the game industry is part of) and go work somewhere with real job security because job security in the entertainment industry is horrible and if you can't live with that, tough. If game companies want to give out incentives for those that have new copies, that's fine. Consumers will vote accordingly with their dollars. And honestly I think gamers are going to reject these schemes just like they largely reject the DLC swindle. All these game companies are selling DLC but yet look at how much money they are losing. When EA is losing all kinds of money, that's karma. |
where is the entitlement? this is no different than any software company that only provides a license to install the program on one machine, and if you want to install i on additional machines you have to pay an additional licensing fee, except now the video game companies are simply saying with each game comes the right to only play it online on one machine, and if you want to play it on another you have to pay an additional lcensing fee to do so. thta's just called protection. it in no way prohibits anyone from selling the game.
you, on the other hand, are the one who is exhibiting the sense of entitlement by believing you have a right to the games online services for free, which you don't. the extent of your rights are the mere extent to which they allow. since you want more, and clearly believe you are entitled to it, you are the one who has a sense of entitlement. how could you miss such a blatant hypocrisy to your own argument. that's simply dumbfounding.
