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Zkuq on 25 October 2010
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twesterm said:

I think the online pass/free day one DLC for new buys type thing is a great idea!

  • It rewards people for buying new
  • People can still buy used without missing an essential piece of the game
  • People can still buy used and for a minimum price get the DLC and support the developers
  • Used prices will be lowered so people still buy used

It's a win all around.

You don't think multiplayer is an essential part? Well, I guess they didn't do it this time but before this, someone did. In the end, it's up to the publisher to decide what they want behind the lock and I'm sure multiplayer is one of those things that would require the online pass pretty soon if this became more popular.

Also, I wouldn't be so sure about used prices getting lower. It also means people get less when they sell the game, and they are less likely to sell it. Maybe prices will get lower but not nearly as much as you'd expect.

Jereel Hunter said:

Well, bear in mind, in virtually any other industry, products naturally degrade. You can buy a used car, but that car will eventually die, and it's overall total usefulness is capped. Whether I drive it until it dies, or I sell it after a few years and someone else finishes it off, the 150,000 miles or whatever that the car can drive is limited. A game could be passed to 40 different people, and each of them can get the full game experience. It's just a massive number of lost sales for the publisher/developer.

It's funny how the defenders of digital distribution always come up with the argument how digitally distributed games never break while physical copies may break. I'm not saying you're saying so, it's just funny (actually it's annoying).