12 Ways Consoles Are Hurting PC Gaming

[vlad321]

Final-Fan said:

vlad321 said:

Final-Fan said:

Well, I at least understand that position, but I still totally disagree.  You cannot reread a book you've sold.  You cannot replay a game you've sold.  Admittedly you don't read a book as often as you drive a car, but that is still different from 500 people playing the same pirated game at once. 

It's not in any way duplicated. 

I understand exactly where you are coming from as well. I just feel that you have used up the value of the book the moment you are done reading it, and nothing can take that way.

Edit: I don't mean that re-reading doesn't have value, it's just much much smaller than that initial one.

Well, there's a world of difference between "it's not as good the second time around" and "you can never reuse this unless you buy another".  Also, again, you can't play a used game at the same time someone else is playing THESAME used game. 

Agreed. However I still stand by my case that repeat value is of a much smaller magnitutude than the first go around. I know that when I start read Song of Ice and Fire again (new book in July!), I will not have nowhere near the same awe as when I first read throgh them and it will be more of a retread. If I sold them (or my bitch ex steals them) then I have duplicated that enormous feeling of enjoyment.

I do have an interesting question though. It is within your rights to make a copy as a backup of your game. When you sell that game, do you destroy those copies?