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SvennoJ on 24 October 2011
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Dr.Grass said:
SvennoJ said:

I still have many ps2 games and they still work fine, I'm not so sure however if any current games will still work in 10 years.

Many games nowadays have a patch on day 1 to fix game breaking issues. Will the patches still be available in 10 years or will the copy on my shelf simply be broken. I could not even imagine playing GT5 without all the patches anymore. And now we get offline pass with Arkham city. The game on the disc is simply not complete, you have to download the rest.

All I see on my shelf now are a lot of games that simply don't work right out of the box.

I feel more inclined now to buy used and sell my games after I'm done with them. I can always pick up a goty edition or hd remake later. One good thing that's come from online pass is that you can get a used copy for the single player version a lot sooner for a good discount.

I don't like the idea of cheating the developer out of their cut by going the used route, but the online/offline pass mentality and releasing broken games that need day 1 patches is getting ridiculous.

Sorry Sven,

I usually don't mind a rant, but you are just whining unnecessarily.

''All I see on my shelf now are a lot of games that simply don't work right out of the box.''

Oh come on  >_> 

And somehow you have gone from ''should I keep my old games'' to this...

''I feel more inclined now to buy used and sell my games after I'm done with them''.

Your jump in logic is ridiculous. Makes me wonder about this one:

''I don't like the idea of cheating the developer out of their cut by going the used route''

Quite apt that someone with a typo in his name would 'agree' so readily with you.

 

 

OH NO HE DIDN'T.

You missed the point of getting the goty full edition / hd remake.

I did buy boxed copies of The witcher 2 and Deus ex for pc, but I'm not sure what the point of that was now. I could have just as well downloaded the games on steam. That would have earned the developer more money surely, even for 10 dollars less? The only reason I didn't was that the price was the same and going to the shop is still faster then a 6 hour download.

If game studios undercut the used game market by offering a full digital download on week 2 for 10-20 dollars less, they would make a lot more money as opposed to online pass.

It also comes down to that I don't feel a lot of games are worth $60 anymore, be it a buggy uncomplete mess or a short single player experience.