| thekitchensink said:
Um actually it is a right, not a 'privlage'. The fact that they've removed the capability to do so from recent PC software doesn't change the fact that secondhand sales of items have been a staple of commerce for thousands of years. You don't see car manufacturers trying to tell you you're not allowed to resell your vehicle, or furniture makers saying it's illegal for you to have a garage sale. Game developers never even mentioned any of this before the last couple of years. The only reason software developers think they're more important is because, via the Internet, they have a way of controlling what you do with something you 'own'. @OP: The Xbox 360 is my favourite console this generation, as was the Xbox last generation. I've bought at least 40 retail games for each of them, at least 85% of which were bought new, and I've never pirated once. If this used-game idiocy turns out to be true, I guarantee they won't be getting my business. |
I can't believe someone who has a writers credit on this site used the car argument.
So when you buy a used game you get the EXACT same version of the product that someone who buys it new does. There is literally no difference (assuming no online pass) thus making buying a new game copy pointless beyond wanting to support the developer. When you buy a used car it's not in anyway the same as a new car. It has extra miles on the clock, wear and tear, the chances of having to buy new parts are increased etc.
If when you bought a used car it magically reverted to being identical to the same model but new then you can guarntee that car companies would do something about it.
