Barozi said:
outlawauron said:
Barozi said:
One of the few moments where the PC elitist in me cannot stop laughing.
Do you hear many Steam owners screaming that they can't sell the games ?
Similar case with retail games. Sure you can sell them, but the future purchaser knows that due to the key that comes with each game it's not possible (or highly risky) to play online.
You're getting the same effect with pirating a game, therefore the used games market for PC games is tiny.
It looks like people can still trade with used games for one more generation, but after that 90% of all sales will be digital through the major services and that will be the end of used games anyway. |
1) People did, but they just kinda were told to shut up and deal with it. How steam is set up is that you never really own any of the things you've purchased as your account and only access to games can removed at any moment. It's not a very similar situation.
2) And it's super easy to pirate PC games, which is why it's not as big a deal if you can't find something. Cracks are available for everything.
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1) Well yes it is. Microsoft can ban consoles from their network, they used to lock your 360 harddrive and they will remove your achievements if you cheat.
The post WiiU/PS4/Xbox³ gen will be even more similar to Steam. It's quite possible that by that time "always-on" might be the standard.
2) That's what I also said, but you're not be able to get into the multiplayer modes.
Sure local network play and such things, but not unless you know ~16 people who are willing to play with you everytime you want.
Then there are non official servers in some (!) cases that use outdated versions of the game with tons of cheaters.
Bottom line, if you like to play a game online you need to buy the game new or at least a valid new key.
Pretty much the same as buying an online pass for used games.
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Depends on the game. I've played many things together with friends online that neither of us bought. There's always some workaround the people find.
And while I do find online passes annoying, I understand and accept those. But it's very different from serial key as you can only get those from buying a new game ($5 or $10 versus $50 or $60).
