The Death Of Used Games - Why You Should Not Be Surprised (Or Scared) At What's Coming

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disolitude said:

DevilRising said:

disolitude said:

spurgeonryan said:
I do not want the right to play the game. I want to "Own" it! It is mine, and I will do with it what I damn well please.

Lol but you do own it. However it's not tied to the disc. Disc is just the distribution method...

No. You "own" it so long as you can log into your account somewhere, so long as the server doesn't go down, etc. etc.

 

If I OWN a phyisical disc, I can pop that motherfucker in and play my game any time I want, RIGHT when I want to, and can take it and play it on anyone else's console, RIGHT when I want to. No obsctruction, no bullshit. It's MY copy for life. Not floating out there somewhere in the digital ether.

 

And I'm sorry, but trying to play it up as if people like myself who value physcial copies of a game, are somehow "behind the times" or "quaint old schoolers who just aren't with it", is not only insulting, it's also a very immature outlook on the situation. If you personally don't care about physical medium, that doesn't mean that others can't or don't have every right to.

I dont want to insult anyone but your post above is like listening to someone blast digital distribution and its DRM when its absolutely obvious they have no first hand experience in dealing with it. Your points along with 90% of posts around here indicate fear of change and downright lazyness to change more than any valid arguments. Its like iPhone, iPad, iTunes, other app stores, ecosystems, music subscription services, movie subscription services, PC gaming...etc... all dont exist and this is the first time you hear of this digital DRM sacrilege.

Also funny how youre trying to make it sound like im in the minority for not willing to die for physical media... Observe sales trends in mobile and music and movie sales as well as PC game sales and wake up to reality that will soon be embraced by consoles as well. 

The difference is choice. I still choose to buy music on CDs and Movies on Blu-ray because I know they're mine and I can do whatever the fuck I want with them.

 

Post E3 update: Soooooooo how's things looking for DRM now? I haven't heard cheering like that since twighlight princess