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disolitude on 23 May 2013
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wick said:
disolitude said:
snyps said:

Casuals will might buy it.  The bad press = good press theory does not work in games, only music.  Microsoft will need to bring the games harder than even Nintendo to make up for this.  And no matter of games can sway me to buy a system that blocks used games and isn't backwards compatible.  No amount of cable tv fluff is gonna sway me.

 

 

And I bought the original Xbox day one.. I waited for the store to open!


Few things...

1. Pretty much all console exclusive gamers can be considered "casuals" in the grand scheme of things, especially the ones that don't get the benefits of digital distribution and why a DRM has to exist to protect software. just because one plays God of War and COD 5 hours a day doesn't really make them any less casual in understanding how technology works and why certain things are possible and why they are not.

 


I've seen you defending DRM and digital distribution in just about every thread since the Microsoft conference.

As someone who has been gaming since the Atari 2600 and my first Amstrad computer, can you please explain these "benefits" to me?

A few points.....

1) I have an unreliable internet connection that can't be changed unless I move.

2) My internet usage is capped. It's the way things are done in this country

3) I borrow a lot of games from friends before I pay up to $120, yes that's $120, for them. Oh and our dollar is worth more than the U.S

4) I often trade old games I no longer play to buy new games.

5) I have a Steam account. With my connection it took me 16 hours to download Borderlands.

 

How is Microsoft helping me again???


The thing is, what you are describing here is ideal scenarios for why not to get an Xbox One (or PS4 since it will most likely be the same). If someone is in your situation, and still enjoys playing alone and single player games for the most part, and has spotty internet, and likes to try games that friends own...I don't know what to tell you. Next gen consoles won't bring you much happiness. Microsoft is supposedly working on a method for you to sell your games, but playing your friends games and such is not really an option. Maybe in the future you will be able to get a 24 hour pass from your friend where you can try the game?  I see Sony offering this first as they usually find ways to put gamers first like that...

What you are describing here is already a gaming minority, and with the way all entertainment mediums are evolving, it won't be long before digital is the new norm. And not just in gaming...

I personally see lots of benefits for digital distribution over physical medium and I understand that DRM is something that is necessary to ensure that people don't rip off gaame designers and publishers. Blame human nature for the existence of DRM in the first place...