blublibla on 02 June 2013
| DevilRising said: I'm sorry, but the way that OP was written almost broke me. It was hard to follow, and I'm not exactly sure what your overall point was, up until the slightly-related conclusion at the end. Used games DO exist. Have for decades. It's when someone who bought and owned something brand new, sells that game or system or controller now to someone else to own. Whether it's at a pawn shop, or a yard sale, or a flea market, or just from friend to friend. So I'm not sure about the title of the thread, even. And also, since when is there a law against modifying PCs? People do it all the time. And what about people who build their own modified models from the ground up? Not quite sure what that meant either. I agree that game companies should not be allowed to have any say in someone selling or buying pre-owned games. I can see, in the case of some SMALLER developers/publishers, how they might lose money/sales figures on people buying used copies instead of new. But for most of the big fish, their games tend to sell well enough that used games sales are a drop in the bucket. So I agree with that notion completely. I just think the OP could/should have had a more structured and coherent point. |
I'm not fluent in English, but you've misunderstood : what we call "used games" shouldn't be any different than a "user blu-ray" or "used ipod" or "used jacket" in that it is something you bought, you own and so you can do whatever the hell you want with it like you would with any other "used" product.
So what greedy publishers are trying to do by controlling, preventing or taxing the lending, giving or selling of what you own is a first and should be completely illegal.
Obviously most people agree but what kills me is those media trying to make us agree by bending arguments, and the few people who end up agreeing.
