Why is buying used games such a big deal nowadays?

[Jay520]

VGKing said:

Jay520 said:

VGKing said:
Because having our rights taken away from us is something we don't take lightly.

No one is taking away your right to buy used games. What's being changed is the console's ability to play those used games, which is not a right.

Our right to do whatever we wish with the game we bought is being taken away. That is a right.

Can you imagine if you couldn't lend a music CD to a friend or if you needed your stereo system to connect to the internet to verify you bought that CD? It's ridiculous.

You can do whatever you want with the game you bought. You can play it, sell it, lend it to a friend, etc. Nothing has changed. It's just that the machine your purchasing lacks the feature to play used games, but that's not a right. Microsoft's product doesn't have to be compatible with any discs they don't want it to be compatible with.