| sales2099 said: "Normal". Now that is interesting to debate. I personally think having a backlog of dozens of games isn't normal. I myself only buy say 5 games per year and play them accordingly, spend my time and money on life expenses. I also think buying a game full price and selling it for $10 isn't normal, at least not financially smart. I'd rather keep what I beat. Point being there really is no "normal". Gamers buy and sell as they please. You in the end are just trying to say how 360 got to where it is. Doesn't change the end result. You may sour the victory, but it is a victory nonetheless. I still use my 360, currently playing Halo 4 and Titanfall, plus whatever Games for Gold I get. I wouldn't buy a PS3 if my 360 broke, but then again I wouldn't buy PS because it is PS. I see what you are saying, and I nor you speak for everybody. That said, the results are what they are, and 360 sold a ton more software then PS3. Go figure. |
I'm not "sour" at the "victory". I never denied the 80+ million sold. That's 80+ million worth of consoles prices going to Microsoft, so it doesn't how/when/where/why the consoles were bought, because the money is all the same to MS. All I ever posited was that many of the units are rebuys, due to the 360s technical problems. Imagine how many people were in your position, with the games at that time. If your 360 broke while you're playing Halo 4 and TF, you would buy another 360 because you're still playing those games. You wouldn't just ignore them and switch to a different console (btw, not buying a PS "because it's PS" is, quite frankly, dumb. Even I bought a 360 one time because it had good software I wanted. Didn't ignore that "because it was Xbox"). Just like I said that many people rebought their 360s to play the games they have. But when I stated that before, you went off about how people rebought consoles for future titles, and they already sold their games. As if none of the games they own were currently being played or games that they hadn't played yet.
And a library doesn't need to have a back catalog of "dozens of games". If I own just 5 games and my system breaks, I'm buying the same system to play those games on. Just like anyone else would. I think it is "normal" to buy a system you own games for. If I own 5 PS3 games, why would I, then, buy a 360, if I have to choose between the two? I'd obviously want the one I could play my games on. If calling that "normal" is up for debate, then I don't know what normal means.
And a side note: Gamestop isn't the only place you can sell games to, so you can get more than $10 for a game. Go on ebay or Half or Amazon or anything other than Gamestop. GT6 gets $15 from GS. Gets $30 from eBay. Getting $30 for a 6 month old game that retails between $30 and $40? I'd call that "normal" as well. Now, if you buy a game full price, then sell it 2 years later and you only get $10, that's "normal" as well. But if you're foolish enough to go to an establishment like Gamestop with a game that isn't that old, and accept the pitiful amount they give you for it, that's your own fault for not researching better means to sell games
