What would you have done if Sony had joined Microsoft in killing off used games and game sharing?

[cpg716]

Burek said:

cpg716 said:

Burek said:

cpg716 said:

Well. If Sony's plan was similar to what Microsoft was... Nothing would have changed for me. Still would have bought both consoles. Microsoft's plan included the ability to LOAN and TRADE your digital games. So you were able to sell a game you purchased digitally. I don't even do that much used game buying and selling, but having that ability would have likely made me do it more. Much easier to just trade a digital game in then going to a store and having to deal with all that.. There were also going to be way more aggressive digital sales on newer games under Microsofts old policy. Yes, alot of this was just promises and who knows if it would have all came to fruition, but if this is what the policies were going to be.. I would have prefered it.

Microsoft sucked with their messaging on all of this. Everyone freaked out. Somehow everyone is ok with GameStop making money off us, but not Microsoft.

You can trade or sell digital games now, it's not something Microsoft was going to generously give you.

Huh? How are you trading or selling your digital games? X1 and PS4 do not have this ability. Nor does the PS3 or X360..

Of course they do, I've been doing it for years now. Just sell the account your game is on.

Absoultely not what we are talking about. That would be selling all digital games tied to that Gamer account.   Individual trading and lending is a very different thing. You are not selling and trading games.. as you are the losing the whole account. Which you would then not have all the games or saves associated with that account. Not worth it , when compared to trading or lending one game.  Unless you created a gamer ID for every single game you bought.. and then again making things more difficult then they would have been. Simplicity and ease of use is KEY here.