A valid point. It's happening with some for the online paywall already also. MS are giving away achievements for free apparently too next gen. I wonder how many more money grabs Sony will do to help offset the cheap price of the PS4. Will BC cost money? Unlikely, that would suck.

Okay, you win. When Sony start fabricating virtual assets out of nowhere and having people trading things they paid money for them and setting the prices, you'll know what I mean. People will thing they are getting value when they are not. It's a question of business and economy, but in the end that's how this kind of thing works. I understand that I could be very mistaken, but at least I see a risk which others don't and I do find it funny.

and I find it funny that you leap at the chance to call someone a hypocrite because of a conspiracy theory.

They bought (really, bought) every good athlet on olympics 2004 (it was like "and this guy was running for USA 4years ago" "that one was french" "oh, an asian")

They do are rich. Or extremely poor. Put extremely poor ones don't have a ps3.

Qatari people? nah, they're filthy rich, all of them.

Bahraini people? , they're still rich, richer than most US citizens, but not as rich as Qatari , Saudi and -cough- Kuwaiti people (inb4 VXIII buying another oil pump for instant profit)

Hey Kryta, he asked "how is bold like italicised". My answer is that they are both means for the companies to suck more money out of us. I then went on to explain exactly how.

With the way you lay it out, Sony is putting money into your hands. But after I described the virtual economy to prof, it should be clear how that isn't the case, but is rather what they would like you to think.

I read your answer and I'm telling you your wrong.  Theprof gave you a similar explanation and example as I was planning too so I won't go much further. Having two situations, regardless of a similar consequence(A consequence based on your opinion), does not make them the same.

Time will tell, but I would be you are incorrect. The reason for creating a virtual economy is to make money, not at all unlike the F2P model. It's not a question of opinion to me but suit yourself.

I actually made a mistake with my claims, you did try to answer, sorry about that.  I was just about to correct that in my post.  But like I said, you're wrong and dodging.  Auction House != DRM.  You called Sony fans hypocrites because they're complaining about DRM and Sony is now doing the same thing.  Theprof asked you how Auction House = DRM.  Then you go on a rant about how Sony is trying to make money by monetizing digital goods and Microsoft did it too.  That's completely dodging the question by answering it wrong.  Even now you're not explaining how DRM, which restricts users goods, is the same as an auction house, which  gives users a chance to monetize their goods.