BMaker11 said:
You're right. People do sell their games. When they're done. But unless you only buy one game at a time, and you don't buy another game until your first game is played to completion, then you have multiple games that you're still playing. They aren't on display. At least, that's how normal people are. And if you have multiple games you're still playing, why just give that all up? Most of my games I have right now are from 2012, onward. I have not finished all of them. Uncharted 1, Bioshock, Final Fantasy, GOW3, etc. beat them and sold them. They're old news. But Borderlands 2, GT6, TLOU, Lightning Returns, etc.? I'm still playing those. So if my PS3 broke, why would I just up and sell them and get a 360, then have to either rebuy those games (that aren't exclusive) or buy other games? Why would I disregard my library that I'm still playing? Are you trying to say that people, at any given moment, only have either A. old, disposable games that they've beaten or B. 1-2 games so that if they get different systems, they aren't missing out on a whole bunch? Because you're making it seem like if a console breaks, you effectively weren't using it anyway, so you can just switch. No, people rebuy a console, if it breaks, so they can play the games they own. It's dumb to throw away what you're using. I didn't rebuy my PS3 because Kingdom Hearts HD was coming out 3 months later (which is a game I wanted and currently own). I rebought my PS3 because I was still playing Arkham City, TLOU, Borderlands 1 GOTY, GOW: Ascension and I wasn't just going to drop everything, get rid of those games, and switch. Normal people don't do something as silly as that. It is a fact that people bought multiple 360s due to RROD. Not because some game in the future was coming out. Because they had a library of games they were playing, and they wanted to play them. PS3 or Wii can't play 360 discs. Do you really believe that at any moment all of a person's games are beaten, so they could just sell them? Because that's what you're getting at and that's delusional. If that fact is "diminishing the 360s impressive milestones" then so be it. You don't like facts, then too bad. I believe you said that you don't have an Xbox One yet, but I'm sure you have a 360. Are you still using it? If it broke right now, would you get a PS3 instead of getting another 360? Every game you own right now is clearly beaten and is just on display, so you could just sell them since you've beaten every single one, right? At least, that's the picture you've painted. That people have no library, at any moment, because they've beaten all their games and sold them, so they'd rebuy a console if it broke due to future games. No way are they currently playing any games. That'd be preposterous |
"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.
Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles.
