GameStop Warns Against Anti-Used Game Technology

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Wouldn't it be great if all next-gen consoles sucked?

I would love it. It would push a hell of a lot of gamers back to PC and we might get a nice boost to the PC games industry.

There's quite a few problems with that though with a few being:

People who already have consoles and are happy still using them.

People who don't know how to build a PC let alone know how to fix certain games (I wouldn't pull the whole "look up forums excuse).

People who don't want to keep shelling out money for new parts time and time again (especially if one part were to fuck up or break down).

People who loved the exclusives that aren't on PC.

People who can't play PC games with a gamepad and aren't great at using K+M (Yes there are still games out there than can be K+M only).

People that can't afford say a new GPU to keep up with the latest in gaming because of irl situations such as bills and the like.

People with really shitty internet connections and other people who don't like digitally downloading their games (I for one don't like waiting half a day if not more for my digital game downloads and my connection is the highest there is on the Isle of Man).

And finally people who just flat out don't like PC gaming.

That and I know most of the time people want others to ditch consoles and join the "master race" for that nice ego stroke otherwise they'd leave others to their own complete choice of platform without telling them their's is shit to prove a point.

As for myself I'm most likely going to stick with the 360,Wii U and a little of the PC seeing as how I can't afford new parts as much as I am not equipped with the greatest of common knowledge of building a godlike one either and dislike mostly using K+M for my games unless it's Sim or RTS.

Captcha; Wild West, it sure feels like it when I'm here.

As a last note with all those points up there I know will get the usual excuses, but that does not mean they aren't any less real of a situation for many already.

*sigh* More repetition of groundless incorrect claims.

If people are happy still using their current consoles, good for them. Not everybody has to shift to give the PC game market a boost.

People who don't know how to build them/don't want to keep shelling out money/can't afford a new GPU - Are you nuts? Modern PC gaming is cheaper and simpler than it has ever been. You can buy a system off-the-shelf for relatively low cost that will play modern games at the same quality or better than you are presently used to with the current generation of consoles. The cost and complexity argument is no longer valid and has not been so for years, I wish people would stop repeating it. In fact, with all the updates and changes Sony and Microsoft have been making you could make a reasonable argument that it is now quite a bit more complex to game on console than it is to game on PC.

Digital download - So what? You can still buy physical copies in game stores you know. And consoles have plenty of stuff to download these days. I don't know what point you are trying to make here.

As for not liking keyboard and mouse, most PC games will work happily with a gamepad. As for the few that won't well, at least it is only a few. I have trouble with every console game because I don't like controllers and virtually no games on console support keyboard and mouse.

It seems you have taken my thought that many people might return to the PC as an attack of some sort and have immediately become defensive. I assure you it is in no way meant as an attack, I would just like to see my preferred gaming system returned to equal treatment with the consoles, which might just happen if Sony and Microsoft keep shooting themselves in the foot like this.

Microsoft arent idiots

[cough]Vista, Zune, Kin, Windows 8[/cough]

 

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Wonderful, more baseless PC Claims. See how this works?

My PS3 cost $260. My PC cost $600 (Would have been $800, but Fry's was nice enough to throw in the OS because I bought all the parts from them). I bought my PS3 3 years ago. I bought my previous computer 3 years ago. I still have my PS3. Guess which one lasted longer?

I always laugh when people say PC gaming is cheaper. Because it isn't. The only time you could ever make that claim is in the first six months of a new console. But I digress...

OT: GameStop's CEO already promised any maker that has anti-used technology will not get their product stocked at GameStop. Which is the exact right play. What Microsoft or Sony would be doing would be a massive violation of consumer rights.

And you buy a cheap crappy PC anyway so you can get on the internet. Add maybe $250 to what you are already paying anyway and you have a decent gaming PC. So no, it is not more expensive to game on PC. Why do console gamers seem to display a compulsive need to "prove" there is something wrong with PC gaming? Sounds like insecurity to me.

As for how long it lasts, what on earth have you been doing with your computer? 'Cause I built mine four years ago and it's still going strong. My previous one, which I built eight years ago, has been retired to light duties as my home server.

 

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Anti-malware service protected my computer re-did some registry files to keep the system safer. When I un-installed it because it and Vista were arguing with each other (Even after UAC was disabled), the registry files stayed messed up, and it caused a memory leak that eventually killed my system. When I say "Killed" I mean you go into My Documents and the memory instantly hit 100% use and crashed Windows Explorer. Plus the system was on the low end of the scale when I bought it, so it couldn't play more recent than New Vegas.

Ah, I see. Sounds like you were unfortunately hit by a combination of bad luck and Microsoft's pile of fail that was Vista. Sorry to hear that. Though if you decide to get a computer again at some point I suggest you go to a specialist computer store or order online from somewhere like newegg.com, rather than go to a generic electrical goods store like Fry's. You will pay considerably less and get considerably more for your dollar. For comparison, my PC which was built in early 2009 can play The Witcher 2 at moderately high settings - and that is a very demanding game. The settings I played it on are still rather higher than the Xbox version offers, though. I just spent about $150 dollars on a new video card - because I wanted to, no because I had to - and can now run it at maximum settings at ridiculous framerates - and it is jaw-droppingly gorgeous. My old video card could also play Crysis 2 at near-max settings. So you do not need to spend that much on a video card to get reasonable performance. Ignore the pretentious twats spouting about how they have a water-cooled, triple SLI rig. That's all bullshit, there is no need for all that nonsense just to play games. They are playing a different game called "How much can I brag I spent?".