THQ Joins the Used Game Fight
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The fiends! we should kill them. jk...Riobux said:
are you seriosly angry at that? thats almost been a standered for year nows! Almost all FPS to play online require you to sign up for years now. UT3, Crysis, all Valve games basicaly, that wasnt anything new...
No, over here is a severe breach of consumer rights at best and extortion at worst.HK_01 said:
At least, that would be the case if our legal system wasn't a slave of the digital media mafia and ignores all law breaking on their part, passes new laws on their whim and convict everyone that displeases them for bogus ones.
They are also hurting rentals. But remember kids the inability of publishers to manage their money is our fault.
bioware kind of does that.dfphetteplace said:
not as much as they probably should...but they do have armor/characters that you get free with the game
its the day one DLC, that you get free if you buy new
Exactly. That is why Bioware doesn't suck (also making games that are really good helps a lot too).gmaverick019 said:
As I see things the problem isn't that $5.00 is a lot of money, it's that it's yet another fee the game industry is charging. It's called being "nickeled and dimed", all of these microtransactions add up to more money than I think most people realize, and that's why the industry is doing them.The Lawn said:
What's more in this paticular case there is a principle involved that comes down to ownership of the games, and your right to resell your property. As things progress these $5 and $10.00 fees are going to be subtracted from your trade in value for games, giving less incentive for people to trade their games in used. It will also mean the gamestops of the world also having to lower prices. It's possible it could snowball into the death of the entire used market, especially if combined with other strategies, and honestly that's more
or less what the industry is aiming to do.
This kind of thing is "here to stay" as annoying as it is, because of all the people saying "meh, it's just a fiver, that doesn't even buy lunch anymore" like they do with other types of microtransactions, and supporting the games that do this anyway. Thus for all the complaints nothing changes.
Simply put, gamers don't generally rally. Just as RPG fans bought the first games to do this kind of thing ("Dragon Age: Origins", "Mass Effect 2"), sports and fighting fans are probably going to support it with the new UFC title. Any way it goes, it reduces the value of your property, and means that those with limited funds looking for a good deal are going to have a harder time finding it, and might have to pass on the game all together.
Admittedly though what is happening with UFC isn't as bad as some other gimmicks. After all this is apparently a code for the online components. Those who just want to fight the computer offline aren't going to be as hampered. One of the problems with some other games was that it basically required single player content to be downloaded, or at least an online verification. Meaning those without their systems offline were entirely out of luck when it came to getting some of the content they paid for.
So if I buy this game and use the code, if my brother wants to pay he'll have to pay $5?
Yeah, fuck you THQ.
This is just bogus, and only hurts the consumer.
Yeah, fuck you THQ.
What if I loan the game to a friend? What if like I said my brother wants to play online? What if I have friends over, or go to a friends house and we want to play online?The Lawn said:
This is just bogus, and only hurts the consumer.
I am rather sure if this is so bad that everyone hates it their bottom line will drop. This really isn't too unbearable except for the rental market.
what does a normal customer lose on it? it's just a serial key.. unless you buy second hand (which inever do anyway)joystickjunki3 said: