Used games Gone…..
There was an article I read yesterday that stated Sony was really looking to end playing used games on their consoles. As a Gamefly member, this really concerned me. Although most of the games that I buy are brand-new, there are a few games that I just want to try out. These games more than likely end up being traded at stores like a GameStop. So now with them heavily moving in the direction of a non-used game market, I really think that most gamers are going to second-guess spending their money on games that they are unsure about. Not to mention sometimes we want to subsidize the cost of a new game by trading in a old game, this also makes me wonder for us gamers spending $300 or $400 a year on games. We might start to see big cut backs due to the fact that we have to make careful decisions on the games to play. So, I now think about it where multiple developers in the past had the ability to earn my hard earned cash now being very selective and they will indeed have to work very hard on their titles. Not only that, but buying my games on traditional hard disk media more than likely will start to fade into the past, because if cannot resell these same titles or I cannot give them to a friend I might as well have the convenience of having them preloaded on my system. Not to mention that Sony and multiple developers are trying to release the digital version of the games at midnight when the physical version of the game also releases.
Just a thought..
DaTriggerMan
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1 / 5 / 2013 6:47 pm
I tell you what if this does happen and SONY some how suppresses the used game market drastically I think gaming reviews will become more important because people will probably rely on them heavily for any purchases. It does suck that this will affect services like gamefly and etc, but honestly this won’t affect me much because I don’t buy used games and I don’t have the patience to use services like gamefly…..damn I miss Blockbuster
Anyway this can go many ways we just have to sit back and wait until next gen to see where the shit lands. For all those who buy second hand I just say wait 6 months after the game releases that you want. It seems like most of the games today don’t stay at $60 for long and get reduced after a while especially in places like Target and bestbuy cause everyone is trying to get it off the shelves for new incoming games. So if used games get nix just wait a few weeks and get the game for new at $40 or $30.
By the way great to have you back Trigg!
1 / 5 / 2013 7:51 pm
haha. dude, I didn’t read you comment until after i posted mine. i swear i wasn’t copying off of you haha.
1 / 5 / 2013 7:48 pm
I’ll tell you what, if they do this, I’m retiring from gaming. damn near all the games i buy are used. as i refuse to pay $60 for games. The only way that this would be feasible for me is if they lower the price to $35-$40 since they are guaranteeing profits from the sale of a game. Also, I heard that Sony filed a patent where the disc uses RF and the console will be able to tell if the game is used or not, even when the console is offline. But if sony does go this route, they can guarantee the loss of many potential customers (including me).