Solid Snake
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I guess that's the price for going a console-port to PC instead of the other way around.
Originally Posted by Zodduska /img/forum/go_quote.gif Steam for example has been pioneering the way on this for quite a while. |
Originally Posted by Zodduska /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm just ahead of the times |
Originally Posted by Zodduska /img/forum/go_quote.gif The bottom line in the trading of these media is that the creator or owner of the IP is compensated otherwise it is wrong. For a third party to be profiting repeatedly off of the resale of IPs based on other's work is even worse (gamestop) they might as well be selling bootleg DVDs. |
Originally Posted by MrGreen /img/forum/go_quote.gif Steam is total aids. It's just as bad (if not worse) than itunes. |
Originally Posted by fraseyboy /img/forum/go_quote.gif NO. |
Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, as always, MrGreen is overreacting, but it is true that once you buy a game on Steam, you can never re-sell it to anybody. You are putting all your eggs in one basket, and that's always a risk in retrospect. |
Originally Posted by fraseyboy /img/forum/go_quote.gif I thought he meant the program in general. |
Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, as always, MrGreen is overreacting, but it is true that once you buy a game on Steam, you can never re-sell it to anybody. You are putting all your eggs in one basket, and that's always a risk in retrospect. |
Originally Posted by MrGreen /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm pretty sure I did. Please dont judge me. I'm simply expressing my entirely valid opinion. You don't need to pay attention if you dont want to |
Originally Posted by Solid Snake /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's for sure. |
Originally Posted by demoNMaCHiN3 /img/forum/go_quote.gif One could argue your thinking is actually quite backwards and behind the times...(the first sale doctrine has been around for a century) |
This is not how it works. A game dev or publisher is not losing the $60 I gave them to purchase their game when I resell it to another person. The prices of these games are set with the understanding that some people will purchase the used version from a third party. |
Would you argue that people should not be allowed to rent games as well? I could very easily rent a game for a couple of dollars and beat that entire game before I had to return it, meaning I just saved about $55... |
Originally Posted by fraseyboy /img/forum/go_quote.gif I thought he meant the program in general, not just the shop. I don't often buy games via digital distribution services such as Steam due to my monthly 10gb data cap. If I had a higher cap I probably would though. It's generally cheaper than buying from a shop (here at least) and I never really resell games anyway. |
Originally Posted by Zodduska /img/forum/go_quote.gif I quite like steam and digital distribution in general. I agree that buying games off of steam though is "putting all your eggs in one basket" but for me its a warm cozy basket with Gabe Newell sitting atop incubating my games, I tend not to venture anywhere else. If anyone else has noticed Gamestop is trying to get into digital distribution to prepare for their obsolescence as a physical disk retail outlet in the coming years. The way I picture it eventually they may be able to keep their stores open while selling boxes containing download codes and manuals but it will be hard for them with their used games sales all but eliminated.. they will have to push their pre-orders even harder (as if that were possible lol). |
Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule /img/forum/go_quote.gif You are putting all your eggs in one basket, and that's always a risk in retrospect. |