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That's cool.
I can see that sort of trade in idea only amounting to "TRADE IN THE PREVIOUS INSTALLMENT OF GEARS TO GET A BONUS SKIN IN GEARS 5!" and absolutely will not be "GIVE YOUR GAMES TO FRIENDS"
Selling digital goods physically is an anachronism.
We all knew this was coming.
That is absolutely what is going to happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by FirstBlood
You think the prices on DL AAA games are going to A) stay the same, B) go up or C) go lower?
Aside from the cages you also described GS to me. Almost all of my game shopping is done through Amazon, online programs like Steam, or used stuff from a local store. I rarely purchase from any B&M store.Quote:
Originally Posted by haohmaru
The games still have to compete with each other and for people's willingness to spend money, and since this isn't a total vacuum the prices will likely stay the same. The continued issue will be the prices of DD games 1-2 years after they've been out, which love to camp out on consoles at full price. Seeing the effects of Steam sales spread out to other retailers like Amazon and GMG this last Christmas was fantastic, but as long as the consoles have their games available only through one channel I'm more worried about long term pricing.Quote:
Originally Posted by YellerDog
Still, having the disc activation being sold could possibly maintain the kinds of sales consumers receive now for the initial purchase of console games, even if buying a game secondhand means full price nonsense for the next person. Not sure if that will actually happen or not, but the possibility is still open.
Industry bloodbath forthcoming. I'm not invested in any of this personally, but it's looking grim from over here.
It feels like they didn't think this all the way through.
I bet it was originally going to be always on and no more used games. Once, they saw and heard the backlash they changed directions. This is as bad as if they just stuck to their guns.
I am going to be running a boutique that caters to vintage and licensed merch.
If the new gen has no trade value, then I wont miss having to carry it.
Could be! I don't really want to say abandon ship until things actually go downhill because we're still in some painful growth stages of the industry. I'm willing to give it time to see how it goes, and I've got a big enough backlog to last me another decade or two anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by YellerDog
I don't get why they are using physical media at all, then.
1. You can't actually play the game you physically bought until you go online to authenticate it at least once.
2. You are required to install it.
3. If you give away or lose the disc, it does not affect your ability to play the game.
4. If the disc finds itself in someone else's hands, they too will need that one-time authentication.
The only reason is because retail stores will be able to charge what they want for copies of a game, and even then, they could do like Steam/GMG do, selling one-time use codes or licesnes. Think of the amount of money being wasted on production overhead, transport, personnel, and not to mention needing an optical drive for a system that will basically never need it save for authentication, which is an arbitrary design in the first place.