NEW or USED and why?

[GameFreak]

I could not care less whether a game is new, complete and in mint condition (cartridges at least) UNLESS I'm paying through the nose for it, which doesn't happen often.


I have over 70 Genesis games, most of which i bought used and are cartridge only, I have 5 SNES games, cartridge only.


But for some strange reason, I do care when it comes to disc games, I don't know, there's just something about looking at a CD case without the instruction manual that turns me off or having to play a disc that's all scratched up.


So for cartridge games I could not care less, for disc games, I care.

[FX]

Originally posted by BioMechanic
FighterX: why does the medium make a difference to you? Just curious...

You can play a scratched cartridge - you can't ( sometimes ) play a scratched disc. I just don't like anyone touching my CD's except me.

Basically, what it comes down to is the fact that unless a CD game is in perfect, and I mean PERFECT condition, and I can't find it on eBay, I won't buy it.

[Captain Vegetable]

Originally posted by FighterX
Basically, what it comes down to is the fact that unless a CD game is in perfect, and I mean PERFECT condition, and I can't find it on eBay, I won't buy it.

You and me both.

[Lordmrw]

I buy new most of the time. If I see a copy of a game used that is in perfect condition, then I'll buy it. Most of the time the used games I buy are old and new copies are hard to come by. Buying new games used isn't really worth it as most of the time the price is almost the exact same.

[MajinRyu]

I don't trust any1 with my games, so I don't like use games cause I don't now how good they are. Also I love the smell of a new game when you opened

[Ranji]

It's funny to see the levels of corporate loyalty being displayed in this thread. But, let me assure you that even the smallest developer does not share such damp-eyed idealism about "the democracy of the market".

Anyway, if Sega gets into financial difficulties again, I'm sure they could whip up some accounting changes so they can hang around for another 5-10 years.

[Captain Vegetable]

Originally posted by Ranji
It's funny to see the levels of corporate loyalty being displayed in this thread. But, let me assure you that even the smallest developer does not share such damp-eyed idealism about "the democracy of the market".

Anyway, if Sega gets into financial difficulties again, I'm sure they could whip up some accounting changes so they can hang around for another 5-10 years.

Or maybe they'll enter into the red again, sell to Nintendo like we would want them to, and watch as we all piss on Sony and Microsoft, laughing the whole way.

If there existed a console wherein I could get all of Nintendo's and Sega's hot titles...a single console...I'd be extremely happy. Screw everyone else.

[Ranji]

Yeah, that's a wet dream of mine. Sega could go second party. Never thought we'd see the blue hedgehog on a Nintendo system. So, we're half-way there, already.

Sony and MS can fight it out for the set-top box market...

[wEEman33]

Originally posted by GameFreak
So for cartridge games I could not care less, for disc games, I care.

ditto.

%50 of my game library is comprised of used games. When it comes to cart games I don't really care what condition it's in as long as it works and the label is still in good shape.

As for disc games I only buy them if the instruction booklet and case are in good shape and the disc works properly.

As for new games, I only buy them if the game is on sale, or if it's a relatively new game and a cheaper price cannot be had by buying used.

[Tsubaki]

No one here is arguing that pirating new games is a good thing. I don't care it 10 million copies of Radiant Silvergun are circulating at the moment; neither the sales of the legitimate copies nor the burned ones are helping Treasure any.

No, they aren't.

"Having something you're not supposed to have" makes you sound like the parent of a small child.

I'm not trying to steal from publishers and developers, obviously.

Which is the point of the my post in the first place. In sales of video games, there are many parties involved. There is the company who makes/manufactures it. There is the retailer who sells it. The customer who purchases it. And possibly any other secondary, tertiary, etc customers who may/may not end up getting that copy.

You say you care about the game companies and industry, and that's a noble thing. I would guess that 95% of game-players don't. But that's not the issue I'm speaking of. Your argument basically includes game makers, but excludes everyone else. That's why my "parenting" comment is appropriate.

Let's look at a scenario.

I buy Radiant Silvergun for roughly $40 in 1998. It suddenly becomes popular sometime afterwards. It's now 2002. The game still goes for $150ish on Ebay. You decide that you don't care for Ebay capitalists and Treasure ain't making the game anymore, so you all of a sudden have a right to burn the game? Uh... wth?

Ok. Why did I have to spend $40, when you get to spend nothing? (Answer: Because I'm supposed to.) Why did someone else have to spend $183.59 on Ebay, when you get to spend nothing? (Answer: Because they're supposed to. Law of supply/demand in action.)

So because RS ended up being such a huge hit, one can try to justify a pirated disc of it? Yet if RS just plain sucked and no one cared, you would just pick it up in the store?

You may think the Ebay scalper is inheritently evil, because they are seeking to make a profit on the game. (Tho you know, prices are only high because customers are willing to pay it.) But the fact of the matter is, they've earned their right to do whatever they please with their copy of RS. You haven't earned your right to own it.

Do you see the problem? Yes, I know that this RS example may not even apply. I have no idea if you pirated the game, and no idea if you even care about the game. But it's a perfect example where quite a few points come to light.

Yes, at least the way you have presented yourself, you are better off than most of the people out there. Because you consider first whether your actions will hurt the game companies. But I criticize your line of thinking, because you don't consider anything else. Piracy is all encompassing.