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01-25-2012, 05:40 PM | #51 |
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Really? So even more rental stores are gonna go out of business. I can't let my friends borrow my games. Or are you suggesting that the game publishers have to create separate discs for renting?
Oh. I guess renting would all be through downloading the game trail, or maybe even full game.
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01-25-2012, 05:47 PM | #52 |
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Yeah, I am old and buy only a few titles a year as well, so whatever to the old ones not working, they end up at Gamestop.
It would however annoy me if I could not share/borrow a new game with a friend. Still not a dealbreaker for me. |
01-25-2012, 05:49 PM | #53 | |
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The downloadable games variable is one I didn't consider. Maybe it can works like an OS..you download it and install it from the renter, then you have some kind of key that unlocks it for a week or whatever. To get more playing time you have to buy another key. Downside is, the popular games are also going to be bigger...50GB is a going to take awhile on your average connection. Then you're going to need tons of space on top of it. Should be interesting to watch. |
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01-25-2012, 05:51 PM | #54 | |
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That sucks, they can easily use that as an argument for the whole "sharing" aspect. However you could still recycle it to osmeone else if you give up your license to it as well.... |
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01-25-2012, 05:56 PM | #55 | |
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Case in point: http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...ell_PC_numbers Apple sold more iPads than any PC maker sold PCs last year. What's Microsoft supposed to do when their entire empire is based on selling operating systems bundled to new PCs? MS doesn't even offer a tablet OS. Windows 8 *has* to be a massive success, or MS is out of business. Period. All those businesses you reference that run windows aren't giving MS money on any regular basis. They're still running windows XP for christsake. |
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01-25-2012, 05:59 PM | #56 | ||
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01-25-2012, 05:59 PM | #57 |
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Let the individual publication companies sell license keys for used games. Force Gamestop et al to actually sell the game at a discount when used to make up the difference, they can afford the reduced profit margin. Console manufacturers could include 3G connectivity in the price of the console like Amazon's Kindle, to get the internet connectivity requirements to handle the key authentications/sale.
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01-25-2012, 06:03 PM | #58 |
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I came in here to post this Real Steel screenshot that I saw on Reddit.
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01-25-2012, 06:04 PM | #59 |
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****. I just bought a Dreamcast today.
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01-25-2012, 06:10 PM | #60 |
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01-25-2012, 06:11 PM | #61 | |
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01-25-2012, 06:14 PM | #62 | |
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I doubt MS is going to do the no used game thing. Sony already tried it and it didn't work out at all. All it likely is is someone mentioning it in a meeting, people wishing they could do it and then deciding not to do it. XBLA is about as close as they will get to not allowing used games on a system. |
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01-25-2012, 06:16 PM | #63 |
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Partially joking, but I'm just starting up my Dreamcast collection. I'm slowly ticking off the list of consoles I could never afford when I was a kid. Picked up Virtua Tennis, Crazy Taxi, Daytona USA 2001, and a VGA box to go along with it.
On another somewhat related note, it's damn near impossible to find a good replacement DVD drive for the original Xbox now. |
01-25-2012, 06:23 PM | #64 |
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Shenmue. Be about it.
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01-25-2012, 06:29 PM | #65 | |
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Seriously, name one new MS product that people are interested in. - Windows 7? Runs on PCs only, PCs are rapidly getting replaced by phones/tablets. - Win Phone 7? Crushed by Apple and Android. - Azure? Not on par with Amazon or Google, and too expensive. - Bing? Everything I know about Bing I learned by doing a Google search for "Bing". - Server 2010? Expensive. Only worth it if you've got a big existing windows code base... Linux steals the new development these days. - Exchange, Sharepoint, Lync, Visual Studio, etc? Not bad products, but if you can run your enterprise on Linux, or Java in the cloud, why would you bother with these products? Or at least, why would you bother to upgrade to new versions of these products? - SCCM/SCOM? I've never used them 'cause I'm not in IT. They might be awesome, but they're dependent on people wanting to continue developing new enterprise/cloud applications targeting Windows. I know from experience, no one wants to target a new system on windows if they can help it, if only for licensing costs. The ability to interop via stuff like ESB's means people can develop on pretty much anything these days. I'm not saying Microsoft is going to disappear over night. But they're starting to feel an awful lot like IBM in terms of cutting edge relevance in the tech marketplace. At least from a home user and as an enterprise/systems developer, things look dire. But you IT guys are going to get to live with MS's software for the next decade at least. Enjoy managing legacy systems. |
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01-25-2012, 06:35 PM | #66 | |
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And yes, I'm trolling in terms of hyperbole, but not so much in terms of the point I'm making. |
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01-25-2012, 07:23 PM | #68 |
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If they won't let you play used games (which included rented games, I imagine), then I will absolutely not be buying this system.
$60 is way too much as it is, and I'm certainly not spending it on a game I just want to play for a little while and send back to GameFly. If this is the direction the next generation of consoles is headed, it may be time for me to retire as a gamer and find a new hobby. |
01-25-2012, 07:48 PM | #69 | |
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The tablet jab is a moot point. Of course there was more sold then PC's cause people are all about mobility and ease of use. Most iPad users either have no need for a desktop/laptop, or already have a desktop/laptop. So the fact there was more sold means just about nothing. |
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01-25-2012, 07:53 PM | #70 | |
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01-25-2012, 07:59 PM | #71 |
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01-25-2012, 08:23 PM | #72 |
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01-25-2012, 08:40 PM | #73 | |
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I'll bet it ends up a situation where there is an authentication key packed in each new case that will allow you to use the online features of any new game that has it. Once that's used on your console you, or the new/second hand purchaser, of the game would be directed to the XBL marketplace to purchase a new authentication code for between $5-$20 dollars to play the used game online. Don't plan on playing online? Then you don't need to worry about the key. That would be fine with me. I prefer to play single player non-online games anyway. |
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01-25-2012, 09:29 PM | #74 |
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Ahh, yeah they're already kinda doing that with multiplayer packs. I don't play online much so that doesn't bother me too badly.
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01-25-2012, 10:17 PM | #75 | |
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