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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: SirMystiq on July 07, 2002, 06:12:07 PM

Title: PS3 part 2
Post by: SirMystiq on July 07, 2002, 06:12:07 PM: I have no idea if all this is true, especially about the DVD less game, you can just go online and purchase a game and play it withouth any disc.

http://psuedophobia.tripod.com/ps3/050502.html
Title: PS3 part 2
Post by: JBean on July 07, 2002, 06:15:27 PM: and for this your gonna have to have BB. And I know lots of people do, but most console consumers don\'t simply because it\'s not available in their area. But i\'m sure we\'ll see some DVD less games.
Title: PS3 part 2
Post by: theomen on July 08, 2002, 12:25:13 AM: seems like a bad idea, considering they\'re eliminating a large part of the market, because not everyone has bb.
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Post by: PS2_-'_'-_PS2 on July 08, 2002, 09:52:01 AM: god, PS3 isn\'t gonna b out for ages soo wots the point in talking about it now?
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Post by: Soul Reaver on July 08, 2002, 10:02:16 AM: So you can learn more about (insert item here) and reassure you of your future purchase.
Title: PS3 part 2
Post by: SirMystiq on July 08, 2002, 11:57:39 AM: 2005 thats not very far away. and what does BB stand for?
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Post by: Tyrant on July 08, 2002, 12:29:37 PM: bb= broad band, and it refers to yer internet connection.
:)
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Post by: CygnusXI on July 08, 2002, 12:29:59 PM: I\'ve heard about this crap.

No physical media-- no games for me:mad:

UNLESS!! They charge like $1 an hour. Considering RPG\'s take me appx 40-50hrs on average, and games cost $50. That works to $1 per hour.

Considering inflation, I bet the games, if charged hourly will be like between 4-6 bucks. That\'s like CRAZY MAN!?!? I would NEVER buy a game for a flat rate ($50-100, whatever) and not have possesion of it. What of I want to dig it out after 3 years?? Oops!! Sorry the game was removed from the server.....but thanks for your money...

To me, collecting games is part of the experience.
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Post by: SirMystiq on July 08, 2002, 01:17:23 PM: I 100% agree with cygnus. I dont like that idea also, and whats gonna happen to sharing games? Nothing, your stuck with what you have, your friend got the new GTA:IN SPACE game, sorry you have to buy it, he cant let you borrow it. THAT WOULD SUCK!
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Post by: Echo on July 08, 2002, 03:44:29 PM: I think it will only be an option for companies making games to have downloading of games as a secondary option or something.
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Post by: nataku on July 08, 2002, 08:48:08 PM: If they do this, I think it\'ll be the end of Sony\'s reign. :eek:
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Post by: Evi on July 08, 2002, 09:39:04 PM: Broadband is very cheap nowadays...there\'s nothing scary about it...
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Post by: luckee on July 08, 2002, 10:23:38 PM: Im going with cygnus too, no way a bb only system will fly.
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Post by: Living-In-Clip on July 08, 2002, 10:31:55 PM: Quote
Originally posted by EviscerationX
Broadband is very cheap nowadays...there\'s nothing scary about it...

Thats not the argument. The argument is a couple things. One of the main points being that a lot of people do not have access to a broadband connection (as I don\'t). Another argument is that unless the user has physical possesion of the game, they never feel like they actually own the game (which they don\'t). This takes away a lot of the experience and incentive to buy something. If Sony did try this (I highly doubt they do) it is almost gurantee\'d to backfire. The general consumer market is not ready to part with the physical format . They are not ready to part with the ritual of buying something and having the option to put it on a shelf when they want and if they want, three years from now play it again or sell it on Ebay.

An ironic point to the BB only system argument is this. A lot of Sony "fanboys" make fun of MS for going BB only for their online gaming network "Xbox Live". Yet Sony is wanting to make a system that is BB only and would get rid of the physical disk format?..Yea, like I said ..thats ironic...Wait, I forget..Its "revolutionary"....:rolleyes: More like, its idiotic...
Title: PS3 part 2
Post by: theomen on July 09, 2002, 01:24:11 AM: well I would look at it like this if i were sony:

when you charge people for online things, that require no physical possesion to operate, they will figure a way to get it free. Look at the current situation of P2P file sharing, just imagine when gaming is completly online. Warez sites will have entire libraries of PS3 games, for no cost. Which would hurt the industry in such a way that gaming could be doomed.
Title: PS3 part 2
Post by: Echo on July 09, 2002, 08:14:25 AM: I think that it\'s just a rumour, and as it is with most companies Sony won\'t be wasting time correcting false rumours all the time.