"PS3 1000 times more powerful than PS2"

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I heard that rumor a while ago. Supposedly, now they aren\'t going to do it. If you think about it, it will actually cripple the game industry in my opinion. You have companies like Gamestop and independent gaming stores make their money mostly on used games. They risk going out of business and putting thousands of people out of work who then in turn can\'t buy their games. I think that\'s why DLC has become so important in recent years. If you buy a used game, what EA does is have you buy an online pass to access online content. They get some money from a used game that way. Plus, if a gamer really likes a game they bought used, they will buy the add on DLC. This happened with me and Mass Effect 2 as an example. I bought the game, loved it so much, I bought probably about 40 dollars of DLC from them. So they still made money.

Also, I discovered a lot of series because I bought them used. Dead Space is a good example. Well, its actually a bad example in my case but it makes my point. I bought the original as the Greatest Hits, the second used and preordered the third one. Say I did it the other way, it still created loyalty to the series with me that I will shell out the 60 dollars for the next installment.

Again, this is all my opinion and how I interpret what\'s going on

It\'s your opinion and i completely agree with it...:fro:

[MPTheory]

There\'s been talk of Sony possibly having tech that will cause the Ps4 not to play used games. I understand that it would be tied to your playstation ID and such, but that would just be annoying.

I understand that dev\'s don\'t get paid from used game sales, but i don\'t think it\'s an issue to the point to where you have to have your system not play used games.

If Sony implements this, it\'ll just seem more like corporate a$$holes that are out of touch with reality...at the end of the day these are still gaming consoles...there\'s no need to be blocking used games at all.

If Sony or any other Manufacturer is hurtung that bad to the point to where they feel they need to punish consumers that actually buy used games, then they need to drop out of the console business for good...forcing you to buy new games only and then those games only work on your ID?...absolute bullS**t...if they go thru with this...

I could see this causing yet another anonymous, hurting Sony more than helping, not to mention screwing the users out of a few months of PS3 playtime.

With that being said, DRMing used games would be a terrible idea. It would hinder sales and probably kill the console sales.

What makes more sense is that they focus on digital downloads, possibly offering incentives, (lower game prices, etc), for those who download games.

[GmanJoe]

It\'s not just Sony, MS is thinking of doing this too. Developers love this idea. They feel that their hard work to make these games, they should continue to be paid royalty fees if their games are re-sold.


I say F\'em.

[Titan]

It\'s not just Sony, MS is thinking of doing this too. Developers love this idea. They feel that their hard work to make these games, they should continue to be paid royalty fees if their games are re-sold.


I say F\'em.

That\'s why they release a SHITLOAD of DLC for each game. So we feel its incomplete and have to buy the DLC.

I could see this causing yet another anonymous, hurting Sony more than helping, not to mention screwing the users out of a few months of PS3 playtime.

With that being said, DRMing used games would be a terrible idea. It would hinder sales and probably kill the console sales.

What makes more sense is that they focus on digital downloads, possibly offering incentives, (lower game prices, etc), for those who download games.

I agree 100%. If they have DRMing for used games, people would just not buy them and it would cripple if not kill the console industry. If this were to happen, I\'d probably honestly just wait for games to go on sale on Steam and download them there and go all PC. Gotta say though, Steam is awesome. Got Spec Ops The Line for 7 bucks and I thoroughly enjoyed it

[MPTheory]

You should check out Steam Box. Valve is going to kick some ass in the console world.

[Titan]

You should check out Steam Box. Valve is going to kick some ass in the console world.

I\'ll look into it. But when I spent 2500 dollars on a customized gaming computer (mostly for photo editing or so was the excuse to myself ), I\'d rather get some use out of it

[MPTheory]

lol fair enough. I just prefer to play on the big screen with a controller in-hand. That\'s not to say I haven\'t played far too much WoW in my time...

[Titan]

lol fair enough. I just prefer to play on the big screen with a controller in-hand. That\'s not to say I haven\'t played far too much WoW in my time...

Understandable. But what I can do with a little furniture rearranging is move my desk and computer next to my tv, run an HDMI cable from my computer to my TV and plug in an Xbox 360 controller and I\'m good to go

The one thing I don\'t like about playing on my PC is having to sit in front of my monitor. I can\'t kick back on my couch during a cutscene or when the action is kind of slow. Sooner or later, I definitely am going to plug my PC into my TV.