Edge reports durango to block used games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Collector_Gaming]

Could this be considered a case where we are advancing a little too fast for our own good?

[Press_Start]

Could this be considered a case where we are advancing a little too fast for our own good?

In terms of unbridled skyrocketing game development costs, yes we have. Jeez, PS3 game costs tripled to $15 mill in 2006. We don't necessarily need the next "BIG" graphical leap. We have enough right now. Heck, we have the graphical sandbox of the Sahara Desert. Look at Xenoblade Chronicles, the whole premise takes place on the two godly titans, addictive MMO-like strategy, and massively uninterrupted locals. They did it all on the Wii. They can do more on PS360. They just have to stop obsessing over "da pahfeeTs".

[marlowe221]

Regarding piracy rates - I see/read stuff about publishers/developers blaming high rates of piracy for their financial failures but it makes me wonder.... How do you measure piracy rates in any reliable way?

Do they call up people and poll them? I mean seriously, just how do they know how many people are pirating a game?

(The cynic in me says they don't actually know and just playing the blame game but I am man enough to admit when I'm wrong).

As far as no used games.... That's not cool. I would echo the comments that others have made when they said that used products are bought and sold all the time of other kinds and you don't see producers of new products complaining about it. Furthermore, the fact that publishers/developers imply some moral side to it is just laughable. You can't guilt people out of buying used products - there's nothing wrong with doing so!

The real problem is that the business side of video games has been headed the wrong way for several years now and the big publishers/developers don't know what to do about it. They won't admit when they put out a bad game, they won't take responsibility for questionable DLC practices, the list could go on. Instead they blame their own customers - always a great way to make people love you right?

Only the airlines and video game companies seem to have mastered the art of bad-mouthing paying customers and staying in business.

Personally, I will not purchase a console that will not play a used game. I will not purchase a console with an always online requirement. I think it's bad enough that I have to pay money for having the "privilege" of being advertised to as much as I am already. I also think that IP laws are already screwy enough in the USA on the consumer side (read: virtually non-existant) without all of that.

So far, Nintendo seems to be the company least likely to engage in such shennanigans but time will tell....