Gillian Seed
Banned
Was this confirmed? I have been a Gamefly member since it started. It would put them out of business. :'(
After that meltdown on twitter with Erik Kain and trying to get him fired, it's hard to take any thing he says seriously.Ben Kuchera, you should be ashamed of yourself.
Probably around the time they scammed their fans with the two kickstarters.Since when did PA become corporate ball washers? I'm disappointed
gaf is always a tear fest with candlelight vigils everytime a studio is closed yet a system that helps the industry stay alive and profitable is being demonized.
gaf is always a tear fest with candlelight vigils everytime a studio is closed yet a system that helps the industry stay alive and profitable is being demonized.
This is good news for a few reasons. The first is that piracy will likely be reduced.
Without the used market sucking up all those sales and all that consumer money, it's very possible we'll see Steam-style sales on older or bundled games on the Xbox One. It's not a sure thing, but killing used games is going to free up a ton of money for companies to try new ideas in terms of sales and pricing.
Because they're children (mentally or otherwise) who don't understand economics.How can so many people not understand that the used game market supports the new game market?
gaf is always a tear fest with candlelight vigils everytime a studio is closed yet a system that helps the industry stay alive and profitable is being demonized.
Oh my, care to elibarate this outcome?Piracy will automatically be reduced because almost nobody will want a X1.
and as profit margins rise it's possible we'll see prices drop.
I love how they think getting rid of used games may actually lead to price drops, lol. Please.
This is good news for a few reasons. The first is that piracy will likely be reduced. If the system phones home every so often to check on your licenses, and there is no way to play a game without that title being authenticated and a license being active, piracy becomes harder. You'll never be able to stop pirates, not entirely, but if you can make the act of pirating games non-trivial the incidence of piracy will drop. This is a good thing for everyone except those who want to play games for free.
Once that secondary market is removed you can suddenly profit from every copy of your game sold, and as profit margins rise it's possible we'll see prices drop. Some stodgy publishers will likely stay with the $60 model, but they're dead companies walking already. The smart companies will see this opportunity to play with pricing and see what works and what doesn't.
Without the used market sucking up all those sales and all that consumer money, it's very possible we'll see Steam-style sales on older or bundled games on the Xbox One
Also, the idea of artificial shortages will go away overnight. The next time a GameStop clerk gives you shit about not pre-ordering, tell him to get stuffed; all you need to do is find a disc to install the game and then buy the license.
Was this confirmed? I have been a Gamefly member since it started. It would put them out of business. :'(
I just think this is so wrong. Used games are a critical source of consumer liquidity, and they liquidity is often used to purchase NEW games.
I'm about ready for every publisher to reap what they've sown with this broken AAA model. They'll learn.
gaf is always a tear fest with candlelight vigils everytime a studio is closed yet a system that helps the industry stay alive and profitable is being demonized.
LOL perfect response.. where is this from?!?
Was this confirmed? I have been a Gamefly member since it started. It would put them out of business. :'(