Don't you just hate the use of the term 'new IP'?

As the topic says, why do people in the games industry such as reviewers, developers and even fans use the term 'IP' to describe

a new game series? What are we ..LAWYERS??! It always irks me to hear that, in the same way people are referred to as 'consumers'.

Mind you, I've only recently heard the use of 'IP' in my many years of following games so looks like a lot of people just pick up lawyer speak (without thinking) as the industry gets more $$$ behind it.

No, I don't.

Yeah, new Internet Protocols suck. Oh wait. :PSteelAttack

:lol: No I think the term is fine and like others have what else would you use. I use the term IP freely with gusto and abandon.

I agree. I hate it when people use corporate jargon, in general.

So what you're saying is that instead of creating new intellectual properies, they should try to leverage their existing brands to tap into their key demographic? :P

ugh, i know. it's soulless terminology. i hate it too. and i think if you use it long enough it changes other words in your vocab. so eventually you sound like a PR clone for some corporation.

gamers shouldn't use it. it is 'quick' though. i guess those kinds of people are in a rush; going to meetings, calling people etc.

I like it. ;)

No, I don't.

Dire_Weasel

Does it really bug you that much? What are they supposed to say?

The only time I hate the term 'new IP' is when it's used like "You are BANNED. If you try to make a new account, we know your IP [new or not], so don't try it! :evil: "

I hate the term "Killzowned" more.

I hate the term "Killzowned" more.

Lto_thaG

Odd. I've only heard that once.

yep, the IP term still bugs me, and reading the thread its bugging me more. IP should only really concern the owner of such item (in this case, computer game series) and the lawyers, yet it seems to be now part of the vernacular. What was once a term only encountered in economic or even a politics class is now used by say, an 20 year old gamer. Interestingly, I've never seen it used outside video games.

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I hate the term "Killzowned" more.

GwannaSauna

Odd. I've only heard that once.

It's too letters, two syllables, and makes sense (intellectual property). It's not lawyer talk, it's smart talk.

"Two letters", sorry.

What else should it be called anyway, new franchise? IP is a property of a given producer, so that won't work. What's so complex about IP?

I really don't care. I'm more concerned about the quality of games.

Nope, doesn't bother me at all. It's a descriptive term,short and to-the-point. I find "IP" more user friendly than "newly-imagined fictional universe." It never occurred to me that it would bother someone until reading the replies in this thread.

The only time I hate the term 'new IP' is when it's used like "You are BANNED. If you try to make a new account, we know your IP [new or not], so don't try it! :evil: "

GwannaSauna

:lol:

No... It's faster than typing franchise or series, and every one knows what it means.

I see nothing wrong with it:|

It's a descriptive term,short and to-the-point. I find "IP" more user friendly than "newly-imagined fictional universe." It never occurred to me that it would bother someone until reading the replies in this thread.Palantas