The bad thing about downloading games off of WiiWare, VC, PSN, Live Arcade etc

That and you can also run out of room. Stuff could get corrupted. The more important part of what you were saying, you end up with crap games you dont even want because you didnt get to rent them first.

While that certainly does suck, especially on Wiiware and some PSN games because they lack demos, I find my biggest concern to be with the next gen. I've purchases about 5 titles thus far off of PSN- if I buy in to a PS4, will Sony allow me to transfer these games? I'm betting not, since it could be a complete nightmare to keep track of who bought what.

That's the real reason I'm concerned- it's already bad enough when BC isn't consistent, but I don't want my games locked to a box and they will die when that console dies.

While that certainly does suck, especially on Wiiware and some PSN games because they lack demos, I find my biggest concern to be with the next gen. I've purchases about 5 titles thus far off of PSN- if I buy in to a PS4, will Sony allow me to transfer these games? I'm betting not, since it could be a complete nightmare to keep track of who bought what.

That's the real reason I'm concerned- it's already bad enough when BC isn't consistent, but I don't want my games locked to a box and they will die when that console dies.

Vampyronight

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While that certainly does suck, especially on Wiiware and some PSN games because they lack demos, I find my biggest concern to be with the next gen. I've purchases about 5 titles thus far off of PSN- if I buy in to a PS4, will Sony allow me to transfer these games? I'm betting not, since it could be a complete nightmare to keep track of who bought what.

That's the real reason I'm concerned- it's already bad enough when BC isn't consistent, but I don't want my games locked to a box and they will die when that console dies.

Archangel3371

I think MS will do OK- if they don't allow you to transfer the games, it's simply because they don't want to allow you.

But when I see Sony cutting BC out of the PS3 and I'm not sure how well PSN is designed behind the scenes, I'm concerned about those games for the PS4. Plus it's the first time we've ever had this happen (downloadable games on consoles), so there's no precedent. Guess we'll find out soon.

If you don't like the game, you can't sell it to anyone.the_winner1234

That's 100% your fault.

People have information on EVERY game, thanks to the internet.

This means tons of screens, videos, previews, reviews, etc.

If you still feel uneasy, don't buy the game. It's that easy.

People who spend their money without conducting the proper research have no one to blame but themselves.

[QUOTE="Archangel3371"][QUOTE="Vampyronight"]

While that certainly does suck, especially on Wiiware and some PSN games because they lack demos, I find my biggest concern to be with the next gen. I've purchases about 5 titles thus far off of PSN- if I buy in to a PS4, will Sony allow me to transfer these games? I'm betting not, since it could be a complete nightmare to keep track of who bought what.

That's the real reason I'm concerned- it's already bad enough when BC isn't consistent, but I don't want my games locked to a box and they will die when that console dies.

Vampyronight

I think MS will do OK- if they don't allow you to transfer the games, it's simply because they don't want to allow you.

But when I see Sony cutting BC out of the PS3 and I'm not sure how well PSN is designed behind the scenes, I'm concerned about those games for the PS4. Plus it's the first time we've ever had this happen (downloadable games on consoles), so there's no precedent. Guess we'll find out soon.

[QUOTE="the_winner1234"]If you don't like the game, you can't sell it to anyone.AlexSays

That's 100% your fault.

People have information on EVERY game, thanks to the internet.

This means tons of screens, videos, previews, reviews, etc.

If you still feel uneasy, don't buy the game. It's that easy.

People who spend their money without conducting the proper research have no one to blame but themselves.

Doesn't matter whose fault it is, its still the truth. ANd it doesn't matter how many videos, reiviews, and screenshots you see, you still can't acurately tell if you will like a game. A demo definetely helps alot, but guess what, you can like a demo and not end up enjoying the full game like you though you would anyways. I have a few downloaded games that I wish I could 'trade in' or something. Plus, doing to much 'research' can often ruin the fun and surpirse a good game.

[QUOTE="the_winner1234"]If you don't like the game, you can't sell it to anyone.AlexSays

That's 100% your fault.

People have information on EVERY game, thanks to the internet.

This means tons of screens, videos, previews, reviews, etc.

If you still feel uneasy, don't buy the game. It's that easy.

People who spend their money without conducting the proper research have no one to blame but themselves.

Or sometimes even if you think you will like it it ends up not being all that good to you. Hell that's how I feel about Dead Rising.