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I think so and I say that as hardcore SP gamer. There is no way I will ever shift to a full MP guy but to totally ignore online because you want to latch on to the past for nostalgia is not right either. Games like Demon's Souls and Journey convinced me you can enjoy online play and SP at the same time while Uncharted titles and such shows that co-op is amazing fun. Really there is no excuse for SP gamers to not try online gaming.

Swift_Boss_A

[QUOTE="Link256"]

Because of greed, and more importantly, because they can.

Trust me, if other industries could attack/kill used goods, like the video game industry has, they would.

peterw007

It's greedy for the developers to want to have more control over their intellectual properties?

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[QUOTE="Stinger78"]

Yep. The used market is fantastic for finding older titles.

markop2003

Because the greed that plagues this industry has gotten out of control

BPoole96

[QUOTE="Second_Hokage"]

Arn't they screwing us? What if i want to buy a 3-4 year old game that is out of print and can only be bought used?

danish-death

[QUOTE="WTA2k5"]

I don't see how any reasonable person can make a big deal out of a totally subjective 4% gap in "quality".

sonic1564

This

[QUOTE="dirtmcgirt2004"][QUOTE="peterw007"]

You can't even begin to compare physical objects to digital works.

Physical DVDs / Blu-rays are only a medium to convey the intellectual property, much like a plate exists as a vehicle to contain food.

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Physical objects degrade with use, making them less valauble.

An intellectual property remains exactly the same whether 3 months or 30 years old.

Theoretically there's no reason why used games should exist, as used games never depreciate in quality.

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Now if an intellectual property is out of print and the developer doesn't wish to make use of their copyright, then I say more power to the people to trade the intellectual property amongst themselves.

But while the developer still wants to make money off of the product, used game sales and piracy are unacceptable.

peterw007

As I just mentioned, the idea of a "used game" is completely ludicrous.

Remember, my definition of a game is not a degradable plastic disk, but an intellectual property.

I'm not saying that developers should charge full price for a new game 5 years down the road, as that would be silly.

But it's still the same game as it was five years ago.

There's no reason for it to become "used."

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You assume that you have to have a degradable disk in order to have a game.

That's just not true.

Many cartridges still work perfectly 20-30 years after they were initially released.

A cartridge that still works 20-30 years later is just as "new" as a cartridge released yesterday.

Do you get it?

[QUOTE="dirtmcgirt2004"][QUOTE="BigBoss255"]I'm so sick of these companies that make millions trying to make people feel sorry for them. If I buy a TV, car, toilet paper then I have the right to re-sell them. WTF should a video game be any different.peterw007

You can't even begin to compare physical objects to digital works.

Physical DVDs / Blu-rays are only a medium to convey the intellectual property, much like a plate exists as a vehicle to contain food.

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Physical objects degrade with use, making them less valauble.

An intellectual property remains exactly the same whether 3 months or 30 years old.

Theoretically there's no reason why used games should exist, as used games never depreciate in quality.

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Now if an intellectual property is out of print and the developer doesn't wish to make use of their copyright, then I say more power to the people to trade the intellectual property amongst themselves.

But while the developer still wants to make money off of the product, used game sales and piracy are unacceptable.

do you think this is true? are singer-player only gamers dinosaurs in this day & age? if you don't play on live, psn, or pc online are you like a blast from the past?

do single player only gamers need to get with the times?

black_chamber99