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re: Is the video game industry crashing?
Posted on 4/10/13 at 12:18 am to DrSteveBrule
Posted on 4/10/13 at 12:18 am to DrSteveBrule
The end of the video is garbage though, I'm pretty sure both Sony and Microsoft squashed the no used games thing already.
But the points about DLC and Online Passes are valid, they're killing the industry and nothing more than money grabs. I refuse to buy an Online Pass for games, probably the only reason I still play CoD.
I use Gamefly for almost every single game, refuse to pay $60 for a game for the last 2+ years, might have bought 2 games total, both I sold on eBay not long after. Games aren't worth $60 anymore, ontop of them being shitty, and lacking in content that they want you to buy for $10-$15 more EACH. Ridiculous, can go frick themselves before I do that.
I'll rent it, beat the single player, and send it back without ever even considering any DLC or Online Pass purchase.
I can only imagine my frustration if I had sepnt $60 on games like AC3, Far Cry 3, Hitman, etc. Breezed through the single player and back to Gamefly they went, nothing more to them and sure as hell not worth $60 or additional money for DLC and an Online Pass.
But the points about DLC and Online Passes are valid, they're killing the industry and nothing more than money grabs. I refuse to buy an Online Pass for games, probably the only reason I still play CoD.
I use Gamefly for almost every single game, refuse to pay $60 for a game for the last 2+ years, might have bought 2 games total, both I sold on eBay not long after. Games aren't worth $60 anymore, ontop of them being shitty, and lacking in content that they want you to buy for $10-$15 more EACH. Ridiculous, can go frick themselves before I do that.
I'll rent it, beat the single player, and send it back without ever even considering any DLC or Online Pass purchase.
I can only imagine my frustration if I had sepnt $60 on games like AC3, Far Cry 3, Hitman, etc. Breezed through the single player and back to Gamefly they went, nothing more to them and sure as hell not worth $60 or additional money for DLC and an Online Pass.
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Posted on 4/10/13 at 12:29 am to UltimateHog
AC3 was fricking garbage.
Posted on 4/10/13 at 12:31 am to UltimateHog
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The end of the video is garbage though, I'm pretty sure both Sony and Microsoft squashed the no used games thing already.
To be fair, he states that they're just rumors and it may or may not be valid, just saying that if it comes to fruition it can hurt the industry.
A lot of the things you stated are why I play PC games now though. Most games that come out are 4-5 Hour single player games that are $60 dollars. It takes all of a month for them to go on sale, and many of them end up half price or cheaper by the end of their first year. If I was primarily a console gamer, I would have a gamefly account no doubt.
The other thing that the video didn't even touch on (maybe briefly with DLC), is that games have also been largely ruined by patching. It's commonplace to release a game unfinished and patch it to a decent place months later.
This post was edited on 4/10/13 at 12:33 am
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