Kotaku: "The rumor going around earlier this week wasn't really anything new. The console that locks out used games is an anticonsumer bogeyman going back years and though the technology to do it exists, it's yet to come true, for whatever reason. Still, a report this week repeated the same year old rumor about the next Xbox and the reaction from many was angry, indignant, and justified. 'F*** that. I'm not buying.'
To me, it also sounded a little relieved."
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EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.
EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.
Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.
This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.
SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space
Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
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As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.
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I wouldn't worry about this.
Media First made up the rumor about PS4 figuring they could get massive amount of hits. Then they made up rumors about the 720, both attempts were mostly ignored other than sony fans defending Sony when the rumor was about PS4 and attacking when the rumor was about 720
And finally it cought on that it was upsetting/setting off trolls and worrying some gamers and turning them off so anti MSFT media and other hatful Sony supporters started heavily spreading the rumor. Even main stream game media wanted in on the action. All this in the hopes of other fanboys would attack/troll/spread lies/smear(basically the same thing that happend in the start of this generation)
The thing is, we WILL buy it if this stuff isn't there. They probably won't "announce it" but the first batch of people that buy a game and can't buy used games will throw a HUGE fit and decline a lot of sales.
My uncle said these rumors were false
Would you have bought a ps3 knowing about online passes?
People adopted, and you will adopt to NO used games, you would find a excuse.