I remember Sony discussing the idea of trading downloads for other PSN games. If Sony could implement this, it would be a huge coo. How could that work though? The obvious answer -- for me at least -- would be a swapping service in which two PS+ users could 'swap' games. A fee would be paid for doing this.
Let's say that two people bought two different games at roughly the same price. One bought Motorstorm and the other bought GOW. In order to verify the 'swap' both parties would pay a fee that equated to a third of the original price. This would then allow them to link their accounts and swap the games.
Not only would it offer great value and a way of compensating for the fact that you can't sell a digital copy at retail but it would also build relations through the network.
Good idea, but it probably won't happen since gamesharing already allows two people to share a game. Whats good about Day 1 downloads is that me and my friend can split the costs of a game and share it.
I agree. I plan on doing this with 2K, RE6 and NFS. Except it's with my nephew. We live in the same house, so it's easier to split the cost of the games we plan on picking up two copies of anyway.
Most retailers don't have their games on sale on Day 1, but the prices do tend to come down much quicker at retailers. Also, retailers in general have much better offers, like Bestbuy's "Deal of the Day"
Today, Max Payne 3 was 20 bucks at BB...but $60 on PSN. Even the most hardened fanboy can acknowledge which is a better deal.
I won't buy a full digital game due to no physical copy which I can sell/trade if I want, and 'old' games coming out digital are still ridiculously priced. $40-50 for a game I can get for $30 or less? Why?
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Let's say that two people bought two different games at roughly the same price. One bought Motorstorm and the other bought GOW. In order to verify the 'swap' both parties would pay a fee that equated to a third of the original price. This would then allow them to link their accounts and swap the games.
Not only would it offer great value and a way of compensating for the fact that you can't sell a digital copy at retail but it would also build relations through the network.
Do it, Sony.
Today, Max Payne 3 was 20 bucks at BB...but $60 on PSN. Even the most hardened fanboy can acknowledge which is a better deal.