A look at how the Used Game debate is defining issues with the gaming industry.
Ross Scott—also known as Accursed Farms on YouTube—has been fighting tooth and nail for almost a full year to help spearhead game preservation. Starting after it was announced that Ubisoft's The Crew would be shutting down, permanently ending support for the game, Scott launched the "Stop Killing Games" initiative.
That makes a twofold deadline for the Stop Killing Games initiative. Or, at least, one headed up by Scott: The UK petition, which ends July 14, and the EU Citizens' Initiative, which ends July 3.
If you live in the EU then Please sign this or our game ownership rights and game preservation is
at stake. I know there isnt much time left but please consider signing the petition
There are many exciting updates this month for Xbox. Copilot for Gaming is available now for early preview on mobile and will be coming to PC soon. Xbox PC app introduces a wave of new updates: Aggregated gaming library gives players quick access to games from Xbox, Game Pass, and other leading PC storefronts, and with publisher channels players can browse their favorite franchises. Updates for the Xbox Console includes customization for Most Recently Used, free-to-play benefits, Game Hubs, and dialog improvements for game saves.
"Players can now hide system apps, pin favorites to the list, and reduce the number of tiles displayed. This update is part of our ongoing effort to make Home more personal, flexible, and responsive to feedback."
This is welcomed, i like a less cluttered home screen.
Gotta be a slow news day when a 18 hours and 3 comments (now 4)makes it to the front page🤷🏿
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Well anything that adds and help gamers is a good thing even if some don’t need it there’ll be more that will use it.
Well its MS news... those are usually pretty dry, unless it has something to do with another game being ported to PS. then its top of the pops.
"Well its MS news... those are usually pretty dry, unless it has something to do with another game being ported to PS. then its top of the pops."
Oh look no further than the "Upcoming layoffs at MS" topic. It will easily top the Hottest of the week.
Special guests like Mr. Dead might also show up. You just watch.
Playdead co-founder Dino Patti is allegedly being sued by his former studio and business partner.
Patti was threatened with a lawsuit earlier this year after he posted a now-deleted LinkedIn post that shared an "unauthorized" picture of co-founder Arnt Jensen and discussed some of Limbo's development. Patti said Jensen demanded a little over $73,000 in "suitable compensation and reimbursement," adding that he had "repeatedly" had such letters over the last nine years.
Sometimes it can't be help. Some niche games are out of print and are not being published anymore. Second hand/used games are my only option.
I don't see this issue like most of what I read is seeing it. I but and support the used game market. But I also understand that Digital Distribution is the way forward. I see many benefits to DD over physical. I will list some: convenience; impossible to damage; easier to adjust the price; Better sharing... ; but we need to focus on having owners ship over digital content we buy (Like how amazon sells music as apposed to apple). I think the ownership fight is worth fighting, but the use game fight is really not that important. It will be gone sooner that you think.
Gamers tend to like to try and hold on to thinks that are familiar. But, you need to look at this realistically. Physical media in gaming will soon be insignificant, whether you accept it or not. If the DD is release at the same time as physical and is priced compitatively
Most of the times at Game or Entertainment Exchange (UK) a 6-month used game is more expensive than a brand new one on the internet. GoW Ascention was £20 used and £15 new at Amazon.
So, the only benefit for me it being able to sell the discs that I don't want anymore. If someone is not clever enough to find cheaper anywhere it is not my problem.
I do like to borrow my games to friends. If digital and physical are at the same price, I prefer the disc.
Most of the times digital, PSN or Live, is more expensive than retail. As long as retailers don't start selling digital versions of the games, just like PC, we won`t have competition and Sony and MS prices will keep more expensive.
I support the right as a consumer to be able to sell something you own if you wish when you wish. As a partial collector I like to be able to keep my old systems with their most well known titles in storage knowing that they will likely work fine if I use them or sell them in years to come.
The grey area and the one that annoying know-it-alls keep quoting me is the issue of licensing. In the old days when you bought a game on floppy or cd you buy the game. You own it and it's protected by copyright etc. I can still load up sonic - its mine and can't be turned off remotely or stopped fom being sold.
These days when you buy a game on physical media it feels like you are only buying the right to use the game on their terms, that it isn't really truely ever yours to do with as you please. They can enforce restrictions now because we have allowed them to do so. I know this is a simplistic overview of software licensing but it's how it's perceived by average consumers like me and I don't think I have as much freedom with my belongings as I used to.
This will probably become a one way road to digital and I for one will resist it for as long as I can because I hate the idea of not having full control of my stuff within the law. If I sell my Beatles CD, the record company doesn't get a say in it or a cut of the fee. Same with my car.
Games seem to be heading toward a counter position where they are treated like commercial software.
I think the success of the used game market has actually been its own worst enemy and the resulting response from publishers will end up killing it and the freedoms of ownership that we currently enjoy. You know they must hate the thought of game shops making money out of second hand in such volumes but is it much different to CES or Music Magpie in the UK or a used car dealership?
I normally only buy new games when the price has come down a bit. Hardly ever buy used except for my collections or the odd older PS3 game that I never got to play.
I did not have an issue with the DRM but I see why people did. I think if Microsoft ect could come up with a way to deregister the game your self when wanting to sell the game could help get around the issue. For me one of the big things I liked about the one was jumping from game to game without the disk and it would be nice if we could still do that.
I think next gen will got down the drm rout and im sure they will find a way to let you activate and deactivate the game for selling and giving it to friends.