Used Games != Piracy

[owsf2000]

Every time I see a story about publishers and developers going on about this and showing their entitlement issues, I throw up a little bit inside my mouth.

It's not even worth trying to defend this position of mine against the industry apologists anymore. That doesn't mean I think my position is pointless or wrong. Rather, it's because I know they won't listen to it and continue on with their foaming at the mouth.

I can honestly say at this point that I wouldn't mind seeing another video game crash. And that's rather sad, since I do actually care about the market. I just think at this point we need to clear the board and start fresh - but I suspect most of the gamers out there need to wait until they wake up and notice that they're paying 100-200 dollars for shitty bug ridden partial games with no replay value. We're not quite at that point yet (Or are we? How much does it cost on average to buy all the "optional" DLC for a typical game nowadays?) but rest assured we're moving towards it like the titanic in icy waters.

But I rant.

Comments

[hikarugenji.livejournal.com]

I just can't agree with that because to me, the games I'm buying nowadays have more replay value than anything I had for the SNES or NES or even the Playstation. I personally like DLC and do not share your concerns about it, and the prices for most games I buy are similar to what I paid in the SNES days. I'm quite happy with my PS3.

[haroldu.livejournal.com]

Technically, I endorse piracy.

*My brother bought a used car
*I gave away some old stuff to charity
*Houses are pirated. Do the right thing - demolish and rebuild
*5 years ago, I bought a used laptop.
*The statewide library system endorces piracy, they have a big ass used book sale each year to raise funds to buy new books! OH NOES!!!
*College students buy used textbooks, they are t3h s4t4n!
*I sort plastic bottles and aluminum cans for recycling! They need to mine more metal and drill for more oil!!!111!!111!!

I IZ 3vil!!!111oneone!!