Guest Ruinus Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I don't know how rentals work, presumably they get a cut of the money for each rental,but I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shockwave Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 That's because a next-gen Blu-Ray player doesn't run on different engines to play that digital download copy. If I had bought Mass Effect with a digital copy attatched to it, do I honestly expect it to be downloaded on Xbox 4 billion or whatever? You'd lose money that way, which would cut down the game market (since people would just be redownloading their old games from digital copy). Selling more units is what makes money, what keeps companies floating. Something got lost in translation here. I was referring to NEW OR RERELEASED GAMES! I already referenced that it would cost too much to produce, as you affirmed on your statement there. EDIT: And complaining about companies hurting the game market and then mentioning Gamestop is hilarious. Gamestop hurts developers with their resale system, every game they get back and then to someone else is entirely profit for them, none of that money goes into the hands of the people who made those games. And yet, they sell news games too. What about Best Buy's resale program? Are you going to say they don't get a cut of the change from them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamagingRob Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I don't know how rentals work, presumably they get a cut of the money for each rental,but I dunno.Either way, it won't stop me from getting the next Xbox. I rarely buy used, in the first place. And I never rent. This is mainly because I live in the middle of nowhere, but I digress. I didn't buy used that much, when we did live in a bigger city. I don't like the hassle of having to return something, I saved a few bucks on, if it doesn't work. When I buy new, I rarely have to return them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ruinus Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Something got lost in translation here. I was referring to NEW OR RERELEASED GAMES! I already referenced that it would cost too much to produce, as you affirmed on your statement there. Why would new games come with digital download copies? The only reason that works with Blu-Rays is because film companies usually have deals with streaming movie services, something that wouldn't work with video games because, if you have access to a console, then bring the damn hard copy with you. And yet, they sell news games too. What about Best Buy's resale program? Are you going to say they don't get a cut of the change from them? They probably don't eithe, but Best Buy is less known for video games as opposed to GameStop, so GameStop is a bigger money loss than Best Buy would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kate Awesome Is Awesome Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Well Gamestop is the biggest name because the majority of their business is based on used games. Anyway, BIOSHOCK INFINITE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ViperKing Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 PlayStation 3's backward compatibility is terrible. PlayStation 3's backward compatibility doesn't work on the majority of the games and only a certain amount of PlayStation 2 games can be played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kate Awesome Is Awesome Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I'm getting a friend help me build my first true gaming pc, i'm pretty stoked, i'm also getting a free copy of crysis 3 and bioshock infinite with my vid card, so now i'm SUPER stoked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ViperKing Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 PlayStation Store is the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest silversurfer092 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 You overthink this shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVP vs The Terminator Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Anyone else play Alpha Protocol? It's an awesome game imo. It was glitchy when it first came out, so it got mediocre reviews, but there're patches for the PC version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jason Redfield Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 You overthink this shit. I really do. I don't think there's been a single game/movie/whatever that I've just been able to sit back and take at face value. Always gotta make shit complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darxeth Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Especially when it comes to military competence. I'm right with ya when I see how incompetent the media portrays the military. I can't stand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kate Awesome Is Awesome Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Eh. if the military wasn't incompetent it'd leave nothing with the protagonist to do, it's just the nature of storytelling the problem is when people actually think things in movies, tv shows and video games are similar to how things unfold IRL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jason Redfield Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Of course. Obviously the military/police/what have you can't steal the thunder of the protagonists. The only time I really take an issue with it is when it seems like the fiction goes out of its way to portray them incompetently rather than what's necessary for the plot. Then again, Red Shirts in general are among my least favorite tropes. Likewise, a game/movie wins big points with me when it has realistic and portrayal of the military/police when it doesn't really have to. Just one of those things I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shockwave Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Of course the media has to portray them badly, they need to make their heroes look good. I try not to play games like that mainly due to my own beliefs about the military and connections to them (also find gun-based games not as fun as I probably should). That being said.....is it worth buying Borderlands 2? I know from my last statement that doesn't make sense but I have a legit reason for it.... It reminds me of Trigun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest silversurfer092 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Borderlands 2 gets off to a worse start than Borderlands 1, but it gets pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamagingRob Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Anyone else play Alpha Protocol? It's an awesome game imo. It was glitchy when it first came out, so it got mediocre reviews, but there're patches for the PC version.I loved that game. Mostly because it played a lot like Mass Effect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest force_echo Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 The Citadel DLC for Mass Effect 3 is the best add-on content I've ever played. No, that's not an exaggeration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jason Redfield Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 The Citadel DLC for Mass Effect 3 is the best add-on content I've ever played. No, that's not an exaggeration. I can't bring myself to touch any of the non-free DLCs for Mass Effect 3. The ending of the game ruined any chance at replay value for me, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest force_echo Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I don't understand that at all, but ok. That sucks for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jason Redfield Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I don't understand that at all, but ok. That sucks for you. What do you mean? I just don't see the point of it. I know the way the game ends and it was terrible. Normally I'd replay a Bioware title, but knowing what's in store completely ruins the entire prospect of replaying it, let alone spending money on DLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamagingRob Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Did you download the free, supposedly improved, ending? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigballerju Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 The whole reason why they added the last DLCs was because of the massive negative response to the ending of Mass Effect 3. I could see people not wanting to touch Mass Effect again after that ending or don't care to play the DLCs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamagingRob Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I wish they'd put out a complete edition. All these DLC releases are shying me away from it, at the moment. Even with its now $20 price tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jason Redfield Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Did you download the free, supposedly improved, ending? I did. I wasn't too impressed. Was it better than the original? Sure, marginally. It was nonetheless rapid backpedaling on their part and didn't really improve the ending in any significant way IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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