If Microsoft blocks the resell of a used game for 30 days or entirely this becomes a mess for retailers as they have to turn a customer away. Also if Microsoft sets the price of how much a used game can be sold for and they take a portion of that sale, it will limit the amount they will give you for the sale and limit GameStops or participating retailer profits.
Participating retailer really have no incentive to push the Xbox One, in fact on GAF there's a whole thread ab...
@Abriael: While GameStop will be a participating retailer, we don't know what portion of a used game sale they have to give to Microsoft. Also used game trades and likely pricing is probably also set by Microsoft. Imagine someone wants to trade Ryse but because it's reviewed poorly, Microsoft blocks the trade altogether. This becomes tough on GameStop or other participating retailers because they may have to turn a customer away.
Basically the old way is the best wa...
Just like selling and lending, family sharing can be blocked by the publisher. So keep that in mind.
"Third party publishers may opt in or out"
You would think winning their poll would show the potential? I hope so anyway!!
Wish this was a PS4 launch title. Might have to get it on PC.
Sorry I think you missed that it was a joke. I'm fully aware it's a Microsoft first party title. My point was I have no interest in the game, so saying I'll buy it when it hits the PS4 meant I have no intention of buying it. :)
Which was my point. :)
I'll buy it when it's on PS4.
Damn there are going to be some stellar indie games on PS4!
I'm already paid through 2015, so I hope it just means more awesomeness!! :)
Except Sony said it wont let publishers use online passes. So I'm sure they will just rename it, except EA has already come out and said the online passes hurt them more than they gained in returns, so not likely.
Other reviews I've seen on the Xbox One controller also agree with you on the it being a step backward on the shoulder buttons and the clicky dpad, but they also claim the triggers took a step back also, saying they feel squishy.
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Yeah but you live in Australia.. that's a win in my book.
Other than the 2-tone I don't think it looks nothing like an Xbox One.
I second the Vita. Beautiful piece of hardware!
What mystical DRM do you think third party publishers are going to apply that they wouldn't have already done on the 360 and PS3?
You Boner fanboys need to quit grasping at straws and accept Microsoft is shafting you and keep a close eye on them and not worry about what Sony is doing. Or you can come on over to the Sony side where it's business as usual and not worry about all this nonsense.
The thing is Microsoft can set prices and have no incentive to lower the digital side because all you're buying at the store is another way to download the game to the console.
Sony is offering convenience on the digital side, but knowing I can take and resell the physical copy of the game is much more valuable than quickly downloading the game. So Sony is going to have to do more than convenience to entice me to buy the digital copy.
One interesting thi...
@Utalkin2me: Don't forget the 360s sitting in landfills thanks to RROD.
Xbox fans trumpeting the family share plan, you don't know enough about it to think it's the holy grail, just know if it sounds to good to be true it probably is.
Some of the tactics I can see them doing is blocking sharing and reselling for 30 days after the release window. And if publishers are losing more on it then used games, it will get pulled back. Same thing happened on the PS3 when they allowed 5 people to share. So keep that in mind if that's what'...
These things must be flying off assembly lines, wonder how many they will have at launch for all countries.