I get so sick of this bizarre entitlement game publishers think they have to be the only industry that can dodge used sales. I mean this makes zero sense that they think this is a legitimate option or complaint. If they block used game sales then they should block used DVD sales, used car sales. Wtf is this insanity? Someone round up everyone involved and beat them with sticks till they get the message. No fucking way is this going to fly with consumers. I'd expect unfavorable legislation if I were them.

by: badtaylorx

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^^^^^no. they'll just use hddvd again....maybe it'll work out this time :slap:

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by: 2wicked

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If I were microsoft I would put a hd-dvd drive in the next gen xbox.
It would cut down piracy having game disks as hd-dvds only.
hd-dvd burner,blank hd-dvds where are you going to find those? dead format ftw.

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by: KieranD

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What happens when games are out of "print" or just very old or hard to find new?
With digital distribution on PC you have a variety of services you can use and they all compete with each other, on xbox your stuck to whatever they charge and offer.

Microsoft are more likely to design a proprietary format and use that. Blu ray would be cheaper to use than develop a new or re design an existing format; one thing that makes me unsure is that when nvidia made graphics chips for xbox and they had a falling out, the xbox was discontinued, what if Sony suddenly took away licensing for blu ray to Microsoft?

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Microsoft is designing its next-generation Xbox console in a way that restricts people from playing "used" games. We would imagine Microsoft doing this by binding each purchased game's activation to a Xbox Live account à la Steam, Origin, and G4WL. This is terrible news to services such as GameStop, which deal in used games and consoles.

by: n-ster

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If you want to do à la Steam DRM, then you have to have à la Steam prices

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