Forum Overview :: Gamerasutra :: Re: Microsoft are not backing down on the used game fee thing

[quote name="Mysterio from Before"][quote name="jeep"]"half this shit is broken on pc" hasn't been true for a long time. due to pc chips going multiple cores instead of huge mhz growth, the raw power of pcs as far as most non-crysis games are concerned leveled off for a few years, which means pc games can be designed single-threaded for chips now and still run on stuff from 5 years ago. it's a lot easier to develop them, and for the most part steam is still curated so if you're getting them from there they'll probably work.[/quote] It has been for me! It used to be that building your own system gave you a better shot at stability. I also got all the Crysis games heh. [quote]the real issue with your post there is "I'll pay $50 for a game" because it's anecdotal, we're talking about millions of people the vast majority of whom don't make the kind of money we do and have to make pretty tough decisions re: going out drinking with br0s or buying a new call of duty game and the used thing made both possible for a long, long time. like literally since atari 2600. this is a recipe for a serious fucking adjustment to the AAA market where either microsoft has secured a low initial price for downloadable versions (unlikely given ea's "steam sales are devaluing our intellectual property" bullshit) or they haven't and they're simply gonna live on 50% fewer sales[/quote] Yeah, it's not just the lower price point of the used game, but it's the ability to get money back from them. I know a lot of guys that have a pool of 5-10 games they play, sell off and use that money to reinvest into more used games. [/quote]