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Anyone wanna buy my PS3?; And everything with it? Like seriously.
Topic Started: Sunday Apr 24 2011, 08:12 PM (1,052 Views)
Jak
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Absolutely.
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ronaldmonster
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Stop bitching and buy my shit
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Sunday Jun 5 2011, 01:25 AM
Going way, way, way back I can remember playing with Legos cockgobbleing Star Trek TNG lolz

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Necrotrophic
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I can see why developers want to do online passes and shit
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famicommander
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They want to do online passes because they can't control their own development costs, and rather than cutting them they decided just to further rape the consumer. We're heading down the same path that crashed the industry in the early 80s.

Game developers are the only ones who think they're entitled to money from the resale of their art. You don't see Stephen King or Paul McCartney trying to get a cut of used book or album sales.

Once the original sale is made, the developers no longer have any say. If they want to charge ten dollars for their online passes they certainly can, but that doesn't mean it isn't a ridiculous and horrible business practice.
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Don't like it? Don't buy it.

And if I trade in Dragon Age to buy Mortal Kombat, how does that benefit BioWare exactly?
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why should it benefit bioware?

if I get rid of a chair, the chair guy doesnt make money off of it. If he demanded it, you would probably complain.

the very idea of intellectual property is asinine, and theres very few words that go far enough to actually point out how stupid the concept really is.
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Jason seems to think me trading in DA to buy MK is going to benefit Bioware. Somehow.
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SuperDouxSanaCanThree
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I don't mind the used game market one way or the other. But buy from local shops, not GameStop.

Because fuck GameStop.
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Necrotrophic
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no it doesnt benefit bioware in any direct financial sense. However, it may benefit them in generating new fans who buy a game used. If I didnt get Mass Effect 1 for free I would NOT have bought me2. So them not benefiting directly from it isnt necessary imo. Of course, this isnt definite, and im sure bioware wants definite benefits.

gamestop does suck. but the one guy who runs gs near me always talks about fighting/retro games with me, so its cool.

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SuperDouxSanaCanThree
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A GameStop employee who has played a video game before?

I don't believe you.
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Necrotrophic
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Most of the people who work at my gamestop are incredibly casual, and are more akin to hipsters than nerdy gamers.

The guy knows who i am based on what i go in there looking for, so hes all like HOLY SHIT DUUDE

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SuperDouxSanaCanThree
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Two of my favorite true stories of GameStop employees. I witnessed these both.

A little kid walks up to a female employee and asks her, "Do you know any good games for the Wii?" To which she replies "I dunno..." and walks off. I was stunned. I walked over and recommended Super Mario Galaxy for the poor kid. Cause it's an awesome game.

I was in line once a long time ago, behind an older woman who was trying to decide what game to get for her son. Among the stack of things she was considering, was Final Fantasy X-2. (This was awhile ago) The clerk explained that it was pronounced Ten-Two to which she asked "So is it the sequel to Final Fantasy ten?" He replied, "No it isn't. They are separate." Again, Stunned.

I am educated enough to find my way around a game store on my own. But I still believe that they should hire people who know something about what they sell. Though my reasons for not shopping at GameStop are more related to their customer service. (Which is total and complete ass)
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Monday Apr 25 2011, 08:56 PM
Jason seems to think me trading in DA to buy MK is going to benefit Bioware. Somehow.
BioWare doesn't benefit directly from this sale, but it's a sure thing that gamers are trading in games from other publishers to buy EA/BioWare games.

But the original developer does benefit from a used sale if the person who buys it contributes to the online community. One of the biggest problems with console gaming is that most games have very short online lives.
Denver Broncos: defending champs, 8-6, next game 12/25 @ Kansas City Chiefs
Colorado Rockies: 75-87, missed playoffs
Colorado Avalanche: 11-18-1, next game 12/20 @ Minnesota Wild
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Colorado Mammoth: first game 12/30 @ Buffalo Bandits
Denver Outlaws: defending champs, first game 4/22 @ Charlotte Hounds
Colorado State Rams football: 7-5, next game Idaho Bowl 12/22 vs Idaho Vandals
Colorado State Rams basketball: 8-4, next game 12/22 vs Long Beach State 49ers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers: 11-7, lost West Division Semifinal
Denver Pioneers Lacrosse: first game 1/24 vs Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
#2 Denver Pioneers Hockey: 12-3-3, next game 12/30 @ Providence College Friars
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sucks for people that play online. I'm strictly local multiplayer. If it's online multiplayer only, it's a hard sell for me.

hmmm...I wonder how much I could get on ebay for my unused online pass...
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less than 10 bucks, but hey its something
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whoozwah
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do you see what people are paying for the preorder unlock codes?
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preorder bonuses are different.

online pass is sold for 10 right through the game.
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Stop arguing and buy my shit
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Sunday Jun 5 2011, 01:25 AM
Going way, way, way back I can remember playing with Legos cockgobbleing Star Trek TNG lolz

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SuperDouxSanaCanThree
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Unfortunately aside from Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 there is nothing there that really interests me.
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ninja gaiden sigma 2 was good but it was a play it once and forget it kinda game.
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