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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:49 pm
by GORDON
I know the possibility has been discussed here to some extent, and vehemently discounted as "it could never happen," but here's similar stuff actually happening.
http://www.cepro.com/article....usiness
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 1:59 am
by WSGrundy
This is why I wait so long for game and the year editions and lower prices. With the Orange Box if valve does not deliver on their promise to release patches to make everything playable if they go under I'm still not out that much cash. Pissed but not out that much cash.
I didn't play Half Life 2 until the orange box came out and then I wait a year or something for that to hit $25.
Same with DLC. Waiting on fallout 3 until all the DLC is in a GOTY package that I can sell later if I want.
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:19 pm
by Leisher
Also, one HUGE thing you're overlooking is that even when you buy the game on disk and in the box, a lot of times you still need to log onto whomever's service to register it.
Not always, but that's becoming more and more the standard.
Valve has instructions on how to play its games offline. Does EA or any of the other people who are trying to copy the Steam model?
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 6:13 pm
by TPRJones
I would classify any game with such requirements as falling under the purview of this post and it's point about the problems with this sort of DRM.
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:58 am
by Alhazad
I would never have bought the Orange Box except my friend clued me in to a weekend when it was 66% off over Steam, AKA $10.
Pretty good, but I'm one of those nuts who prefers having the hard copy of my games, with the original package.
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:59 pm
by GORDON
Alhazad wrote:Pretty good, but I'm one of those nuts who prefers having the hard copy of my games, with the original package.
Hi there hard copy buddy.
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:25 pm
by TheCatt
More like hard copy butt buddy, amirite? amirite?
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:00 pm
by GORDON
We're a tight knit group.