Re: EA's "Project 10 Dollars"

On Feb 18, 11:02 am, Trevor Smithson <trevor_smith...@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:15:21 -0500, "Tom" <no...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Trevor Smithson" <trevor_smith...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:46:55 -0800 (PST), Tom <jimver...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Feb 16, 9:15 pm, Jordan <lu...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Feb 16, 4:29 pm, Doug Jacobs <djac...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Wait a second, I'm a bit confused here.

EA is somehow locking away part of the original game unless the 2nd
hand
owner forks over $10 to EA?

You know how most games these days have a "Downloadable Content" menu?

If you buy a used copy of Mass Effect 2 then you have to pay to access
the menu called "Downloadable Content". This is not a fee for the
content itself, it's a fee just to enter the menu. A cover charge if
you will. Then you still have to pay for the content you find inside..

- Jordan

And I really don't see the issue with this at all. IF one buys the
game used, then EA, MS, Sony, etc don't make money on the licenses.

Neither does Ford or Toyota when a used car is sold privately. Neither
does an author when a book is sold.  Etc.

That's a very poor analogy as most people who sell their cars used are going
to buy another car for themselves. I am not going to sell my games used to
just go out and buy the same game again retail.

Huh?  Same game?  I can sell a car, and buy a different car from a
different manufacturer.  Or buy something else entirely.  Or burn the
money.  Whatever.

Same with a game.  Sell the old one, buy a different one from a
different manufacturer.  Or do whatever with the money.

It's the same thing, it's my property, and the manufactuer should have
no interest in the matter once I've bought something.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Utterly stupid comparison and your last statement just goes to show
that people can't wrap their brain around how things work in the 21st
century. A used car is a used car and no one has any delusions about
it being new. It doesn't affect new car sales one bit, if you want a
new car then you have to go buy one. A used game is undistinguishable
from a new game, and people can buy and resell them over and over
again without affecting the play experience... also without giving the
original creators a cent. But just so you can save $5 while bending
over at Gamestop, this is okay? I suppose your argument to game
makers would be, "hey, just make games that last as long as cars."

Your "property" is just a delivery mechanism. You don't own anything
but a right to play... which you and fossils like Doug are about to
learn very soon from the way things are going.
.

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