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Since 6981 DaysThese same unconfirmed reports also suggest that the activation cost for consumers buying or borrowing pre-owned software will be £35.
UPDATE: Many readers are asking whether the £35 will be additional cost on top of the price of buying the game. No, we believe that the £35 figure – which is not our number, incidentally – would cover the entire transaction. If correct this would leave retail with a cut per sale of around £3.50.
Since 7460 DaysThe funny just keeps on giving.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56578...
Marumaro for the WIN !!
Since 6981 DaysThe funny just keeps on giving.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=56578...
Since 8274 DaysMS doesn't seem interested in giving any value added services anymore. They will fund these servers on the backs of the Xbox faithful like you and me.
Xbox Platinum anyone for $100, to offer the premium cloud experience.
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Since 7460 DaysBetter on cheaper games in the hope you will sell more games in the long run is misplaced if everyone jumps ship to PS4. (that being said we aren't 100% sure what Sony plan to do with second hand games yet so I guess we should be prepared)
Marumaro for the WIN !!
Since 7577 DaysIt's a crock of shit and it's generally an anti-consumer practice. If the competition doesn't follow, I'd be hard pressed to understand why anyone would accept it.
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Since 6981 DaysThat's what a high-ranking UK industry source explained to me this afternoon.
The reason there's all this confusion is because Microsoft hasn't decided what the activation fee will be yet. The £35 figure reported in the story below sounds too high - perhaps it includes the shop's sale price as well.
My source confirmed that part of that activation fee will go to a publisher and part to Microsoft.
What this means for second-hand games is that Microsoft effectively controls how much they cost, because it controls the activation fee. Whether that fee will move up or down or diminish over time isn't clear. But it does mean second-hand games will probably be more expensive than they are now.
My source didn't know what Sony was up to but doubts the PlayStation maker will do the same thing, not because it's angelic but because it lacks the kind of pricey infrastructure something like this requires.
Since 7443 DaysEither that, or wait for the price to be so low to the point you dont mind it, then buy it...unless I misunderstood it lol
Since 7460 DaysSounds like the shop is doing the hard work and the Publisher and MS walk away with all the cash, can't see that lasting long.
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Since 7577 DaysAnd of course it's convoluted. Could you imagine if Steam let you sell your games? That's essentially what this is.
I don't think it's going to work too well.
Since 7460 DaysBut something tells me its not going to be as plain cut as that.
It will be interesting to see how Sony would react if games were £10-£20 cheaper on Xbones and how that would effect consumers perception of Ps4.
Marumaro for the WIN !!
Since 7449 DaysMS doesn't seem interested in giving any value added services anymore. They will fund these servers on the backs of the Xbox faithful like you and me.
Xbox Platinum anyone for $100, to offer the premium cloud experience.
As for the rest of it. Publisher and devs have ALWAYS wanted their cut of used game sales, this has been a loooooooooooooong time coming guys. Game devs think that used game sales are worse than piracy. You all should google a few articles and find out just how many of your favorite studios feel that way. They are the ones who have been aggressively pushing for this behind the scenes. They have wanted to attack this business model for decades.
Since 7507 DaysBut something tells me its not going to be as plain cut as that.
It will be interesting to see how Sony would react if games were £10-£20 cheaper on Xbones and how that would effect consumers perception of Ps4.
Since 7460 DaysI am sure there are much better ways of doing this.
I am pretty easy going with DRM and digital content, but having it for physical media is just silly, whats next having to register your Blu-Rays ?
Marumaro for the WIN !!
Since 7469 DaysHalo Reach using 360 tesselation unit extensively.
Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)
Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!
Don't ask any questions just shut up and buy Halo : Ghosts of the Onyx one of th
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