One thing to keep in mind, regardless of my arguments, is that I also hold to the belief that consoles aren't actually made for gamers.
Yeah, I said that.
Trail, you mentioned that you're now 23. When the Xbox 360 came out, you were 15, and probably didn't have the money available to be a hardcore gamer. While you now can afford it from a computer perspective - don't you about imagine that there are now just as many 15 year olds out there that are in the same position you were 8 years ago?
Hardcore gamers are not the console market - never have been, never will be. Hell, with the Wii fitness and not the Kinect stuff, they're targeting people who want to work out at home, in front of their TV, and don't want to go to a gym. (That's why we have a Wii here - we don't game on it, my wife uses the fitness programs on it.)
My son is also the perfect example of someone who's got enough money, but doesn't have the technical knowledge to upgrade his computer - so he plays Halo whatever on Xbox live and other stuff. He likes the graphics capability of the games avaialble, and doesn't care.
While I COULD be a hardcore gamer, I choose not to be because I got tired of spending money on upgrades every couple of years ages ago. It does appear now that finally technology has gotten ahead of things as far as games are concerned, but it was so annoying that the latest computer I got only a year before Crysis came out became obsolete so quickly. I got tired of the run around . Do I have a computer here that can run modern PC games? Sure - I it just so happens that the PC I have for my laser engraving and graphics that I do there has the capability to run damn near any computer game out there. But ...
Instead of sitting in front of my 26" monitor, at the computer station where I do work, I'd rather relax on the couch in front of the 60" TV when I'm gaming. You'll also note that I typically DON'T play multi-player online games - disco being the exception.
Regarding the stuff on 'used' games ... I saw an interesting article about that recently. You buy a used car, it's had some wear and tear on it, and it's not as good as a new one. Go to Goodwill and buy some used clothes - don't be shocked if they wear out quick, because they've had some usage in the past. But used games ... if the media is still in good shape (no scratches on the DVD, for example), then ... what's really the difference between a used game and a new one? Has there been any degradation of the software? Has the program in some way become less reliable? No - this is where the pre-owned label REALLY comes into play. The IS no difference between a pre-owned game and a new one - other than the person who actually spent the time, effort, and money into developing the game in the first place doesn't get paid the second (or third or fourth) time that pre-owned game is resold.
(11-21-2013, 12:53 PM)Jihadjoe Wrote: Oh god... The end of days... Agmen agreed with me.
