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Report: No Used Games on Next Xbox
A bold move...but is Microsoft willing to compromise its consumer base?
by Mitch Dyer
January 25, 2012
Rumor has it the next-generation Xbox may limit exactly what kind of games you're allowed to play. According to sources speaking to Kotaku, the Xbox 360's successor will have some kind of anti-used-game enforcement. There's no explanation of what that means, but speculation surrounding the issue says the console could outright reject used-games altogether.
LA Noire used an online pass this generation. Would you buy an Xbox 3 if you couldn't play its sequel used?
Online passes are a recent staple in staving off used sales. Limiting what used buyers can access is a protective measure for publishers, much to the chagrin of parts of the gaming community. Chris Kohler of Wired argues that the death of used games is inevitable, and passes are the first step toward something exactly like a native anti-used game something integrated into consoles. He notes, of course, that digital is the future of buying games, but in the meantime we may be looking at "an interim period in which the disc as a delivery method is still around but...becomes more like a PC game, which are sold with one-time-use keys that grant one owner a license to play the game on his machine."
For all we know, if this is legitimate, such a theoretical link between a Gamertag and new game would simply negate the need for online pass redemption codes in every game. This alleged feature comes alongside talks that the Xbox 3 will also turn to blu-ray for its primary format.
Until Microsoft officially unveils details about its much-rumored new device, we're relying on speculation with strong rhetoric to figure out the future of gaming. Would a console permanently banning of used-games be a deal-breaker for you?
alot of broke ass xbox owners wont be happy with this
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welp, ps4 here i come.
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they will use the tech that windows uses. once a c-d key has been used it's a wrap for that game. Ohh well if you want it cheap wait for a price drop. Want better quality games stop supporting and force the industry to put out quality
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Real ? play PS3 anyway.
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They say this about every new system coming up honestly.
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lmao at lionsfan saying broke xbox players... i coulda swore ? always clowning for MS users for over paying for online service. Thats neither here nor there tho. not a good look for the future.. this will come back to bite them in the ass.. it will force people to only buy into quality
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It won't happen. But if ps4 did this I don't think is care. I don't even remember the last used game I bought.
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look at the date posted tho....
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Never bought a used game
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Michael_Malice wrote: »Michael_Malice wrote: »Real ? play PS3 anyway.
Supposedly no used or previous gen games on the ps4 either. -
I hope this is not true
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This got shut down long time ago
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If this happened, R.I.P Gamestop.
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Co-Town Michael wrote: »If this happened, R.I.P Gamestop.
Thats the point, Im ? with the Xbox next generation regardless, they just make a more user friendly console IMO. Coming from a PS3 guy. -
The Recipe wrote: »Co-Town Michael wrote: »If this happened, R.I.P Gamestop.
Thats the point, Im ? with the Xbox next generation regardless, they just make a more user friendly console IMO. Coming from a PS3 guy.
They can ? Gamestop after I redeem my powerup reward points tho. -
I don't ? with gamestop but I get used games from like amazon (gamestop prices is ? ) but video games too much ? money to be buying all these games and not being able to get a used one for cheap. Too much ? out there to be spending 60 bucks on all of them
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vagrant-718 wrote: »This got shut down long time ago
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it's stupid if they do try the BS
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You could call me a stingy dude but when i buy a story-based game (eg. mafia 2) i'll buy it second hand no doubt.
I think it's ridiculous to buy games like that (finished in a couple of days) at full retail so yeah i think it would suck.
I like both Xbox and PS but i'll probably roll with PS 4. -
I haven't bought a used game in years. However, I have occasionally borrowed games from friends.
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i still dont see this happening. I do see Online passes becoming more and more popular though.
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Nah, they're not going to do it.