![]() The publisher already made the full amount they'd make. When you buy a game at a store you're giving money to the store. I'm not saying that used games are bad or wrong, it is legal at least but you're truly not supporting the people who made the game and you have no reason to when you already own a legal copy. There's nothing special about games that anyone should consider it on the same level as illegal copyright infringement. You don't want an item but someone else has use for it so you sell it to 's a concept that goes back to ancient times. I've NEVER seen it with music or movies or anything else. I find it a very odd thing that so many people have this mentality of 'used bad' with video games. In such a case for the most part you're paying for the service easy availability. The only ones who tend to progit are the resellers who buy low and sell for higher. With physical copies there's only a limited number of items extant in the first place.Īnd usually a person (that isn't a store) is selling it at a loss - if you buy a game for $50 you're not exactly making profit when you sell it to someone else for $20. The publisher made its money on that copy of the game. You're not supporting anyone but the store in that case.īuying it used from someone else is not actually different, there's just an extra transaction involved in the middle there. Originally posted by Duckilous:For physical copies however, it's not just shifting ownership because it's not like people are simply giving a copy of the game to their friends for free. I'm not saying that used games are bad or wrong, it is legal at least but you're truly not supporting the people who made the game and you have no reason to when you already own a legal copy.Īt least some pirates who aren't fully scummy can still be incentivised to buy the game just to support the developers if they really enjoy the game.Īs long as the emulator is good (and PCSX2 has been spot on for many years now) there's no reason no to use it if you can unless you really want that 'in front of the TV' experiance Which people still can just by having their PC connected to their television instead of their monitor if they want to play on the couch. If it's simply not for me, I'd still refund it because I want my entire money back. If I don't like it, I'd refund the product and tell other people to NOT buy it. ![]() ![]() They're making profit off from somebody's works which I find a bit distasteful unless the developer/publisher aren't selling it anymore and/or the platform it runs on has been discontinued.Īs a consumer, I wanted my money to go towards someone who actually made the product. Of course, that situation was about digital games being resold.įor physical copies however, it's not just shifting ownership because it's not like people are simply giving a copy of the game to their friends for free. I remember last year when The High Court of Paris ruled that Steam cannot ban resale 'dematerialised' games which if Valve complied or didn't appeal, it would harm the gaming industry more than it would do good as people have no reason to directly buy, especially short, indie games when they can just buy second-hand copies while AAA companies would push for even more aggressive predatory business practices and turning their games into "live services" that hinders the experience. If they have a problem with it then they aren't making games worth keeping in the first place which is on them.I'm not too sure about that. It's simply shifting ownership from one person to another. I still give it a very high score becasue I hope this sells well enough, so Bandai Namco wants to make a new sequel (and soundtrack!) for this great IP.Originally posted by Duckilous:Heck, some developers think it's even worse than piracy because you have no incentive to buy their game to support them when you already have it legally. Great music, quirky, very original concept still to this day, relaxing, unique, but feels like they just wanted to sell an emulated 'port' instead of really doing an effort to revive the Katamari experience. It feels emulated at times, not really ported, also they didn't go any extra mile to make it at least a little bit more compelling. For me this game was a solid 9 on the original system, but this port comes up like a wasted opportunity to get it perfect and just as a "good enough" attempt at a port. Having played and finished the original several years ago on the original system, this port feels very good but I can't help but feel the experience is a little bit different. Having played and finished the original several years ago on the original system, this port feels Great game but the port is less than ideal. Great game but the port is less than ideal.
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