The video games industry is evolving.
Ive been hooked on video games since i was a kid, I remember playing Duck Hunt on my cousins NES and being in awe, i remmebr the first video game that really got me hooked, Tony Hawks Pro Skater. I played the demo of this game more than any game i had owned at the time.
Video games have come a long way since then and i’ve had a lot of different consoles. Everyone has their opinion as to what the best console is, but at the end of the day its whatever console you have the most fun on that matters.
The game industry these day is trying to push in a different direction, if what i read is to be believed, Both Sony and Microsot want to run game shops out of town, they want to makes games available online only. and i understand their reasons, from a business point of view i get it. They feel that the second hand games market means less games are bought from them. What i don’t get is how they think its going to work with the way things are right now.
Some positives of this plan for the consumer:
- You don’t have to que up at a midnight launch or even leave your house to get a new game.
- You can download it instantly
- You don’t need to change disks every time you want to change game
- The game loading isn’t restricted by disk read speed
My number 1 issue with how they are going about it right now is the price.
- They have no cost of producing the hard copy product
- You don’t get that feeling of unwrapping a new game
- You cant lend a game to friend
- Your purchase has no resale value
- You already pay a fee for the online service
So why, when i can walk in to a store and purchase a hard copy of a game for between $70-100 would i pay $110 for a download version of it? it makes no sense to me. i would very much like to utilise this service, however it dosen’t make logical sense to me.
Inkybus 
