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Hi, my name is Skid Row Trash. I have been gaming and creating add-ons and mods for games since I was 11. I'm 30 now, and I still love gaming. My first gaming system was a NES, followed by a Sega Genesis. After that, I got the Sega CD. I think I am one of the few that actually enjoyed the hell out of that system. I had to replace my Sega Genesis once because of problems, and had to replace my Sega CD 3 times, and repair it once. My first computer ever was a 386 with a huge 40mb hard drive, dos, and eventually windows. Started out playing games like wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Commander Keen, Blake Stone, and the list really is endless.. Civ 1..
After this I got a SNES. What a fun system. This was soon after followed by a Nintendo 64, and eventually a PS1 and Gamecube. I had to exchange my PS1 once because it broke. After that I had a PS2, and an Xbox. I loved both those systems so much. I had to replace my PS2 3 times, and my Xbox 3 times due to hardware problems.
These days, I am gaming on Xbox 360, and PC. I don't bother with PS anymore because I have large hands and their analog sticks are way too close. I find both thumbs fighting each when trying to play anything on a playstation these days and much prefer the improved analog stick setup that Xbox 360 has.
I am currently on my 6th Xbox 360, and have Kinect as well.
My first one died from disc tray problems.
My second one I had Nyko Intercooler which actually melted into my xbox 360 and the 2 seperate things became 1 single entity.
My 3rd Xbox was a red ring of death
my 4th Xbox eventually wouldn't even turn on.
my 5th xbox still sorta works, but the disk tray takes like 40 tries to open and takes more and more time each attempt. Also when the door is closed it things the door is open, and thus I can't launch any games.
my 6th Xbox 360 was to replace my last one, but at the same time I wanted to have the most recent so I got a kinect package. Also, this is the first time I have had the ability to use HDMI with my Xbox 360, because all 5 xboxes I had before they kept sending me old units with only Component video.
anyways, I am a real big time gamer and like to try all games (except for sports because well.. sports are weak).
After this I got a SNES. What a fun system. This was soon after followed by a Nintendo 64, and eventually a PS1 and Gamecube. I had to exchange my PS1 once because it broke. After that I had a PS2, and an Xbox. I loved both those systems so much. I had to replace my PS2 3 times, and my Xbox 3 times due to hardware problems.
These days, I am gaming on Xbox 360, and PC. I don't bother with PS anymore because I have large hands and their analog sticks are way too close. I find both thumbs fighting each when trying to play anything on a playstation these days and much prefer the improved analog stick setup that Xbox 360 has.
I am currently on my 6th Xbox 360, and have Kinect as well.
My first one died from disc tray problems.
My second one I had Nyko Intercooler which actually melted into my xbox 360 and the 2 seperate things became 1 single entity.
My 3rd Xbox was a red ring of death
my 4th Xbox eventually wouldn't even turn on.
my 5th xbox still sorta works, but the disk tray takes like 40 tries to open and takes more and more time each attempt. Also when the door is closed it things the door is open, and thus I can't launch any games.
my 6th Xbox 360 was to replace my last one, but at the same time I wanted to have the most recent so I got a kinect package. Also, this is the first time I have had the ability to use HDMI with my Xbox 360, because all 5 xboxes I had before they kept sending me old units with only Component video.
anyways, I am a real big time gamer and like to try all games (except for sports because well.. sports are weak).
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After thinking about Online passes I remembered something. When Xbox Live service debuted there were all sorts of people asking why do we have to pay for this service, PSN is supposed to be free, why not Xbox Live.
If I remember correctly, what they said the reason behind the price was to cover the costs of running the service, R & D stuff, things like that, but there was 1 key point they had that I remember for sure. That point was that a lot of the money was used to cover the costs of servers for games. Not just specific games either. It was said that this was a good thing because ANY GAME created could have multiplayer in it. This is including Xbox Live Indie Games as well. Now, with the costs of servers supposedly covered by the gold membership costs, why the fuck are we now paying to "support servers" as the publishers have been saying. They should all be covered by our Gold Membership. And with games like Kingdoms of Amalur, a single player game missing some of it's single player game, how in the fuck should it require an online pass. So considering all that, if it is all 100% true, is it stealing or what the hell is it?
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Second, video games are a service, not a goods. A publisher/developer is well within their rights if they want to encourage a certain type of purchase but like all things, stuff can be taken too far, therein lies the need for balance. Of course the question spins right back around to if this is actual theft or not and given the current laws the way they are, no, it's not. However, ethically, it's a question you have to ask yourself, and spend money accordingly. Also, like all things consumer rights related, be open for discussion on this concept. Meaning, of course, every action within a marketplace is a reaction to a problem. There is a problem and both sides have been loud mouthed cunts about the whole thing. Until dialogue occurs, things do not reach a compromise.
I disagree, I think that no matter what people say games are clearly a product. Now I obviously realise that people shouldn't be able to do whatever they want with games, such as copying etc, but then again you can buy a gun, and yet legally there are many things you can't do with it. But you wouldn't consider a gun a service, you'd say it was a product. Games can be defined as a product and still keep IP rights intact.
I do, however, think that the online component is a service because it is consistently provided by the game company servers.
Also I think there should be legislation clearing up exactly what publishers can do, especially with regards right of first sale and online passes because if, as I suspect games are a product then Publishers have no right restricting what can be done with it once it has been sold to the consumer.