A number of PS3 owners have been furious at Activision and Treyarch over getting what they believe is a buggy, inferior version of Call of Duty: Black Ops. While the publisher may wish to ignore these angry gamers, it would appear that Trading Standards backs them up. Sort of.
In fact, the UK trade authority said that any buggy game deserves a refund, which means that titles like Fallout: New Vegas are also legally obliged to stump up the cash if a customer is angry enough. If you think a game shipped with bugs, you can take it back to the retailer and get your money back.
Unfortunately, and this is what most gamers won't understand, if you keep playing the game you can damage your complaint: "If consumers wish to exert their statutory rights, they should stop using the game immediately as if they continue to use it they might lose the right to reject it and might then be entitled only to damages"
It's really a common sense issue, but that's the thing about righteous gamers -- they don't seem to exert much of it. They will bitch that Black Ops is "inferior" and broken, but they'll keep playing it anyway. Same for boycotters. Gamers aren't going to get anything if they keep demonstrating they don't actually have any principles.
Black Ops Gamers 'Should Be Entitled To Refund' [Inc Gamers]
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9:00 AM on 12.24.2010 | 
Very much so Jim. Gamers complain about everything that they still end up buying, and inversely whine about things they wish there were more of, but don't buy.
I Wanna get a Ps3 But if it can't play Black ops smoothly then that will suck cause I like the game :-/
But I Think some gamers get the thought in their head that no matter how hard they try their little contribution to stopping something from being mad will have no effect so they just cave.
/troll
Really? I can get a refund for my 4 dead 360's?
Ohh that'd be pretty sweet. I'd love to be able to get that mistake back.
I haven't played Blops myself, but I've heard that as bad as the PS3 version is the litterbox version isn't much better. I've seen a few comments around from 360 users who were able to keep the "fanboy" out of it, and they complained about a lot of similar issues.
I c wut u did thar.
Also, people are only entitled to refunds if their disc is PHYSICALLY damaged BEFORE playing.
Or Mag.
Or Socom.
Or Killzone.
You know, I heard Haze was pretty good...
Where do you hear these things? Sure Haze's level of awfulness is overhyped, but it's still a fundamentally bad game...
Is it any wonder I don't buy their games now?
I really hope this doesn't become the norm, if it hasn't already. >_>
So...what you're saying is that you DO need my ointment. Beccause you're pretty butthurt. I thought PS3 players were classy folk that didn't stoop to xbox fanboys' level. But you act like you own an xbox, yet you have a PS3....I know what I'm getting you for xmas!!!
[Eat a dick, sir.]
I've got both...but the ps3 just kinda sits there....waiting for something good to come out for it since all the multiplats are wayyy better on 360.
if it wasnt for uncharted III and infamous II this year, there would be no reason to have one.......
Sony's really let us fans down with the ps3, overall.
Otherwise, my leveling up to 18 has been a pretty fun experience.
So yeah, I don't require a refund, because this has been the best Call of Duty experience for me since Big Red One.
If you are having problems though (and with all the complaining, some of you have to be having them), go return the fucking game/trade it in for something that's been on PSN for a longer period of time. Don't sit there and play shit you think/know is fucking broken.
It's like using a broken hammer to build a house. Refund or not, that's fucking retarded, stop using the broken hammer!
Otherwise, my leveling up to 18 has been a pretty fun experience.
So yeah, I don't require a refund, because this has been the best Call of Duty experience for me since Big Red One.
If you are having problems though (and with all the complaining, some of you have to be having them), go return the fucking game/trade it in for something that's been on PSN for a longer period of time. Don't sit there and play shit you think/know is fucking broken.
It's like using a broken hammer to build a house. Refund or not, that's fucking retarded, stop using the broken hammer!
It sucks though, I've heard the matchmaking on the PS3 makes the game almost unplayable at times.
It really sucks with games that release annually though. I mean if it takes 4-5 months to patch these problems, you're already half towards the new installment.
Fuck 'em and Merry Christmas!!!
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Very true statement, and out of any form of media I think gamers demonstrate the most hypocrisy as consumers. I'm getting really tired of reading about the boycotts, and gamers getting outraged when developers don't custom make their games exactly how the fan base wants them, only then to see these same people run out and buy the games on launch. Either stand by your principles or stop bitching.