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Re: No thanks... It's not yours, in the same sense that renting a game from Gamefly is not yours. Which doesn't bother me necessarily, as I find the $60 per game price tage these days obnoxious.
I think the idea has merit if priced right and done right. I just doubt it's OnLive that does it right. We'll see. |
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1 edit | Well, I haven't bought games on release date is quite some time. Wait a couple weeks or at most a month and you'll find a good deal on the internet.
But (if I'm reading correctly) it seems that you can either rent a game or completely buy it for a one time fee. I'm assuming this means you don't own it though, and once you stop paying the 14.95 fee the game you "bought" can no longer be played.
And maybe you should mention that the first 25,000 people to sign up get the 14.95 fee waived for three months. I might sign up just to see how it is. |
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said by Karl Bode:It's not yours, in the same sense that renting a game from Gamefly is not yours. Which doesn't bother me necessarily, as I find the $60 per game price tage these days obnoxious. I think the idea has merit if priced right and done right. I just doubt it's OnLive that does it right. We'll see. I know what you mean. I was getting multiple games for less than $10 a pop not even 10 years ago. |
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1 edit | I remember paying $75, more than 10 years ago, for Final Fantasy 3 at Wal-Mart. $60 isn't so bad. |
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 Marduk
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said by PapaMidnight:said by Karl Bode:It's not yours, in the same sense that renting a game from Gamefly is not yours. Which doesn't bother me necessarily, as I find the $60 per game price tage these days obnoxious. I think the idea has merit if priced right and done right. I just doubt it's OnLive that does it right. We'll see. I know what you mean. I was getting multiple games for less than $10 a pop not even 10 years ago. Strange....I remember buying Commodore 64 and Atari 2600 games for upwards of $50.
The same with any top-of-the line system of the time.
Xbox360 games are $60, new PC games are close to that as well...
Of course, you could buy xbox and PS2 games for $5-10, but who wants to do that? |
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I agree. I rarely buy games at release time. The only ones I think are "worth" it are the yearly sports games, to get the players right and all that.
I'm more of a FPS guy. I'm still playing COD Modern Warfare on line and having a blast.
Then again, when one works 70 hour weeks, one has little time for gaming.
I pretty much have 2 full time jobs at this point..
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said by Marduk:Strange....I remember buying Commodore 64 and Atari 2600 games for upwards of $50. Same here -- and that was 25 years ago.
Of course many here at BBR are determined to stomp their feet and complain bitterly when a company chooses not to ask for opinion on pricing matters. |
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said by Karl Bode:Which doesn't bother me necessarily, as I find the $60 per game price tage these days obnoxious. Why is it anymore obnoxious than paying for, say, an iPhone?
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Whaddya mean "these days"?
Even back in the 16-bit days, new games were 50-60 bucks. Granted they gradually came down in price, but if you wanted that new game, you shelled out up to 60 bucks for it.
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said by BillRoland:said by Karl Bode:Which doesn't bother me necessarily, as I find the $60 per game price tage these days obnoxious. Why is it anymore obnoxious than paying for, say, an iPhone? The iPhone's browser is actually useful for work. Kind of a stretch to even compare the two, unless you're just trolling me for phone because you know I own an iPhone and you don't approve for whatever reason... |
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said by bionicRod:I remember paying $75, more than 10 years ago, for Final Fantasy 3 at Wal-Mart. $60 isn't so bad. And you my friend are precisely why the rest of us are now forced to pay $60 for games.  |
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said by Marduk:said by PapaMidnight:said by Karl Bode:It's not yours, in the same sense that renting a game from Gamefly is not yours. Which doesn't bother me necessarily, as I find the $60 per game price tage these days obnoxious. I think the idea has merit if priced right and done right. I just doubt it's OnLive that does it right. We'll see. I know what you mean. I was getting multiple games for less than $10 a pop not even 10 years ago. Strange....I remember buying Commodore 64 and Atari 2600 games for upwards of $50. The same with any top-of-the line system of the time. Xbox360 games are $60, new PC games are close to that as well... Of course, you could buy xbox and PS2 games for $5-10, but who wants to do that? Long ago I stopped buying new games. Now I rent console titles through Gamefly, and buy games through Steam when they go on sale. With very few exceptions. |
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said by sivran:Whaddya mean "these days"? Even back in the 16-bit days, new games were 50-60 bucks. Granted they gradually came down in price, but if you wanted that new game, you shelled out up to 60 bucks for it. And $60 was unimpressive then, too.
The nice thing now, I'll admit, is if you're patient and don't need new release titles you can often pick them up for a song at a later date. |
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kudos:1 | said by Karl Bode:said by sivran:Whaddya mean "these days"? Even back in the 16-bit days, new games were 50-60 bucks. Granted they gradually came down in price, but if you wanted that new game, you shelled out up to 60 bucks for it. And $60 was unimpressive then, too. Well that means they have been actually dropping in price over time, if the price has remained constant amid inflation... $60 in 1995 is equivalent to about $85 now.
If you go back to the Atari 2600 era as one of the posters above said, $50 in 1977 is equivalent to $177 now. |
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| Well, I don't think $177 is a good price for a game either.
Especially given the rapid decline of smart games and the huge spike in mindless shooters that, like Hollywood, cater to the lowest common denominator. |
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said by bionicRod:I remember paying $75, more than 10 years ago, for Final Fantasy 3 at Wal-Mart. $60 isn't so bad. but back then you didn't have to buy the game then pay AGAIN to actually play it[online]
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said by Karl Bode:said by bionicRod:I remember paying $75, more than 10 years ago, for Final Fantasy 3 at Wal-Mart. $60 isn't so bad. And you my friend are precisely why the rest of us are now forced to pay $60 for games. I loved that game...totally worth my after school money from working fast food! Seriously though, sixty bucks for a very short game or a game that sucks is highway robbery, but sixty bucks for a great 20 or 30 hour RPG or FPS with great online play is a pretty good deal IMO. |
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