Digital content pros and cons discussion

[JSR]

That's a dumb, shortsighted ruling. If that actually becomes possible, the future of digital purchases is doomed. The much higher ease of transferring digital content as opposed to a physical copy would be the death of services like Steam. People will simply buy e everything used - at a much lower price, or simply borrow amongst each other. Not to mention digital copies won't get lost or worn out, so a single sold copy could potentially be enough for everybody.

[Family Fry]

Can't wait to see the Valve/Steam trade in prices.
Ah well since you waited for Sales and paid ?2.00 for Bastion you cheap bastard here you go, have 10p trade in.
YEAHHHHHH 10p BITCHES!
Do I get more money for the RAREZ deleted and delisted games?

[averybluemonkey]

If that ruling doesn't get overturned it's going to be a deathnell for the indie developers who actually had a chance at profit thanks to digital distribution.

[charlesr]

How bizarre. Wouldn't someone set up a buy/sell website that let you get every piece of digital media for 1p, essentially a free sharing site like er... piratebay? If you aren't playing the game, it could immediately go on there and 8 hours later, you just get it back as long as demand isn't too high. I suppose supply and demand on release would ensure a certain level of initial full price purchase but...

[Sketcz]

EU Rules You Can Resell Downloaded Games:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012...nloaded-games/

This is the best news I've ever heard. For once the European courts actually do something intelligent.

**** yes. I have a PS3 HDD full of bought crap I never play and have no intention of playing again. I'd love to trade that crap in and put it towards new digital purchases.

As it is, I've slowly stopped buying digital because I can't trade it in. I don't buy PC games, because I can't trade them in. I'd rather pirate them. The only thing I put money towards is PS3/360 discs which I can later sell should I choose to.

Too many games these days are ****, and I need to be able to offload them if I don't like them. Unless they're free to download. Then I can just delete them.

[Neon Ignition]

Doh, didn't see this discussion

Thing is this isn't going to go away, even if it's overturned, there was never going to be a digital only market where second hand didn;'t exist in any form and everyone lived happily ever after. It's coming and there will be those who do well from it and those that don't. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

[charlesr]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/12/us-gamescom-electronicarts-idUSBRE87B06X20120812

EA says it's expecting Digital to overtake physical media for games within 3 years, but ""We will never abandon physical media. As long as the consumer wants to buy something on a disc, we will be there to offer it," he said.

[cutmymilk]

When is this resale model being introduced then?!

[englishbob]

I loathe Digital downloads for one thing, the price fixing. I've seen NHL 2012 for sale on PSN for ?57. Believe.

[EvilBoris]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...87B06X20120812

EA says it's expecting Digital to overtake physical media for games within 3 years, but ""We will never abandon physical media. As long as the consumer wants to buy something on a disc, we will be there to offer it," he said.

Just weeks later they announce that the new command and conquer game is F2P