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Old 13-03-2012, 03:52   #121
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You're jumping the gun slightly.

Having supplier difficulty - yes.

Administration - no.
Its a bit worse than 'supplier difficulty' - they advised shareholders yesterday that their shares are probably worthless

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu...e-7563369.html

Administration is certain from this point.
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Old 13-03-2012, 08:56   #122
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i dont see where game come into it??

cex sells second hand games
cash converters do
graingers games do
amazon do
play do
blockbuster does
charity shops do
etc etc

as i said developers are greedy cos theyve worked out now how to stop the sale of second hand games using todays technology, therefor killing something weve always had
personally i barely ever buy new these days so i must be evil in the eyes of the developers, and personally i wont be buying new games if they do contain stuff you need to download
i dont really use the net with games, it doesnt interest me, and when i buy a game i want the full thing, not short changed
It's not really greedy it's just they need to cover costs. To make a game for this generation costs tens of millions with hundreds of staff. It's not a case of 5 people in a bedroom anymore making a game. Most games this gen have lost money apart from the blockbuster triple A titles. And as some else rightly says there's the added costs of providing ongoing multiplayer. The advent of online passes and the eventual move to digital distribution only are a result of these rising costs.
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Old 13-03-2012, 11:18   #123
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It's not really greedy it's just they need to cover costs. To make a game for this generation costs tens of millions with hundreds of staff. It's not a case of 5 people in a bedroom anymore making a game. Most games this gen have lost money apart from the blockbuster triple A titles. And as some else rightly says there's the added costs of providing ongoing multiplayer. The advent of online passes and the eventual move to digital distribution only are a result of these rising costs.
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Old 13-03-2012, 12:01   #124
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as i said developers are greedy cos theyve worked out now how to stop the sale of second hand games using todays technology, therefor killing something weve always had
Since when have you always had the right to use someone else's services without paying for them?

Where is this right enshrined in law?

I'll ask again, if developers are greedy for expecting a return on their investment, how isn't game extra greedy for attempting to syphon off this return and pocket it, for no effort on their part?
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Old 13-03-2012, 14:56   #125
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Old 13-03-2012, 15:47   #126
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