Happy New Year

December 31, 2010

The staff at GamePolitics would like to wish all of our loyal readers a safe and Happy New Year.

I hope that 2011 will be the year when..

..the highest court in the land rules that video games are protected under the first amendment and that only parents have the right to control what their children play.

..that the FCC protects consumers from usage-based schemes and content services (Netflix, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, Steam, etc.) from broadband service providers.

..that DRM becomes less popular with developers and publishers.

..that the governments of the world realize that there must be some sort of balance when it comes to protecting intellectual property rights.

..that rights holders or their lawyers decide that there is no money in suing thousands of file-sharers.

..and that game publishers realize that there is more money in providing services than in punishing used game buyers.

Happy New Year to all.

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Re: Happy New Year

Submitted by HarmlessBunny on Mon, 01/03/2011 - 03:35.

Belated happy new years to you all :)

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James Fletcher, member of ECA Canada

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James Fletcher, member of ECA Canada

Re: Happy New Year

Submitted by Soldat_Louis on Sat, 01/01/2011 - 08:05.

Bonne année, bonne santé !

Re: Happy New Year

Submitted by Grif on Fri, 12/31/2010 - 22:26.

Gamestop already does. Used copies of Madden, NCAA, Tiger Woods, and NFS: Hot Pursuit are $47.99, instead of the customary $54.99. Also, you have the ability to get a full refund when you realize that EA is only giving you a half-finished game.

"Power means nothing without honor and pride."

Atlanta Video Games Examiner for examiner.com

Re: Happy New Year

Submitted by ZippyDSMlee on Sat, 01/01/2011 - 09:14.

A shame they don't do that with all games since they are unfinished.....

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Re: Happy New Year

Submitted by Andrew Eisen on Fri, 12/31/2010 - 22:55.

I'm guessing you meant to reply to me. If so, good on GameStop. Although, used game buyers are now only getting a $2 discount instead of $5 (assuming they want the online stuff) but hey, that's better than paying full retail for a used game.

I have no idea what you're talking about when you refer to a "half-finished game."

Andrew Eisen

Re: Happy New Year

Submitted by beemoh on Fri, 12/31/2010 - 18:22.

>punishing used game buyers.

*sigh*

Nobody's being 'punished' for anything- nobody is losing anything they had before. If I can't play FIFA 11 online because I bought it used, it's hardly like they've taken anything away, as I couldn't play FIFA 11 online before buying it.

FIFA 11 might well be not as good a product than FIFA 10 (or whichever was the last one to have no code) owing to its online mode being essentially absent, but that is categorically not the same as punishing anyone.

Re: Happy New Year

Submitted by ZippyDSMlee on Sat, 01/01/2011 - 09:12.

If you have to buy anything extra to get a used game up to a new games content level then yes you are being punished for buying used, peroid.....

I have a dream, break the chains of copy right oppression! http://zippydsmlee.wordpress.com/2010/05/21/cigital-disobedience/

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Re: Happy New Year

Submitted by Andrew Eisen on Fri, 12/31/2010 - 19:49.

Also, it's worth pointing out that buying FIFA 11 used does not prevent you from playing online.

I think what James is getting at is used game buyers aren't getting as good a deal as before. Personally, I put that on the retailers. Might want to look into lowering those used game prices GameStop as there's currently not much insentive to buy used when the consumer is looking to get the total package.

Andrew Eisen

Shout box

NyuRena: You nailed it James! Yikes..06/18/2013 - 1:56pm

james_fudge: With MS willing to share with the government, an always listening device should give everyone pause.06/18/2013 - 1:37pm

james_fudge: you can't turn off the Microphone on the Kinect and it has to be plugged in. It's not rocket science.06/18/2013 - 1:35pm

E. Zachary Knight: The Humble Bundle Guys just don't like me having money in my pocket do they? https://www.humblebundle.com/06/18/2013 - 1:12pm

E. Zachary Knight: CMiner, I know that my Android camera is off unless I am using an application that turns it on. Same with the microphone.06/18/2013 - 12:38pm

CMiner: Can you turn off the camera on an iPhone? Like, -really- turn it off, not just change a setting that -tells- you the camera is off?06/18/2013 - 12:13pm

james_fudge: when they make it a requirement, yes they are06/18/2013 - 12:10pm

CMiner: I just don't think Microsoft bears any more (or less) responsibility for privacy with its Kinect camera than do the makers of laptops or smartphones with integrated cameras.06/18/2013 - 12:00pm

Imautobot: The ability to operate the console without the camera is key. It's a peripheral, not directly integrated into the console, and yet it behaves as if it is. Thankfully I don't have kids, and won't have an Xbone either.06/18/2013 - 11:49am

CMiner: Oh, I agree that the decision to make the kinect mandatory/always listening is terrible.06/18/2013 - 11:48am

E. Zachary Knight: CMiner, and the easier the provider makes to do such things, the better. The fact that the XBone will not even funtion without it plugged in and turned on in some fashion makes a world of difference from a PC Webcam.06/18/2013 - 11:38am

CMiner: It takes steps on the user's part to ensure 100% privacy (unplugging, uninstalling, putting tape over it, not putting it in the kid's rooms, etc)06/18/2013 - 11:29am

CMiner: My point is that no webcam producing company can guarantee that no one will ever ever ever be able to access video from that webcam without your knowledge and permission06/18/2013 - 11:28am

E. Zachary Knight: Of course at that point, you are still opening up yourself to Windows zero day vulnerabilities and back doors that they are happy to share with the government before Windows users.06/18/2013 - 11:26am

E. Zachary Knight: Cminer, I don't because I wipe the OS and reinstall something more secure, Linux. Even still, just wiping the OS and reinstalling Windows fresh removes all the bloatware PC companies install.06/18/2013 - 11:26am

E. Zachary Knight: I agree that the Kinect requirement of the XBone has my civil liberty senses tingling. Just another nail in the coffin for me.06/18/2013 - 11:25am

E. Zachary Knight: Honestly, I wouldn't put anything with an integrated camera in my kids' rooms. You are just asking for trouble. Of course, I am not a fan of having tvs/videogames/computers in kids rooms in general.06/18/2013 - 11:24am

CMiner: In the case of integrated webcams on laptops, do you have the same concern that people at Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc might be spying on you?06/18/2013 - 11:24am

E. Zachary Knight: I love awesome indie devs. Incredipede is free if you run linux! http://www.incredipede.com/linux.html Thanks @ColinNorthway You're the best.06/18/2013 - 11:23am

Imautobot: More creepy is that the Xbox Camera can see in the dark. Now we're in Buffalo Bill territory.06/18/2013 - 11:21am

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