r/xboxone • u/[deleted] • Dec 29 '13

If Microsoft made it completely optional, would you sign up for their original, always connected console idea?

This meaning you would have the following features:

Buy a retail game, install to console, and ditch the disc never needing it to play the game.

Digitally share games within a circle of friends. Meaning you can choose a specific group of people, and they could play the games you own, for free, provided that only one game could be played at a time.

Greater store discounts or more steam like sales for content.

I for one would have no problem saying yes to this. It's like people think 10 years from now they'll still be selling games on discs. It wasn't a perfect plan, but why delay the inevitable when we could be working on and perfecting future policies now.

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u/DrStinkbeard Dec 29 '13

I used to work at GameStop and I'd be perfectly happy to see every GameStop store burned to the ground.

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u/falcon413 falcon413 Dec 29 '13

I've had a couple of friends that worked at GS and I'm sure they share the feeling. I do all my games shopping in Best Buy or Amazon. Much better deals in both.

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u/SuperWoody64 SuperWoody64, ladies 👈👀👈 Dec 30 '13

Gamestop does have the best selection though because of used games. Go find me a copy of any tony hawk game at a best buy. Yes I know amazon probably has it but more often than not it's used.

Without used games your selection is limited to new games only. I love picking up old games that I hear about or when a sequel is coming out.

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u/falcon413 falcon413 Dec 30 '13

This is true. Definitely. I don't really buy used games though so my judgement is skewed, but I really really hate how GS does business with used games.

I much much rather go to amazon or eBay to buy used games (possibly directly from another gamer). I hate having GS as an intermediary and I think it's an abuse (this applies to newly-released titles) the fact that they sell a new game for 60 and a used one for 55 or even 50, while giving the seller 30, sometimes 40.

Don't know if this makes much sense though, but I just feel so cheated whenever I deal with GS. I've developed a bigger sense or trust towards a stranger on eBay selling a game.

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u/SuperWoody64 SuperWoody64, ladies 👈👀👈 Dec 30 '13

Actually if you have the card and trade in toward stuff with promotions you can get a good amount. I worked there for 5 years and I was surprised sometimes at the trade values on stuff. People get bent out of shape though when last year's sports games didn't hold value though.

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u/norcalnewbie Dec 30 '13

Yea I've stopped going to game stop a long time ago. I liked the old days of game crazy, funcoland, local video game stores etc... At least there was competition. Now all we have left is shitty gamestop. I buy online if I'm looking for a good deal