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by Vaskivo 4577 days ago
1 - Maybe

2 - Not really. Consoles' lifetime is getting bigger. But five years from now you'll get the first games in second-hand or at a discount.

3 - If your friends think like you, they won't.

4 - Yeah but... piracy is wrong. And if you like videogames, you should buy games.

5 - It will probably be cheaper, but see no. 3.

6 - Yeah, probably. But new features will arrive and, with them, new bugs.

7 - See no. 6

8 - See no. 3

9 - Probably not but, by that train of thought, you'll never buy anything because "a new and better product will arrive soon".

10 - Yeah, I guess.

11 - Debatable. Many games don't have a PC release (but I believe that is changing).

12 - Everybody wants you to buy their product. You are free to do what you want.

1 comments

2. All the best games like GTA, metal gear solid is out on the first of the days when the console is out. Marketing. I remember those days my friends played GTA 4. I first played it on PC and later on xbox 2. I had a lot of fun and yes i get them almost FREE or very cheap.

4. Piracy is wrong. I agree. Im sad for the developers that depends from the big companies like MS and PS. But what is the point to buy a 4 games for the price of the console? And after you must spend money for unnecessary addons and maps that costs no so cheap. This is not my fault that i don't buy a games. (almost addons and maps that i wanted are free now or cheaper) And those poor people who buy the game and cant refund it, because they cant test it. I dont mention disk scratches, the whole box with a lot of CDS that no one needs and i cant even sell. Year i know about cloud games.

9. The high tech industry never stops and even if you buy a console now, tomorrow someone like Steam will release a new one, so i dont see a difference, Yeah i prefer be the last guy that the mass of sheeps. Like those you see killing people and fighting to buy a new console.

6. New features to the old game ? I doubt. 11. A few, even Fable was released on PC.

12. A consuming world. Its so sad.

ps: i just wanted to share my style of life about console games. My last console was playstation (i sell it in 2001 ) and now im on xbox 2 for 3 years and i will do the same with the new ones.