There's been a good reason that I haven't bought any EA games for a long time.
These issues have been A SECOND good reason for a somewhat less long time.
I personally see no need for online requirements for a single player experience. EA, Blizzard, or any other developer/publisher/whatever doesn't matter - the point is I won't buy games that require an online presence for a single player experience.
It's a running joke on the interwebs that the adverts on YouTube load faster than the actual content.
Running joke or not, that's the truth of it.
Yes, but I'm guaranteed to be able to pay my taxes, rent, buy food etc., with USD, <snip>
Ever tried buying Burger King, or even gasoline, with a $50 bill or higher? These notes are supposed to be legal tender for all debts, public and private, yet certain denominations are not accepted at certain establishments. I'm not suggesting that these places should or should not be allowed to accept/reject whatever denominations of currency they choose, but I'd say that the guarantee you speak of isn't as solid as one might believe.
The thing is, since Sony don't have a monopoly on air or water or anything, you can always just not buy Sony products if you're that offended by them.
A right which I practice daily!
Microcrud already said their console wouldn't play used games or borrowed games.
A quick google search only supplied that information as a rumor. Do you have a citation for that?
yeah, a real shame for retailers to think about their customers, and not just push whatever is best for their suppliers to the customers!
Really, though, why would a customer of that retailer voluntarily be burned by this tactic more than once? Other than stupidity, I can't think of a reason. Consumers buying products/services like this only serve to tell the retailers that the market will, in fact, tolerate this behavior. The solution is simple - don't tolerate that behavior and stop giving money to companies that are consumer hostile.
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