Bleak Future for Videogame Customers

jvm writes "A recent commentary on Curmudgeon Gamer speculates on the future of the videogame market. Among the predictions: no more rentals from video stores, no used games market, no lending games to friends, less upgradeable computers, pay-as-you-play software subscriptions, and other consumer-unfriendly changes. In all, less gaming value for your hard-earned dollar."

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The "rinse and repeat" tactic

[tepples]

No refunds and no exchanges except for the same title

Then watch me come into the store every few hours and start returning every copy of the same title that they give me. Once a few like-minded geeks begin to do this as well, watch the title's defect rate shoot up. What again does Best Buy do with a return if it doesn't have another copy of the same title in stock?