Cutter wrote on May 10, 2012, 17:50:
A) You must be new to gaming.
B) You must work in marketing to think this sort of crap qualifies as a good idea.

Tanto Edge wrote on May 11, 2012, 01:11:

Yakubs wrote on May 10, 2012, 15:59:
While those dummies in Hollywood have to rely on the big opening weekend (since word of mouth will kill your shovel-film) for a successful film, the brilliant minds in the video game industry realized something. Why rely on a big opening when you can convince idio-- I mean consumers to commit to pay for your game BEFORE IT'S EVEN AVAILABLE!

You can't find out the game is crap if you nobody has every played it!

Isn't that what Kickstarter, Rockethub and other crowd sourced game developments are all about though?

Yakubs wrote on May 10, 2012, 15:59:
While those dummies in Hollywood have to rely on the big opening weekend (since word of mouth will kill your shovel-film) for a successful film, the brilliant minds in the video game industry realized something. Why rely on a big opening when you can convince idio-- I mean consumers to commit to pay for your game BEFORE IT'S EVEN AVAILABLE!

You can't find out the game is crap if you nobody has every played it!

Jerykk wrote on May 10, 2012, 18:52:

As for Hitman - I really enjoyed the original but the series has got progressively worse. I have zero interest in the franchise now.

What? That makes no sense. The series has gotten progressively better with each sequel. Silent Assassin was better than Codename 47, Contracts was better than Silent Assassin and Blood Money was better than all of them. I don't understand how you could really enjoy the first one but not the sequels, since they were better in almost every respect?

Seriously, I'm completely baffled as to how you can hold the opinion that you do, unless you're mistaking Hitman for a different series.

Tanto Edge wrote on May 10, 2012, 15:12:
Just imagine if DXHR had released a preorder game that let you win bonuses in the full game? People's reactions would be different I'd expect.

Jerykk wrote on May 10, 2012, 18:52:

As for Hitman - I really enjoyed the original but the series has got progressively worse. I have zero interest in the franchise now.

What? That makes no sense. The series has gotten progressively better with each sequel. Silent Assassin was better than Codename 47, Contracts was better than Silent Assassin and Blood Money was better than all of them. I don't understand how you could really enjoy the first one but not the sequels, since they were better in almost every respect?

Seriously, I'm completely baffled as to how you can hold the opinion that you do, unless you're mistaking Hitman for a different series.

As for Hitman - I really enjoyed the original but the series has got progressively worse. I have zero interest in the franchise now.

siapnar wrote on May 10, 2012, 15:50:
Not sure why there's such a bad reception to this.

It's a good, and pretty different idea to draw attention to their title.

The mini-game of sniping with style actually looks fun, too.

These days, when DLC and pre-order promotions are pretty much a guarantee, this is probably the most interesting one I've seen.

Verno wrote on May 10, 2012, 11:30:
Right, its their wet dream because they would have a stranglehold on prices and could cut out the middle man. That would never be good for the market and not everyone can get cards on sale or whatever as easily. I'm no fan of Gamestop type stores but they are successful for many reasons.

I get where you're coming from but I feel like there is still a pretty strong need for retail on the console side of things, both for the consumer and the industry. I don't see that going away anytime soon either.

Creston wrote on May 10, 2012, 10:55:
Can we just kill all publishers? Like, just shoot them—in the face, so their mothers can't give them open-coffin burials.

Creston

SpectralMeat wrote on May 10, 2012, 11:15:

NKD wrote on May 10, 2012, 11:12:
I agree. 1) It would make the console dudes have to put up with the same shit we have to. 2) It would take away like half of GameStop's revenue and hopefully cause their entire executive board to commit ritual suicide.

More then half.
I have a friend that is a store manager in one of the gamestops around here and he told me that most of their revenue is made from used games and trade ins. They barely make anything on new games.
Not sure how much of that is true.

SpectralMeat wrote on May 10, 2012, 11:13:
I know it would, but it would also end the used game trades, publishers wet dream.
With sales on points cards and PSN cards you can sort of offset the prices and make them seem like sales prices on digital games.

NKD wrote on May 10, 2012, 11:12:
I agree. 1) It would make the console dudes have to put up with the same shit we have to. 2) It would take away like half of GameStop's revenue and hopefully cause their entire executive board to commit ritual suicide.