From: sheath@gamepilgrimage.com   
      
   BelPowerslave wrote:   
   >> No, it's cool. I get that there are ways to preserve downloads, but   
   >> then you have the situation like with Final Fight on PSN where you   
   >> *have* to be online in order to play, because it's validating your   
   >> account.   
   >   
   > Some XBLA titles do this as well. In fact, almost every Indie game does.   
   > You'd be amazed at everything you *can't* do when you disconnect your   
   > 360 from the internet. Can't play Divx video, can't watch certain   
   > videos. Man, it really sucks.   
   >   
   > My whole thing with digital downloads, on the 360 at least, is that you   
   > can't resell them...and I've bought quite a few games that I just can't   
   > stand...and I can't do anything about it. I wish you could, at least,   
   > send them to someone as a gift or something.   
   >   
   > Digital Downloads on the PC are a little better, with some not having   
   > any rights management(Good Old Games is one example) and the prices just   
   > being SO much cheaper than the rapish pricing over on the XBL and PSN   
   > networks. I've actually bought quite a few games for the PC via DD and   
   > have been pretty happy with all of them.   
   >   
   > Bel   
      
         No doubt about it, if digital sales take over physical we will   
   have no ownership of these games in the future.  If the Industry ever   
   shifts to where most games are sold over Steam/PSN/XBL/That Dave Perry   
   company/etc. I'll probably stick to older generation stuff from then on.   
     One thing that really worries me about XBLA games is what will happen   
   when they inevitably cut the 360 off the Internet.   
      
   If I can get the game by some other means I usually do.  The only   
   possible benefit of XBLA versions is the ease of playing online, but   
   nobody plays online during the day so that's no benefit to me.   
      
   -   
   Scott   
   Advocating buying used games since 1999   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)