December 21, 200421 yr I've never seen a rental place with PC games, and never heard of somebody that had. In Montreal, Canada.
December 21, 200421 yr I've never seen a rental place with PC games, and never heard of somebody that had. In Montreal, Canada. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I never rent games either, but there are shops for that in europe, and I guess in US and asia as well... oO. Hopefully the game will rule!
December 21, 200421 yr Huh? I can rent PC games alright. I have done so several times in the past. I don't live in the US, but I don't think it's unheard of. Maybe your local rental place just sucks... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nowhere where I live will rent PC games. The basic slogan for any store who carries PC games is "you break the shrinkwrap seal, you keep it". "Console exclusive is such a harsh word." - Darque"Console exclusive is two words Darque." - Nartwak (in response to Darque's observation)
December 21, 200421 yr The basic slogan for any store who carries PC games is "you break the shrinkwrap seal, you keep it". <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Gotta luv the customer service, eh. "If at first you don't succeed... So much for skydiving." - Henry Youngman.
December 21, 200421 yr Actually, I think a couple of stores will allow you to return it, but only for either a trade for another in-stock game, or for a drastically reduced price than what you paid for it (ie. bought the game for $60, receive $20 in return, even if you only bought it a day or two earlier). "Console exclusive is such a harsh word." - Darque"Console exclusive is two words Darque." - Nartwak (in response to Darque's observation)
December 21, 200421 yr Nowhere in Ames Iowa has PC rentals. I've never seen a rental place with PC games, and never heard of somebody that had. In Montreal, Canada. Nowhere where I live will rent PC games. The basic slogan for any store who carries PC games is "you break the shrinkwrap seal, you keep it". Sucks for you. I just rented Dawn of War out of sheer boredom, it sure beats warez. - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast.
December 21, 200421 yr Sucks for you. I just rented Dawn of War out of sheer boredom, it sure beats warez. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Where are you from? "Console exclusive is such a harsh word." - Darque"Console exclusive is two words Darque." - Nartwak (in response to Darque's observation)
December 21, 200421 yr Spain. - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast.
December 22, 200421 yr Apparently being the source of all the table-scraps that pass for culture here in the US isn't something, eh?
December 25, 200421 yr In Vegas there have been three attempts at PC game rentals that I recall. All three had limited selections, probably due to limited cooperation from publishers, and all three lasted less than a year. As for bugs in a console game - that's rough. I mean, really, it's not like you have to worry about more than 1 hardware set. How tough can that honestly be? Especially when the engine was already fairly stable on the platform. PC releases I can see having bugs because of the wide variety of hardware and occasionally bizarre and unforseen conflicts (had the Ultima 7: Serpent Isle Sound Blaster Pro bug - look it up, it's weird). Console development, especially from an already stable codebase, should be fairly straightforward. Sounds like a simple lack of QA time to me - perhaps LA should have pushed it back a little, and maybe they could have easily met an April simultaneous release. Unfortunately, marketing bozos and greedy shareholders looking for their first quarter dividends tend to spoil the pot. All hail Corporate America! Guess it's time for the old privately owned shops to step up and show 'em how it's really done.... Like Bioware, for instance.... Rich
December 25, 200421 yr Guess it's time for the old privately owned shops to step up and show 'em how it's really done.... Like Bioware, for instance.... Obsidian Entertainment - A division of Bioware Corporation. - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast.
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