Poll: Gamer's bill of rights--is it necessary?
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I don't know. Something about framing the purchase and playing of video games in the same light as the practice of religion, defending one's property, and attaining redress from one's government strikes me as a tad overly dramatic.
On the other hand, I get it: gaming is serious business. Like, to the tune of almost $10 billion a year, according to the Entertainment Software Association.
And like any industry, consumers have come to expect a certain level of service. That's why two game developers compiled a list of 10 "rights" PC gamers have. The intention is to have the industry adopt it as a set of principals.
The list from Stardock and
So, what do you think? Let us know in our poll.
Erica Ogg is a CNET News reporter who writes about consumer electronics and PCs, mostly as chief correspondent for Crave. She's also one of the hosts of CNET News' Daily Podcast. In her non-work life, she's a history geek, a loyal Dodgers fan, and a mac-and-cheese connoisseur. E-mail Erica.
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Some of these "rights," however, seem to be there to try and make game piracy easier.
ok when your cd drive crashes u have to buy a brand new computer! or if the disk breaks having to put a disk in to play my games bothers me to no end. but otherwise really the gov shouldnt get involved
You start regulating the gaming industry and just like everything else regulated by the Gov, the prices go up. $60 bucks is affordable. If a game sucks don't buy from that company again.