Again I was hijacking another thread, so I decided to start up a poll instead.

How much are you willing to pay to download games.

Revolution:

NES -
SNES -
N64 -

PSP:

PSOne -

Other curiosities:  Do you think that Sony should consider a system for PSX and PS2 games to be downloaded on the PS3?  Would you support this endeavor?

Do you think Nintendo should offer GB/C/A games to be downloaded using Wi-Fi onto the DS, assuming that such a system is possible?  Would you support this?

Do you think that all games, including new releases, should be offered via download, and under what condition would you consider them (ie early release, discounted price, etc)?

NES-$1-$2
SNES $2-$4
N64-$5-$10

Mostly for the chance to play them on my TV. Would gladly pay more for games that missed localization the first time around...Now that would be a hell of a deal for both sides. All Nintendo would have to do is slap a half-decent localization on a game and it would basically have the same effect as a new game to a lot of us.

Not many PS1 games I'd ever want to play on a portable. I can't say I miss that system too much nowadays.

Won't PS3 be backwards compatable anyway? PS2 games won't disappear anytime soon (though PS1 games might) I'd be more interested in giving the PS3 the ability to play PSP games.

Nintendo probably should offer downloads for the Gameboy line, though I'd probably expand the range to include NES games.

Downloading has a couple huge flaws I see...No physical copies, incase something goes wrong. I mean, I can replace my PS2 and not worry about the games sitting on my shelf, but if I have my library downloaded inside of the old one...Well, that's not going to do me any good with a new system. Stuff like that would have to be worked out. And just grabbing something off an online store and having it download isn't quite as satisfying as going out and actually getting a new/used copy of a game. What would parents be buying their kids for Christmas?

And on the same hand...There's be no more used games market. Good for publishers/developers, bad for everyone else.

And not everyone has the ability or knowhow to download stuff either, especially older folks.

I would not really care about how expensive such downloads are if the concept is like having one hour of free play time and having to decide to buy or delete the game after that. That would allow people to try stuff out before paying (a concept quite successful with those DS download stations and XBox 360's arcade thingy, likely to be replicated by PSP), and as long something is worth the money, why not?

Revolution:

NES - $2-$5
SNES - $2-$10
N64 - $2-$10

PSP:

PSOne - $2-$10

**Like Goldfish, I want to add that I would pay substantially more for games that have never seen official English releases.

I have no personal interest in this because I already own every PSX and PS2 game I want and the system is backward compatible, but I don't see any harm in offering it.

To do this, Nintendo would have to sell blank DS cards... Think they'd take the risk?

Right now, I think only "small" games (see XBLA) and retro games should be sold via download.  Steam proves what a cluster f--- the downloading of full size brand new games can be.  I do, however, very much like the idea of downloadable demos for hot new games.

>How much are you willing to pay to download games?
It depends on the game.  However, substantially less than buying a DVD/cartridge.  I still much prefer to have the game than to have the download.   

>Other curiosities:  Do you think that Sony should consider a system for PSX and PS2 games to be downloaded on the PS3?  Would you support this endeavor?
Seems silly to me since PSX and PS2 games should be compatible with the PS3.  However, on the other hand, it might be a nice way to get some hard to find games (Suikoden II etc...)

>Do you think Nintendo should offer GB/C/A games to be downloaded using Wi-Fi onto the DS, assuming that such a system is possible?  Would you support this?
It really depends on what they offer.  However, my general answer is that I prefer to actually purchase new games rather than purchase a download.

>Do you think that all games, including new releases, should be offered via download, and under what condition would you consider them (ie early release, discounted price, etc)?
In my opinion, the best way to deal with this is to offer a free download of classic games when you preorder a new game.  Otherwise I'm not really all that keen on it.

cheers,

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Honestly, no, I don't think they would.  Not this early in the system life.  I could see them risking it with GBA carts though.  Unless they have some major GBA announcements past a domestic Earthbound 2 (Mother 3) and the impending Final Fantasies (V and VI, which should still release on the Revolution Virtual Console), it really appears there is not much left for that system.

I'll download games if they're available for free. Come on, they made enough money out of them...