Talk:GameTap

message: Is the list of games like that really nessesary? This is just copy and pasted from the website, it looks like, and really bloats the article unnessesarily. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ 16:08, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, it should be removed. 71.96.234.140 16:22, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed the list, per WP:NOT an indiscriminate collection of information, and the fact that the list is very easily found on the official website.  --Interiot 02:46, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps instead of removing the list it should be put under its own article.  There is no guarantee that the list will always be available on the publisher's website, i.e. if the company ever folds.  Gh5046 01:14, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: What about making a "Category:GameTap_games" category?  There is a category for Virtual Console games, this wouldn't be too different. Luigihann 18:56, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Game list 

message: When Electronic Arts released the Command & Conquer compilation "The First Decade", an advert for Gametap was mixed with actual content on the bonus DVD, this was covered in Gamespy's review of The First Decade (http://planetcnc.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Reviews.Detail&id=73, about a third of the way down the page), perhaps this should be mentioned here? —Preceding unsigned comment added by W3bbo (talk • contribs) 16:56, 8 June 2006 
:I really don't see any controversy on the GameTap side. Just seems to me like it was a very simple ad following some actual content. Kinda like a TV commercial. If it is truly worth mentioning at all (I don't know, I'm not much a part of the C&C community, so I don't really know if it caused all that much of an uproar), it would belong on a C&C page. Afterall, it would've been EA's decision to place it, not GameTap's. --Phorteetoo 23:43, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advertising controversy 

message: Is it worth mention that GameTap has partnered with the guys at Cyan to resurrect Uru Live?  Kasreyn 19:10, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Probably not in the main body (GameTap has hundreds of games so focusing on one would be too selective), but perhaps a link could be added to a "See also" section. Esn 09:50, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uru Live 

message: I removed the following statements:
However, Gametap does not have an option to purchase a game outright. Some poeple belive they should add this so that people do not have to log in every time they want to play a game.
It isn't really a problem with the software when it is by design. This statement is editorializing rather than stating encyclopedic information.
Gametap also has some issues with certain ISPs. On certain connections, more often on cable rather then DSL, Gametap will crash or kick you off because it "thinks" you are on a dial-up connection.
I have never even heard of this. It is entirely possible it is happening, but I can find no info about it elsewhere, so if it is happening, it is happening to a very small number of subscribers. All software has bugs, and unless it occurs to a significant portion of the users, said bug is simply not notable.
It also has ocassional problems with game files presenting an error that says "Gametap failed to access the files. If the problem presists contact customer support.
This one is actually on the support site, but it's the only place I can find it, so again it doesn't appear to be a significant problem with very many of the users.
--Phorteetoo 22:09, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The first one you removed at least now is no longer even an issue. GameTap is now allowing a digital distribution model on a purchase basis now instead of the subscription basis, though it is not distributed through GameTap itself (as far as I understand.) ---Freyar 05:07, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of "Problems" 

message: An anonymous user recently added a "Criticisms" section with this content:
GameTap has been criticized by emulator users for charging money for games that are available as ROM images downloaded for free.
I removed it for four reasons:
*Unlike the rest of the article, it's unsourced.
*There are bits of information throughout the rest of the article that are critical or negative, so creating a separate "Criticisms" section seems very odd.
*A section consisting of only one sentence seems equally odd.
*The section presents only one side of the issue. Yes, I imagine that there are emulator users who criticize GameTap for charging for ROMs that can be obtained without charge. But the obvious counterpoint to this would be that the great majority of those freely-available ROMs are being distributed illegally in the US (which is GameTap's market area), so criticizing GameTap for legally licensing them and charging for play is arguably saying "Why should I pay for legal access to a product that can be illegally accessed for free?", which brings us to the whole software-piracy debate, which is way beyond the scope of the article.
Naturally, comments/criticisms/threats of arbitration are welcome. :) Kickaha Ota 03:36, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Criticisms" section 

message: Is anything more known about the Mac version other than it's "in the works"? Bradibus 14:55, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mac Version 

message: Shouldn't there be some mention of GameTap's reception by consumers or the effect it's had on the industry? 69.118.247.101 22:39, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The :Category:Emulation software link is probably sufficient, since it covers all possible permutations of a MAME kind of link.  --Interiot 00:57, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Reception

message: I changed the game count from 802 to 808, based on the count shown within the GameTap client.  However, I see the GameTap website still displays 802 as the number.  I assume the client is correct...not that this ever-changing number is particularly important.  Perhaps at this point it should just say "over 800 games"? RonaldHayden 00:52, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Number of games

message: For me the sound on every game crackles in Vista, all searches I have made online point to this being a known issue, yet its remained a problem since the launch of vista. This should really be mentioned on the article, or have vista removed from the requirements. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.232.78.182 (talk • contribs) 23:07, 24 March 2007
:Vista also has been reported to disallow any use of non-Windows based games and games involving former SecuROM checks. Unsourced, I suppose but something to think about. ---Freyar 05:11, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I don't believe there are software issues with it, maybe your drivers are messed up but I will report if I have any problems on my end... I'm installing now and am running Vista 32bit Home Kkotd (talk) 17:44, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've used Vista 32bit Home Premium with Gametap for about 6 months, and had no significant issues with the Gametap service, only with the actual games themselves (Which is beyond Gametaps onus, indeed some have 'not Vista' tags).--86.20.219.254 (talk) 19:40, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vista issues 

message: So I am new to wikipedia, but love it. I am also a huge fan of GameTap (and am admitting it here so there's no ambiguity.) I have been following gametap for a while and added a mention about ricardo sanchez. I made an internal link but it goes to either a different  rick sanchez (who also works at turner interestingly enough) or a ricardo sanchez, the war general. how do you add a person if someone else is already in wikipedia with that name? I saw him at DICE talking about episodic games and he gets written about fairly often and is the guy who is making their new tomb raider animated series. Anyway, i think it is worth adding him as a person to wikipedia, but have no idea how to do it. They seem to have some other notable staff, but am not sure where to go from here.Xero5xero 21:18, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  GameTap Staff 

message: Where can one find a list of services that are similar to this one, such as having old/classic console or arcade system games?
--24.190.35.74 11:34, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Google would be one way, but we have no compiled list right now and as this is mainly noted for PC I do not think there are any other services that offer PC games for "rent" other than maybe the new Bit TorrentKkotd (talk) 17:46, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Similar services? 

message: Is the US or Canada residency required for the entire GameTap service, or just for the Gold service?
In the first case, that might be wrong. I live in Norway and I was able to download and play games from GameTap. 80.213.152.112 16:01, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Living in the USA or Canada is required to register on the website. Without that, users can't play the M-rated games.--Nathan2000 (talk) 12:03, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  US or Canada residency required? 

message: For any "citation" that's needed about GameTap sucking right now, just try to use the service normally. It doesn't work anymore. Glad I never subscribed, only used the free parts. I'll walk away now. Thanks for the two years of fun, right? Coffee4binky (talk) 10:26, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Err, right... no. That would count as original research. TalkIslander 18:57, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: So what if it's original research? GameTap was sucking the last time I used it, though I can't remember when that was. I assume the above user had the problem the day the statement was made. Also, while I understand the "noble" cause of wanting to not have "original research" in an article, to me, and this is only my opinion, it's a poor excuse of practice and is an excellent example of [CENSORED, and I will not reveal my sentence.] Anyways, I don't think anybody cares about GameTap anymore. I suppose GameTap can save face and have a channel on the two major and one minor gaming consoles. (I'll let somebody else figure out which order I'm implying there, but it's not what the majority thinks.) Since GameTap didn't do that, their loss as a company. Now if people want to get citations for GameTap sucking, I suppose a user can just type "gametap sucks" into a search engine. LOL! Apple8800 (talk) 21:37, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  GameTap currently sucking 

message: Hi, I'm a former beta-tester for GameTap, and I'm willing to comment on the former beta program and how it shut down, Contact info is on my user page, there CURRENTLY IS NO BETA PROGRAM. Oakpack4 (talk) 19:41, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Beta Program 

message: Whomever wrote this article or contributed to it... Some wrote it in a fashion that suggests they work at the corporation of GameTap Headquarters. Second, this article is way out of date and does not reflect the current events happening at Gametap. Finally , the events that are listed here are somewhat out of order, and the categories need to be rearranged as well JasonHockeyGuy (talk) 07:52, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't see this at all. The article may be a little crufty in some areas and lacking in criticism, but these alone do not warrant charges of advertising or neutrality problems. It may be out of date but it is not GameTap's responsibility to keep their wiki article updated. It is a cleanup issue, that's all. Ham Pastrami (talk) 09:54, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

text: I've completed an overhaul of the article. While it could use more sources in some places, I think it is generally clean so I am removing the maintenance tags. Ham Pastrami (talk) 11:22, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality 

message: For about 1 year , Gametap discontinued the free subscription of their games its unknown when the games are coming back. In addition since Metaboli took over the service the current Gametap Service does not completely reflect the way it is today. We need some more experts on Wikipedia who knows about the current state of Gametap since this article does not represent the state of Gametap no more. JasonHockeyGuy (talk) 05:47, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  No more free games on the service 

message: This article is really out of date. Plus, there doesn't seem to be any mention of the lack of many games playable on a mac.
I tried finding recent articles so I could update it myself, but failed to find much of anything.  So, just making a note here: This article needs updating eventually. 76.95.69.138 (talk) 23:42, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs Updated with Current Information 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: GameTap's website has been down for months now. Did they go out of business? If so, can we find third party confirmation of this and update the article? I know the article says Gametap "was" not "is", but the rest of the article reads as if GameTap still exists. Crasheddata (talk) 21:14, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Metaboli still operates GameTap, although it's now marketed under the Gamesplanet banner and has no connection to the original Turner service. https://us.gamesplanet.com/legal_terms Theclaw1 (talk) 06:25, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  No longer exists 

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