This thread is suppost to tell why you agree or don't agree with companies trying to rid used game sales.  So give your opinion.  I will state mine below.


Ok, first off I understand why people are getting upset about companies trying to stop used game sales.  Yes you own them, I get it, but really you are also hurting the company who made the game.  THe only company you are helping out is gamestop.  How is it fair that gamestop can sale a game 3 times, why the company itself can only sale it once?  Do you have any idea how much money companies lose on used game sales,  plus all the pirated games.  Right now it is hard on game developers. But for all the people who are complaining constantly, you are going to have to get use to it eventually because it is going to happen.  And what happens when we go completely digital Distribution?  are you going to complain about that too, because you can't take that back either. 

I do. In fact, I want to create a retail chain that completely would eliminate used game sales. If anyone wants to fund me, I think it could upend gamestop.

I sell my old games on amazon market. This allows me to supplement my game budget with additional funds in order to buynew games. If I didn't then I would buy fewer games new. The used market fuels New purchases in my view.

No way. You can buy pretty much everything second-hand out there,why software should be different?

If it can't thrive in the market like everything else and needs to be on some sort of life support then it must be left to die and rot. Sad, but that's the way it should be.

Honestly I guess even the ones who do support it know that I'm saying the truth and insist on it because they want their daily fix of digital entertainment no matter what.

Yeah I do, hope they succeed

No.  What people tend to shortsightedly miss is that second hand markets are actually shown to stimulate the primary market because markets aren't vaccuums.

People who go in and but a game, then later resell it, knew from the start that they always had the option to sell back said game.  As such it's factored into that person's purchasing behavior making him more likely to buy the game new because he will value each game he's interested in a bit more because he knows he can get some of that cash back on the backend.

By eliminating that secondary market, said customers may not purchase games first hand, or just wait for deals when publishers are going to lose money.

Resale value is a feature.

It's a lot like returns... your far more likely to take a risk on a product if you can return it.  Your far more likely to take a risk on a game if you know you can get some of that investment back. 

Me?  I don't sell back games... i'm an archivist and love going back and playing my games...  but any economist will tell you the secondary market helps, it doesn't hurt.  Besides, what about those people who beat a game once and are done for it forever... what are the chances they keep buying games?

An amusing paralel with the used book industry.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/28/technology/28scene.html?ex=1280203200&en=33765024cbf62d4c&ei=5090&partner=techdirt&emc=rss

you guys who think its ok for companies to feel like they are getting ripped off with used game sales fail to realize that normal people cannot afford the 60 dollars they are asking for. the only way that most people can afford these developers games is by trading their old ones. how is this so hard to understand? the used market stimulates the new market. without the used market, new sales would decline dramatically. the only games that would sell are games like call of duty.

idk why its always GS? why do people rebuy from them? its a complete rip off there only $5 cheaper than new, also selling to them is a LOL, if you want better prices on buying or selling try using CL

no i dont agree in it, if someone bought a game and wants to sell it after they were done with it they should have the right to do so same with people how cant afford new games that wait, like it is with everything else like automobiles

these companys should try making good games for a change and have good replay value so people dont feel like they were ripped off, they also should cut down on the unnecessary production cost for flash that is not needed in a video game leave the cinematics to the people at hollywood. the actual disk and box you buy cost a couple of dimes if there that upset that there not making there millions then its time for a career change

Yes, only gamestop profits from used games and they sell them for almost the same price as a new game

Games are a luxury item, so unless console manufacturers, developers, publishers, etc. feel that their game does not warrant a new purchase by the consumer, then they will probably do something to influence a new sale for the game (make console not play used games, include a beta key or a free download of a game, include a special controller, online passes) by the consumer over a used sale.

Other than that, I don't really see a problem. People sometimes want to pay less for games.