EA's Strategy to Counter Used Games Sales

[Hawk]

Kasz216 said:

Hawk said:

What I think you and Kasz216 are ignoring is that the used game buyers will not simply drop off the planet.  As Kasz was saying in his post:

"Between a 60 dollar game and a 55 dollar used game... 5 dollars isn't much for the average person."

This of course cannot be proved, but I believe more used game buyers would buy new and become EA customers than original EA customers would be lost.

Not only can it not be proved... the data is against you on it.  You know who mostly buys used?   Poor people. 

Poor people don't have the money to buy stuff, and most of these sales are invariably going to be at prices 15 dollars or less lower then the orginal sale price.  People aren't going to pay 15+ more dollars they can't even afford and don't think a game is worth anyway.

You say a lot of certainties.  Where is the evidence that proves me wrong?  I'm completely open to it.  The used music market being smaller today is possibly some, thought it may also be a result of the industry going down as opposed to a contributor.  But what more do you have?

Then the other certainty, that only poor people buy used games?  I'd like to see some evidence of that beyond your say so as well.  And even at that, you say they won't pay $15 more.  Well, I am sure a significant percentage would pay the $5 more for the new one.