Developer says Used Games Sales worse then Piracy

[Tanstalas]

Slimebeast said:

Tanstalas said:

I agree with the article, if you pirate a game, you aren't going to be playing it online so the company saves money on bandwidth needed for you to play the game. If you buy a used legitimate copy, then you will play it online and consume bandwidth, either way the developer and publisher are not getting any additional income due to pirating vs someone buying a used game, the only thing is they will pay more in the longrun for bandwidth on the used game.

@phxprovost - EB/Gamestop, etc might go under, but you will always still be able to find games, think of stores like futureshop/best buy, they don't "NEED" the gaming part of their store to survive they make money from everything else as well.

@ironman - By you trading in those 3 games, it means that they potentially lose the sale of those 3 games to someone else that would have to buy it new if your used copy wasn't for sale

@slimebeast - I think I explained the difference in my opening paragraph, though there could be other things I am not thinking of that they are.

You did? I cant see it lol.

The only strategy by EA to decrease used game sales I've heard of is the one where DLC would cost $10. Coolbeans made it sound like there was an original idea that now has changed.

How is the prevention work in BaD Company 2 and ME2 compared to FIFA 10 and these other sports games?

I'm not sure what coolbeans is referring to for those games... ME2 isn't online though, unless he means that you could sign up for that cerberex thing (or whatever it was called)

I think this new technique will apply to only online games, though I could see them putting in a code like certain offline games to even play the game, where it would register once then you are good to go, and if code is already used, crack open your credit card to purchase another for $10.

 

And I misread your quote... I just looked at what you said and not what you quoted, I thought you were referring to "Whats's the difference between the two" in regards to whats the difference between Used Games and Pirating

My apologies..  On my 4th 12 hour night shift in a row, my brain is fading in and out.. :)