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whatever on 26 October 2010
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Chairman-Mao said:
whatever said:
Chairman-Mao said:

Used games are killing the industry. I support the online passes.

Hell I'd even go as far as a registration code for games that you only get if you buy a new copy (you can't buy the code at all) rendering used games completely useless even for single player.

That would be the dumbest thing they could do.  New games sales would plummet as people that use money they get from selling games would no longer be able to afford buying as many new games.

That's a good point, but I don't think it would matter that much. At Gamestop/EB games (and other retailers) you only save $5 on the used copy over buying new so having to pay the extra $5 won't mean much.

It depends on the game, but you can save a lot more by buying from ebay or craigslist than you can from gamestop.  I only buy used from gamestop if they have a promotion (like B2G1).

I just don't think these publishers/devs understand basic economics.  They will see an increase in revenue initially (because of the money from previous unrestricted used game sales), but then there will be a sharp drop (due to less money from the now restricted used games sales).