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theprof00 on 31 January 2012
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RolStoppable said:
theprof00 said:

New games are only full price when brand new.
And the used games they sell are generally only 5-10 dollars cheaper than the new ones, and in the case of Call of Duty (which is almost always out of stock used) they sell it for 3$ cheaper.

So your point is invalid.

Furthermore, gamestop doesn't give people 30$ for games, they give them around 12-17.

I hesitate to call you out of touch, but it doesn't seem like you know what you're talking about.

Gamestop earns 2.5B in used game sales annually. You think that 2.5B is just going to disappear instead of people paying 10-20$ more?

But you are right about the numbers. They actually only make 26% of their revenue on Used games. It's in profit where it become >50%.

Why do you call my point invalid when you yourself confirm that I got those numbers right (in your first paragraph)?

I highly doubt that Gamestop gives people only $12-17 for games that just came out a week or two earlier.

There's certainly money that is going to "disappear", if there's no used games market anymore. In order for Gamestop to sell used games, they first need to buy used games from their consumers. So Gamestop pumps at least $1 billion annually in the video games market. Money that wouldn't be there to spend, if there was no used games market.

Also, having to suddenly pay $10-20 more per game isn't an easy pill to swallow for most gamers. People are quick to drop their hobby when It's becoming too expensive.

Because you're saying that people buy new and sell their games a week later. That isn't true on a large scale, especially not for the demographic you're specifically referring to (value conscious), because they are completely wasting money. That means, your logic doesn't add up. You show me one person who buys new and then trades it in for any reason within a week, and I'll show you someone who is completely NOT in the value conscious market.

You're right, they wouldn't give 12-17 for a game that came out a week earlier, but then again, who in their right mind would do that? If they're so stripped for cash, they should be buying used and returning the game in a week for full refund.

Yes there is. But not 6B$+ worth of disappearing money.

1B$ annually. That money helps devs so much, am I right?

Thankfully, gaming is an addiction.