| richardhutnik said: Would anyone be surprised if they also wanted to kill the selling of videogames so you owned them forever also? If they could replace it with a rental model, where they keep the profits, or pay to play like the arcade model of they past, anyone think they wouldn't do that? Why should I care what publishers want? I care that I get my money's worth from the time and money I spend. |
Look at it this way. If profit from a game sale goes to a publisher, then it generally gets re-invested in game development. Or at least some portion does.
If profit from a game sale goes to Best Buy, the money gets re-invested in... what? Shelves? A new Best Buy location? Unhelpful staff?
Is it anti-consumer to undermine trade-ins? Sounds like publishers could knock only $5 off the digital purchase of a new release and give consumers a better deal than Best Buy's $4 credit. As a bonus, you wouldn't even lose the right to play the game.
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