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Deoz on 13 April 2012
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Ail said:
Joelcool7 said:
Yep unfortunetly the only way the hardware manufacturers can do anything is if they all coordinate. Meaning all three hardware companies put locks into their hardware to avoid used games from being played. Unfortunately for MS or Sony if they implement locks and Nintendo does Nintendo will crush them. Retailers will promote the hardware that allows used games. So WiiU/3DS would get 50% of the shelf space if not slightly more. GameStop/BestBuy etc..etc.. would do everything they can to promote the platforms that allow used game sales. Attempts by publishers and developers will not work the online passes won't stop GameStop from selling the used games. The only way I see publishers getting rid of used sales entirely is to switch completely to downloadable content. But that too would be very difficult to do.

Used game sales will continue to be an issue for at least another two generations!


Expanding on my previous post.

If both HD consoles provide what publishers wants for used games, do you really think they will put all the stops to make all their titles available on the platform that doesn't ? I seriously doubt it. If Nintendo doesn't do something for used games but the other 2 consoles do you can be sure that third party support on Wii U will be as bad or worse than what the Wii got......... ( which is probably why Microsoft and Sony are looking so seriously at this, anything that can handicap Nintendo is good for them and the Wii U is probably too far along now to incorporate this..)

I think Ali has kind of a point here...kind of. If  both Nxbox and Ps4 implemented anti used sales measurements Publishers might forget about Nintendo, BUT it will depend on how gamers react to it. I think most of us have at least bought a game that wasnt that good and sold it later for a piece of the original price, or bought a used game beacuse it was cheap and in good conditions. Having lost that option might be a factor in if gamers decide to support the console or not, specially if we keep doing this business of $60 for half the game and the rest DLC, if the console its not suported by gamers, publishers wont support the console.Nintendo has showed other gens to be able to keep afloat with their games only,even while being the last in sales, not so sure the others might bea able to. 

In the worst sceneario publishers will support a console that it's not respected by gamers and everyone will suffer...Then people will switch to PC.In other scenario gamer might give up and accept their fate dooming Nintendo to last place again, which i highly doubt giving how the comunnity has reacted to some measurements like the RE mercenaries scandal.

I think it will be more healthy for publishers to own the second market rather than dissapearing it. It will depend on us to accpet it or not.