JayWood2010 said:
BuckStud said:
JayWood2010 said:
BuckStud said:
JayWood2010 said:
JoeTheBro said:
You could just make bigger and longer games. Then again they already do. |
I said it before but I hope PS4 and NeXbox blocks used games. As long as they both make the commitement together their shouldnt be a backlash from the community. Sony has been shady about the situation and Microsoft hasn't said anything yet but I'm hoping if one does it the other does it as well or it will be useless. I'd like them to be 100% honest about the situation.
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Blocking used games would be so stupid. Almost everyone I know funds the purchase of new games by selling the used game that they no longer play. I can guarantee that the people I know, including myself would buy far fewer new games if we couldn't sell our used ones. Also, again, people that I know tend to take more chances on games that get iffy reviews figuring that if they don't like the game, they can sell it to get most of their money back. Anyone who thinks that used game sales is bad for the industry hasn't thought it through.
Having a video game system that blocks used games is no different than a DVD or Blu Ray player that blocks used movies. Think about how many fewer movies would be sold if people couldn't rent them. I personally rent tons of them that I would never buy if they didn't allow rentals.
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People that don't buy new games aren't helping MSFT or Sony out anyways. They aren't making money off of them. As I said a few people will complain but they will buy them anyways.
Also used movies arent sold next to New movies like they are with games. People dont buy a movie and then take it back 2 hours. Doesn't work that way.
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You didn't get my point at all.... I DO buy new games, and a lot of them. If I am unable to sell my used games, I would be buying far fewer new games. Also, myself and I'm sure many others would no longer take as many chances on games as we wouldn't want to get stuck with a $60 game that we're not going to play. So, by having people buy used games, it does help MS and Sony etc out as I'm able to purchase more new games from them that I wouldn't be able to otherwise. Anyone who thinks otherwise really doesn't know the buying public very well. It's really very simply, you just need to open your mind for a minute.
Mark my words, if a new system comes out with $60 new games that does not allow used game to be played, less systems and less games will be sold.
Why would anyone want to pay $60 for a physical copy of a game that isn't theirs to sell. Show me anything else similar where you buy a physical copy that you can't sell...books, movies, music cd's, records, toys, board games etc... It would be completely stupid. I've bought every video game system released at launch, but the first one that blocks used games will be the first that I don't buy ever. The only exception would be for a system that is download only for the games and the games are priced from $0-$15....like the iPad.....I don't care how good the game is, I would never spend $60 for an iPad game, so why would I for any other system?
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I do understand your point but the problem lays with the retailers like gamestop selling used beside of new. Many customers buy a game and sell the game 24 hours later. That means used copies are being sold within the 1st week and the developer gets no money from that. That is not fair to the developers that put hard work into it. While i get what you are saying it does not justify used game sells when a game is brand new in the first place. The only other industry that i know that does this is the car industry but they dont sell brand new cars used either. people dont buy a car and then take it back 24 hours later
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There are all kinds of used cars that are less than a year old being sold on the same lot as the exact same car of the same model year...you must not car shop much.
So, your problem is that a used game is sold next to a new game at Game Stop. You believe that these are only 24 hours old at that. I doubt that many of Game Stops sales are from used game that are less than 24 hours old. Besides, GS typically only gives a $3-$5 discount on recently released games. Most people I know would rather buy the new one than save $3-$5 on a used one anyway. Besides, the person that traded that 24 hour old game in at Game Stop most likely used his credit to purchase another new game, again giving the publisher another sale. You can argue with me on this all day long, but I've been buying games since before you were born (based on your Avatar). Your not getting the point that most of the money people get from selling/trading in their used games is used to buy more new games. Those sales of new games would not exist without the money from the sale/trade of the used games.
