Phil Harrison says the activation fee for used games on Xbox One will be the full price of the game

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pokoko said:

badgenome said:

pokoko said:
Interesting stuff. I'm looking forward to hearing about this used game solution. I really can't believe Microsoft would screw GameStop, so perhaps they have some kind of partnership thing planned?

There has to be something. Would they really want to piss them off?

Yeah, there has to be something.  Remember, Microsoft is the company that doesn't do Day One digital releases because they said they value their partnerships with retailers too much.

And they definitely wouldn't stab GameStop in the back unless they knew Sony was going to do it, too.  

I'm guessing they'll have partnerships with particular retailers/chains in which MS gives them a little something for reselling games. In return, MS will get their investment back and retailers/publishers will remain happy. This way, they will reduce used games in the market and force people to buy games new.