So is the Xbox One effectively the end of piracy?

[The Fury]

A203D said:

Zero999 said:

A203D said:
I agree with Microsoft's motives regarding piracy, and I also get used game sales.

If you think about it a retailer who sells second hand games makes full profit from that resale. The developer and the publisher dosen't get any of that money back from the game they've made.

On those levels I think Microsoft are doing something good for publishers and developers, at the same time, this console will eventually get hacked. It won't stay piracy free forever.

the developers and publishers don't have any right to get that money.

I don't agree with that. Developers and publishers have put a lot of hard work and resources into making a game. I don't think a retailer whos put nothing into that game should get full profit off someone else's hard work.

Especially for the prices that they charge for used games.

Yes and all that hard work and resources were paid for in the original purchase. This used game means nothing to them, if a gamer kept his copy and kept playing it the cost is exact same amout to the developer as if it was traded in and played by someone else.