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tiffac on 02 June 2013
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scat398 said:
Pemalite said:
scat398 said:
Is still have no idea what the problem is. If you buy the game used you will judt pay a royalty fee to the publisher it's not like you can't sell the game to the used store anymore.


You're actually defending it? Games aren't cheap on consoles.
It's double dipping...

For example you buy a brand new car... You sell it to your grandmother in a few years, should your grandmother contact the manufacturer and pay them more money for the transaction? They sold the product to you already.
Heck, if it becomes a success, what do you think will happen next? They will increase that royalty fee, it's a bad precedent for all gamers, regardless of platform.
Publishers may then place pressure on the likes of Sony, Nintendo, Apple, Valve etc' to implement similar things.

Again, your car is not the same as a game.  You are not buying the game you are buyin rights to use the game until you sell it.  Royalties are an important part of intellectual property rights, and yes it is double and triple dipping in the music business it is multimillion dipping, and it isn't wrong.  You don't like it then get ready for games that cost 100 or 150 dollars.

But what if im only lending or borrowing from a friend? Why do we need to pay twice for that? If its like Online Pass where we need to pay extra to access they're service I can understand but paying again for something that has already been payed for is something Im not sure I agree with. Of course my side is only concerning the physical media in retail. Im not sure how you can go about it digitally.