Microsoft defends the Xbox One’s licensing, used game policies

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Somini said:

scat398 said:
The disc truly is the horse and buggy whip of this generation and its time is quickly coming to an end. Microsoft is thinking two steps ahead of the competition right now.

Thing is, if digital ever became the standard, or at least leading over physical, you'll see laws and regulations that will allow for reselling your digital content. We're not there yet, but in the EU for example, they are already busy establishing this.

So digital items; like games, music, movies and everything else will go second hand too in the not too distant future.

I can't see this happening. The whole purpose of used game market is that you have something physical which you can hand over to someone. From this is born a market where you can give someone something, but at a price, your own price. What your giving over is not new, therefore its value is percieved lower and thus its sold for a cheaper price then you will find elsewhere in the market. Retailers adopt this and make money from it. In a digital world, there is no such thing as second hand, or wear and tear. Every game is a new game, there is no longer a physical thransfering of property, there is no longer value depreciation. To be blunt there is no market for this.