Why do people assume sales will go up without second hand sales?

[ironmanDX]

The Fury said:

ironmanDX said:

@Euphoria, It wasn't the sole reason why some studios closed but it was without a doubt a major factor. Devs get 0% of that money for something they made! MS is giving them a cut, that shouldn't be a bad thing.

In order for there to be a used copy the game has to have alread been sold at full new price. 

No kidding, I wasn't clear enough with my point. If a brand new game is $60, how much do the devs get?

If the same game is $55-50, it's a new release if it's $60 new right? The store gets all that profit and the devs lost a potential customer.

EB games here in Australia, awards you more for trading games in and awards you more for buying second hand games. They're getting away with theft, not literally but they are making a steal... You get what I mean!!

https://www.ebgames.com.au/EBWorld/about

I've posted it before.