| happydolphin said: Interesting. If I'm not mistaken Microsoft also wants to have a digital form of resale, it would be done by codes in a digital resell marketplace. Only difference is that the goods being resold are retails games (via activation codes). I'm not sure how it would work but it sounds similar to what your describing, except that Sony is extending it to virtual assets (not just games). What do you think? |
The only thing I've gotten out of Microsoft and digital resale, is that you can have 10 people have access to your games, 1 person at a time. If they said something else, someone please feel free to mention it. Sony actually did this with the PS3, except with 5 people. I personally don't think it affected much, but I guess the fear of people only paying once turned publishers off. Sony actually added a similar DRM where two people can only play the same digital copy after 24 hours of each other (Only Capcom used it apparently so it's only in FInal Fight). Sony later restricted it to 2 consoles. So other than "Sharing" which I'm sure will change later on, I see nothing else for a digital used game market. Reselling retail games (Physical games) at retailers is pretty much trying to control what you can already do. If Microsoft lets you trade digitally bought games, then everything is changed. Again I've heard nothing of this. Now the difference between this auction house and what MS is doing? One is allowing you to resell digital goods, something you couldn't do previously. Microsoft is trying to control something they've had no control over before.
