| disolitude said: Not true. When a used games is traded in, it takes a potential sale away from a new game. You can have an endless cycle of users trading used games for other used games and only gamespot making money in the process. Also you can trade games at Best Buy and buy a TV for example. I've done it... |
This is assuming that those people would be willing to pay retail price for a new game. I might not be willing to spend full price for a new title, but by the time the retail price has gone down, I might not want the game at all as I have moved onto other games that I am more interested in.
A better solution to used games is the Steam model. I believe that you have made this comparison yourself in terms of the Xbox One, and I agree. If Microsoft did go that route, the DRM would be much more appealing. Personally, I never buy games at full price on Steam, but when they're 75% off, I'm a lot more tempted to get games that I otherwise wouldn't have bought. I am willing to give up used games for this type of steep discount, where I can get relatively new titles for very cheap.
