| Jereel Hunter said: New games there are $15-$40? Used games sales would be killer if they already sell for 1/2 price to start. |
Not really... lower MSRP means people would be looking to price gouge consumers in the 2nd hand market. If a new game costs $40 and is in high demand or limited quantities, the resale value is going to be close to or even greater than retail. Same thing happened with Xenoblade... limited release for $49.99 at Gamestop and used copies would be routinely found online for almost double that.
And used versions of games are rarely more than $5-$10 cheaper than new copies of games anyway, at least here in the US. I'll never understand the people who will spend $55 on a used copy of a game but not $60 on a brand new copy. More often than not you can usually find new copies of games on sale in b&m stores or online for the same as what Gamestop charges for used copies.
On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.
