homer said: They should just make it like every blu ray movie, a digital code with every physical purchase. If the person decides to sell their copy and continue to play solely on the digital copy, tough titties to the devs and publishers. |
Unlike movies, a games only income source is your actual purchase. That is why first user sale is so important in the games industry. Movies make the bulk of their money from cinemas, anything they make from selling the disc to you is just a bonus. Disc sales revenue even pales in comparison to TV rights revenue.