How do you guys feel about the used market?

[Puppyroach]

spemanig said:

Puppyroach said:

I think it all depends on how much money they can make on it themselves. If, for example, MS would set up a used games marketplace, where a percentage of every sale goes to the publisher, I believe it could maintain revenue from a game long after it has stopped selling in the regular market. There are obviously risks with it aswell but I think publishers could reap some great rewards.

...Or they could not do any of that, which they won't, and 100% of every sale goes to the publisher, because MS isn't a charity. There's literally no scenario where that would be better for publishers than just not doing that at all.

Games stop selling at some point. If a game stops selling to the regular market at one time, and five years later it generates revenue to the publisher through a used game sales marketplace, of course its a win for the publisher. A used games marketplace that is digital can be controlled in a whole other way than at a physical store. For example, the publisher could set a time limit, meaning the game cannot be resold until a cetrain amount of time has passed. It would be the same principle as with Games with Gold or PS Plus.