MasterThief said:
I don't agree with the used market is great point
its terrible for the industry. it does nothing to the big bucks online games. and it massively hurts big retail single player games that are niche.
everyone but nintendo lowers prices fairly after release of retail games. people literally buy and trade in games and then buy used copies to save like 5-10 dollars. thats not worth it and it hurts industry badly. |
But the used games market has existed since the industry started, and even before, and there's still a game industry around, isn't it?. Every single market based on physical goods has a second hand market, for the simple reason that people have the right to trade and sell their goods, and there's a big percentage of people who don't care if that produt has been used beforehand, as long as it has some form of discount. The more options for the consumer, the more beneficial it is for them.
If the industry had a monopolistic control over their distribution, consumers would be squeezed out of their money constantly. It's already happening with the digital market.
