http://www.alexevansgames.blogspot.com

Well, should they? We all know that games companies get zero money from the sale of second-hand titles, which some claim is damaging to the industry. But does the trade-in market actually do more good than harm? Recently, Sony blocked pre-owned buyers of Socom:Fireteam Bravo 3 from playing online unless they pay for a code. Unfair, or a good idea?

I discuss this in my latest blog post, pre-OWNED:

http://www.alexevansgames.blogspot.com

What do you think?

People can do what ever they want. All I know is that when a company provides a service and I use that service, then they deserve to be paid for it. When a time come's when some of our favourite studio's begin closing down, then I hope my fellow gamer's can look at what they've gained and then at what they've lost and hopefully see the consequences of their actions.

Not in a capitalist society they shouldn't, part of selling something in such a society is the knowledge that it can be resold.

They can only block online, big deal. Single player games are untouchable.

Try lowering the cost of a new game, $60 is too much.

I rarely buy used,but I can understand the need for it. I only buy used if I see an old game that I wanted,but overlooked.

Game publishers want to be issuing non-transferable licenses rather than selling property.

That is the future that we are facing.

Mike from Morgantown

In what respect are videogames different from any other resellable item?

I don't think people who pre-order (especially at Gamestop) should get any special treatment (exclusive characters, maps, etc.). Especially if the pre-order bonus isn't advertised. T-Shirts and figurines, are fine. But don't cut me out of some of the experience because I want to buy the exact same game at the exact same price from the exact same store but I don't pre-order it. Shit. Sometimes, money is tight!

On the flipside, maybe people who buy used don't deserve all of the benefits of people who buy new. A used game plays just like a new game except that the developer gets none of the revenue.

I think Mass Effects 2's giving people bonus DLC or something like that is the best way to go. It doesn't hurt the experience and it encourages new purchases.

I also think Mass Effect 2's pre-order bonus DLC is the worst way to go. Different DLC from five different locations means that NOBODY wins. Some people don't even have a Gamestop to pre-order from.

If anything, the companies trying to take away our freedom should be punished.