Buying games to just play them sounds about right. What else do you want to do with them? Hold them warm?

Buying LESS games sounds like a strategy that really helps the devs survive. All the game compynies in the OP because of gamers who have read the reviews and didn't bought subpar games instead of relying on the used games market.

I'd endorse this on two big conditions.

1. Any game that does this has a downloadable option so it becoming rare is never an issue
2. They do it like Steam with the crazy sales so I don't care that I can not re-sell it

The industry's main issue is it can be so confrontational with consumers, rather than re-working the model to incentivize new behaviors.

Climb down from the pulpit for a moment. This is kind of a complicated issue. Simply eliminating used videogames might be a negative for the industry. It has the potential to drive down console activity and push gamers toward cheaper alternatives. It has the potential to reduce total software sold, as many gamers will be unable to subsidize new purchases by selling older games.

The PC model is a viable one, but it's also one that's built on competition and (usually) cheaper prices across the board. Console publishers would have to embrace that, which I'm not so sure they're willing to do. If they have captive consumers on consoles then why worry about fair pricing?

This isn't just a case of blocking used games fixing everything. I'm all for developers getting an increased cut but I don't think a brute force attack on that market is going to be without serious repercussions. There has to be some kind of middle ground for this to work or else the decline of console gaming is going to accelerate.

I think they they need to find a way to work with sellers like GameStop to reset discs. That way, both publisher and retailer will get a share and gamers will still be able to afford newly released titles. Likewise, if you trade for a game or buy it from another gamer, you should be able to go online and reset that game for a nominal fee.

But just turning a used game into a coaster? That's asking for trouble.

People who love classics are bad for the gaming industry. You should stop loving games. Now, or more game companies like the ones mentioned in the OP will die. Or kittens.

If they block used games, I'm sure a lot of people will plan on sticking with their current PS3/360 systems, which is NOT healthy for the industry.

Double post.

Am i asking an "IF" question?  No im not.  Im saying how it is in the industry at this moment.

I'm sorry, but the only thing that matters to me is that I get to do what I want with my property. I have ownership rights and if a company tries to circumvent my rights I will circumvent their circumvention.

For example, I hate PC serial keys and always online anti-piracy systems. I often crack my legit games because these companies are trying to take my ownership rights away. I support every Humble Bundle because they are always DRM free.

Publishers have spent the last decade convincing people that they don't own the stuff they buy anymore. They have convinced people that the publisher owns the stuff on the disc and just lets you use the disc to play the game. That's not how ownership works. Ownership transfers at the point of sale. That's why I can do what ever I want with a pair of shoes or a box of cereal. Copyright stops me from using the Nike logo or the character on the cereal box, but I can do whatever I want with the physics property.

This is fundamental. Property and ownership rights are more important than some developers that made bad decisions and lost footing in a highly competitive market. Used sales are a part of all markets so if a company can't make it don't blame used sales.

And here (bolded) is a big BIG problem. 10 years ago the game-market was much smaller. Games were sold at lower prices, the average gamer had fewer games and there were much less gamers to begin with. The industry has grwon incredibly. If this much bigger market with much much more money in it cannot support game devs these days, while the way smaller market did that for game devs back then, then the companies today make something very VERY wrong.

that it is because people dont consider it worth of the price tag. So if companies block used games, they will just dont care about the games; and the sales will stay the same or less because the consoles will sell less due to that implementation.

You are seeing it the wrong way.